Check my spec!

Doombar · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:20

Hello there i am going to purchase a new pc probably in in a few weeks and wanted you guys to give it a quick once over and see if there is anything that could be improved. The system will be mainly used for gaming and rendering some game plays I record:

Intel Core i7-3770k
Gigabyte Z77-D3H
Corsair vengeance 1600MHz lp
Gigabyte GTX 670 windforce
xigmatek loki cpu cooler
Corsair carbide 300r
Corsair tx 750w
Corsair force series 3 60gb
1tb seagate barracuda hard drive

Thanks guys

Doomedspeed · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:23

Swap the CPU cooler for this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD

The one ive specced is highly rated.

beejjacobs · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:25

If you can stretch I'd really recommend a 128GB SSD or greater, you may find 60GB quite restricting by the time you start installing games, they're not much more:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-000-SD&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Other than that looks good. Best to check back when you buy though so people can recommend/point you to whats on offer.

Doombar · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:27

i was mainly planning to use the ssd for the OS but i guess spending a bit extra will allow me to be a bit more flexible

beejjacobs · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:29

Doombar said:
i was mainly planning to use the ssd for the OS but i guess spending a bit extra will allow me to be a bit more flexible

Well I've also heard its good to record to a separate hard drive? So running your games off the SSD while recording to the HDD (or the other way around I suppose) may help.

Doombar · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:34

ah ok that's good advice cheers man

i will bear it in mind

beejjacobs · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:36

Doombar said:
ah ok that's good advice cheers man i will bear it in mind

No problem!

I'd recommend 128GB anyway for games etc, since it speeds up loading times too. Once you've got one you wont go back