First Build!!

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:05

Hi everyone, I have some knowledge about custom builds, but not enough to not make sure this is OK before I buy it! This will be used for BF3/MW3 the usual FPS fun!! Possibly Skyrim?

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £179.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM - £167.99
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - £159.98
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) - £91.99
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) - £89.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) - £82.99
BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black - £48.98
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) - £43.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) - £19.99

Sub Total : £738.25

Does this work? I am worried about not having enough power or enough room in the case (GPU looks veeery big) It's a little more than I would like to spend, so if anyone knows cheaper alternatives I would appreciate it

If anyone could let me know that would be great, be nice to get this by the 23rd for something to do on Xmas day

Hyburnate · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:07

Get the cheaper drive (I think theres a seagate one)

If you order now, you will get it on te 23rd.

RJC · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:08

Hello and welcome to the forum

You can save some money by going with the memory below:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

And this CPU cooler:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Psu will be plenty to power that system and the case should be large enough to house the gpu.

VaderDSL · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:08

Not sure on the cooler, but the Gelid tranquil is only £5 more ish and people on here swear by them.

GPU should be fine in that case, overall looks like a good spec, might want to grab some different RAM though just in case, the XMS3 should be ideal, low profile so no issues if you ever get a bigger heatsink or more ram.

Buchanan0204 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:09

Get a video card with 2GB VRAM. Tests show it makes a significant difference... especially in the games you intend on playing.

Just make sure the cooler clears the RAM... I'm sure it will, but always read a few reviews to find out. Or.. get low profile stuff.

GTO656 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:10

YEs I'd go with Gelid aswell, I5 can easily go over 4hgz overclock with no probs

Buchanan0204 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:11

Orrr... Just wait on the new cards and hopefully see a price drop on Nvidias' range.

VaderDSL · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:11

Buchanan0204 said:
Get a video card with 2GB VRAM. Tests show it makes a significant difference... especially in the games you intend on playing.

Just make sure the cooler clears the RAM... I'm sure it will, but always read a few reviews to find out. Or.. get low profile stuff.

Depends on his resolution and the settings he finds he wants to run, a 1Gb will be fine unless you're on large res/loads of AA and Ultra, for £/performance the 560ti 1Gb is pretty good.

Buchanan0204 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:16

VaderDSL said:
Depends on his resolution and the settings he finds he wants to run, a 1Gb will be fine unless you're on large res/loads of AA and Ultra, for £/performance the 560ti 1Gb is pretty good.

Just presumed he would be playing at 1920x1080. Who wouldn't be? A 1080P monitor is so cheap these days, it's stupid to be using anything less.

According to Gibbo. The 2GB blows away the 1GB in multiplayer on BF3. At a res of 1920x1080.

VaderDSL · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:18

Fair enough

personally, I'd end up turning off some of the FSAA/AA and dropping to high, but depends on the OP

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:45

@Hyburnate do you mean Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM?

The Kingston Memory says M/B Chipset: INTEL P67 and my M/B will be P68, will this cause an issue? or am I better of with Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

RJC · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:47

The Kingston will work fine with your chipset, for the price you can't go wrong

Hyburnate · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:53

Yeah it saves a tenner.

fowler002 · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:56

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6970 2048MB Twin Frozr III GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with Dirt 3 & Deus Ex PC Games** £267.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £149.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Case - Black £52.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £792.35 (includes shipping : £11.25).

use the code cmdouble to get £20 off so £772

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18347004

with the cm 912 case you need to remove the removable hard disk drive cage to accommodate the long graphics card(310mm), there is a 'cage' with space for 3 drives so unless you're going over board in terms of hard disks/ssds you'll be fine. it also incleds a 2.5" to 3.5" adapter for fitting the ssd so you don't need to buy a separate one.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6673

RJC · 21 Dec 2011 at 21:59

Hyburnate said:
Yeah it saves a tenner.

There is only £2 difference between the drives. I assume that's what your meaning.

Hyburnate · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:02

RJC said:
There is only £2 difference between the drives. I assume that's what your meaning.

Oh, misread. They used to be on offer. Sorry. £2 can buy you something or other.

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:02

Thanks fowler002, missing the CPU but let you off

Hyburnate · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:04

Ethereal2011 said:
Thanks fowler002, missing the CPU but let you off

Lol I didn't even spot that. Have a gold star

Ethereal2011 · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:07

One last noob question before I spend some cash, that is the difference between the motherboard I chose and the one fowler002 chose, I am just kinda iffy about the price :/

RJC · 21 Dec 2011 at 22:10

The board you choose is much more feature rich and has the ability to run SLI and Crossfire at dual 8x, I think the Gigabyte only does Crossfire and is at 8x and 4x.

The cheaper board is good, and has been getting excellent reviews.