Good gaming computer or not?

[bennyngg]

8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-10667U CL7|€46.17


Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 3 6GB/s|€74.80


Cooler Master Elite 430, ohne Netzteil|€39.51


Thermaltake Smart Power 630W|€52.88


Samsung SH-222BB schwarz|€16.65


ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€91.34


Intel Core i5-3550 Box, LGA1155|€194.66


XFX RADEON HD 6950 830M 2GB DDR5 DUAL DP HDMI DUAL DVI|€193,18

Shipping|€18.99
Total|€728.18


Is this a good spec for my budget of 700ish?
I'll be attempting to build it myself.
Let me know what I can change, if so.

 

[lehtv]

RAM You can get 1600mhz for less, 44e
HDD Good
Case Only one fan and no USB 3.0. I would get NZXT Tempest 410, 52e eur is a really good price for it
PSU Thermaltake = meh, 630W = overkill. Corsair GS500 59e
DVD Good
Mobo Z77 not needed since you can't OC an i5-3550. Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP 83e
CPU i5-3450 is slightly better bang for buck, 179e. Either is good
GPU Good

= 701e + shipping

 

[bennyngg]

RAM You can get 1600mhz for less, 44e
HDD Good
Case Only one fan and no USB 3.0. I would get NZXT Tempest 410, 52e eur is a really good price for it
PSU Thermaltake = meh, 630W = overkill. Corsair GS500 59e
DVD Good
Mobo Z77 not needed since you can't OC an i5-3550. Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP 83e
CPU i5-3450 is slightly better bang for buck, 179e. Either is good
GPU Good

= 701e + shipping

I'd prefer to spend less than 40 on a case if possible.
PSU, some people suggested that I would need more power than 550, so I just went for over 600 to make sure.
Also for Ram and so on, I don't mind paying 3-5 euro extra to get reliable brand or whatever.
But the processor I posted has .2 GHz faster processing speed, also a higher clock and max turbo speed- if it makes a good difference i'll buy it.

 

[Protomize]

Mobo Z77 not needed since you can't OC an i5-3550. Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP 83e

You can overclock a i5-3550. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgyAGZrEiz4

 

[mfenn]

You can overclock a i5-3550. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgyAGZrEiz4

Theoretically? Yes.
To any level that justifies spending more on a motherboard? No.

 

[mfenn]

PSU, some people suggested that I would need more power than 550, so I just went for over 600 to make sure.

"Some people" are wrong in this case.

Also for Ram and so on, I don't mind paying 3-5 euro extra to get reliable brand or whatever.

What makes you think that the Corsair that lehtv suggested is not reliable?

But the processor I posted has .2 GHz faster processing speed, also a higher clock and max turbo speed- if it makes a good difference i'll buy it.

i5 3450 = 17.30 Mhz/euro
i5 3550 = 16.87 Mhz/euro

The 3450 is a better deal and you're not going to notice a 200Mhz difference.

 

[HaX]

Get some samsung 30nm sticks you can easily overclock them or adjust timings.

 

[RailHeaven]

Case Only one fan and no USB 3.0. I would get NZXT Tempest 410, 52e eur is a really good price for it

I'm not the OP but is that case pretty quiet?

 

[lehtv]

I'm not the OP but is that case pretty quiet?

The case itself is not built for quietness, it has several openings all around it with no sound dampening material. As for the fans, it ships with two 120mm fans at 1200RPM, they will definitely make noise at full speed. If you downvolt them to 7V, they will be quiet.

If you're looking for a particularly quiet case look for Fractal design R4, NZXT H2, Antec Solo or similar.

 

[LMF5000]

Ah! Finally a thread in a currency I can relate to .

First thing I checked is Nvidia graphics cards in your price range from the website your links are from. Performance-wise, the HD6950 you chose is just a hair faster than the last-generation Nvidia GTX 560 Ti (by "just a hair" I mean according to the benchmarks, the 6950 is 2% faster). And you can buy a nice Asus 560Ti with their good aftermarket cooler for €258 - http://www2.hardwareversand.de/2048MB/60150/ASUS+ENGTX560+Ti+DCII+2DI+2GD5.article

So it's basically as fast as the 6950 but €40 cheaper. And still has an aftermarket cooler.

The next Nvidia step up would be the new 660Ti, which is 11% faster than the 6950 and costs practically the same - €300 - http://www2.hardwareversand.de/2048...+GTX+660+Ti,+2048MB+DDR5,+PCI-Express.article

Though being a 6-series you benefit from the lower TDP, meaning lower power consumption, electricity bills, heat and noise compared to the 5-series cards (not sure how it compares to the 6950 though).

I got my percentages using the benchmark scores in this giant list of graphics cards: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php

The scores on that list only account for one GPU, so for dual-GPU cards (like the 590 and 690) the scores given are half what they're meant to be.

There's also a CPU list for calculating relative performance differences between CPUs: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

And for calculating the power supply you need, you can use the power supply calculator here: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Other than the GPU I think the other replies have told you everything. Personally I'd spend slightly more and get a 2TB hard disk, because you get a lot more terabyte for the money when you go for larger drives. And it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it !

A 128GB SSD is sufficient. I have a 128GB Samsung 830, and with windows 7, most programs, and Flight Simulator X on the SSD, I still have 60GB of free space. I have 300GB of games and movies on my 2TB hard disk though.

 

[mfenn]

Ah! Finally a thread in a currency I can relate to .

First thing I checked is Nvidia graphics cards in your price range from the website your links are from. Performance-wise, the HD6950 you chose is just a hair faster than the last-generation Nvidia GTX 560 Ti (by "just a hair" I mean according to the benchmarks, the 6950 is 2% faster). And you can buy a nice Asus 560Ti with their good aftermarket cooler for €258 - http://www2.hardwareversand.de/2048MB/60150/ASUS+ENGTX560+Ti+DCII+2DI+2GD5.article

So it's basically as fast as the 6950 but €40 cheaper. And still has an aftermarket cooler.

The next Nvidia step up would be the new 660Ti, which is 11% faster than the 6950 and costs practically the same - €300 - http://www2.hardwareversand.de/2048...+GTX+660+Ti,+2048MB+DDR5,+PCI-Express.article

Though being a 6-series you benefit from the lower TDP, meaning lower power consumption, electricity bills, heat and noise compared to the 5-series cards (not sure how it compares to the 6950 though).

I got my percentages using the benchmark scores in this giant list of graphics cards: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php

The scores on that list only account for one GPU, so for dual-GPU cards (like the 590 and 690) the scores given are half what they're meant to be.

There's also a CPU list for calculating relative performance differences between CPUs: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

And for calculating the power supply you need, you can use the power supply calculator here: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

I think you must have mentally added 100 euro to the price of the 6950. The OP's link has it at 193e, not 293e.

 

[LMF5000]

I think you must have mentally added 100 euro to the price of the 6950. The OP's link has it at 193e, not 293e.

Oh dear. You're right . I thought it was €293! €193 is an very low price for a 6950. I can't find one for that price on either ebay or overclockers.co.uk (though the newegg equivalent is $250 which is €200). So I have to admit the OP spotted a really good deal with the 6950.

Please disregard the first half of my post. The three links are still useful however. Especially the power supply calculator, it takes some of the guesswork out of choosing the correct power rating. Especially now that with last generation hardware the focus has moved from processing power to efficiency and you end up needing a smaller power supply than everyone has gotten used to.