Smart components for a gaming desktop?

[lothar546]

Hi, I'm going to buy a gaming desktop. because of my budget I have limited price for the components. I set this up, any tips for better components or tips? my budget is 680 max. I'd like to play battlefield 3 and arma 3.

CPU : Intel Core i5-3470: 170

Mobo : Gigabyte h87m-hd3,s1150: 80

HDD : Seagate 1TB HDD Desktop : € 60

RAM : Corsair Value Select DDR3 : € 60

DVD : Samsung DVR DL 24X, SATA : € 15

Cabinet : Fractal Design Core 1000 : € 31

Graphics Card : MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr: 170

PSU : Corsair CX600 : € 65

CPU Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO : € 25

 

[J_E_D_70]

Need a h77 mobo with that cpu or get the 4xxx version of the 3470 (u have socket mismatch).

Get two sticks of ram (cant tell if u are looking at 1 or 2).

Not sure I'd spend money on a cooler for a cpu that can't overclock. The one that comes with cpu is good enough.

Can you get the 760 instead?

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

get this built which is much better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€191.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (€80.46 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: GeIL EVO Leggara Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€49.90 @ Caseking)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (€176.77 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (€42.33 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (€54.90 @ Caseking)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (€15.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €665.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-10 19:57 CEST+0200)

 

[lothar546]

get this built which is much better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€191.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (€80.46 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: GeIL EVO Leggara Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€49.90 @ Caseking)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.48 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (€176.77 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (€42.33 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (€54.90 @ Caseking)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (€15.70 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €665.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-10 19:57 CEST+0200)

Thank you, will this also be a good set for future games like mirrors edge 2 and other graphic demanding games?

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

yes it surely will


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