First from scratch build

TheDreido

TheDreido

TheDreido

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Hi,

I'm building a new PC for gaming (and other general web/work purposes), it's my first completely new build with all the components.

I don't need any peripherals, as I already have two 1080p monitors (I only game on one) and mouse, keyboard etc.

I have a blu-ray drive to put in it, so haven't included an optical drive in what I have specced already.

So, here it is:

Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX570 £254.99
Processor Intel i5 2500k £161.99
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V £129.98
SSD Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s £88.99
Case Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced £79.99
OS Windows 7 Home Premium £79.99
Power Supply Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' £72.98
HDD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s £72.98
RAM Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB £53.99
CPU Cooler Gelid Tranquilo CPU Cooler £25.99

Which comes to a total of £1,021.87

Budget: £1,100

Specific upcoming games include the obvious: BF3, GW2, Skyrim, SWTOR, DX:HR. To name but a few.

It would be great if people could tell me what they think/give any advice as to improvements/changes that could be made please!

Thanks! :D

P.S Been a forum lurker for months now, and just realised I should have signed up and posted earlier, to take advantage of free delivery ;p
 
Hello!

I've just set this build up (with a Gainward GTX 570 Phantom instead of the MSI due to stock).

It has started up flawlessly, installed windows, and I am now installing the drivers on the Mobo disk.

Considering I am using an SSD, is there anything specific to do with settings that i need to set?

Thanks in advance! :)
 
Wow is this rig fast!

Considering I am coming from an i5 650 and a 5770. The SSD is nice too ;D starts up like a MAC.

Only thing is (always a but...) it is pretty loud... is there something I could do to get it to be quiet when not playing games?
 
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