[winme05]

I've been collecting money for some time just to build a new PC. I want to get as maximum performance as it is possible at Latvia costs. My budget is about Ls 300, and I'm thinking of NVidia GTX560 or 560SE GPU and AMD-FX 4 core CPU. What other parts (mobo,CD/DVD/BD drives,Audio cards, etc.) would you reccommend?
Here's some links to our local PC part shops, so you can get an idea of what the costs are like: Tera, M79(sorry, no english version) and Baltic Data (again, no english).

Thanx in Advance

[Warlord.]

What are your current PC specs? Post in as much detail as possible.

[winme05]

QUOTE (Warlord. @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 05:35)

What are your current PC specs? Post in as much detail as possible.

CPU: AMD Athlon XP Barton 2400+ @1,83 GHz
Videocard: NVidia GeForce4 MX440 with AGP 8x
RAM: 2x 512 MB DDRRAM
Mobo: Biostar M7NCD
HDD: 80 GB IDE-connection
3,5'' Floppy drive
DVD Reader which I keep forgetting to connect
OS: 32-bit Windows XP SP3

It's a good PC, but I want something more powerful.

[Warlord.]

Here's a setup from Tera:

Case: Coolermaster Elite 250

Case fans: 3x Xilence 120mm

PSU: FSP 350W (this is enough for the HD7770 video card which uses 250W at full load)

Motherboard: AsRock 990FX

CPU: AMD FX 4100 Bulldozer Quad Core

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3 1600

Video card: Gigabyte HD7770 1GB

HDD: Seagate 250GB SATAIII

ODD: Sony 24x SATA DVD writer

Total: 367.86 LVL

That's the best I could do.

[yojo2]

Wouldn't it make more sense to get i3-2120 instead of FX-4100?

[winme05]

367.86 LVL isn't bad, I could get them in a while. Any other reccommendations from anybody?

[winme05]

QUOTE (yojo2 @ Tuesday, Aug 7 2012, 07:19)

Wouldn't it make more sense to get i3-2120 instead of FX-4100?

I prefer AMD CPUs

[yojo2]

Well, if you want the maximum performance FX-4100 is definitely not the right way to go. You would be better off buying Phenom II X4.

[Triple Penetration]

This for 285ls (with 24 month warranty)

CASE MidiTower ATX 500W Black
CPU S1155 INTEL Core i3-2120 3300Mhz/3MB/65W BOX
MB S1155 Giga-Byte iH61 Express (mATX, 2xDDR3, 2xPCI)
RAM 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3-1333
HDD 1TB SATA 6GB/S WD
Optical DVD±RW
VGA nVidia Geforce GT440 1024MB/128Bit DDR3 D-Sub/DVI/HDMI
Options Integrated 1Gb LAN & 6Ch HD Audio
I/O Ports 2xPS/2, 6xUSB, 1xLAN, 1xD-Sub

Asap.lv

And this for 390ls, with same warranty

CASE MiddleTower ATX Black & 650W Power Supply with 120mm FAN
CPU INTEL Core i5-2400 3100Mhz/L2 6Mb Cache/ 95W Box
MB S1155 Intel H61 Express mATX (4xDDR3, 1GB LAN, HD Audio)
RAM 4096MB DDR3-1333 PC10600 (Up to 8GB DDR3 +17Ls)
HDD 1TB WD SATA 6GB/S/32MB 7200rpm
VGA nVidia Geforce GTS 450 DDR3 1024Mb/128Bit 2xDVI/Mini-HDMI
Optical DVD±RW
I/O Ports 2xPS/2, 6xUSB, 1xD-Sub, 1xDVI, 1xHDMI, 1xLAN

Asap.lv

If you live in Riga, it shouldn't be a problem getting to them. They are very kind to the customers - if you want to change the RAM to a bigger one, they'll do it very quickly and probably they will let you have a different graphics card if you ask them. Not so sure, as they may not have any in stock.

They have more PCs in your budget range (290-305ls), but they all had integrated graphics cards, so I didn't list them.

P.S. Their warranty is valid only if you don't open the computer's case.

[yojo2]

Both PCs have weak graphic cards. Also the PSU manufacturer isn't mentioned, so there is 99% possibility that they turn out to be crappy noname ones.

[Triple Penetration]

Which is why I told him that he could ask for a different graphics card.

Plus it's more than a great upgrade from the MX440, anyway.

[finn4life]

QUOTE (Triple Penetration @ Tuesday, Aug 7 2012, 23:19)

Which is why I told him that he could ask for a different graphics card. Plus it's more than a great upgrade from the MX440, anyway.

The point isn't that it's a good update, the point is those builds are sh*ttier than they could be for the equivalent price.

[Triple Penetration]

So, you want FX-4100 and GTX560, but it's a bit over your budget.

http://m79.lv/datori/m79-s5-ultra_11140.html

But if you can't afford it, then go for this one then

http://m79.lv/datori/m79-s4-ultra_9888.html

Which is all same apart from lower price and HD6770.

While the first is better, an i5 or i7 would definitely be better.

[winme05]

Wouldn't it be cheaper if I buy parts and stick 'em together?

[yojo2]

In most cases - yes, it would.