Advice for new PC

dansew123

dansew123

dansew123

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Hi.

I'm looking to build a new PC. It will be used mainly for gaming. I'm just looking for some pointers on my spec so far.


So far I'm looking at:-

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)

OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive

I'm really not sure about a motherboard though, any recommendations. Is it worth spending £100+ ?

What do you think of these choices. Are there any changes you would make?

I already have a coolmaster case and coolmaster 550w PSU(Will these both be ok?). Also got an aftermarket cooler if i feel the need to overclock the CPU.


Thanks :)
 
Thanks for that.

Out of these 3 then is the Z68 woth the extra money?

Asus P8P67 LE - £68.98

Asus P8P67 Intel P67 - £100

Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 - £129.98
 
I won't be doing any video encoding at all to be honest.
I'll only be using the one PCIe slot at the moment, although the option of SLI would be nice.
 
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