I'm going to cannabilize my 4 yr old gaming rig to build a new one and I'd like to salvage what I can for now to save $ -- trying to stay around or under $600 (can go to $700 if necessary). Used primarily for games like GW2 and Planetside 2 plus streaming movies. I'm not too concerned about the case or optical drives but need advice on re-using psu and hdd.
The psu is a Cooler Master 850W unit -- RS-850-emba that is 80+ certified.
The HDD is a 320GB Western Digital.
I've had no problems with either and I'll be upgrading the HDD later this year if I don't do it now with the new build.
Any problems re-using those two items?
I'm thinking about the following build -- feedback welcome
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core ($189.99 microcenter)
Motherboard ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 ($84.99 Amazon)
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 ($40.93 NCIX US)
Video Card Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB ($194.99 Newegg)
http://pcpartpicker.com/b/zoZ
Also, if I'm not currently planning on over-clocking then I think the stock cpu fan should be fine -- is that right?
Thanks for your input
The psu is a Cooler Master 850W unit -- RS-850-emba that is 80+ certified.
The HDD is a 320GB Western Digital.
I've had no problems with either and I'll be upgrading the HDD later this year if I don't do it now with the new build.
Any problems re-using those two items?
I'm thinking about the following build -- feedback welcome
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core ($189.99 microcenter)
Motherboard ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 ($84.99 Amazon)
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 ($40.93 NCIX US)
Video Card Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB ($194.99 Newegg)
http://pcpartpicker.com/b/zoZ
Also, if I'm not currently planning on over-clocking then I think the stock cpu fan should be fine -- is that right?
Thanks for your input