First Build Advice

Anderson256 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:03

Hi everyone, im looking for some advice on my first ever build and this seems like a very helpful community to ask

Im trying to build a mid-high range gaming PC and I am wondering if these parts will all work together.

Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-339-IN

Motherboard - Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-399-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=

RAM - 2 x OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel(So a total of 8GB)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-183-OC

Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA-II 64MB Cache
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-327-WD

Optical Drive - Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-140-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=

Graphics Card - Palit GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-008-PL&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1010

PSU - Corsair CX 500W ATX Power Supply
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS

Cooling - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=

Case - Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-196-CM

I am really new to this so I dont even know if it will all fit into that case and if that power supply is a high enough wattage?

Any help/advice/different part recommendations would be appreciated thanks

RJC · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:05

Hello and welcome to the forums

The motherboard speced wont work with the cpu, one below will:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-248-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495

The cpu cooler to this :
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Randomface74 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:06

Green hard drive is for saving energy, you want to spend energy for best performance. aka Black.

500W ain't much, go for 750W Antec TruePower.

4GB of RAM is sufficient.

cammy5477 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:06

i would change the psu to the 650 watt antec...its a great psu and gives you alittle head room for the future

stulid · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:06

Continue RJC, tell him about the ram/hardrive too.

RJC · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:08

I am getting there - was doing the whole spec!!

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
KFA2 GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.99
(£238.29) £279.99
(£238.29)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £145.00
(£123.40) £145.00
(£123.40)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £99.99
(£85.10) £99.99
(£85.10)
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £88.36
(£75.20) £88.36
(£75.20)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BD-ROM / 16x DVD Writer Drive - Black (Retail) £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £41.11
(£34.99) £41.11
(£34.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) £37.99
(£32.33) £37.99
(£32.33)
Sub Total : £748.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £133.38
Total : £895.57

WingZero30 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:12

Welcome OP

.

Although you have a nice case there along with nice components although as mentioned get the mobo posted above. I will recommend the Coolermaster HAF 922 case. I own this one and it is massive for mid tower with excellent cooling and very sturdy built.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-176-CM

Randomface74 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:18

It's not worth 100 quid to shave 30 seconds off boot time. Can't fit enough apps on a small SSD to justify it.

Anderson256 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:19

Wow that was really quick! Thanks for the welcome everyone and thanks for the new spec RJC. But can I ask what the 64GB Hard Drive is for? Im sure there is a good reason but I only really know the basics about these things

RJC · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:22

Quick boot drive for windows and frequent used programs, been using the OCZ Vertex in my system for the past few months and pretty pleased with it.

cmndr_andi · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:25

I would wait for Sandy Bridge - out on 9th January.

RJC · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:27

I would probably be-inclined to do that.

(Intel's new CPU range)

Anderson256 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:31

Just had a quick read on what Sandy Bridge was. So if I go for that then my whole build will change right? Read something about the CPU needing a new socket. If this is the case then ill check back here on the 9th for further advice

RJC · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:31

Anderson256 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:47

Okay cool, ill be saving up until then in that case then ill be back

I like the idea of a fast boot drive btw, so ill go for one of them when the time comes aswell.

Anderson256 · 24 Dec 2010 at 13:01

Another question, I've been wondering, whats the best way to connect to a HD TV for best picture quality?

RJC · 24 Dec 2010 at 14:11

DVI or HDMI if you require sound.

Anderson256 · 26 Dec 2010 at 16:53

Okay thanks, think ill go for HDMI

I was thinking, Sandy Bridge will most likely be more expensive than my current spec right? If this is the case ill probably just stick with the following -

KFA2 GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.99

Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £145.00

Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £88.36

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
£74.99

Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black
£69.99

Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply
£69.99

Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive
£46.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £46.99

Linksys by Cisco WMP600N 600Mbps Wireless-N Dual-Band PCI Network Adapter
£36.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366)
£18.99

Sub Total : £747.47
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £133.21
Total : £894.43

And also, I think this will be more than adequate for most games out within the next few years?

Thanks for the help and advice everyone, Merry Christmas!

Anderson256 · 27 Dec 2010 at 18:03

My friend is telling me to go for Dual instead of Quad cause its better for gaming, is this correct?

Si105 · 27 Dec 2010 at 18:07

LOL no, your friend is wrong. Some games use quads and clock for clock they will be same in most games anyway.