Need advice on a gaming rig

eazyas · 2 Apr 2013 at 10:23

Hi Overclockers, I am in the market for a new gaming pc, i can spend up to 14-1500 pounds , but for this amount i need a gaming moniter (1ms, 120hz, no need for 3D Vision), and would like a nice mechanical keyboard and gaming mouse .

I would like to use my new rig to play the latest games such as battlefeild 3 and Starcraft 2 and stream them in high quality on twitch tv.

This system i had selected is on oc's pre built range.
System Specification
- Case: NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower - Red
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i7 3770 3.40GHz Quad Core CPU
- Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Stock Intel CPU Cooler
- RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 16GB (2x8GB) 1600MHz C8 DDR3 Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB GDDR5
- Sound: Onboard 7.1 Audio
- Optical Drive: OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter - Black
- Network: Asus USB-N10 WiFi 150Mbps Pen

I had thought to add a SSD for the OS and my favorate game, either 120-or 240GB in size.

The mechanical keyboard i had in mind is - TT eSports MEKA Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
gaming mouse - Zowie MiCO Gaming Mouse - Black
gaming moniter- BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor

Can you guys advise me if im on the right tracks ?

Idleman · 2 Apr 2013 at 11:18

Assuming you have an OS.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £220
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - White £109.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £109.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x TT eSports MEKA Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £64.99
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £59.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £44.98
1 x Zowie MiCO Gaming Mouse - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £1,466.45 (includes shipping : £22.20).

eazyas · 2 Apr 2013 at 14:52

Thanks for your reply sir.
I do not have an OS , so i would need to buy one .
The system i was looking at in the 1st post is a prebuilt system from OC which comes with windows 8 for 1100 pounds. If i add a SSD (Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic, 134 pounds) i wonder how much OC would charge to fit it and install the OS on it ect?

dacads · 2 Apr 2013 at 15:59

Spending 1.5k on a rig and getting an entry level PSU isn't the greatest of ideas

YOUR BASKET
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 630W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 730W '80 Plus' Power Supply £74.99
Total : £318.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Also should be able to save a few quid with cashback

http://www.samsung.com/uk/ssdcashback/

Idleman · 2 Apr 2013 at 16:32

dacads said:
Spending 1.5k on a rig and getting an entry level PSU isn't the greatest of ideas

The Psu specced is more than sufficient.

Also should be able to save a few quid with cashback

Only eligible with participating retailers, does`nt look like OCUK are.

http://www.samsung.com/uk/ssdcashback/

honosuseri · 2 Apr 2013 at 17:24

eazyas said:
Thanks for your reply sir.
I do not have an OS , so i would need to buy one .
The system i was looking at in the 1st post is a prebuilt system from OC which comes with windows 8 for 1100 pounds. If i add a SSD (Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic, 134 pounds) i wonder how much OC would charge to fit it and install the OS on it ect?

Building yourself isn't hard bud. There are plenty of video tuts on youtube and you can always come here if you are having trouble.

You can actually download the Windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) Edition for free and use that for 3 months. Plenty of time to decide wether you like windows 8, if not you can buy 7.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £220.00
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £139.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £133.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £54.98
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £22.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,495.90 (includes shipping : £20.10).

That's an alternative but half the fun of having a custom PC is tailoring it to what you want and how you want it to look. I look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end