Gaming PC for my Friend. Rate this build please.

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WhDemon

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This is the max he can go, budget wise. He likes to keep his computer for years. Playing games but nothing hardcore here. Source games, Spore, RTS, Skyrim, Fable 1/3 etc. And playing blu-rays, All on a 1920x1080 monitor.

These are parts I found locally, in Canada, with their current price.

GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 @ 99$
Corsair XMS 1.5v 1600mhz 2x2GB @ 14.99$
Intel i5 2500 @ 180$
6770 @ 80$
Case Thermaltake V3 @ 30$
Extra 120mm Fan 10$ (front)
750 Watt TR2 PSU (already included)

Anything I should change ? Thanks !!!
 
- The HD 6770 is a bit weak for 1920x1080 for Skyrim but if he's fine with low to medium settings, he should be fine there.
- Definitely change the PSU: That PSU is a total pice of shit and can barely provide half its rated power. Go for the Corsair CX430 as a replacement.
- Is the Core i5 2400 any cheaper?
 
Danny Bui said:
- The HD 6770 is a bit weak for 1920x1080 for Skyrim but if he's fine with low to medium settings, he should be fine there.
- Definitely change the PSU: That PSU is a total pice of shit and can barely provide half its rated power. Go for the Corsair CX430 as a replacement.
- Is the Core i5 2400 any cheaper?
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- Ok, my other friend got a 5770 and it plays well @ 1080p resolution for most of the game @ med-high settings. 6770 is minor improvement with tessellation/hdmi 4.1a. So it should perform about the same. Im sure its gonna play fine at medium setting tho.

- I know, but Its my old PoS PSU. It will handle this setup tho. It didnt like my 570gtx :p

- The i5 2400 is 200$, the i5 2500 is 40$ off. So its 180$ :p

Let me add, he likes GTA 4. Im pretty sure its gonna play fine on med settings tho. Since it seems it like alot of CPU power.

I was going for the FX build and a better graphics card. But damn, the bulldozer is bad. Since hes gonna keep it for few years, I like to get him a strong base that he could just swap GPU if needed and add a SSD.

Thanks !
 
WhDemon said:
- Ok, my other friend got a 5770 and it plays well @ 1080p resolution for most of the game @ med-high settings. 6770 is minor improvement with tessellation/hdmi 4.1a. So it should perform about the same. Im sure its gonna play fine at medium setting tho.
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Hmm, that doesn't sound right to me as my bro has a HD 5770 and it's only plays well at medium to high at 1680x900.
WhDemon said:
- I know, but Its my old PoS PSU. It will handle this setup tho. It didnt like my 570gtx :p
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Still a piece of shit so I really don't recommend giving your friend that PSU. You did ask "Anything I should change ?". Well that's something you should change.
 
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