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Budget Build €500-600
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31-01-2012 5:05pm#1
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Dunno bud, the way I see it: 7850 and 7870 will be around 6950 and 6970 mark. 7950 and 7970 are just blowing everything out of the water. They are around 500 and 400 marks, so by all logic the. Should have something for around 300 mark too. It is financially stupid to leave such a gap between 150eu and 400eu.
Well we will see, but I am really hoping that 7870 = gtx570 without stupid amount of power needed to run it. I just can't believe how inefficient nvidia cards are
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ShadowHearth wrote: »Dunno bud, the way I see it: 7850 and 7870 will be around 6950 and 6970 mark. 7950 and 7970 are just blowing everything out of the water. They are around 500 and 400 marks, so by all logic the. Should have something for around 300 mark too. It is financially stupid to leave such a gap between 150eu and 400eu.
Well we will see, but I am really hoping that 7870 = gtx570 without stupid amount of power needed to run it. I just can't believe how inefficient nvidia cards are
We have that already, its called the 6970
~80W less than the 570 on full load.
But yeah, the way things are going I would expect the 7870 to perform similar to the 570 and be slightly cheaper.0 -
Ok, I admit it. I'm a scabby student who is quite broke. My parents said they would pay for half of the build as a PC build but I think 700 euro is looking quite expensive.:eek:
Sorry if I wasn't completely specific but I think a decent CPU, GPU and 4gb of memory is all I need. When I said "video editing", I meant 720p/1080p webcam recording; I am not a Digitial Media student!
When it comes to games, my main priorities are getting some golden oldies up again such as Half Life 2, Counter Strike Source, Far Cry, Rise of Nations. I wouldn't mind getting MW3 and Skyrim but I don't need to be wowed by insanely high performance; it just needs to be competent.
My main PC at the moment is an Acer Aspire 5051, which is also my laptop. I had to uninstall a whole bunch of stuff (except for Firefox and OpenOffice) because I didn't want to weight it down as it is a college/library laptop, not a desktop replacement. It is also 6 years old and I am getting quite tired of not being able to play even Counter Strike. My expectations of a modern PC are very low indeed.
I understand that intel socket PCs seems to be more upgradable but I won't be doing upgrading that often anyway.
So here is an alternative build of my new budget 400-500 Euro:
I am going to add this CPU:http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/8028637/art/amd/athlon-ii-x3-455-3-3-ghz.html
and I will scab a 7200rpm hard drive off adverts. I don't want to spend too much on post-Thai flood drives at the moment; I go for a better, bigger one when the prices are saner.
Sorry for changing my mind but thank you for everyone's help so far.0 -
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ShadowHearth wrote: »Dunno bud, the way I see it: 7850 and 7870 will be around 6950 and 6970 mark. 7950 and 7970 are just blowing everything out of the water. They are around 500 and 400 marks, so by all logic the. Should have something for around 300 mark too. It is financially stupid to leave such a gap between 150eu and 400eu.
Well we will see, but I am really hoping that 7870 = gtx570 without stupid amount of power needed to run it. I just can't believe how inefficient nvidia cards are
We know that the the 7600s and below are just recycled 6000 series.
If the 7800s replace the 7900s and the 7700s replace the current 6800s, that will leave a big gap where the current 6790, 6770 and 6750 are.
They'd either have to release a 7730 or shift down the 7770 and 7750, I think.
The 7750 and 7770 is two weeks away now iirc, I think so I suppose there's not much value in speculating a whole lot.0 -
Here's some interesting news about the upcoming 7000 series cards:
http://gamerfront.net/2012/02/radeon-7750-and-7770-cards-due-out-february-15-rumor/16228
Here's my build so far:
Plus Windows 7 (€45) and a 7200rpm hard drive (which bare minimum space should I go for? I have a 1TB external hard drive. I won't spend too much on a hard drive due to flood prices; perhaps 160-320gb will do).0 -
Here's some interesting news about the upcoming 7000 series cards:
http://gamerfront.net/2012/02/radeon-7750-and-7770-cards-due-out-february-15-rumor/16228
Here's my build so far:
Plus Windows 7 (€45) and a 7200rpm hard drive (which bare minimum space should I go for? I have a 1TB external hard drive. I won't spend too much on a hard drive due to flood prices; perhaps 160-320gb will do).
well no one can predict how much you will need m8. i would recomend 500gb just for the peace of mind. those hdds fill up very fast. check adverts.ie, there are good few for good price ( mostly )
in off topic today ( thanks for link m8 ):
For those with a bit more patience, you’ll find the 78xx cards sometime in March. These are going to be the higher-end of the mainstream cards. Look for 256-bit memory, and 2GB of memory. We should expect these to keep on part with the performance of current 69xx cards, with a better price point, ranging from $179-$249.
looks like i was right with pricing and performance
thought it will come out only in march!!! thats a looooong wait lads! 0 -
Actually, after chatting with my friends, I figure the i3 is the way to go:
and dabs.ie
My gut says go for dabs despite the slight price difference in favor of the German site. Like to spend Irish and is dabs.ie good service? Also, the power supply and the monitor would have UK/Ireland AC power plugs rather than Euro ones, right?0 -
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Ok, I want to get this build pretty soon, I don't want to wait for the 7770 so I'll get the GTX 550 Ti instead. It also comes with Shogan Total War 2 for free!:)
Now, is there any thing I need to add? I presume the processor comes pre-thermal pasted. Any cables (ex: SATA) I need to add?0 -
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