Custom Build Gaming PC help.

[TheLegitHabibi]

This is what I plan to buy. However I just wanna make sure its fine .
Please do not reply if you don't know what you're talking about.

i5 3570K. (The unlocked is $5 extra, so yeah, tho I don't plan to OC in near future and don't even plan to buy a z77, but $5 is cheap)

GTX 660. (Should I go for Gigabyte version or Inno3D. Both have supposedly same specs but inno is $40 cheaper. I don't get it why. Does it have no heatsink on it or what. Should I buy inno?)

Mobo is Gigabyte GAB75MD3H.  Its good I heard. I can't afford a z77 so .. I don't plan to OC so B75 is good I guess?

Ram would be regular Kingston 8gigs.
1Tb HDD. Standard DVD rw.

How much power do I need. Is 550 fine?

Thank you.

[Xavier12]

Get gigabyte GPU.BTW how you goin to coop with Pakistan's electricity shortage?

[Ragdoll]

How flexible is your budget?

[ElMartu]

600W PSU at least just to be safe

otherwise it looks good.

[TheLegitHabibi]

Get gigabyte GPU.BTW how you goin to coop with Pakistan's electricity shortage?

Why gigabyte?

[Ragdoll]

The only difference I could notice between the Inno3D card and the Gigabyte card (need confirmation that those are the ones you're looking at) is a ~50MHz higher clock on the latter, which should hardly make a difference, and whatever difference it does make shouldn't be worth an extra $40 in my opinion. I'd go for the Inno3D card.

As for the PSU, I'm with ElMartu, 600 is more on the safe side than 550.

[Janar]

From my knowledge, Gigabyte is more popular manufacturer, that does produce quality products. As much as I have heard and read, people do not seem to occur any major issues with Gigabyte.

[ProRules]

This is what I plan to buy. However I just wanna make sure its fine .
Please do not reply if you don't know what you're talking about.

i5 3570K. (The unlocked is $5 extra, so yeah, tho I don't plan to OC in near future and don't even plan to buy a z77, but $5 is cheap)

GTX 660. (Should I go for Gigabyte version or Inno3D. Both have supposedly same specs but inno is $40 cheaper. I don't get it why. Does it have no heatsink on it or what. Should I buy inno?)

Mobo is Gigabyte GAB75MD3H.  Its good I heard. I can't afford a z77 so .. I don't plan to OC so B75 is good I guess?

Ram would be regular Kingston 8gigs.
1Tb HDD. Standard DVD rw.

How much power do I need. Is 550 fine?

Thank you.

CPU should be fine, just like mine, even tho you can buy at pretty much same price the new generation 4XXX cpus, 4770k etc.
Also why do you need a "K" processor if your motherboard can't do an overclock?

About the ram, me myself im not a fan of kingstone, even tho they are not bad, but should be fine, but you should pick atleast 1600Mhz ram which is about same price as 1336mhz.

PSU: Its not just about the Watts, The company is very very very important. i got 550W running a heavy machine with OC, my psu is like 6 years old and still there.
The reason is beacause i got Corsair and not some cheap PSU, the problem is if you buy some cpu from unknown company it may say "600W" but in reality it works as bad as 450 or even 400W.

[TheLegitHabibi]

CPU should be fine, just like mine, even tho you can buy at pretty much same price the new generation 4XXX cpus, 4770k etc.
Also why do you need a "K" processor if your motherboard can't do an overclock?

About the ram, me myself im not a fan of kingstone, even tho they are not bad, but should be fine, but you should pick atleast 1600Mhz ram which is about same price as 1336mhz.

PSU: Its not just about the Watts, The company is very very very important. i got 550W running a heavy machine with OC, my psu is like 6 years old and still there.
The reason is beacause i got Corsair and not some cheap PSU, the problem is if you buy some cpu from unknown company it may say "600W" but in reality it works as bad as 450 or even 400W.

Yes, I'm buying the K variant as I'm just planning ahead.
Maybe after 3-4 years, I'll upgrade my board and/or graphic card. Having the K variant will help me then. Plus, its just $5, and I will not regret the decision in future.

The RAM, yes. Kingston and COrsair are almost the same price. But yeah, I'm buying the 1600 one.

Thank you for the help about the PSU. I'll definitly be buying a good brand. Corsair and Asus are the good brands.


Thanks man!

[ProRules]

Yes, I'm buying the K variant as I'm just planning ahead.
Maybe after 3-4 years, I'll upgrade my board and/or graphic card. Having the K variant will help me then. Plus, its just $5, and I will not regret the decision in future.

The RAM, yes. Kingston and COrsair are almost the same price. But yeah, I'm buying the 1600 one.

Thank you for the help about the PSU. I'll definitly be buying a good brand. Corsair and Asus are the good brands.


Thanks man!

Sure no worries

Here is all you need to know:
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

[Nathan]

To be safe, I usually get 750. It's only gonna use what it needs.

Also, if you're in the US, check out NewEgg deals, you can make some sweet combo deals for a cheaper price.

[BarelyVisible]

This is what I plan to buy. However I just wanna make sure its fine .
Please do not reply if you don't know what you're talking about.

i5 3570K. (The unlocked is $5 extra, so yeah, tho I don't plan to OC in near future and don't even plan to buy a z77, but $5 is cheap)

GTX 660. (Should I go for Gigabyte version or Inno3D. Both have supposedly same specs but inno is $40 cheaper. I don't get it why. Does it have no heatsink on it or what. Should I buy inno?)

Mobo is Gigabyte GAB75MD3H.  Its good I heard. I can't afford a z77 so .. I don't plan to OC so B75 is good I guess?

Ram would be regular Kingston 8gigs.
1Tb HDD. Standard DVD rw.

How much power do I need. Is 550 fine?

Thank you.

i5 3570K Is based on older 2nd/3rd gen Sandy/Ivy Bridge tech (1155), 4th gen Haswell (1150) gear has been available for over a month. So forget about the whole "3-4" year thing, nothing 1155 based will be in production for much longer.

GTX 660 - The Inno3D card will more than likely be a reference card, that is built to nVidia specs with no vendor level customisation, if the Inno3d is cheaper go for it, $40 in your back pocket, is $40.

Gigabyte GAB75MD3H. B75's are not performance orientated chipsets and will do fine if you aren't thinking of overlocking, that being said with the right cooling solution you might be able to achieve a modest overclock.
This board doesn't support SLI, so forget about putting in a 2nd GTX660 down the road.

Assuming you're not going the Multi GPU route a good quality 600watt psu will do fine.
 

[TheLegitHabibi]

i5 3570K Is based on older 2nd/3rd gen Sandy/Ivy Bridge tech (1155), 4th gen Haswell (1150) gear has been available for over a month. So forget about the whole "3-4" year thing, nothing 1155 based will be in production for much longer.

GTX 660 - The Inno3D card will more than likely be a reference card, that is built to nVidia specs with no vendor level customisation, if the Inno3d is cheaper go for it, $40 in your back pocket, is $40.

Gigabyte GAB75MD3H. B75's are not performance orientated chipsets and will do fine if you aren't thinking of overlocking, that being said with the right cooling solution you might be able to achieve a modest overclock.
This board doesn't support SLI, so forget about putting in a 2nd GTX660 down the road.

Assuming you're not going the Multi GPU route a good quality 600watt psu will do fine.

I'd buy the 4th Gen Haswell, but that would mean I would have to go for another motherboard, which goes out of budget.

I'm still confused about the inno3D, I'll check which one has a better warranty plan. I'll buy the one which has a better one. If they're the same, then I'm going for inno3d.

The motherboard is real cheap and I guess perfect for me

Thanks again!!

[BarelyVisible]

I'd buy the 4th Gen Haswell, but that would mean I would have to go for another motherboard, which goes out of budget.

I'm still confused about the inno3D, I'll check which one has a better warranty plan. I'll buy the one which has a better one. If they're the same, then I'm going for inno3d.

The motherboard is real cheap and I guess perfect for me

Thanks again!!

If you've got your heart set on a cheap board, the B85 based Haswell boards should be around the same price as the B75s, unless of course you're in an area where retailers are gonna try to screw you over on the price of newer gear.

For example compare:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4568#ov - B85 - $89 where I am

Vs

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8B75M_LX/ - B75 - $79 where I am

Then again if you have a retailer that won't play ball, you may not have much choice.


 

[TheLegitHabibi]

If you've got your heart set on a cheap board, the B85 based Haswell boards should be around the same price as the B75s, unless of course you're in an area where retailers are gonna try to screw you over on the price of newer gear.

For example compare:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4568#ov - B85 - $89 where I am

Vs

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8B75M_LX/ - B75 - $79 where I am

Then again if you have a retailer that won't play ball, you may not have much choice.

I researched a bit.
The haswell CPU which I found was almost the same in price as that of 3570K. Performance wise equal as well, but basically just future proof. If you know what I'm sayin.

Over here, the boards for Haswell are expensive simply because they're new. So I can't go for them. I am pretty sure I'll be able to find a board with the LGA 1155 Pin in future for OC.
Since performance is equal I can't spend more on a better board which isn't giving me something yet. :/.

I'm going for a 600 watt PSU then.
Thanks again