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Kristijonas

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Hello, it's me again and I'm in need of your valuable advice again!

I have spent 50+ hours building a perfect PC with a strict budget of 750$ in Lithuania. I would really appreciate if you could comment on it.
Here's my cart of the shop I'm going to buy all the parts from (except the gpu):

http://www.skytech.lt/krepselis-31423.html

I would like to comment, that I tried to build a quality build. I didn't want to take the cheapest case, motherboard, psu, etc.

I took 800W corsair PSU intently for future upgrades and because I think the PC will be of lower temp and noise if PSU will work only at 50% of its power.

I took the best i3 processor because i5 cost too much for me, plus, I don't like multitasking and the best i3 is simply absolutely enough for all games.

Now you may be wondering where the GPU is! I bought it separately and it is "ASUS GTX 560 Ti DirectCU II" (stock overclocked).

I would greatly appreciate comments and criticism on the build overall, but I would also like to ask if the motherboard, PSU and GPU are all compatible? Will all connections fit?

Here it shows the connections to this card:
http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/dmCuxCxRSaUPVbYQ/ioports.jpg
I'm not sure what each of them means, but it appears that there are two DVIs
However, them motherboard of my choice only has one DVI?
http://www.skytech.lt/h61-s1155-matxh61mue35-msi-p-60578.html
Perhaps I simply misunderstand something? I have very little practical hardware knowledge, because I own a very old Dell computer and I don't touch it at all.
 
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That PSU is way overkill. Your system will likely be drawing around 100W at idle, which is 12.5% of the PSU's capacity, resulting in terrible efficiency. Swap the PSU for a 430CX (still gives you 33% headroom) and that should be just about enough to get you to the i5 2500K.

I'm not sure what you're asking about the DVI connections. You will plug your monitor into the GPUs DVI connector.
 
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Kristijonas said:
Here it shows the connections to this card:
http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/dmCuxCxRSaUPVbYQ/ioports.jpg
I'm not sure what each of them means, but it appears that there are two DVIs
However, them motherboard of my choice only has one DVI?
http://www.skytech.lt/h61-s1155-matxh61mue35-msi-p-60578.html
Perhaps I simply misunderstand something? I have very little practical hardware knowledge, because I own a very old Dell computer and I don't touch it at all.
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If you have discrete graphics (the Asus card), you won't be using the video port (CPU's integrated graphics) on the motherboard. And you can choose either one of the DVI ports on the card; it doesn't matter.
 
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Kristijonas

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Oh, so it's much simplier, that's good to know.
Perhaps you are right mfenn, but 430cx is really too little for a GTX 560ti (OCd) ?
 
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a) GTX560 Ti is not a good buy, you can get a hd6950, unlock it and OC it and completely beat that card (even oc'd) for the same price more or less - too bad if you already bought it.

b) Considering a 150Watts (OC'd) CPU, 277 Watts +- GPU, the cx500 would be fine for you.

c) Haven't seen your case option, but for 55 bucks, the Antec 100 is unbeatable, might want to add a Slipstream1200 in the side of the case but that's all.

d) How, with a budget of 750 euros, did you not manage to put an i5-2500k in there ? Is that i3 a K model ? What CPU-fan did you intend to use ?

e) On the cx430, it's important to know there is only ONE pcie connector, implying you'd have to use an adapter for the other one required by your gfx.
 
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Kristijonas

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Thank you for replies, I bought this finally:

http://www.skytech.lt/krepselis-31423.html
Plus I have an ASUS GTX 560Ti DCU2
Morg:

a) I know how silly it sounds, but I only like NVIDIA cards... Also I don't like manual OCing
b) This GTX 560Ti is stock overclocked and it says 550W is recommended. I took 800W, but just because Corsair 600W costs only a little less. And I want corsair quality as it is also affordable(though not cheap). Also it's future-proof!
c) This aerocool case looks really nice, I think it's a good buy.
d) If I had 750 euros, I would certainly take i5, but it's 750 US dollars! I took the best i3 processor. I don't like multitasking, so I guess it will suffice.

Thank you everyone for advice, it's a great comfort to buy when not alone. Lower chance of fail hehe.
 
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mfenn

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Kristijonas said:
Thank you for replies, I bought this finally:

http://www.skytech.lt/krepselis-31423.html
Plus I have an ASUS GTX 560Ti DCU2
Morg:

a) I know how silly it sounds, but I only like NVIDIA cards... Also I don't like manual OCing
b) This GTX 560Ti is stock overclocked and it says 550W is recommended. I took 800W, but just because Corsair 600W costs only a little less. And I want corsair quality as it is also affordable(though not cheap). Also it's future-proof!
c) This aerocool case looks really nice, I think it's a good buy.
d) If I had 750 euros, I would certainly take i5, but it's 750 US dollars! I took the best i3 processor. I don't like multitasking, so I guess it will suffice.

Thank you everyone for advice, it's a great comfort to buy when not alone. Lower chance of fail hehe.
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Erm, I hope you don't plan to use the PSU that comes with that case. There is a world of difference between a quality low wattage PSU and a crap one.
 
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Kristijonas

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mfenn, that case comes without a PSU. I bought a Corsair gs800W. O total overkill, I know. But hey, I can use it for many years to come without a problem...
 
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The cart is empty now, curious what the other stuff was, though I'm sure somebody else would have said something if the parts were not compatible. Hopefully the motherboard is SLI capable, because the power supply you got would be ideal for that.
 
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Kristijonas

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Haha, sorry about that, the cart is indeed screwed. The PC I bought is:

SMG F3 1TB 3.5" SATA2 7200RPM 32MB

AEROPGSVS-9W: PC case w/o PSU Aerocool ATX PGS Vs-9, Toolless,

MB H61 S1155 MATX/H61MU-E35 B3 MSI

Crucial Rendition 4GB DDR3 1333 DIMM 240-PIN PC3-10600

CORSAIR GS PSU 800W 14CM ATX12V2.3 80+

INTEL CORE I3-2120 3.3G 3M LGA1155 BOX

TITAN CASE FAN 120X120X25MM PWM Z-AXIS

ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II


I don't think I will have SLI and I won't be overclocking, so I guess my PSU is a really strange choice lol
Also I wish I had a few extra bucks for i5 2500, but perhaps I will the new Ivy Bridge processor in a year.
 
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Kristijonas

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There is a tiny chance I will be able to change that tommorow, although I already paid the money. Also, recommended watts for GTX 560Ti is 550. ( I already have it, it says so on the box. By the way, this card is overclocked.)

What PSU would you recommend from this list? http://www.skytech.lt/kompiuteriu-k...i-c-86_85_300.html?grp=1&sort=3a&pagesize=500
Unfortunately, that's all we have in Lithuania!

What about these? They are cheap, but what about the quality..?

http://www.skytech.lt/chieftec-psu-atx-550w-pfc-14cm-p-20187.html
http://www.skytech.lt/case-psu-atx23-550w-12v-pfcpassive-superb-550p-gigabyte-p-15225.html
http://www.skytech.lt/case-psu-atx23-550wspsxp55012r3-xilence-p-45197.html

Maybe this one? I've heard Frontier is good? http://www.skytech.lt/ace-power-fp6...0mm-fan-active-pfc-black-cable-n-p-64612.html
 
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mfenn

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The stated requirements on the box are meant for people with really terrible PSUs that can't sustain their rated outputs (like those Chieftecs!). If you dig into the real engineering specs, you will find that the GTX 560 Ti only has a TDP of 170W. A mild factory OC won't change that much. Given that the rest of the system likely draws less than 130W fully maxed out, you're talking about almost 50% headroom even on a 430W PSU. Specifically, I'd recommend the 430CX.
 
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Kristijonas

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Wow, that's cheap + corsair in one. I will definitely keep your advice tommorow if I get a chance to change the things I took! Although perhaps I will take cx500 just to be safe, it will allow me to take i5 2500 anyway. Thanks for the advice mfenn!
 
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