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Question

Dayz gaming setup query

Mar 4, 2013 3:54AM PST

OK, im planning to get a new gaming pc in a few months. It will have an i5 3570k, nvidia geforce gtx 660ti gpu, 8gb ram, 1tb hardrive and a 450w power supply. Firstly id like to know whether or not i can run Dayz with this setup and what quality fps ill get on various quality settings.

Im kind of new to the whole gaming setups and would be glad if you could give me a few suggestions and tips if I would be better off with other components(cheaper and expensive ones welcomed.)

Finally id also like to say im not planning to build it on my own, but on a website you can configure your own pc on. If there are any websites or computers you'd recommend, that'd be great.

Could you answer in 3 sections like the above

Help greatly appreciated

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Just one thing sticks out like a sore thumb.
Mar 4, 2013 4:11AM PST

That power supply may be inadequate. If it's a single rail, might be OK but if split rail, I would not buy this.
Bob

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why?
Mar 4, 2013 5:02AM PST

why wouldnt u buy this, can u expand

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I wrote why.
Mar 4, 2013 5:07AM PST

You may want to research well discussed areas such as SINGLE RAIL POWER SUPPLIES then I bet you can see why I would not buy a split rail 450W PSU.
Bob

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Sorry
Mar 4, 2013 5:06AM PST

Oh, sorry i read it wrong, it is a dual rail psu. Would you recommend this gaming setup.

Ignore last comment

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Never.
Mar 4, 2013 5:11AM PST
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??
Mar 4, 2013 5:16AM PST

please could you just give me a brief explanation on the diferences

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650 is bigger than 450.
Mar 4, 2013 5:18AM PST

And the link shows the video card and system draws too much power for reliable long term use.

But maybe this is cheap and you're OK with the short cheap life span?
Bob

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verdict
Mar 4, 2013 5:20AM PST

so do you recommend a single rail, and the psu aside, what is the pc like in terms of component performance

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It's a gamer machine.
Mar 4, 2013 5:24AM PST

You picked a nice enough CPU. For example you've read something like the following.
"Our tests demonstrate fairly little difference between a $225 LGA 1155 Core i5-2500K and a $1000 LGA 2011 Core i7-3960X, even when three-way graphics card configurations are involved. It turns out that memory bandwidth and PCIe throughput don't hold back the performance of existing Sandy Bridge-based machines. "
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

I supplied a link above about the Nvidia and the 8GB RAM is now cheap and a nice sweet spot for Windows.

It's the power supply that is one choice I would not make. Sure, a split rail 650 might be OK, but getting a single rail removes the issue that you have to do your homework.

I understand folk don't want to do this deep dive so we keep it simple.
Bob

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ok
Mar 4, 2013 5:25AM PST

ok so good pc change psu to 650w single rail