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First Build - Help Please :P

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    #2
    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    CPU: A bit hot and a bit pricey but still a very nice choice.

    Mobo: Expensive. Unless you need the second graphics card slot I'd go for an MSI 770-C45.

    GPU: Badly overpriced. Unless you OC it to within an inch of its life the HD5750 is a bit more comfortable at sub-1080p resolutions; if you have a monitor with a lower maximum res than 1920*1080 you'd be better off getting a 512MB version for ~€95. If you do have a Full HD monitor then you might as well get a 1GB HD5770 as they start around the €130 anyway.

    RAM: Horrible. Very slow for DDR3 and gruesomely overpriced. Even if its hard to get a 4GB kit below €85 nowadays you should certainly be able to get 1333MHz and faster kits for under €100.

    PSU: Cheapo unit. Spending a bit more to get a proper 550W unit would be a much better idea; that unit might be able to supply 630W total but the 12V rail does not account for all of it; not even close. And guess which voltage is used by most power-hungry components in a CPU? ;)

    Case: It is fairly cheapo. Not good, because you have a high-heat CPU sitting in there. Better to get at least an Antec 200 or even Thermaltake V3 and probably max out its complement of fans too what with that lil' radiator cooking away in there! :D

    DVD: Meh. Its a DVD drive. Not much to say about that :P


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    #3
    massy086
    Registered Users Posts: 2,845 ✭✭✭massy086


    much better build and only for 60 euro more


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    #4
    Diol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Diol


    Man that was some fast responing, I know where to come when i start breaking all my components :P
    Seriously though, thanks a million, I'll take all that into account, and work on a new build tomorrow.
    Cheers :)


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