Is this a good budget system

[skitz9417]

3 2120
asrock h77-pro4-mvp motherboard i have tht motherboard
gtx 660 or hd 7850 2gb
and cooler master hyper tx3 evo
and im on a tight budget
and i have a 1280x1024 screen
is this any good

 

[Razorcreed]

Its a pretty good system, jut don't go for AMD graphics cards that's a big no no lol. Nvidia cards are supperior in all ways.

 

[killerhurtalot]

That's fine. and you don't need a 3rd party cpu cooler (since you can't overclock the cpu on that motherboard)

and you can throw that money towards a better gpu (you can probably get a 7870 ghz edition).

And AMD right now is usually better price/performance than Nvidia. their drivers are no longer shitty lol.

 

[skitz9417]

well i have tht cpu cooler and may i ask how long will this system last

 

[joe_newbuilder]

If you are on a tight budget consider that your video card is far more than you would need for your monitor resolution.

A 7770 or a 560Ti would still be overkill. Do you need ram and a HD?

3 2120
asrock h77-pro4-mvp motherboard i have tht motherboard
gtx 660 or hd 7850 2gb
and cooler master hyper tx3 evo
and im on a tight budget
and i have a 1280x1024 screen
is this any good

 

[skitz9417]

no i allready have a 320gb and 4gb ddr3 1333 ram

 

[killerhurtalot]

If you are on a tight budget consider that your video card is far more than you would need for your monitor resolution.

A 7770 or a 560Ti would still be overkill. Do you need ram and a HD?

he might as well get it.... it would make his computer at least futureproof and upgradable later on (he would just upgrade to a quad core later)

 

[envy14tpe]

Skip cooler master tx3 evo. You're not overclocking so you don't need it.

Get the 660. You might want to up your i3 to a little better one though. Everything else should perform great.

 

[skitz9417]

Skip cooler master tx3 evo. You're not overclocking so you don't need it.

Get the 660. You might want to up your i3 to a little better one though. Everything else should perform great.

to what

 

[killerhurtalot]

to what

don't bother (unless you got like a extra $70)

the i3 would run games fine at your resolution.

next step up would be a i5 3550.

 

[skitz9417]

or should a go for a fx 4300

 

[killerhurtalot]

or should a go for a fx 4300

Your motherboard doesn't support it. you'll need a new motherboard if you go with a fx 4300.

but gaming wise, the i3 will be better (on most games)

 

[Guest]

or should a go for a fx 4300

why would you take a step backwards?

 

[skitz9417]

i though the fx 4300 trades blows with the i3s

 

[Guest]

i though the fx 4300 trades blows with the i3s

not with a card higher than an entry level gpu (above a 7770); once you get a bigger card the i3 pulls away.

 

[skitz9417]

so with my res will the hd 7850 be ok and will be ok in these games gta4,battlefiled 3
l4d2 sleeping dogs

 

[skitz9417]

so a hd 7770 be ok for 1280x1024

 

[Guest]

yes. unless you want high details in every/any game while getting 60+ fps.

 

[envy14tpe]

to what

To ivy bridge. i3-3220. Only $5 more. More efficient and slightly faster.

Also 7850 would be fine for gaming, just don't expect Ultra or High settings for all games at your 1024p.

 

[skitz9417]

nah i dont use much of the eye candy and i all ready have the i3 2120

 

[milkshakez7z]

if you don't already own the mobo you can get the fx 6300 and a decent $60 mobo.

 

[skitz9417]

i do own it with an i3 2120

 

[Guest]

going back to your OP

3 2120
asrock h77-pro4-mvp motherboard i have tht motherboard
gtx 660 or hd 7850 2gb
and cooler master hyper tx3 evo
and im on a tight budget
and i have a 1280x1024 screen
is this any good

if you can get the 660 that would be great for gaming on a larger (1080) screen when/if you upgrade. but the 7850 would be enough for what you have now (1024).
just get some 1600 ram you you will be good to go . . . well, what PSU are you using?

 

[skitz9417]

600w psu

 

[Guest]

well, i'll spare you the "quality" PSU speech.

you're set as far as power; no graphics card with an i3 will need more power than that.