First Gaming Build - does this work?

JGlo

JGlo

JGlo

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I have just joined Overclockers Forum, as I am about to do my very first PC build and I was hoping some of you experienced builders out there could just make sure I am not about to make any expensive mistakes!

I am looking to build a Gaming PC that has an element of future proofing in it. While I have not done any overclocking before, I am keen to do some basic overclocking as well.

The build that I have in mind is as follows:

Intel Core i5 – 3570K (£177)
Asus P8z77-v Deluxe (£182)
Corsair Low Profile Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 (£71)
Inwin Dragon Rider Case (£97)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W PSU (£84)
Noctura NH-C14 low profile CPU Cooler (£67)
Samsung 830 256GB SSD (£171)
LG BH10LS38.AUAR 10x Internal BD-RW (£67))
Windows 7 Home 64 bit OEM (£73)
Total £990

I also intend to reuse my Samsung 22” monitor and my Asus GTX550 TI DirectCu TOP graphics card. I realise that this GPU might cause a gaming bottleneck until I upgrade, but I only bought it 2 months ago !

So I guess my questions are:
1) Is there anything here that stands out as a compatibility issue or that just plain doesn’t make sense?
2) Should I go with OEM Windows 7 or spend an extra £30 on a retail version
3) Will the Asus BIOS aid a novice in setting this up for the first time
 
Whats your price range?

i would drop mboard in price,
do you really need 16 gb of ram? or would 8 suffice? (depends what else you use it for i supposse)
 
My price range is around £1000 mark, but could be flexible if it made a difference.

I was considering 16gb purely from a future proofing basis. In terms of usage, it is pretty much soley for gaming.
 
If you don't NEED a bl;u-ray don't get one, save you a lot of money.


Your build makes sense, you can do better for the money though.

I suggest:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £31.99
Total : £828.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).



add to it at will. :)
 
Done a slight change:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x In-Win Dragon Rider Big Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red(Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
Total : £986.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
I have 2 x 256gb HDD SATA drives (as well as an external 1tb HDD) They won't be fast, but I figured if I am primarily using the 256gb SSD, then I could use these for storing photos and stuff I don't need to access very often
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £145.99
1 x In-Win Dragon Rider Big Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
Total : £958.39 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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