Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Wednesday 27.11.2024 / 20:14
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > pc hardware > building a new pc > help with my first build?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Help with my first build?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
edsterdee
Newbie
_ 		17. December 2009 @ 15:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Okay I'm looking to build a decent gaming computer, although am unsure about whether I have chosen the most suitable components. My budget is about $1,300. Anyway here is the build I have chosen so far:

CPU: Intel i5 750 2.66GHz
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3
Graphics: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB
RAM: Elixir 2GB DDR3-1600 240 pin PC3-12800 UDIMM x2
Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower Case
PSU: 450W ATX 12V V2.2 (comes with case)
HDD: Seagate SV35 Series 500GB 3.5" SATA 32MB 7200RPM ST3500410SV

I am unsure about the graphics card and also if I should purchase a diffferent PSU. I don't need an optical drive as I already have a Pioneer one available. This would cost me around AU$880, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.
[ + quote]
....
TehUltra
Junior Member

2 product reviews
_ 		17. December 2009 @ 18:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If I were you, I would get a more powerful PSU. Not sure how well 450W will handle core i5 and radeon 5750.

I would at least get a 600-700 watts PSU

700W:
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail ($79.99 USD)


[ + quote]
This message has not been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 32/13/-1 @ 0:00
Xplorer4
Senior Member

4 product reviews
_ 		18. December 2009 @ 00:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
700 watts is largely overkill. 5750s dont draw all that much power compared to most higher end cards.

A 450 might be sufficient, depending on just how good the PSU is. If it were a corsair I would likley say yes, but a ~500 watt corsair should get the job done. 600 Watts wouldnt hurt to give you more headroom but even a 500 watt should give you some head room.
[ + quote]
OS: Kubuntu 12.10/Windows 8 -- CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K -- Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 -- Memory: 2x4GB Corsair Dominator -- Graphics Card: Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X -- Monitor: Dell 2208WFP -- Mouse: Mionix NAOS 5000 -- PSU: Corsair 520HX -- Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX -- Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Black Ultra-120 eXtreme CPU Heatsink Rev C -- Hard Drives: 1x180 GB Intel 330 SSD/1xWD 1 TB Caviar Black/1xWD 2 TB Caviar Green/2xWD 3 TB Caviar Green
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
edsterdee
Newbie
_ 		18. December 2009 @ 01:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah okay thanks. I've slightly changed my rig to:


CPU: Intel i5 750 2.66GHz
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
Graphics: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
RAM: Elixir 2GB DDR3-1600 240 pin PC3-12800 UDIMM x2
Case: Thermaltake V9 Mid Tower Case
PSU: Corsair HX-650 ATX Modular PSU
HDD: Seagate SV35 Series 500GB 3.5" SATA 32MB 7200RPM ST3500410SV
[ + quote]
....
afterdawn.com > forums > pc hardware > building a new pc > help with my first build?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2024 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork