Hi all you overclockers 
,
First post but have been reading here for months.
I'm not really a hardware guy, I have never built a PC but have been playing with them for about 20 years (I'm 31). I'm a software tester so anything software related, I can learn, understand and get my head around (so I'll be looking into overclocking etc).
I've recently decided to build a Games PC with my April cheque, but having never done this before I've had to do a bit of research. I was looking for some feedback if you'd be so kind?
Excluding monitor, keyboard and mouse I've set myself a budget of about £700 and I have come up with this:
Case: HEC Compucase Cougar Army AF2 Gaming Case - I like the style
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-D3H
CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4GHz
RAM: 8GB Corsair DDR3
NO COMPETITORS - READ RULES
<- To be bought as a bundle
Cooling: Need advice as unexperienced as to what I will require
Graphics: MSI R7850-1GD5/OC ATI Radeon HD 7850 Graphics Card 1GB PCI Express 3.0 DVI HDMI 2x Mini Display Ports
(Maybe get a 2gb one??) or nvidia GTX 660 2gb
Sound card: Asus Xonar DG - possible issue with Gigabyte motherboards(?)
Power Supply Unit: OCZ OCZ600MXSP-UK ModXStream Pro 600W ATX Power Supply
SSD: SanDisk 128GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive
How do I know which PSU and Cooling system I need/want? What are the factors involved?
If I could get some feedback on my design that would be great. I respect / look forward to your feedback
All the best
Loki
,First post but have been reading here for months.
I'm not really a hardware guy, I have never built a PC but have been playing with them for about 20 years (I'm 31). I'm a software tester so anything software related, I can learn, understand and get my head around (so I'll be looking into overclocking etc).
I've recently decided to build a Games PC with my April cheque, but having never done this before I've had to do a bit of research. I was looking for some feedback if you'd be so kind?
Excluding monitor, keyboard and mouse I've set myself a budget of about £700 and I have come up with this:
Case: HEC Compucase Cougar Army AF2 Gaming Case - I like the style
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-D3H
CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4GHz
RAM: 8GB Corsair DDR3
NO COMPETITORS - READ RULES
<- To be bought as a bundle
Cooling: Need advice as unexperienced as to what I will require
Graphics: MSI R7850-1GD5/OC ATI Radeon HD 7850 Graphics Card 1GB PCI Express 3.0 DVI HDMI 2x Mini Display Ports
(Maybe get a 2gb one??) or nvidia GTX 660 2gb
Sound card: Asus Xonar DG - possible issue with Gigabyte motherboards(?)
Power Supply Unit: OCZ OCZ600MXSP-UK ModXStream Pro 600W ATX Power Supply
SSD: SanDisk 128GB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive
How do I know which PSU and Cooling system I need/want? What are the factors involved?
If I could get some feedback on my design that would be great. I respect / look forward to your feedback
All the best
Loki
