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first build for gaming, any thoughts?

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gogoman123

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hi all. this is my first build and it will be used mainly for gaming and the usual (browsing the net, movies, music, ect.)
my budget i around £400-500, i already have: hard drive, moniter, dvd writer, keyboard and mouse.
i have done alot of research and finally decided on the parts. this is a budget gaming build, i will be gaming on a 19" 720p screen and dont mind lowering the settings. i dont need overlclocking, SLI/Crossfire, usb3.0.
here it is:
intel i5 2400(£151): http://www.ebuyer.com/251595-intel-c...-bx80623i52400
asus h61 mobo(£53): http://www.ebuyer.com/261406-asus-p8...8h61-m-le-r3-0
2x2GB GSkill(£28): http://www.ebuyer.com/264746-g-skill...0666cl8d-4gbrm
xigmatek white knight case(£30): http://www.ebuyer.com/274410-xigmate...-cpc-t55dw-u01
Thermaltake 575W Modular PSU(£55): http://www.ebuyer.com/234911-thermal...r-psu-tpx-575m
EVGA GTX 460 1GB(£133.5): http://www.dabs.com/products/evga-ge...i-sc-7K93.html

i know there are better deals for the gtx460 but i went for the evga for the 10yr warranty, plus the rest werent that much cheaper.
also there were cheaper psu offers but i went for the 5yr warranty.
as for the ram i was told to get 1600MHz but the specs of the mobo says it only supports 1066/1333MHz, and i was told that its ok to get 1600MHz on a 1333MHz board, is this true?

so what do u think? will this build be ok for the next 3-4 yrs gaming at medium settings? is it overpriced?
 
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That looks like a good, balanced budget system.

If you plan to keep it for several years you might try to step up to a quad-core i5-2400, because:
- it's quad-core, some newer games are starting to use that
- it has turbo boost built-in, automatic overclocking for the games that don't use all 4 cores. This does not need a P67/Z68 motherboard to work.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/289?vs=363
 
thanks davesimmons, yeah i know, i have been thinking about this dual/quad core dilema for a while, but the i5 is a bit pricey (£150) and according to tomshardware gaming cpu chart (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-cpu,2971-5.html) the i3-2100 is in the 2nd teir and actually beats some of amd's quad core offerings. but iam not planning on upgrading later so u think even for an average gamer (low res/medium settings) iam better off with an i5-2400?

also do u think i should change the ram or the psu, or these ok? thanks
 
You can't compare an AMD's quad core against an Intel dual core. It has to be a comparison between the Core i5 2xxx vs Core i3 2100 to really get the idea of the extra advantage that a quad core will give you. On a side note, AMD's current Athlon/Phenom quad cores are a little bit behind and I would prefer to see a side by side comparison between a 4/6 core BD vs a 4 core SB.

If you do not want the TT PSU, you could just grab the Corsair CX500. It is way cheaper than the TT and non modular is not an issue as you could hide those cables behind the motherboard tray.
 
dma0991 said:
You can't compare an AMD's quad core against an Intel dual core. It has to be a comparison between the Core i5 2xxx vs Core i3 2100 to really get the idea of the extra advantage that a quad core will give you. On a side note, AMD's current Athlon/Phenom quad cores are a little bit behind and I would prefer to see a side by side comparison between a 4/6 core BD vs a 4 core SB.

If you do not want the TT PSU, you could just grab the Corsair CX500. It is way cheaper than the TT and non modular is not an issue as you could hide those cables behind the motherboard tray.
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Agree 100%. Since this is a gaming rig, I'd much rather spend any extra money on the GPU than CPU.
 
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