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5/28/12 at 6:25pm

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Helping my friend upgrade his computer, he currently has a asus prebuilt computer with the following. Hes just looking to max out games like league of legends, highish graphics on diablo

mid atx case

500gb sata hdd

e5500 at 2.8 ghz

no graphics card

stock mobo so you can't overclock (has pci 2.0 x16 slot)

300 watt powersupply

so graphics card for sure, power supply to be 500watt for a little bit of upgrade room, then i was thinking another motherboard so i can overclock the cpu, i have a cooler already.

these are what i was thinking for new stuff, used stuff i'm a little skeptical but if it has warranty its fine, i know this market place is good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127571

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027&Tpk=corsair%20500

what else motherboard can i use

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570k	Biostar TZ77EX3	Gigabyte 7870	G. Skill Ripjaws 12GB 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120gb	Western Digital 500gb	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7
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ViewSonic VA2231WM	ROCCAT Isku	BFG Tech 650watt	Logisys Optimus
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Mionix NAOS 5000
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Intel i5 3570k	Biostar TZ77EX3	Gigabyte 7870	G. Skill Ripjaws 12GB 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120gb	Western Digital 500gb	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7
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5/28/12 at 6:30pm

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you have the right idea :

: I really don't feel like scouring the webz for 775 gear..maybe even a Q cpu...That's a lot to pack into $200 though
Videocard n motherboard.Check the marketplace here..and e-bay=best bet

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Sempron 145 powah! er..or..Thuban with 4 coars ;)	Crosshair 4	GT 240	Samsung @ 7-8-8-20
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OCZ Agility2 40GB	Lite-On	Rasa Waterblock + Bong	Samsung 2 ms
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dell	Thermaltake Tr2-800	Elite 330	cheap
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2500K Gimped @ stock	Gigabyte H61-DS2	XFX 5870 800/1250	The Samsung RAM (Awesomeness)
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Crucial m4 64	Sunbeamtech Core-Contact 92 attached via zip-ties.	Varies	Samsung 2ms
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OCZ Agility2 40GB	Lite-On	Rasa Waterblock + Bong	Samsung 2 ms
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
dell	Thermaltake Tr2-800	Elite 330	cheap
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Newegg box flap	onboard
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2500K Gimped @ stock	Gigabyte H61-DS2	XFX 5870 800/1250	The Samsung RAM (Awesomeness)
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Crucial m4 64	Sunbeamtech Core-Contact 92 attached via zip-ties.	Varies	Samsung 2ms
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5/28/12 at 6:52pm

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anyone else have any suggestions

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Intel i5 3570k	Biostar TZ77EX3	Gigabyte 7870	G. Skill Ripjaws 12GB 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120gb	Western Digital 500gb	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7
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ViewSonic VA2231WM	ROCCAT Isku	BFG Tech 650watt	Logisys Optimus
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Mionix NAOS 5000
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Intel i5 3570k	Biostar TZ77EX3	Gigabyte 7870	G. Skill Ripjaws 12GB 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120gb	Western Digital 500gb	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7
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5/28/12 at 6:57pm

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How much ram does he have? This will be perfect fit for his processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161403
Don't really need a new PSU with that card

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Intel I5 750 4.0GHz Turbo On	Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3	HIS HD7950 3GB IceQ Boost	G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD	Seagate 1TB 7200.12	DVD-RW	Prolimatech Megahalems
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Professional x64	Acer S230HLAbii	Acer P215H	Logitech G15 Rev 2
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Corsair CX 500 V2	Xigmatek Asgard II	Logitech M500	Harmon Kardon HK395
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Intel G620	MSI H67MS-E33	Sapphire 4650 512mb	Pareema 4GB
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Western Digital Blue 500GB	Western Digital Green 1.5TB	Sata DVD RW	CoolerMaster Hyper 101
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Vista Ultimate x64	Samsung 20in LED	Micrsoft Digital Media 3000	Cooler Master 500 watt
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD	Seagate 1TB 7200.12	DVD-RW	Prolimatech Megahalems
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Professional x64	Acer S230HLAbii	Acer P215H	Logitech G15 Rev 2
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Corsair CX 500 V2	Xigmatek Asgard II	Logitech M500	Harmon Kardon HK395
Other
TV Wonder 650
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Intel G620	MSI H67MS-E33	Sapphire 4650 512mb	Pareema 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Western Digital Blue 500GB	Western Digital Green 1.5TB	Sata DVD RW	CoolerMaster Hyper 101
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Vista Ultimate x64	Samsung 20in LED	Micrsoft Digital Media 3000	Cooler Master 500 watt
Case	Mouse
Antec Super LanBoy Custom paint.	Logitech MX518
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD C-50 1GHz APU	AMD A40/A50 Series FCH	HD 6250	3GB DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Crucial M4	DVD Multidrive	Windows 7 Home Premium x64	15.6in WXGA LCD
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5/28/12 at 6:57pm

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graphics. since amds high end graphics at the time was the 4870x2, witch is like a cfx 6770s, maybe a 6850 or 7770 would do the trick for this.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II X4 B55	Biostar A880GZ	AMD Radeon HD 4250 iGPU	8GB (2x4GB) Patriot Sector 5 DDR3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (ST1000DM003)	Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB	Seagate External 1TB	LG DVD Burner
OS	OS	OS	Power
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 'Squeeze' 64-bit	Arch Linux 64-bit	FreeBSD 9.0 64-bit	LPS Ultra 550 watt
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AMD Phenom II X4 B55	Biostar A880GZ	AMD Radeon HD 4250 iGPU	8GB (2x4GB) Patriot Sector 5 DDR3
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (ST1000DM003)	Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB	Seagate External 1TB	LG DVD Burner
OS	OS	OS	Power
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 'Squeeze' 64-bit	Arch Linux 64-bit	FreeBSD 9.0 64-bit	LPS Ultra 550 watt
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5/28/12 at 6:58pm

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he has 4(2x2) gigs of ram, and when i pull up cpu z it says 400mhz. do i even have to change the mobo? how about just change the psu and the graphics card

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570k	Biostar TZ77EX3	Gigabyte 7870	G. Skill Ripjaws 12GB 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120gb	Western Digital 500gb	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7
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Intel i5 3570k	Biostar TZ77EX3	Gigabyte 7870	G. Skill Ripjaws 12GB 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120gb	Western Digital 500gb	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7
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5/28/12 at 7:00pm

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The 300watt is plenty for a 7750 and the e5500.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel I5 750 4.0GHz Turbo On	Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3	HIS HD7950 3GB IceQ Boost	G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD	Seagate 1TB 7200.12	DVD-RW	Prolimatech Megahalems
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Professional x64	Acer S230HLAbii	Acer P215H	Logitech G15 Rev 2
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Corsair CX 500 V2	Xigmatek Asgard II	Logitech M500	Harmon Kardon HK395
Other
TV Wonder 650
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel G620	MSI H67MS-E33	Sapphire 4650 512mb	Pareema 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Western Digital Blue 500GB	Western Digital Green 1.5TB	Sata DVD RW	CoolerMaster Hyper 101
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Vista Ultimate x64	Samsung 20in LED	Micrsoft Digital Media 3000	Cooler Master 500 watt
Case	Mouse
Antec Super LanBoy Custom paint.	Logitech MX518
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD C-50 1GHz APU	AMD A40/A50 Series FCH	HD 6250	3GB DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Crucial M4	DVD Multidrive	Windows 7 Home Premium x64	15.6in WXGA LCD
Case	Mouse
Toshiba	Logitech M125
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel I5 750 4.0GHz Turbo On	Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3	HIS HD7950 3GB IceQ Boost	G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD	Seagate 1TB 7200.12	DVD-RW	Prolimatech Megahalems
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Professional x64	Acer S230HLAbii	Acer P215H	Logitech G15 Rev 2
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Corsair CX 500 V2	Xigmatek Asgard II	Logitech M500	Harmon Kardon HK395
Other
TV Wonder 650
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel G620	MSI H67MS-E33	Sapphire 4650 512mb	Pareema 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Western Digital Blue 500GB	Western Digital Green 1.5TB	Sata DVD RW	CoolerMaster Hyper 101
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Vista Ultimate x64	Samsung 20in LED	Micrsoft Digital Media 3000	Cooler Master 500 watt
Case	Mouse
Antec Super LanBoy Custom paint.	Logitech MX518
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD C-50 1GHz APU	AMD A40/A50 Series FCH	HD 6250	3GB DDR3
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Crucial M4	DVD Multidrive	Windows 7 Home Premium x64	15.6in WXGA LCD
Case	Mouse
Toshiba	Logitech M125
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5/28/12 at 7:02pm

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i want to upgrade the psu for sure just for future upgrades, like a minimum 500 watt

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570k	Biostar TZ77EX3	Gigabyte 7870	G. Skill Ripjaws 12GB 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120gb	Western Digital 500gb	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ViewSonic VA2231WM	ROCCAT Isku	BFG Tech 650watt	Logisys Optimus
Mouse
Mionix NAOS 5000
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570k	Biostar TZ77EX3	Gigabyte 7870	G. Skill Ripjaws 12GB 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120gb	Western Digital 500gb	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ViewSonic VA2231WM	ROCCAT Isku	BFG Tech 650watt	Logisys Optimus
Mouse
Mionix NAOS 5000
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5/28/12 at 7:03pm

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I think just a good video card would be good.

Use this with your expected video card to see if your current psu is enough. If not then upgrade that as well

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i3/i5/i7	TZ77XE4	AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series	AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240...	SanDisk Ultra Plus	stock	7
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HP ZR30W	Rosewill mechanical	rosewill hive 850w	planned purchase
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Amd 965 @3.83 GHZ	Asus	Sapphire 6870 @ 1ghz using TRIXX	8GB
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RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240...	SanDisk Ultra Plus	stock	7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP ZR30W	Rosewill mechanical	rosewill hive 850w	planned purchase
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Amd 965 @3.83 GHZ	Asus	Sapphire 6870 @ 1ghz using TRIXX	8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
2x Kingston SSD 64 GB in RAID 0	LG DVD	Xspc RX240 with GPU block	Windows 7 64
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5/28/12 at 7:04pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kingkoopa95

i want to upgrade the psu for sure just for future upgrades, like a minimum 500 watt

Yeah but you likely don't need that now, save him some money and upgrade that down the road when he actually needs its. No need in wasting money

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i3/i5/i7	TZ77XE4	AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series	AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240...	SanDisk Ultra Plus	stock	7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP ZR30W	Rosewill mechanical	rosewill hive 850w	planned purchase
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Amd 965 @3.83 GHZ	Asus	Sapphire 6870 @ 1ghz using TRIXX	8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
2x Kingston SSD 64 GB in RAID 0	LG DVD	Xspc RX240 with GPU block	Windows 7 64
Monitor	Power	Case
HP ZR30W 2560x1600 IPS	Rosewill RV2-700 700W	Phantom
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i3/i5/i7	TZ77XE4	AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series	AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
RAM	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240...	SanDisk Ultra Plus	stock	7
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP ZR30W	Rosewill mechanical	rosewill hive 850w	planned purchase
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Amd 965 @3.83 GHZ	Asus	Sapphire 6870 @ 1ghz using TRIXX	8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
2x Kingston SSD 64 GB in RAID 0	LG DVD	Xspc RX240 with GPU block	Windows 7 64
Monitor	Power	Case
HP ZR30W 2560x1600 IPS	Rosewill RV2-700 700W	Phantom
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