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Need advice

gontho

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Hey guys, i am going to prepare my PC for the new coming games, BF4 , Titanfall, Watch Dogs...

I need some help on what components to buy, i am changing:
19" Asus VGA monitor (1440*900) for a 1080p HDMI new monitor/tv
Adding 4GB RAM Module of Kingston HyperX to increase my actual 4GB to 8
GeForce GT 430 2GB DDR3 graphics card to one that handles 60fps on the games i said before on high/ultra settings. Thinking in GTX770 actually

My processor is not a problem i think , i5 3550 @3.5 Ghz , but i think my power supply is, cause its only 500w, recommend me one too

My budget is around 600-700€, can you help me finding the optimal hardware please?
 
It would help if you answered the stickied "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST!" so that we can help you better.
 
There's no need to create a new thread.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming, video editing, Photoshop and torrenting
2) What's your budget? 500€
3) Which country do you live in? Spain, Basque Country
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? New 1080p monitor, GPU that handles BF4 1080p 50-60fps on Very High/Ultra, 4GB RAM Kingston HyperX, and a new power supply that is ok for that GPU, i actually only have 500w
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?Motherboard, i think its 1115 socket or something like that Proccesor , i5 3550 @3.5Ghz and 4GB RAM Kingston HyperX
6) Will you be overclocking? No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? 19" 1400*900 Asus VGA Monitor
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Christmas or sooner
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? SLI Support USB 3.0 and maybe SSD support too.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS Key?Yes, Windows Home Premium 7 64 bit

You need to give us more details on the motherboard and RAM you're reusing. What's the model number of the Kingston RAM? Which specific motherboard (brand and model number) do you have? (You can use CPU-Z to obtain that information.)

You mentioned that you have a power supply. What's the brand and model? How old is it?

Where are you buying parts from? (Give us a link to the homepage.)

You mentioned "Christmas or sooner" as the timeline. Do you have enough money to buy everything this weekend? If not, when will you have it?
 
Motherboard : Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd
MODEL : P67A-D3-B3
CHIPSTET: Intel Ivy Bridge
SOUTHBRIDGE : Intel P67

RAM : DDR3 Kingston 4096Mbytes , part number 9905403-442-A00LF , it says Max Bandwidth at PC3-10700 (667Mhz) , is this the frecuency it works to?

About the power supply, non idea, it came with my BMOVE ATHENA box , i think its a generic 500W one, but i am definately changing it so it doesn´t matter
 
Please answer my other two questions. Those answers help us recommend parts without exceeding your budget.
 
I dont mind where to buy the parts, but preferably Amazon.
I can buy them at december finals, when i finish the first term of the school
 
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No, Amazon.com is ok, i can afford the taxes and travel costs.
I do have the money, so i can buy them right now, just waiting 3 months to see if companies release better or beastly changed components by Christmas
 
No, Amazon.com is ok, i can afford the taxes and travel costs.
I do have the money, so i can buy them right now, just waiting 3 months to see if companies release better or beastly changed components by Christmas

You should come back in three months and figure out what to buy then.
 
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