Hey guys I know there's a ton of threads on this so I just want a quick thumbs up or advice on how to squeeze more performance on a budget ~$600. I am in US, and using microcenter brick and mortar. plan on building in next week or so.
I do mostly gaming (dota team fortress 2 etc.) and want something that can handle these plus running new games decently.
I live near microcenter so my part choices are based on what they offer:
Intel Core i3 3225 3.3GHz LGA 1155 Boxed Processor: $120
ASRock Z77 Pro3 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard: $45
Logisys Mid Tower ATX Computer Case with 480 Watt: $36
Corsair Vengeance Series 4GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800) $35 (i dont need a ton of ram)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.0G: $67
Sapphire Technology 11200-16-20G AMD Radeon HD 7850: $185
Lite-ON 24X SATA DVD Burner - OEM $18
total: $506.93
I need advice for the videocard. is the 7850 too much for my needs? what else should I look into?
thanks
I do mostly gaming (dota team fortress 2 etc.) and want something that can handle these plus running new games decently.
I live near microcenter so my part choices are based on what they offer:
Intel Core i3 3225 3.3GHz LGA 1155 Boxed Processor: $120
ASRock Z77 Pro3 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard: $45
Logisys Mid Tower ATX Computer Case with 480 Watt: $36
Corsair Vengeance Series 4GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800) $35 (i dont need a ton of ram)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3.0G: $67
Sapphire Technology 11200-16-20G AMD Radeon HD 7850: $185
Lite-ON 24X SATA DVD Burner - OEM $18
total: $506.93
I need advice for the videocard. is the 7850 too much for my needs? what else should I look into?
thanks
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