- Oct 17, 2001
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I originally budgeted $500-600 to upgrade an existing machine. There will be some occasional gaming (BF4 and Crysis 3) @ 1680x1050 resolution. Otherwise, its just surfing. Im in the US and dont care about brands. Build time is anytime in the next month or so (so I can wait until BF). I have 8GB of DDR3 1600 memory, an optical drive, SSD, HDD, KB, and mouse. In a fit of impatience, I just placed an order for a HD7950 (for $180). So now Im trying to find a combination of case, motherboard, CPU, and PSU that will match up well with the remaining money (lets say $400). No overclocking at all.
Newegg has an i5-4670/ASUS H81M-K combo on sale for $268 shipped. I figure I can find a decent PSU for under $100 (suggestions for a quiet one are welcome) and cheap midcases can generally be found in the $40 range without too much difficulty (I dont care about case appearances at all). So my main concern is with the MB/CPU combo. Thoughts? Would this CPU/MB combo match up well performance-wise with the 7950? Are there any other big considerations that I'm totally missing?
Oh, I have a Fry's nearby but no Microcenter.
BTW, I've built about 10 machines over the past 15 years or so, almost all with the help of people on these forums. You've never led me astray. Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
Newegg has an i5-4670/ASUS H81M-K combo on sale for $268 shipped. I figure I can find a decent PSU for under $100 (suggestions for a quiet one are welcome) and cheap midcases can generally be found in the $40 range without too much difficulty (I dont care about case appearances at all). So my main concern is with the MB/CPU combo. Thoughts? Would this CPU/MB combo match up well performance-wise with the 7950? Are there any other big considerations that I'm totally missing?
Oh, I have a Fry's nearby but no Microcenter.
BTW, I've built about 10 machines over the past 15 years or so, almost all with the help of people on these forums. You've never led me astray. Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
