RAM(8GB) and Hard-drive(1TB) for my build

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Tropa wrote on 2013-04-04 16:54

Keep in mind, I cannot buy/order online.

But thankfully Long island was blessed with a Micro Center and alot of Best buys.

So, what brands of RAM and Hard-Drives do you guys recommend?

My current build

HDD =
- 1TB

RAM =
- 8GB

Power supply = 60$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/315117/BP550_Plus_550W_ATX_Modular_Power

Graphics/Video card = 180$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/402813/02G-P4-3653-KR_NVIDIA_Geforce_GTX_650_Ti_Superclocked_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card

CPU = 100$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/398006/Core_i3_3225_33GHz_LGA_1155_Boxed_Processor

Case = 75$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/379532/Carbide_Series_300R_Mid-Tower_ATX_Gaming_Computer_Case

Motherboard = 130$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/387554/Z77_Extreme4_LGA_1155_Z77_ATX_Intel_Motherboard
BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-04-04 17:19

HDD can be either Samsung F3s or Western Digital (green or blue if you want cheap storage, black for performance).

There's lots of good RAM brands like Kingston, Corsair or G-skill.
Tropa wrote on 2013-04-04 17:43

Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;1062813:
HDD can be either Samsung F3s or Western Digital (green or blue if you want cheap storage, black for performance).

There's lots of good RAM brands like Kingston, Corsair or G-skill.

Thanks, I'll keep them in mind.
Evaris wrote on 2013-04-04 20:48

HDDs I am not that picky on. Outside of the enterprise drives Seagate actually has a statistically lower failure rate than WD, though they're within a 1% failure rate of each other, so I've never understood all the hate on Seagate drives. Basically, your best bet is to get the cheapest 7200rpm HDD you can that is new in box.

RAM I would stick below 1600mhz, and get from one of the following brands; G Skill, Kingston, Crucial, Corsair, Samsung, or Mushkin. Personally, I prefer G Skill and Crucial.

Also if I may say, unless that's a 650ti boost (which it isn't by what I could tell) You'll get a lot more for your dollar out of a Radeon HD 7850 for the same price. (about 15-20% faster. though It is a good deal if it's a boost version, keep in mind that the AMD card comes with Bioshock infinite and tomb raider. for the sacrifice of about 5% in speed.)

[Image: http://tpucdn.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_650_Ti_Boost_Direct_Cu_II/images/perfrel.gif]

Also, I would like to note on the case, that again if you haven't bought it already, I'd recommend a 200r to save some money and get about the same level of cooling with less noise. (unless you're running a much, much higher end Pc than you're looking to, you'll see a one to two degree difference at best.)

Also on the power supply, for the same price as the antec you can get this Corsair which has a better warranty, better power delivery, more reliable delivery, and has modular cables to reduce cable clutter in your case. http://www.microcenter.com/product/406088/CX_Series_CX600M_600_Watt_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply

And if you're looking at long term upgrades or high end gaming, I would recommend going with an AMD 8 core for about the same price unless you've got some deals there I didn't see. Newer games like Crysis 3 show a much higher usage of the AMD 8 core CPUs, heck benches on it place the 8350 in 2nd place behind the $1000 i7-3970.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/401796/FX_8320_Black_Edition_35GHz_AM3_Boxed_Processor
http://www.microcenter.com/product/375772/GA-970A-UD3_Socket_AM3_970_ATX_AMD_Motherboard
Compass wrote on 2013-04-05 01:45

Quote from Evaris;1062949:

And if you're looking at long term upgrades or high end gaming, I would recommend going with an AMD 8 core for about the same price unless you've got some deals there I didn't see.

He gets $40 off that MoBo and CPU bundle.
Evaris wrote on 2013-04-05 03:18

Quote from Compass;1063063:
He gets $40 off that MoBo and CPU bundle.

Then yeah may as well sit with the i3 if he can't afford to up to an i5 or there aren't savings for AMD bundles. -doesn't know microcenter that well-
Compass wrote on 2013-04-05 04:39

Quote from Evaris;1063163:
Then yeah may as well sit with the i3 if he can't afford to up to an i5 or there aren't savings for AMD bundles. -doesn't know microcenter that well-

http://puu.sh/2u8T9
That's the list of CPU and MoBo combo deals.
December wrote on 2013-04-05 07:57

Samsung F3 Spinpoint, WD Black/Blue, Seagate Barracuda are all HDs which seem frequently compared. F3 is apparently the fastest. Should be 7200rpm, bigger cache is better. Read/write speed shouldnt vary much.

RAM isn't as important. Keep it 1600mhz. 4x2 is better than 8x1 but not by a significant margin. G.skill ripjaw and Corsair Vengence are "go to" choices on Toms Hardware.
Tropa wrote on 2013-04-05 10:19

Thanks for the help guys

Updated list

Power supply = 70$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/406088/CX_Series_CX600M_600_Watt_ATX_Modular_Power_Supply

Graphics card = 220$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/387743/7850TWNFRZ2D5OC_Radeon_HD_7850_Twin_Frozr_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card

CPU = 120$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/398006/Core_i3_3225_33GHz_LGA_1155_Boxed_Processor

Case = 60$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/404779/Carbide_Series_200R_Mid_Tower_ATX_Computer_Case

Motherboard = 130$
http://www.microcenter.com/product/387554/Z77_Extreme4_LGA_1155_Z77_ATX_Intel_Motherboard

600$(This will be over 700$ after adding in HD/RAM)
Compass wrote on 2013-04-05 10:35

Quote from Tropa;1063357:
Thanks for the help guys

Updated list

Go for the sapphire card.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/402913/11200-07-20G_AMD_Radeon_HD_7850_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card
Evaris wrote on 2013-04-05 16:03

Quote from Compass;1063359:
Go for the sapphire card.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/402913/11200-07-20G_AMD_Radeon_HD_7850_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card

Meh, for either of these you may as well get a 7870 for $5 more; http://www.microcenter.com/product/409682/R7870-2GD5T-OC_Radeon_HD7870_Overclocked_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card