1st Gaming Rig

DReddington · 7 Oct 2011 at 12:54

I've started building my first ever gaming rig and thought before I check with you guys for advice

The computer will be mainly for Railworks 3/Flight Sim X, watching HD/Blu-Ray media and plugging guitar into.

CM Storm Sniper (already bought)
Corsair Enthusiast 650w (already bought)
Crucial 128GB 2.5" M4 SSD SATA-III 6Gb/s
Asus M5A99X EVO 990FX Socket AM3+ 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3 GHz Socket AM3 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Logitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - 30W RMS with 360 Degree Sound
Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse
Logitech G19
Iiyama X2472HD 24 LCD/LED HDMI Monitor
Samsung SH-B123L 12x BD-ROM DVD±RW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA Optical Drive
WD 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Caviar Black Hard Drive - 7200rpm 64MB Cache
Gainward GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Out PCI-E
Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Memory Kit CL9 1.65V

I'm buying the parts over time out of each pay cheque so money is a major issue. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

mp260767 · 7 Oct 2011 at 13:12

not sure hwo much the extra cores will be, might be worth checking in the games forum/fsx thread, to consider the 2500K sandybridge over the amd hex core.

is the blue ray drive a retail version, as i've seen mention its better to go that way for the playback software included.

DReddington · 7 Oct 2011 at 13:46

Yeah the optical is retail, I did have the option of oem but decided against it.

Regarding extra cores, I'm aware overclocking would be beneficial for simming etc but I'm not too confidant going into my first build which is why I went for the Phenom, and as I understand it, the intel k series is more for overclocking?

mp260767 · 7 Oct 2011 at 14:01

DReddington said:
Regarding extra cores, I'm aware overclocking would be beneficial for simming etc but I'm not too confidant going into my first build which is why I went for the Phenom, and as I understand it, the intel k series is more for overclocking?

it is, but it is really simple to do with the new K series, plus you've found your way to this forum, so a quick check of the overclocking forum, and if required a post would soon get you sorted out.

mickyflinn · 7 Oct 2011 at 14:07

A lot of motherboards will overclock your pc for you with one click of a button.

DReddington · 7 Oct 2011 at 14:07

Ok sounds like a good idea, I'll go have a look around. In the mean time though, does my original spec look the right shape? it's been put together from my own poking around so I'm not sure if I've got it all right

mp260767 · 7 Oct 2011 at 14:12

yup looks fine.

thing to remember if you go for the K series is the processor, when matched with the right sort of mobo, has onboard graphics, so the kit can be tested etc while saving for the graphics card.

be worth planning out what your going to buy and in what order, depending on how you split your funds, to try and make sure you can test as much of it as u can to ensure its all ok.