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    Assembling a computer

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by robot_yo, Dec 11, 2012.

  1. robot_yo

    robot_yo Newbie

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    Hello, I'm thinking to build a new pc design work and some games.

    Adobe Phoshop CS5
    Adobe Illustrator CS5
    Adobe Flash
    Adobe Premier
    Battlefield 3(medium-high)
    Crysis1,2,3
    FarCry 2,3
    Splinter Cell Conviction and Blacklist

    These are the specifications and that is accommodated with my budget. Which of the two motherboards or video cards would be appropriate.


    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H V/S/R LGA1155 or FOXCONN H67M-V V2.0 1155
    INTEL CORE i5 3450 LGA1155
    ASUS HD7770 DC 1GB GDDR5 or ASUS GTX 650 DC 1GB GDDR5
    4GB DDR3 1600 RAM G-SKILL RIPJAWS F3 128000-95
    SEAGATE SATA III 500GB
    COOL MASTER 500W XTREME POWER
    CASE THERMALTAKE OVERSEER RX-1
    LG DVD SATA GH22NS7 22X
     
    robot_yo, Dec 11, 2012
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  2. Silverfern

    Silverfern Notebook Deity

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    think 7770 is better. also gigabyte MB might have a Msata slot if thats something you looking for
     
    Silverfern, Dec 11, 2012
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  3. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Yeah; Gigabyte MB and HD7770 is better - also forget 4GB RAM - you need at least 8GB (and Win8x64) to unleash the power of the platform.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Dec 12, 2012
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    jsipe007 Notebook Consultant

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  5. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    I'd go Gigabyte over Foxconn as well. Asus, ASRock, BioStar, and MSi are also good choices if they happen to be the same price or lower than the GA-Z77X-UD5H.

    Not sure how many amps the 7770 requires, though that PSU only gives 18A on the 12V rail. I'd suggest that you look at something with a bit more power on that rail instead (like the Corsair Builder's Series CX430 for roughly the same price, gives 32A on 12V+). 500W is a bit much for what you need, considering that the 7770 draws about 80W and the CPU takes 77W at load (rest of the components have minimal wattage requirements).
     
    Jarhead, Dec 12, 2012
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    katalin_2003, Dec 12, 2012
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