Building a new budget comp

[ashyboy]

Plan to reuse casing & CPU - e8400, have a new 1tb hdd also

Following the guide,

Psu - Fsp raider 550w $89
cd - samsung $25
gfx - palit 650 $155
Ram - ddr3 1600mhz 4gb $40 (I plan to use xp on this)

I suppose left mobo only, any good budget mobos to cater to the e8400?

This system only will be used for playing Dota2 & watch videos, any suggestions to improve or anything is not needed etc

Thanks a lot fellas!

 

[nippp0n]

What is your budget?

E8400 is on LGA 775 platform. Quite difficult to find a brand new Mobo to support this cpu. And if I'm not wrong, it uses DDR2 ram so DDR3 will not be compatible.

7750 is able to play dota 2 at high settings at 1080p and is rather power efficient so you can actually go for FSP Raider 450W @ $68-$78.

 

[ashyboy]

What is your budget?

E8400 is on LGA 775 platform. Quite difficult to find a brand new Mobo to support this cpu. And if I'm not wrong, it uses DDR2 ram so DDR3 will not be compatible.

7750 is able to play dota 2 at high settings at 1080p and is rather power efficient so you can actually go for FSP Raider 450W @ $68-$78.

Thanks for the info bro

So I suppose should go with a new CPU to support ddr3?

I hope to settle everything within $500 but if have to use new CPU to support ddr3 would set aside 600 for ram, CPU, mobo, gfx & Psu

 

[-Sora-]

bro, ur current casing no CD drive?
It is my personal pref but i wouldnt touch anything from Nvidia below 660Ti, so i'd rather u go 7770 which performs better and even comes with free games.
U should go for a new CPU I remember valve games to be quite cpu intensive, at least Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge, I'd recommend u look at 2nd hand items too to keep the costs down.

 

[nippp0n]

Thanks for the info bro

So I suppose should go with a new CPU to support ddr3?

I hope to settle everything within $500 but if have to use new CPU to support ddr3 would set aside 600 for ram, CPU, mobo, gfx & Psu

CPU & Mobo: i5-3450 & Asrock B75M-DGS @ $291
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz value ram 4GB @ $38
GPU: Powercolor 7770 1GB @ $150
PSU: Seasonic S12 520W @ ~$78

Total: $557
Buy from Tradepac.

 

[Maeda_Toshiie]

For Core 2, the memory controller is on the mobo, not on-die. There are mobos that support DDR3 (x2 DDR3 slots, x2 DDR2 slots but cannot be used at the same time), but they usually only support ram running at 1066.

The bigger issue is more of getting a Core 2 mobo that supports PCI-E 2.0. PCI-E 1.0/1.1 will degrade performance slightly and the wattage supplied by the slot may not be enough (75W vs 150W).

 

[slgtr34]

Hi guys!

Its time again to rebuild a new system

I need recommendation for pc setup and monitor.

Dont intend to overclock, need 23 inch, ssd and games I playing marvel heroes and lol want play this two on max setting.

Also I need rollers wheel for the casing to move the big ass casing around pls let me know which casing u recommend which is able to fit roller wheel. Looking at something like cm haf 912 or something similar.

Budget bout 1.5k for pc alone with os.

Thanks in advance )

 

[Cryogenist]

Hi guys!

Its time again to rebuild a new system

I need recommendation for pc setup and monitor.

Dont intend to overclock, need 23 inch, ssd and games I playing marvel heroes and lol want play this two on max setting.

Also I need rollers wheel for the casing to move the big ass casing around pls let me know which casing u recommend which is able to fit roller wheel. Looking at something like cm haf 912 or something similar.

Budget bout 1.5k for pc alone with os.

Thanks in advance )

Lol.. You just hijack someone else's thread...

 

[deepblue_82]

CPU & Mobo: i5-3450 & Asrock B75M-DGS @ $291
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz value ram 4GB @ $38
GPU: Powercolor 7770 1GB @ $150
PSU: Seasonic S12 520W @ ~$78

Total: $557
Buy from Tradepac.

nipppon bro is everywhere on hwz.. haha..

 

[slgtr34]

Oh sorry was using my phone while typing didnt see it ... much apology again

 

[deepblue_82]

would a 2.0 pci card and a 1.0 pci work on a 3.0 mb?
coz i heard.. a 3.0 card cant work on a 2.0 or 1.0 mb...

 

[Cryogenist]

would a 2.0 pci card and a 1.0 pci work on a 3.0 mb?
coz i heard.. a 3.0 card cant work on a 2.0 or 1.0 mb...

Extracted from wiki.

PCIe 2.0 motherboard slots are fully backward compatible with PCIe v1.x cards. PCIe 2.0 cards are also generally backward compatible with PCIe 1.x motherboards, using the available bandwidth of PCI Express 1.1. Overall, graphic cards or motherboards designed for v2.0 will work with the other being v1.1 or v1.0a.


In August 2007, PCI-SIG announced that PCI Express 3.0 would carry a bit rate of 8 gigatransfers per second (GT/s), and that it would be backward compatible with existing PCIe implementations.

I guess they can work.