You could probably grab this power supply and a -K processor too, especially since you're already getting such a massive cooler and a solid motherboard 😉
Just get a new power supply—something with better efficiency and quality, maybe with a lower wattage, unless you're actually planning on running an SLI GTX 970 setup.
Which store are you shopping at? Let's see what kind of power supplies they actually have in stock.
Also, you could probably save some cash with a cheaper motherboard if you aren't going with a -K series processor.
I don't really buy the idea that one manufacturer consistently has better drivers than the other. I’ve run into my fair share of issues with both AMD and Nvidia cards back in the day, but my last three GPUs—which were a mix of Nvidia and AMD—didn't give me any trouble at all.
I’d probably lean toward this setup instead. I think you get a better Intel chip for less money, plus the graphics card is basically the same and the cooler seems a bit more solid. Oh, and the power supply is a huge step up.
Roger Mitchell4 said:👍 I'm planning on picking up a budget build in about six months (Ryzen 5 3600, an entry-level motherboard, GTX 260x, 8GB RAM), so I was just curious. Does that mean if I have 8GB of RAM but run Windows 32-bit, I'll only actually be using 3.2? Which would be better, Windows 8 or 7? Congo is for gaming! 😁
From what I can see, you've got SATA3 on that board. I'd probably just toss in a 120GB SSD and maybe try undervolting the CPU to keep things a bit quieter 🤷 I’d also leave the integrated graphics on the motherboard active.
It’s the exact same Intel 775 heatsink; maybe you didn't get it seated quite right. Did you happen to clean off the old thermal paste and apply some fresh stuff?
1 x FORTRON 400W HEXA Plus Power Supply, 12cm fan 1 x Crucial 4GB DDR3 RAM, 1600MHz CL11 1 x Seagate 1TB HDD, SATA III, 7200 rpm, ST1000DM003 1 x MSI R7 250X 1GD5, 1GB GDDR5 128-bit, DVI + HDMI + Display Port 1 x Zalman T5 mini tower case. 170(W) x 427(H) x 348(D)mm. 1 x Intel Pentium G3220 Processor, 3.00GHz, 512KB, 3MB, Haswell 1 x Asrock B85M-HDS - Intel 1150 Socket B85 chipset M-ATX mb $450 USD ADM
$964 ADM (free assembly and shipping)
League of Legends should run on max settings at 1080p with over 100 FPS, I guess. 😉
Prices have been climbing over the last few months because foreign currencies are strengthening—which makes production more expensive—and it looks like this upward trend might stick around for a little while longer.
Casey White7 said:Haha. Nah, I'm not planning on running more than one GPU for now. So, is this power supply actually decent? I saw someone on another forum suggest the Coolermaster V550S as a solid best buy for around $233.
By the way, why is this Fortron 750W unit so much cheaper than the XFX I'm looking at? o.O I definitely don't need 750W, but I'd prefer something high-quality in the 550-600W range, and I don't know the first thing about PSUs 😁
The Coolermaster V550S works too; it's semi-modular and slightly more efficient, though the build quality might be a tiny bit lower. The V550S is $240? You could grab the XFX XTR for $250, which is basically identical to the TSu but modular. Personally, I’d probably stretch those extra $17 to go from the TSu to the XTRa. 🙂
Fortron is cheaper because there's a massive gap in quality, voltage regulation, and especially noise and ripple levels.
Ryan Allen32 said:I have and So, I've got these two power supplies, both brand new. The XFX has a 5-year warranty, while the CORSAIR has 3 years. My specs are an i5 3570K, SAPPHIRE HD 7850 2GB OC, Samsung 840 evo, AS rock z77 PRO3, 1TB HDD, and 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 RAM. I somehow ended up with both units and now I have a total newbie question: which one should I stick with for this build? I'll likely do some light overclocking down the road, though there's no need right now. I'm not looking for an answer like "this one is better" since the XFX seems superior—but if I overclock, will that 408W from the XFX be enough, or should I opt for more headroom even if the PSU itself is lower quality?
I'd probably lean toward the XFX TS; it has a better fan and higher build quality. Your setup is actually quite efficient—it won't even pull 250W under full load. You might just want to be careful when you upgrade your GPU so you don't pick something massive with a 300W TDP (like an R9 290 x 😬), but a GTX 970 would be fine.
Expect something around ~$567 for the GTX 960, though honestly, they really ought to drop a 960 Ti to fill that gap. It feels like Nvidia still doesn't have a card that can truly go toe-to-toe with AMD in the mid-range—or even the lower end, for that matter.
EDIT:
Maybe we'll at least see some decent price cuts on the GTX 660 and 760 soon...
According to some Firestrike leaks, it’s only hair faster than an R9 280. If that actually turns out to be true, it's probably going to be a total miss.