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Hai people!

i need this advice on what to buy for my new pc.
hwat i have

core i5-750
geforce 250 GTS
4 GB DDR3 ram
600 GB 7200 HDD
20" 5:4 Screen 2ms

i want/need something better in a budget of 800? and no OS, keyborad and that shit in it.
just PC and monitor.

this is what im looking at but it exceeds my limit if i buy a screen too soo
Sestavi.si RA
(its in slovenian but components are in english - price 800?)

Thank you the great community

Seems good for your budget and the link provided, However could you not stretch and get the ATi HD 6870 ?

Looking good so far, although I'd get 750W PSU but they don't list that anyways.

Obviously HD6870 would be rather welcome (or 560Ti) but new cards are coming very soon so you can always swap laters..

well i think i could take the 6870 but could you reccomend a monitor that wouldnt really kill my wallet as i cant afford much more than 170€ then?

Beee8190 wrote:Looking good so far, although I'd get 750W PSU but they don't list that anyways.

Obviously HD6870 would be rather welcome (or 560Ti) but new cards are coming very soon so you can always swap laters..

The 560 is alot more over his budget and he still needs a monitor. The 6870 shouldnt be to much hassle

Doc.Pock wrote:well i think i could take the 6870 but could you reccomend a monitor that wouldnt really kill my wallet as i cant afford much more than 170? then?

I recommend Samsung everytime, people may think otherwise but heres one within your budget... Samsung SyncMaster S24A350H 24 inch Widescreen LED monitor

cool. thnx mike. ill look about to see prices in my country and prolly take it

Personally I think you're wasting your money upgrading from an i5 750 to an i5 2500(k)... the current CPU is perfectly fine and overclockable (assuming your motherboard is up to the task). If it were me in your situation, I would simply spend the 800 on the following:

188,12 ? - A nice 23" samsung monitor

15/30 ? - Another 2-4 GB of DDR3 ram

500 - 550 for either a GTX580 (cheaper) or a slightly higher performance HD7970 (more exp)

OR you can spend less and get something like a GTX560Ti/HD6950 for less than 250 ? and buy yourself a SSD which will improve your general computer performance (but not gaming FPS) considerably.

Cheaper SSD
More expensive SSD


The above will result in overall a better computer, including screen, for a lower price, than what you linked above.

Only just realised that you posted your current pc specs.

- I have to agree with Psyrus. Your CPU is fine, Upgrading from a i7 950 to a i7 2500(k) is pointless IMO. (save 200)
- Also the monitor he posted is practically the same as I posted but go with his one because its from the link you provided and its from your country. (unless you want a 24")
- The current HDD you have aswell is fine unless you need more than 600GB ?
- If your going to get a SDD I recommend getting one atleast 120GB minimum.
- As of your memory, keep the 4GB you have already and buy 4GB more. But make sure its the exact same.

With all the money you have saved buy yourself a top end video card, which in my eyes is the best part in a pc
Also what is your current power supply?

Psyrus wrote:Personally I think you're wasting your money upgrading from an i5 750 to an i5 2500(k)... the current CPU is perfectly fine and overclockable (assuming your motherboard is up to the task). If it were me in your situation, I would simply spend the 800 on the following:

188,12 ? - A nice 23" samsung monitor

15/30 ? - Another 2-4 GB of DDR3 ram

500 - 550 for either a GTX580 (cheaper) or a slightly higher performance HD7970 (more exp)

OR you can spend less and get something like a GTX560Ti/HD6950 for less than 250 ? and buy yourself a SSD which will improve your general computer performance (but not gaming FPS) considerably.

Cheaper SSD
More expensive SSD


The above will result in overall a better computer, including screen, for a lower price, than what you linked above.

Mad-Mike wrote:Only just realised that you posted your current pc specs.

- I have to agree with Psyrus. Your CPU is fine, Upgrading from a i7 950 to a i7 2500(k) is pointless IMO. (save 200)
- Also the monitor he posted is practically the same as I posted but go with his one because its from the link you provided and its from your country. (unless you want a 24")
- The current HDD you have aswell is fine unless you need more than 600GB ?
- If your going to get a SDD I recommend getting one atleast 120GB minimum.
- As of your memory, keep the 4GB you have already and buy 4GB more. But make sure its the exact same.

With all the money you have saved buy yourself a top end video card, which in my eyes is the best part in a pc
Also what is your current power supply?

i know your piont and will not do it but the catch is i bought this some 2 years ago and now my bro wants his own PC so im kinda selling it to him and mom is buying me a new one
thats why im asking. otherwise id OFC upgrade and OC this one lol
but thnx anyway

ahhh right ok fair enough.

Stick with your original post then but try get the HD 6870 and get this monitor.

i will thnx madmike and psyrus luv u guys

Not a problem mate

Doc.Pock wrote:i will thnx madmike and psyrus luv u guys

Hey just a point to note, don't get that 1TB EARX drive, its a green drive which means it's sustained write and access times are going to be fairly lower than a regular performance 7200rpm drive.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd- ... 554-7.html [EARS but EARX is just the newer version afaik]

Either get the samsung F3 or the 500GB AAKS drive, both of which have decent performance.

Ok cool psyrus thnx. Im plaaning on geting a ssd when i get money later

ur CPU, RAM, Screen and Harddrive are allright, boy, just replace ur 250 by a GTX 570 or so (1280 MB RAM!)

Daniel wrote:ur CPU, RAM, Screen and Harddrive are allright, boy, just replace ur 250 by a GTX 570 or so (1280 MB RAM!)

Doc.Pock wrote:i know your piont and will not do it but the catch is i bought this some 2 years ago and now my bro wants his own PC so im kinda selling it to him and mom is buying me a new one
thats why im asking. otherwise id OFC upgrade and OC this one lol
but thnx anyway

Didnt read all of the thread I guess

Still ur bro then needs a GTX 570 ^^

Not to play cod an it and facebook

Then make im play PR

he is 11. u dont want that

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