Bang for Buck sub 700€ Gaming Rig

domsch1988

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Hello,

i'm reading along for some time now, and feel that i could need some final advice . To Outline my situation:

I have 650€ to spend. 700€ if it is worth it. I don't care about fancy colours, looks or company names. What i search is best gaming Performance for my money. I Plan on Upgrading in a year so focus is CPU and GPU since they are most expensive. Everything else can be changed later.

What i already have:
- Case (Full ATX HTPC from Antec not nice but will do the job)
- Hard Drives more than you might think ;-)
- Optical Drive is not needed or i can get for free

What i need:
- CPU
- GPU
- MoBo
- RAM
- PSU
- Monitor (if it fits in the Budget, i do have an alternative)

Since every combination for this money should be sufficent for browsing the web, office work an FHD Video, it's realy down to Gaming Performance.

I will be Gaming on FHD. As a Benchmark i would suggest BF3. So BF3 FHD Maxed out in playable Framerates would be great (25 FPS min would be playable for my taste)
Also i would like to have it rather quiet. It's no problem to hear it, but to hear it through my Headset isn't what i want.

What i've come up with:
1. Balanced build:
  • CPU: i5 3450 185€
  • GPU: MSI TFII GTX 570 250€
  • PSU: Cheap 600W PSU 42€
  • RAM: 8GB 1600 RAM 45€
  • MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H 98€
  • SUM: 620€

2. GPU build
  • CPU: i3 2100 110€
  • GPU: EVGA GTX670/MSI GTX580 379€ (not sure which is better?)
  • PSU: Cheap 600W PSU 42€
  • RAM: 8GB 1600 RAM 45€
  • MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H 98€
  • SUM: 674€

3. CPU build
  • CPU: i7 3770 284€
  • GPU: MSI GTX560 ti 200€
  • PSU: Cheap 600W PSU 42€
  • RAM: 8GB 1600 RAM 45€
  • MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H 98€
  • SUM: 669€

The Spare Money would be CPU Cooler and addon's i might need (or a 60GB SSD perhaps).

Which build would you recommend, and what changes would you apply? I'm also open to completly different approaches (AMD/ATI).
Any help is much appreciated.
Sorry for this much information. I hope you could come up with any ideas.
Thank you
 
the cheap psu which is included in every option should not be an option!
get a n xfx or a bequiet psu, value for money psus

I would also suggest i5 2500k and a 6870 => value for money hardware
 
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Cheap A75 motherboard: 45
Athlon II x4 for fm1: 90
8 gb ram : 45
7870: 250
Pretty simple tbh, you don't need much cpu power and the athlon i think can keep up with a 2100
 
Around gtx580, better in some games, little behind in others, about 5-10% slower than the way to small 670 :-P not biased at all ofcourse , got sli nvidia at thr moment, i hate it...
I guess you could go intel i5 if you buy a gpu second hand.
Where you from ? I could make a config if you want
 
I found alternate to be cheaper in hardware exept for cases, but i'm always open to try new things... Really would like to see a config you did. I get a bit lost in the mass of things to choose from...
 
Yea cheapish CPU aiming for better GPU.

CPU: intel i3 or AMD quadcore
Mobo: MSI g43/45 similar level other brand.
RAM: 2x4GB 1600MHz corsair vengeance (low profile for air cooler down the line)
PSU: Corsair builder series 600w or similar
HDD/SSD: 500gb seagate barracuda, you can get an SSD later.
GPU: GTX560/HD7850/GTX570/7870 (last is best) depending on funds.

plus a case of your choice.
 
Thanks for the help first. A Case and HDD is not needed, as i have both. Is there a difference between AMD/Intel that would make the decision easier or doesn't it matter?
 
Depends on the game.

The i3 or AMD 4-cores are fine for most games.
Very few games are CPU heavy, Starcraft II, Total war games (in big battles), Battlefield 3 64 player maps are some that would benefit. However all of those games would struggle first with a midrange GPU.

Best bet is to get a cheapish CPU until the point at which you can afford mid-high end GPUs. Then it is worth the i5.
 
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