Cheap gaming pc

[wotevajjjj]

Friend asked me to ask your opinion on the parts I would use on a pc for him.

Carbide 300R € 69,90*

970 Extreme3 € 74,90*

8 GB DDR3-1333 Kit € 39,99*

FX-8120 € 169,90* (price should drop over the next few days

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SH-222BB (22 / 8 / 16 speed) € 16,99*

WD5000AAKX € 72,90*

Radeon HD 7850 € 249,90* (Sapphire 2 fan)

HR-02 Macho € 37,99*

WPM500 (500 Watt) € 44,99*

Total: € 777,46*

Depending on how much the cpu price drops, I might go with a better psu

 

[TheOneHalf]

I really don't recommend an FX-8120, wait till ivy bridge drops you might be able to pick up a 2500k instead with an Z68 board. For not a to bad price.

The rest seems fine though, but 500 watts doesnt give you much in the way of upgrading to multiple GPU/higher end card.

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

i dont even think that 500w from sharkoon will be enough to drive a 7850 and a hex core, which btw since the ivy brisge just came out the older 1155 will probably drop in price sometime soon, so you can pick up a 2500k.

also asrock doesnt make great quality mobos, especially if you dont power it properly, id go for something like asus or gigabyte

 

[wotevajjjj]

The reason I went 7850 is because it uses almost no energy at all. The fx8120 really isn't bad guys, I have both the amd and a 2500k here and the bulldozer outperforms it in everything multithreated.

I changed the psu to a 650 watt which should be enough to run CF 7850 and have the 8120 at 4.4-4.5 ghz.

The reason I didn'yt go intel is the boards are so much more expensive and don't really offer as much features.

IB is not yet availible here

 

[yassarikhan786]

Everything looks fine bud. The 7850 is a really awesome card, a very nice choice indeed. A very powerful budget gaming PC if I do say so myself

 

[Master&Puppet]

The reason I went 7850 is because it uses almost no energy at all.

I think that is a great card. But it kinda knocks your cpu choice out of the door since an 8150 consumes about twice the energy of a 2500k.

The fx8120 really isn't bad guys, I have both the amd and a 2500k here and the bulldozer outperforms it in everything multithreated.

Yea the 2500k and 8150 are on par overall but if you wanted to save money then get a 4100. You won't notice the difference in games.

Also I don't see a cpu cooler here?

I changed the psu to a 650 watt which should be enough to run CF 7850 and have the 8120 at 4.4-4.5 ghz.

Make sure you get a decent brand for psu. Corsair is always safe. 650w will not be enough for an overclocked 8150 and 2 gpus. I'd get an 850W. 8150 is a complete power hog.

 

[PetrolHead247]

Looks good to me. Adding another 7850 would be awesome, two of them pack some insane processing power! A good 650W PSU should do the job of running 2 7850 just fine if you decide to add another, something from Corsair, XFX, Enermax etc... and even the relatively new Rosewill Hive units are solid too.

 

[wotevajjjj]

cooler is the thermalright macho.

I'm aware of how much power it uses, but I think 660W should do tbh, don't think he'll ever cf and if he does, it should still be possible. He'll also be doing some compiling and pic/mov editing so a quad or hex is not really powerful enough. Anyway, does anyone here know a better cooler than the macho at the same price or cheaper ?

 

[PetrolHead247]

cooler is the thermalright macho.

I'm aware of how much power it uses, but I think 660W should do tbh, don't think he'll ever cf and if he does, it should still be possible. He'll also be doing some compiling and pic/mov editing so a quad or hex is not really powerful enough. Anyway, does anyone here know a better cooler than the macho at the same price or cheaper ?

Yeah 650W will be fine.

As for the CPU cooler, ditch the Thermaltake and go for the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo. The CM unit is better and is actually a bit cheaper

 

[yassarikhan786]

A Coolermaster hyper 212+ would be very good. I have one lying around, but seeing as you live in Belgium it may be too expensive to get it to you.

 

[wotevajjjj]

I'm afraid it is :-( but the scythe mine2 is now up for only 25 euro, can't quiet remember what it was like so now i gotta watch another one of toms long videos lol

edit: sez it's crap for 50 euro's and compare it to the v6gt performance wyse.

at 25 i think that means it great value. just gotta get a better fan in, but ive got plenty laying around here