Advice..what would you guys think of this PC?

RyanJLea · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:13

Hey, just wondering what people would think of this as a gaming pc...wanting to play games such as Skyrim and Total War on top spec, thanks

Case COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V LK: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 90GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
RAID NONE
SSD CACHE DRIVE NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling Corsair H40 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£39)
Extra Case Fans 2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive NONE
Firewire NONE
TV Card NONE
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£139)

RJC · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:26

Not bad, PSU does not fill me with confidence though.

Thought about self build?

zakblood · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:27

depends on price tbh, psu is on the low side, eg just enough, i like a bit more spare tbh

RyanJLea · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:34

There is an option for a 650 psu for almost same price, needed?

RyanJLea · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:35

*600w

zakblood · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:35

yes if it's a branded one, whats your budget and would you like a better spec?

RyanJLea · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:37

My budget is around £1200 (vat included)...I'm not sure, is this spec pretty good?

hakank68 · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:43

RyanJLea said:
My budget is around £1200 (vat included)...I'm not sure, is this spec pretty good?

i suggest you gor for the 7970 rather than the 660ti, i think Nvidia is overpriced

RyanJLea · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:47

That the AMD?

[TW]Sponge · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:12

That build is nowhere near worth £1200. I take it you need the whole lot? Monitor, keyboard, mouse etc....?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-19-20G) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £66.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £55.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £53.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,207.33 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Then get your preferred peripherals.

zakblood · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:13

pre built,

1 x "Titan 350i Gelata" Intel Core i7 3770K @ 4.40GHz Overclocked Ivybridge Quad Core Gaming PC £468.00
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0.00
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced Midi Tower Case - Black £69.98
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
- 1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
- 1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
- 1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £349.99
Total : £1,178.34 (includes shipping : £24.50).

"Titan 350i Gelata" Intel Core i7 3770K @ 4.40GHz Overclocked Ivybridge Quad Core Gaming PC

Why You Should Buy This System
- A guaranteed 4.40GHz performance for the price of 3.40GHz
- Cinematic DX11 graphics
- Precision built and cabled by Overclockers UK expert technicians
- 8 Hours stressed tested and quality controlled
- USB3, SATA 6GB/s, Gigabit Ethernet and WIFI for next gen computing

System Specification
- Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced Midi Tower Case - Black
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz Ivybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H80 High Performance Water Cooler CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Primary Hard Drive: Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic
- Secondary Hard Drive: 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM
- Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: OcUK 24x DVD+/-RW SATA Drive (default choice, options available)
- Wireless: Asus USB-N10 Micro USB Network Adapter Wireless-N 150Mbps
- Operating Systems: Windows 7 Home Premium (default choice, options available)

RyanJLea · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:20

Is that a good system? Better than the one I was looking at?

[TW]Sponge · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:28

That pre-built system is miles better than the one you were looking at. But it doesn't come with monitor, so will cost more than budget.

hakank68 · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:36

RyanJLea said:
That the AMD?

yes amd 7970

RyanJLea · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:38

I'm going to get a monitor off a friend, so the titan 350i is a good buy then? Would it play stuff like skyrim on full spec?

[TW]Sponge · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:44

RyanJLea said:
I'm going to get a monitor off a friend, so the titan 350i is a good buy then? Would it play stuff like skyrim on full spec?

Yes. Although I would recommend building your own system.

But yeah it is a good build. If you get it, make sure you upgrade the parts to what zakblood has chosen.

RyanJLea · 27 Mar 2013 at 15:08

Sponge, I will say I do like the look of your parts list. Is that everything you need there to build the computer?

RyanJLea · 27 Mar 2013 at 15:09

Also, would building that be better than the titan one that zakblood recommended?

RyanJLea · 27 Mar 2013 at 15:19

Do i need sound card, or usb ports and stuff...I have no idea ha!

[TW]Sponge · 27 Mar 2013 at 15:23

RyanJLea said:
Sponge, I will say I do like the look of your parts list. Is that everything you need there to build the computer?

Yeah, apart from keyboard, mouse, headset etc...

RyanJLea said:
Also, would building that be better than the titan one that zakblood recommended?

It's pretty similar, although the pre-built is a slightly better spec. But you get a monitor in with mine, and a better mobo/ram. If you don't need the monitor, you can get rid of that and upgrade the graphics card to a 7970. Depends if you are comfortable in building your own or not. I'll re-spec you.

RyanJLea said:
Do i need sound card, or usb ports and stuff...I have no idea ha!

Completely up to you. The mobo will have on-board sound which is decent enough and plenty of usb ports.