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The gpu (7870) is much better on the second build. The 560 is a pretty old card. http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7870-vs-GeForce-GTX-560-Ti The second build only has 4gb of ram but you could probably upgrade in the future. Overall, i think the second build is better and when you can add...

Sounds like a PSU problem... quite frankly not surprised with a 10 yr old PSU. I would replace the PSU if i were you.

I can't see a cpu fan included that build, so why would you need thermal compound? Do you plan on removing the thermal compound on the stock heatsink and then use yours? Another thing... why not get an R7 260X gpu? It is sooo much better that the 650ti and with Mantle games like BF4 will run...

I'll think ill spend a little more on getting a more up to date card which is compatible with Windows 7 so therefore should be compatible with 8.1

This is the card i am looking at purchasing: http://www.dynamode.com/english/pages/product/Wireless%20LAN/PCI%20Card/WL-GI-600-11N.html From this site: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/dynamode-wl-gi-600-11n-pci-(32bit)-300mbps-wireless-adaptor However it is old and only mentions compatibility up...

I was thinking this: CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K Black Edition, Virgo Quad Core, S FM2, 3.4GHz, 4MB Cache, 100W, Retail Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33, AMD A75, FM2, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, RAID, PCIe 2.0 (x16), D-Sub/DVI-D, Micro ATX Power supply: 500W Silverstone Strider SST-ST50F-ES, 80% Eff'...

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Christmas time Budget Range: £350-£370 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Recording + Editing, Surfing the internet, Youtube, Work Are you buying a monitor: Yes (seperate budget) Do you need to buy OS: Yes (seperate budget) Preferred Website(s)...

Do you even have a GPU? Its likely that your i5 doesnt have Intel HD graphics or your motherboard doesnt have onboard graphics. If you do have a GPU, connect the HDMI to the GPU not the Mobo

Cheap PSUs have terrible efficiency and cannot keep up a constant wattage most of the time, if less electricity reaches your graphics card for example its performance will decrease. Just wait for that Corsair, never buy a PSU that isn't certified ( at least have 80+ bronze ). In short, your...

First off, all pci-e 3.0 cards are backwards compatible. So you can get any gpu you want (within reason). Those upgrades look like the best thing you could do for that system. Seeing as the processor chip is old (AM2) I think you will be able to run all new games at low, maybe medium if your...

The GPU is in the CPU, and its a good one, it can still play the latest games, also couldn't you try and be at least a little more grateful. Saying you want a console is just a death sentence, trust me its a good build and easily upgradable so quit whining.