2014-04-20, 01:43 PM
CrimsonJohnny Wrote:Okay, just have a few questions regarding some of those items...
- If I choose that cheaper motherboard, what exactly am I losing performance wise over the original one? (I don't overclock)
- Is the video card in builds 1-3 equivalent/better to the one from the original list? I also see you downgraded the power supply. Was the one from the list not necessary, or is the second one just better for the price?
I'm leaning towards build 2; just making sure I understand the differences between the hardware choices.
1-3 has the same gpus(r9 265 is a rebranded HD 7850) which is the same as the original list.
PSU overall is a downgrade, but that was due to attempt to fit into budget limit. feel free to upgrade if you think it may be necessary(the original list asks for a psu thats slightly old and on low stock, so it has bad prices atm at places)
essentially:
1. the sites build with lower quality psu(this psu will be the starting point throughout)
2. lower quality mobo in favor of faster CPU. most user friendly as it has little upgrade room, and doesnt overclock, so its trying to pump out as much perf/$ as it can by cutting upgradability. packed in a lower quality case for budget contraint(used from this point on)
3. lower quality mobo in favor of SSD, for increased system speed
4. lower quality mobo in favor of having the best FPS by dumping it into GPU
feel free to say if you want a better quality case/mobo/psu/monitor/gpu. I could probably throw in some time limited recommendations(dependant on how long a sale last basically). good psus go on sale commonly.