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Tom
I have a budget of £600 and at the very max £700.
I have chose an Intel i5 3570k Processor, and a Coolermaster Storm Enforcer case..
Which motherboard would be suited to me? I want to play games, and will choose a GPU in time.
I had my eye on the Asus-P8Z77-V Motherboard, but is it necessary?
Are there better suggestions on what to spend money on?
Cheers
Answer
Although parts have to be selected one by one, the key to the optimum build is the final total list. When you put more money into one part, there is less left for the other parts. Although not every available choice is listed, you can do well with
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
where you can put in a total (or partial) list, and a permalink in the top left can be copied and shared. It changes with each change you make. It assures you get all the parts you need and does some compatibility checking. You need to decide on performance for the money, or future upgradability at a lower current performance. You need to choose quality/stability/reliability levels which at higher cost reduce the performance.
Generally, overclocking an i5 is not necessary until into the highest level of gaming. An i5-3470 is often a better value, and you can use the Intel cooler, or add a better one anyway like the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO. Without an aftermarket cooler, you cannot overclock the CPU. You would also need a Z77 or Z75 based motherboard to overclock. But, your total budget may aim towards a lower cost CPU and higher GPU for faster better gaming. You want to match your motherboard internal I/O to your case, and a case for long cards is helpful. The Storm Enforcer is an excellent case, among others. It has USB 3.0 x 2 (internal), USB 2.0 x 2, Audio x 1, Speakers x 1 Front Ports. So, your motherboard needs to have an internal USB 3.0 header.
£136 for the P8Z77-V is certainly nice, but you are running out of money fast.
£168 CPU, £25 CPU cooler, £66 case, about £40 for 2x4GB 1600 1.5V with heat spreaders and XMP ready CAS 9, say £127 HD 7850, £50 single rail 80 plus 500+Watt PSU good brand like Corsair or XFX, £50 1TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64MB cache HDD, £14 DVDRW, £68 Windows 7 64 bit, plus where do you stand with keyboard, mouse, audio output system, monitor? That's £744 in this list, with no SSD for either a WIndows OS load and work in process like a video editing before archiving and HDD interactive games or maybe Intel HDD acceleration SRT/RST or some combination by partitioning an SSD. You see, your choices are leading to an over-budget if you need everything. I think you need to evaluate your total set for maximum gaming. It is great to have a top level system, but it costs top level money.
Features of that motherboard -
Top 2 brand (Asus+Gigabyte are 1+2 about tied order), MSI+Asrock about tied 3+4, and look no deeper. Wi-Fi GO! - DLNA Streaming and Remote Desktop Made Easy, digital power, fast boot, LucidLogix Virtu MVP, 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) plus an extra PCIe x 16 you won't need, 4 SATA III 6Gb/s, Intel gigabit ethernet, Realtek ALC892 audio:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/Audio-Codec-Comparison-Table/520
plenty of USB including the internal USB 3.0 header, 4 system fan connectors
These will meet most of the parameters:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#m=7,8,18,27&f=2&c=26,36,51,52&l=2&k=6,5,4,3,2&n=4&u=1&sort=a6
starting at £97.05
Everyone's "perfect" build at a price point is just a little different. I suggest you fill in all the parts and then adjust up and down. The build is 85% planning and 5% buying and 10% building.
I am sensing at an overview of your price,
i5-3470, the Storm Enforcer, maybe a motherboard under £120 chosen by YOUR preferences of features that should include SLI capable, Lucidlogix, at least 2 SATA III, USB 3.0 internal header, ATX size from a good brand. Almost the whole list above has that.
Show a whole build and ask for suggestions at about the same bottom line price.
See my answer and the links here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApNCRJZVxSXSu1NQoqJ5_ejsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20130403092028AAAASSr
"The key things in building a computer are:"
That saves links and copy-paste of a long answer added to my long answer here.
Although parts have to be selected one by one, the key to the optimum build is the final total list. When you put more money into one part, there is less left for the other parts. Although not every available choice is listed, you can do well with
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
where you can put in a total (or partial) list, and a permalink in the top left can be copied and shared. It changes with each change you make. It assures you get all the parts you need and does some compatibility checking. You need to decide on performance for the money, or future upgradability at a lower current performance. You need to choose quality/stability/reliability levels which at higher cost reduce the performance.
Generally, overclocking an i5 is not necessary until into the highest level of gaming. An i5-3470 is often a better value, and you can use the Intel cooler, or add a better one anyway like the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO. Without an aftermarket cooler, you cannot overclock the CPU. You would also need a Z77 or Z75 based motherboard to overclock. But, your total budget may aim towards a lower cost CPU and higher GPU for faster better gaming. You want to match your motherboard internal I/O to your case, and a case for long cards is helpful. The Storm Enforcer is an excellent case, among others. It has USB 3.0 x 2 (internal), USB 2.0 x 2, Audio x 1, Speakers x 1 Front Ports. So, your motherboard needs to have an internal USB 3.0 header.
£136 for the P8Z77-V is certainly nice, but you are running out of money fast.
£168 CPU, £25 CPU cooler, £66 case, about £40 for 2x4GB 1600 1.5V with heat spreaders and XMP ready CAS 9, say £127 HD 7850, £50 single rail 80 plus 500+Watt PSU good brand like Corsair or XFX, £50 1TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64MB cache HDD, £14 DVDRW, £68 Windows 7 64 bit, plus where do you stand with keyboard, mouse, audio output system, monitor? That's £744 in this list, with no SSD for either a WIndows OS load and work in process like a video editing before archiving and HDD interactive games or maybe Intel HDD acceleration SRT/RST or some combination by partitioning an SSD. You see, your choices are leading to an over-budget if you need everything. I think you need to evaluate your total set for maximum gaming. It is great to have a top level system, but it costs top level money.
Features of that motherboard -
Top 2 brand (Asus+Gigabyte are 1+2 about tied order), MSI+Asrock about tied 3+4, and look no deeper. Wi-Fi GO! - DLNA Streaming and Remote Desktop Made Easy, digital power, fast boot, LucidLogix Virtu MVP, 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) plus an extra PCIe x 16 you won't need, 4 SATA III 6Gb/s, Intel gigabit ethernet, Realtek ALC892 audio:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/Audio-Codec-Comparison-Table/520
plenty of USB including the internal USB 3.0 header, 4 system fan connectors
These will meet most of the parameters:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#m=7,8,18,27&f=2&c=26,36,51,52&l=2&k=6,5,4,3,2&n=4&u=1&sort=a6
starting at £97.05
Everyone's "perfect" build at a price point is just a little different. I suggest you fill in all the parts and then adjust up and down. The build is 85% planning and 5% buying and 10% building.
I am sensing at an overview of your price,
i5-3470, the Storm Enforcer, maybe a motherboard under £120 chosen by YOUR preferences of features that should include SLI capable, Lucidlogix, at least 2 SATA III, USB 3.0 internal header, ATX size from a good brand. Almost the whole list above has that.
Show a whole build and ask for suggestions at about the same bottom line price.
See my answer and the links here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApNCRJZVxSXSu1NQoqJ5_ejsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20130403092028AAAASSr
"The key things in building a computer are:"
That saves links and copy-paste of a long answer added to my long answer here.
What are some parts of a gaming computer I could build for under $800?
Nate
I need a computer that could run most of today's games on fairly high settings. If you could, please leave a list of parts and links or give advice. Thanks a lot!
Answer
Here you go Nate:
Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120 - $128
GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $55
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL - $22
HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $85
SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $160 ($150 after rebate)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom - $75 ($50 after rebate)
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $48 ($38 after rebate)
LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM - $18
inland 70126 Black 107 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard / Mouse Combo - $13.79
inland Home/Office Series 88033 7.2 Watts 2.0 Speaker - $10
Acer S201HLbd Black 20" 5ms LED-Backlight LCD monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1) - $100
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM - $100
TOTAL: $814.79 ($769.79 after rebate). This is a great COMPLETE build for that price, This PC can run all games on high-max settings especially considering that the monitor that comes with this build has a native resolution of only 1600x900 (very decent also).
Newegg parts and prices
Here you go Nate:
Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120 - $128
GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $55
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL - $22
HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $85
SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $160 ($150 after rebate)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom - $75 ($50 after rebate)
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $48 ($38 after rebate)
LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM - $18
inland 70126 Black 107 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard / Mouse Combo - $13.79
inland Home/Office Series 88033 7.2 Watts 2.0 Speaker - $10
Acer S201HLbd Black 20" 5ms LED-Backlight LCD monitor 250 cd/m2 ACM 12,000,000:1 (1000:1) - $100
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM - $100
TOTAL: $814.79 ($769.79 after rebate). This is a great COMPLETE build for that price, This PC can run all games on high-max settings especially considering that the monitor that comes with this build has a native resolution of only 1600x900 (very decent also).
Newegg parts and prices
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