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imrx

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Hi. I came here to get help for my first build. I'll be buying this PC in ~ a month and I want to get your input about the parts.

1. I will use the PC for browsing internet, gaming (nothing extreme) and video/picture editing (Photoshop/Premiere/After Effects)

2. My budget is ~850$ (430Ls in my currency)

3. I'll be buying the parts in Latvia. From here www.1a.lv

4. I really don't care about brands that much, as long as everything works.

5. I'll be using my current HDD for now.

7. I won't overclock. Getting a k series cpu would exceed my budget.

8. 1680x1050 (DVI)

9. I'll be buying it in ~ a month.

I dont need any sofware.

Here's what I currently have put together:

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3550 3.3GHz
MB: Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H
RAM: Kingston 8GB PC10600 DDR3 CL9 HYPERX KIT OF 2
GPU: Asus GF GTX560 1GB (925MHz)
Case: Cooler Master UPS 100 Black
PSU: Chieftec ATX 500W PFC 80+ APS-500S
Fans: ZALMAN CASE FAN 92MM (x3)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Vortex PLUS
 
Ken g6

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What version of Adobe products are you using? (CS5 or CS6?) Are you using a lot of Premiere? This will help determine whether you should get an AMD or nVidia video card.
 
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Overall, I suggest you stick with your current card, then. It looks like memory bandwidth is most important. The next step up would probably be a Radeon HD 7850.

@sm625, have you seen a benchmark of a 7770 vs. a 560 for Premiere CS6? I haven't, but I'm guessing the 560 is significantly better.

You probably could go with a cheaper B75 board and still retain about all the features you could want. You can easily put more RAM on this board, too, and maybe now you can afford to.

It's too bad that site doesn't sell Xeon processors. a Xeon E3-1230 V2 (or even V1) could be a nice upgrade from your current selection if the price were right.
 
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imrx

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From what I've read around the web the 7770 rather good, but not too good if you want to play games as well.
I guess I could go with the GTX560.

EDIT:
Also, loads of reviews say that 7770 has terrible drivers.
 
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7770 is newer. There is a decent chance that the two cards will approach performance parity over the next year as drivers mature.
 
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I don't see why you couldn't just buy a 7850 2GB at that budget.

i5-2320 118 Ls
Gigabyte B75M-D3H 44 Ls
2x4GB Kingston 34 Ls
MSI 7850 2GB 166 Ls (vs. GTX 460 at stock, this will also OC by 30-40%)
CM Elite 430 25 Ls
Corsair CX430 V2 31 Ls (Chieftec PSUs are meh)
Samsung DVDRW 11 Ls (needed or not?)

= 429 Ls

This system will play games at near-max settings for 1-2 years, and will handle any game at playable framerates for 3-4 years, I'd say. You could even save some cash on the motherboard by buying the older Asrock H61M/U3S3, on the RAM by settling for 4GB for now, and by getting the cheapest crappy case possible.
 
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imrx

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Well. That seems like a really good setup.
Just a few more questions:
1) Would 430W be enough for this?
2) Should I get case fans?
3) Should I get a cpu cooler?
 
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1) Yes. The setup will consume less than 200W during gaming, CX430 is capable of twice that
2) Maybe. I'd get one extra 120mm fan. Front 120mm intake + rear 120mm exhaust is a pretty good basic setup, so is 2x120mm exhausts (rear+top).
3) The stock cooler will be fine
 
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lehtv said:
I don't see why you couldn't just buy a 7850 2GB at that budget.

i5-2320 118 Ls
Gigabyte B75M-D3H 44 Ls
2x4GB Kingston 34 Ls
MSI 7850 2GB 166 Ls (vs. GTX 460 at stock, this will also OC by 30-40%)
CM Elite 430 25 Ls
Corsair CX430 V2 31 Ls (Chieftec PSUs are meh)
Samsung DVDRW 11 Ls (needed or not?)

= 429 Ls

This system will play games at near-max settings for 1-2 years, and will handle any game at playable framerates for 3-4 years, I'd say. You could even save some cash on the motherboard by buying the older Asrock H61M/U3S3, on the RAM by settling for 4GB for now, and by getting the cheapest crappy case possible.
Click to expand...

:thumbsup: to this build.
 
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imrx

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Thanks for all the help. I guess the setup that lehtv posted is what I'll be going for.

Only thing is, I'm not sure if I should go with 4 or 8GB of ram...
 
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lehtv

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The single 4GB Crucial module is actually less than half the price of the Kingston kit. If you can afford it, buy two of those, but don't let it affect your choice of CPU and GPU.
 
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This build should max out any game on your res. with very decent FPS for at least another year:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Biostar TZ77B ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($97.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($25.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $721.46
 
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vazz said:
This build should max out any game on your res. with very decent FPS for at least another year:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Biostar TZ77B ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($97.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($25.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $721.46
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Um...he's not from the us.
 
lehtv

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Actually the GX series isn't bad at all. Hmm. 5 year warranty, bronze certification, manufactured by Enhance which makes PSUs for OCZ and Silverstone IIRC. :thumbsup: Go for it. The hardwaresecrets review is positive too.

That shop also has GX 500 but that's a earlier "GX Lite" series unit manufactured by ATNG and has no efficiency certification, so don't buy that. The GX450 is decent
 
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I payed $830 for my desktop and was able to squeeze in:

CPU: Core i5-3450 OC'd to 3.85ghz
CPU Cooler: Spire Thermax Eclipse II
GPU: HIS IceQ X HD7850 at ( 1200/5440mhz ) or HD 7950/GTX 580 performance
RAM: G. Skill 1333mhz 8gb ( 2x4gb )
Motherboard: Biostar TZ77XE3
PSU: Rosewill HIVE 650w ( 80+ Bronze )
SDD/HDD : 128gb Crucial M4/500gb Seagate Barracuda 7,200rpm
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
 
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Protomize said:
I payed $830 for my desktop and was able to squeeze in:

CPU: Core i5-3450 OC'd to 3.85ghz
CPU Cooler: Spire Thermax Eclipse II
GPU: HIS IceQ X HD7850 at ( 1200/5440mhz ) or HD 7950/GTX 580 performance
RAM: G. Skill 1333mhz 8gb ( 2x4gb )
Motherboard: Biostar TZ77XE3
PSU: Rosewill HIVE 650w ( 80+ Bronze )
SDD/HDD : 128gb Crucial M4/500gb Seagate Barracuda 7,200rpm
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
Click to expand...

How does a US build help the OP?
 
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