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Old 04-26-2012, 10:44 AM   #1
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Talking Will it run?

Hello all! I'm on a tight budget and so I've been doing research on building your own computer for gaming, and been looking at this recommended budget gaming desktop and would like to know will it be able to run Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic(This should run fine), Garrys Mod, Minecraft, Counter Strike, Counter Strike Source, Magicka, GTA VC, SA, and GTA 5 hopefully.
Specs:
Mobo: ASUS M5A97 AMD9 Series
CPU: AMD PHENOM II X4 965 Black Edition
RAM: Patriot 4GB DDR3 (1333 Mhz)
Video Card: EVGA Geforce GTX 550 Ti superclocked (1GB)
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB
Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc 24x DVDRW drive
Case: Coolmaster RC-430-KWN1 ELITE 430
Power Supply: Cool Master Elie Series 460 Watts
Total: $548 USD
Please take the time to tell me if I will experience any lag with this build. I play tf2 mostly and will be getting into Garrys Mod and CS: S I hope I don't have to do this to tf2 will I? D:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwJSjntbcpU
I've been getting the info off here,
http://www.build-gaming-computers.co...-computer.html
Or should I get the Mid range one? If the budget will run them fine, I rather get that one. Not sure still if I should wait for the mid range, should I? Thanks for your time
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Old 04-26-2012, 11:18 AM   #2
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The CPU is fine, but I think the video card should be upgraded to the 560 class.
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Old 04-27-2012, 01:37 AM   #3
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The CPU is fine, but I think the video card should be upgraded to the 560 class.
Agreed
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Old 04-27-2012, 02:06 AM   #4
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I'm surprised nobody has noticed this...
The Cooler Master Elite 460W isn't that great of a power supply - its even at the bottom-of-the-barrel for CM's line of power supplies.

Max output of 327W on the two combined 18A +12v rails.
327W / 12V = 27A
27A / 2 rails = 13.5A

Could be pushing it a bit with the 125W TDP processor and 116W GTX 550Ti. Getting a GTX 560 SE would bring that power usage up a bit more. You also don't want to constantly run your PSU at/near 100% load.

Edit: Review on this power supply

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...-Review/1005/1

"Another example of false advertisement is the manufacturer listing over current protection (OCP) as a feature available on this power supply: inside the unit the space labeled “OCP control board” is empty.

This unit can’t deliver its labeled power – like Elite Power 400 W, it can only deliver up to 420 W. To make things worse, this unit is sold for USD 10 more than Elite Power 400 W – an extra 33% profit for Cooler Master for counterfeiting their own power supplies. "

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Old 04-27-2012, 02:18 AM   #5
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I'm surprised nobody has noticed this...
The Cooler Master Elite 460W isn't that great of a power supply - its even at the bottom-of-the-barrel for CM's line of power supplies.

Max output of 327W on the two combined 18A +12v rails.
327W / 12V = 27A
27A / 2 rails = 13.5A

Could be pushing it a bit with the 125W TDP processor and 116W GTX 550Ti. Getting a GTX 560 SE would bring that power usage up a bit more. You also don't want to constantly run your PSU at/near 100% load.
You're right Rascal.
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Old 04-27-2012, 05:56 AM   #6
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yeah my eye cached on his PSU as well. i would start by getting a stronger one. 600W or higher should give it more headroom.
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Old 04-26-2012, 01:31 PM   #7
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I ment to post this in the Rate my computer thread sorry, thanks for the answer! May I ask why I should I upgrade the part what will the difference be?
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Old 04-26-2012, 06:10 PM   #8
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I ment to post this in the Rate my computer thread sorry, thanks for the answer! May I ask why I should I upgrade the part what will the difference be?
I moved your post from the rate my computer thread because you were asking questions about your computer. I would get a GTX 560Ti instead of the 550.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/541?vs=547

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Old 04-26-2012, 06:29 PM   #9
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The GTX 560 Ti is a bit pricey; the cheapest being around $210 compared to the $120 GTX 550 Ti. You may want to consider the GTX 560 SE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130770

The few reviews out there about this shows decent performance only for $130.
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Old 04-26-2012, 01:40 PM   #10
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You can run almost all the games you mentioned with that setup but, i dont think you will run GTA 5.
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Old 04-26-2012, 05:32 PM   #11
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You can run almost all the games you mentioned with that setup but, i dont think you will run GTA 5.
I think he'll run the game just fine, may not max the game but surly will be able to run.
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Old 04-26-2012, 05:54 PM   #12
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A GTX 550 TI is a fine card, but don't expect to max the more demanding of games. GTA IV is notorious for running poorly on even mid-range hardware.
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Old 04-27-2012, 04:52 PM   #13
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I have that exact PSU its awesome no issues whatsoever
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Old 04-28-2012, 04:28 PM   #14
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Thanks for your replies. I have ordered everything except the video card and processor. Processor I'm sure about, but the video card. Can someone explain what difference will there be from the 560 and 550. If there is a difference between anything else besides lag I do not care, just want the game to run with a normal frame rate with the games I listed, I dont plan on playing other games, without gta 5 I can live with ;D
How about this one?
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Supercloc...srch_res_rtr_1
People say its great, tf2 runs with 150 fps reported from one review

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Old 04-28-2012, 06:17 PM   #15
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I just bought a leadtek 550 ti 2gb *along with a new PC* and it's running all those games as well as gta EFLC on max with no issues

I'd suggest getting a better PSU though, it's holding the PC together, if it goes, the whole thing goes :/
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