Building a PC - some help please..?

daveus3000

daveus3000

daveus3000

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Hi guys,

Since I've poured a glass of water over my last desktop computer, I'm now looking to get a new one.

I want to make something that will easily allow me to play most games at decent resolutions over the next 5 years.. but not spend too much..

I'd also prefer to stick with Intel and Nvidia due to problems I've had in the past with AMD and the like.

Therefore, I've done a bit of research and knocked this together on A competitor site, a bit more than I want to spend.

Can you recommend any way that I can save a bit of money? But without compremising on performance? I'm a regular gamer but I guess I'm not really hard-core!

Processor - i5 - 4670K
Cooling - Cooler Master Seidon 120M Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator
motherboard - GIGABYTE Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 Chipset, ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, 7.1 HD Audio, HDMI, GbLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-III, 1x Gen2 PCIe x16, 1x Gen2 PCIe x4, 2x PCIe x 1 & 2x PCI
RAM - 8GB
Graphics card - Nvidia GTX 770
Power - 700W
1TB hard drive
Windows 8.1
Sound card (the onboard sound on my last PC was crap - Creative Labs SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio 24-BIT PCI-E Sound Card

Is any of this over the top? I don't fancy doing any overclocking and I'm happy to save a bit of cash if my experience won't change much.


Thanks! Any help would be great!

Dave
 
Yes, sorry, I wasn't necessarily going to buy from Cyberpower, I just used thier website to get the parts written down!

This might sound stupid, but what's the big advantage of a SSD? I've never had one before..
 
Hmm.. certainly worth considering.. I might do that then (especially if it's waterproof) - thanks guys!

Would it be a good idea for me to cut down a bit on the processor or graphics card? Or would I be losing out by a fair bit if I did?

Thanks again for all the help.
 
Great - so cheaper cooling and a lower power supply, as well as doing it myself, should save a bit, which I can then use for a SSD drive.

Had looked at a couple of reviews of the 750ti, but they weren't amazing. Still, I always find it hard to know how much of a difference it would really make..

Oh, and don't worry, if I do get a SSD I'll still be keeping it well away from any water...
 
Perfect, I'll check that out then. Sorry for posting in the wrong place - guess I only put it here as it was a gaming rig that I was looking at.

Thanks again for all the help - I won't put any more messages on here!
 
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