BOMBCRAZYInc 1 Posted September 1, 2012 proccesor: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz $189.00Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 LGA 1155 Intel H77 $90.99Ram: CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 $60.99Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 2GB $149.99Drive 1: Seagate Barracuda ST3750525AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $69.99drive 2: Seagate Barracuda ST3750525AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $69.99PSU: Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W ATX12V v2.01 $59.99Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition $69.99im doing a build and was think is this good enough? its around 750 so far and the caculator for power supply said 360 so i doubled it, also if i can later when building my dads friend is a tech for a schools and will most likely supply his knowledge and a static bracelet so i dont mess up any parts. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOMBCRAZYInc 1 Posted September 1, 2012 proccesor: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz $189.00Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 LGA 1155 Intel H77 $90.99Ram: CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 $60.99Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 2GB $149.99Drive 1: Seagate Barracuda ST3750525AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $69.99drive 2: Seagate Barracuda ST3750525AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $69.99PSU: Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W ATX12V v2.01 $59.99Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition $69.99im doing a build and was think is this good enough? its around 750 so far and the caculator for power supply said 360 so i doubled it, also if i can later when building my dads friend is a tech for a schools and will most likely supply his knowledge and a static bracelet so i dont mess up any parts. thanks Canadian dollars from newegg.ca. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOMBCRAZYInc 1 Posted September 1, 2012 so if anyone can make a guess on what better please do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dumah 17 Posted September 1, 2012 maybe go with the ivy bridge 3570 or 3570k, but everything you have there will run arma 2 definitely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOMBCRAZYInc 1 Posted September 1, 2012 i was recomended for a budget build to use i5 and not be cheap on graphics card also ive heard alot of people use and say good stuff about geforce gta550 ti Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyzahh 127 Posted September 1, 2012 No idea why you're using two HDD's that equate to <2TB when you can get a 2TB drive for less.http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834 = 2TB 119.99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOMBCRAZYInc 1 Posted September 1, 2012 No idea why you're using two HDD's that equate to <2TB when you can get a 2TB drive for less.http://www.newegg.ca...N82E16822148834 = 2TB 119.99For frapsing. cause i heard from tons of people it helps stop some lag when recording to another drive and also i need another drive for videos and pictures and what other stuff i use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOMBCRAZYInc 1 Posted September 1, 2012 please help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulr23@hotmail.co.uk 0 Posted September 2, 2012 Just run your dayz on a virtual drive using (Ramdisk), Then with your fraps'ing do that on ur normal drive, and just get the 2tb for cheaper... Much simpler.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angryofficer 89 Posted September 2, 2012 Easily. Might wanna get a 2500k, people seem to say those are great, and that k's can be overclocked a lot. It's like 20 bucks more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DazTroyer 227 Posted September 2, 2012 maybe go with the ivy bridge 3570 or 3570k, but everything you have there will run arma 2 definitelyIf you wanna overclock then go for the K prefix. If you don't the 3450 Ivybridge is cheaper and works just as well. Other than that what you have there is more than capable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JarethJams 87 Posted September 2, 2012 I'm currently using the gtx 550 TI and I keep getting driver errors and crashes here and there. It's an awesome card but idk if it has to do with voltage, heat, or suck ass drivers, but a lot of people are having the driver problems with the earlier 5 series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighPiez 59 Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) So i think I'm pretty good with PC hardware and what not, I'll give some tips on your build :)That CPU is really good, stick with it unless you want to overclock. If you want to overclock you are gonna have to get a K series intel CPU such as the i5 2550k, etc. The hard drives are good as well, don't listen to the other guy about getting a single 2tb since with 2 1tb you can run a RAID and get more throughput. For the RAM i would much rather get Value ram since gaming ram doesn't add much performance at all for the extra cost and is only recommended to get if you are overclocking or using programs that like a lot of ram.The important part, the GPU. Personally i think the gtx 550 is a POS for the price. Would much rather try and get either a 6850 / 7770 or better from ATI and from Nvidia a gtx 560 ti. The 6*** series cards from ATI can be bought 2nd hand for very cheap these days since the 7**** series has been out a while, could try and find a sick deal on a 6950.Everything else is fine tbh. Case is personally preference and I'm not to good with motherboards, suppose you could look for some cheap Gen3 mobo from Asrock or something.EDIT: good place to compare GPU's if you want, since a GPU is the most important part of a build for game: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/536 Edited September 2, 2012 by HighPiez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
