i3 3220 $120
Corsair Builder Series CX 430 $40
GA-B75M-D3V $60
Corsair Vengeance blue $45
For a total of $265 out of my 280 budget.
Last questions:
Is the cx430 psu enough for this system? I won't overclock this pc at all(maybe the 650ti a bit) or upgrade any of it's components.
Is getting...
After couple of weeks of research, long hours of watching youtube videos, reviews & forums I've decided to build my own budget($450-500) gaming PC.
The specs will be:
CPU: i3 3220
MOBO:Gigabyte DDR3 1600 GA-B75M-HD3
GPU: Galaxy GTX 650 Ti
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 8Gb 1600 DDR3
PSU: Cooler...
I'll purchase a Gigabyte GA-B75M-HD3 motherboard for my i3 3220 but I don't have the extra money atm to buy new Ram, so can I use some old 800Mhz 2gb DDR3 ram sticks(2x) on this motherboard even if the specification says it supports 1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules...
I'll use the ivy bridge i3-3220 cpu, Galaxy GTX 650Ti gpu, 4gbs ddr3 ram, 500w psu & 500gb barracuda hdd.
The msi board is about 60 bucks while the gigabyte is around 70ish dollars, I don't need additional ram slots, pci-e slots or any extra usb 3.0/sata3.0 so both will work fine for me.
The...