Good gaming pc?

[gartersnake184]

Pc:

LOGISYS Computer PS550ABK 550Watts ATX12V Power Supply With SATA and 20/24 Pin c
i5 3770k 4.40Ghz
Gtx 770 MSI Video Card
8 gb ddr3 (can have max 32gb)
Asus mother board Z87-A with USB 3.0
1 tb hard drive
WINDOWS 8

 

[flaminburger12]

Looks like a pretty strong pc to me.

 

[bignastyid]

Flaminburger, take another look. The motherboard and cpu aren't compatible, the cpu is socket 1155 and the motherboard is 1150. Plus the psu is straight up garbage.

 

[gartersnake184]

Does a power supply matter when your building a pc? Like will the one I'm buying work well?

 

[bignastyid]

For gaming drop the i7 and get an i5. A 4690k and a z97 board would be the best option. The 770 is kinda overpriced the re 290 is priced similarly and is faster. But with the money saved going from a i7 to an i5 bump the gpu up to a gtx 970. Logisys is on the list of PSUs to avoid they are potential system killers. Get a better 550w psu from Seasonic, Antec, or Xfx. You also didn't list the rams speed just size. For gaming get atleast ddr3 1600 with a cas of 9 or less.

 

[bignastyid]

A poor quality psu can damage other components. It's a very important part, but is often overlooked by inexperienced builders. Trust me it's not a lesson you want to learn the hard way, as it can be expesive.

 

[gartersnake184]

I'm on a budget so I need a good psu but cheap. Ideas?

 

[flaminburger12]

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Bronze-Certified-100-B1-0600-KR/dp/B00EON40CS/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1422505255&sr=1-2&keywords=evga+psu

BTW sorry, i thought it said 4770k not 3770k, just misread the name

 

[gartersnake184]

What about this?
Evga 500B 500-watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified Atx12V/Eps12V 500-watt Power Supply 100-B1-0500-Kr

 

[flaminburger12]

If 500w is enough then that should be okay.

 

[bignastyid]

If you go with the Evga get at least the 600w version. The 550w xfx or the 650w Seasonic m12 are on sale for $55 and either is better than the Evga. The psu is not a good area to skimp on. What's your budget for the system and where are you located?

 

[theunliked]

If you go with the Evga get at least the 600w version. The 550w xfx or the 650w Seasonic m12 are on sale for $55 and either is better than the Evga. The psu is not a good area to skimp on. What's your budget for the system and where are you located?

Agreed!