Graphics for new PC

[CIB3R]

Hello Obione,

Thanks. If we are going to stretch the budget, is there anything on the horizon that is going to arrive and better, that I can go over that price or with the 7850 I will be "overkill"?

Best regards.

[Obione]

You could say that you would go "overkill". There will always be 4 or 5 demanding games that you can't max out but there's a card for a while there. The GTX 660 is coming but it will cost around €300, if the 7870 could go down a bit but it will be more than €250.

[CIB3R]

Well, right now I have a GTS 250, I think I'll notice any changes xD

Well, I'll give it one last thought to what I had in mind plus what you tell me and see which one I decide on.

Thank you very much

[Obione]

Man, I jump to the 6850 there but the 250 is a card that already allows you to indulge in vices and personally I am in favor of taking leaps, not patching. I mean, if you get a 2500K that can handle whatever you throw at it, if you're going to take a notable leap I would go for the 7850. What you could do is go for a P67 quality/price under 100 euros, that in this platform 90% depends on the micro you get and see how far the 2500K goes.

[CIB3R]

It's just that the P67 from the same range as the Z77 from Asrock (which is the one I've looked at) is more expensive and anyway, I'll get one that's compatible with Ivy Bridge and I think the P67 isn't.

Well, although this is complicated, I would already get the graphics card to last for a while.

And about the 250, yes, it pulls well but in certain games I notice that it lacks a bit of pull, maybe it's the micro (Q6600), I'm not 100% sure.

[Obione]

If you get a 2500K it's silly to change it, if they have more expensive P67s it's because they don't have much of a catalog. With the Z77 you have the native USB and PCIe 3 that you won't use with the 2500K, and which I also think are dispensable. The IBs seem like a bit of a mess to me and a joke, they get pretty hot because Intel has messed up by saving on something important, the dissipation.

[CIB3R]

This is what they have Intel Socket 1155 Motherboard sale Online Store

Is this perhaps ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen3 90-MXGJN0-A0UAYZ Motherboard?

[Obione]

The P67 Pro3 is a good motherboard, I already told you that 90% of the OC is the micro's thing as long as you have a decent P67 or higher.

[CIB3R]

This is what I have decided, I think it's a good machine for "little money":

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB SATA3 64MB
Crucial M4 128GB SSD SATA3
Intel Core I5 2500K 3.3Ghz Box Socket 1155
G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 8GB 2x4GB CL9
ASRock P67 Pro3 B3
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 Dual-X 2GB GDDR5

I am thinking about whether the power supply, wifi and sound are worth it, I will reuse them.

On pccomponentes I get everything for 796.9 without shipping costs.

I could buy between amazon and pccomponentes but I would save about 20 and a few € and I don't know if I want to mess with orders on different sites.

Regards.

[Obione]

It's very good, if by any chance you would change the memories for some Ares of 1333 you won't notice them and they are low profile to avoid possible problems with the heatsink.

20 and a bit euros are worth saving I think, besides on Amazon you have the premium trial with shipping on the hoof.

[CIB3R]

Although it's a bit much to ask but I've seen that the motherboard doesn't have firewire or sli/crossfire.

I've never used either one (do you really use firewire?) and I doubt I'll use the other but is it really necessary? With a 220€ card I think that crossfire won't be necessary... if I'm currently using a GTS 250 xD

[Obione]

Firewire is mainly used for professional video and audio, to connect cameras or sound cards and Crossfire if you get a good buying opportunity it can be fine but sometimes games are not well optimized and it doesn't always perform well.

[CIB3R]

Hello Obione,

The thing with firewire sounded familiar to me but I wasn't 100% sure about its usefulness. As for crossfire, it won't keep me up at night either, with the graphics card I'm going to get I don't think I'll need it.

On the other hand, I'm looking at the motherboard and I see that it doesn't have a front USB connector (it does have an audio one which is the one I never use) and my case has a front USB... it seems to me that I'll have to look for another model

[Obione]

Of course it does, USB 3 for the front no but it has several 2.0.

[CIB3R]

Ah, well, I must have misread the specifications. I got nervous and started thinking about looking for another model and I got confused xD

No no, if USB 2.0 is enough for me, the 3.0 ones are already behind and I don't have anything 3.0 currently either.

[CIB3R]

Good evening,

I've been looking at cases and reading reviews. So far I have this one in mind:

Cooler Master Elite 430 Negra RC-430-KWN1 Case/Tower

But I've read various reviews and this one:

Antec Three Hundred THREEHUNDRED Case/Tower

They say it's better even though I think it's simpler in terms of placing the hard drives, CD, etc.

I've also checked this one:

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=507&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5

But I'm not sure if I should trust it because of what it costs:

http://www.pccomponentes.com/thermaltake_v4_black_edition.html

Any other case around €50 worth considering? If I have to spend a bit more I can try the last economic effort with the case xD

Thanks in advance

[Obione]

I am a fan of the SilverStone PS-05, you can find it on Amazon.

[Fassou]

Beautiful and cheap, the NZXT Source 210 Elite :sisi:

Salu2!

[CIB3R]

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Estoy mirando la Silverstone y cosas que molan:

Tiene para poder montar los SSD.
Los ventiladores superiores se pueden extraer fácil, que eso para limpiarlos es un punto.
USB frontal 3.0 (aunque la placa no tiene conector frontal 3.0 si mal no recuerdo)

Cosas que no molan:

No lleva ventilador frontal incluido, me tocaría reciclar el que tengo.

Cosas que no tengo claras si molan o no:

No lleva rejilla para ventilador lateral que para refrigerar no es estrictamente necesario pero ayuda.

[CIB3R]

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No encuentro la NZXT 210 en stock en ningúna web de las que tengo de componentes :S