Hey guys, I am trying to make a new PC for gaming. I am also
trying get the specs that I am going to stat for about 1k~ or more
by abit.
I also need some recomendations of which shop should I go to for
those stuff and if the stuff I want for my PC is good or is there
better recomendations for it.
Intel i5-2500k Processor
Sapphire RAdeon HD 6870 OC
8GB Ram
Basic 24x DVDRW Drive
Hard Drive 500GB
CM Elite 430/431+
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-B3
PSU??
I am not too sure what PSU to get if possible I hope you guys
can recomend me :D!
I also noticed that if I import most of the stuff it is actually
alot cheaper then simlim
so was wondering should I import just to get it cheaper?
Not that I'm going to promote the shop or anything like that.
But I usually do shop for my pc hardware stuff from bizgram @ sim
lim. The price for most items are competitive.
Compare those prices firstly based on your shortlisted items vs
those to-be-imported goods. See whether imported goods with
shipping price are worth the efforts.
What I do most of time when assembling new system, I've
always take a lot of time doing "research" on value for money items
- this could take more than a month. For example, I would compare
all my shortlisted items to those listed by the sim lim vendors
through their price list handouts. Then, I would also do comparison
in terms of value and performance. Those cheaper ones which perform
satisfactorily etc. Usually I ended up with those items not in my
shortlists based on value for money.
From the vendors' price lists, I would go all out looking for
specs comparison via respective products' official website. Some
items do not have their official web sites and these are the ones
that I would try to avoid because of no evidence in terms of
performance etc and thus saves my time.
As for your questions on PSU, I usually download the
motherboard's manual guide from its website in order to determine
the actual recommendation for PSU for that particular motherboard
in terms of wattages for full optimised loading system. Not all
motherboard the same. This is crucial and these days gaming machine
could start with 700w and above in terms of stability. Usually
those with power efficiency of 80% above and awarded with "80Plus
Bronze, Silver or Gold" is strongly recommended. In essence, try to
get those PSU that might save electricity bills, eco-friendly,
quiet, cooling and built-to-last....longer.
Hope this helps. Good luck and all the best with the new system.
