Building my first gaming computer. (~£1200)

Ryansb12

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Hello, I am hopefully going to purchase this computer in the next up coming months. I have chosen every component that I think is best for the price.

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"Intel Extreme Masters Z77" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 OC Bundle
KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD
Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK)
Zalman Z11 Plus Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black
Zalman ZM-K400G Gaming Keyboard
Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM

Is this a solid gaming build? I have chosen an IPS monitor due to it displaying a much better picture than TN monitors and apparently this one has good response times and low input lag.

(I already have a mouse and headset)

Thanks in advance!
 
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Haswell is due around June 4th it's a new socket for mobos so new CPUs. You might want to wait.

Whilst I am a fan of the Zalman cases they are limited to 290mm long GPUs, I'd check the length of that 670 and there are cheaper alternatives to it aswell
 
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Haswell is due around June 4th it's a new socket for mobos so new CPUs. You might want to wait.

Whilst I am a fan of the Zalman cases they are limited to 290mm long GPUs, I'd check the length of that 670 and there are cheaper alternatives to it aswell
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Ah ok thanks, is a 660TI capable of running games such as Battlefield 3 and Planetside 2 on a 1920x1200 resolution? If so could you recommend a good model?
 
1.2k build and no ssd?! :p


i'd drop the bundle and buy the seperate parts, save a bit of money and invest that towards a SSD such as the 128GB Samsung Pro or 256GB Samsung Pro if you can afford

Not sure how much the build you've put together comes to atm as you didn't list prices
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £94.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £52.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £49.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,194.49 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
Do yourself a favour and spec yourself a mechanical keyboard - something like a low-end Qpad is a good choice or you can pick up a Steelseries 6gv2 online from a supermarket for £50.

Your fingers will thank you for it.

Secondly, budget an SSD into the build, madness not to really.
 
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