Zire Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I'm looking for a new pc and I found this build for $699. Do you think it would play everything out currently without problems? Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor (4x 3.30GHz/6MB L3 Cache) Memory8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 1GB Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V LX -- Lucid Virtu Technology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnl Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I don't think the video card is powerful enough for the new games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zire Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 I don't think the video card is powerful enough for the new games. what would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ aka GDR DJ Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 My reference is: go more to a better videocard !!! . For a low budget PC is my option a AMD Cpu with a good Videocard just my view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zire Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Ok I remade the build with AMD and this is what I came up with for $719. AMD FX-4100 CPU (4x 3.60GHz/4MB L2 Cache) 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module AMD Radeon HD 7750 - 1GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnl Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 hard to say, without knowing how much you're willing to spend on a video card My reference is: go more to a better videocard !!! . For a low budget PC is my option a AMD Cpu with a good Videocard just my view Yea exactly, cause AMD is still good for gaming and cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zire Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 I want to keep my total below $800 for the whole rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnl Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Then buy a $150 video card. One that is 2GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulsaGeoff Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I'd get a 560GTX. Core speed is generally more important than the memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elf Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Read read read... for some cpu and benchmark go here...http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/ They have cpu benchmark too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excedo Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Take the GTX560, got it to, you will have a awesome rig, to play the latest game on high-ultra graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aptainorgan Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanaraud Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 nVidia 560gtx is a good choise, but as much Im for supporting AMD I´d go with i3-2100(LGA 1155) CPU. Later you could switch it (if its still available by then) for some i5 (LGA1155) or Sandy Bridge i7 or even for upcoming Ivy Bridge CPU. Even some I7 would do for a long time as it beats any of current AMDs. Also HD7800 series are out, worth to check out. Does anyone have 560, it seems it pushes air out not to the sides like AMDs do? So on choosing the case I´d start from graphics airflow. If graphics pushes air out only from back ordinary case taking air in from front and pushing out from back would suffice. But if graphics card is pushing air out from both sides then with mentioned case type it would blow hot air inside the case on HDs and back to graphics intake vent. So a case which takes air in from bottom and blows out from both side and up would be better or there are more case variations. Which I sadly noticed later. Also notice the length of graphics cards. Check if hard drive even fits in case after you´ve installed graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Video card is rather small, you need a better one to play the games: 2010-2011-2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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