First GAMING system HELP

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:11

Guys, I am building my FIRST gaming system

I want to ask you if these components will work fine together

Thanks in advance

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:22

+ a monitor which I don't know what do chose xD

Going to order this stuff next year 2013

if you get me (next week)

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:43

olivier renault said:
IceQ X2 GHz edition. Should be much quieter.

7950 Or the IceQ.

You need a big case. Phantom 410 wont fit I don't think (not the extended custom cooling cards).

Looks OK, but really you should have a more balanced build. £100 on a CPU cooler is excessive when you could improve the rest, especially for 4.3GHz target when £30-£40 will do.

So what case and cooler do you think is the best for this build ?

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:52

Wow, oookay so Corsair Hydro H100i is too big and too powerful for my specs ?

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:54

olivier renault said:
IceQ X2 GHz edition. Should be much quieter.

7950 Or the IceQ.

You need a big case. Phantom 410 wont fit I don't think (not the extended custom cooling cards).

Looks OK, but really you should have a more balanced build. £100 on a CPU cooler is excessive when you could improve the rest, especially for 4.3GHz target when £30-£40 will do.

my take

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H797QMC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x Qpad MK-50 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Brown Switches £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.39
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
Total : £1,028.24 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Or a 1TB drive + SSD.

Thanks for help man but I am looking for a case with side window (lights)

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:56

snips86x said:
Didn't say that did I?!

I said it's over priced for what it is, the H60i I would be just as good!

Oh okay

my bad , is my first time doing this stuff sooo I am a bit confused

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 17:05

olivier renault said:
hmm, bit tricky, make sure the GPU fits in the case. The 410 Phantom is OK, but has constraints on the GPU length. The IceQ is over 30cm long.

The Carbide 300R is a decent case, has a side window, but somehow Corsair saw fit to put some side fan support which makes it rather ugly.

Raven RV03 is a nice case as well, good airflow, side window, long GPUs, prefers modular PSUs. Looks angular, a bit similar to the NZXT's.

Or just take a smaller graphics card, as long as it fits the Phantom.

Will the http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-079-NX be ok for me ? ( i actually like this case )

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 17:07

T345 said:
Three threads?

How am I supposed to get the other two moving ?

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 17:12

snips86x said:
Midi case with plenty of room. You could check the manufacturer's site for dimensions with your chosen card, but, yeah, looks nice.

This would have been my choice but went for the 600T instead

TeeHee , then I will get this one I guess.

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 17:12

snips86x said:
I think he is referring to the fact this is your 3rd requesting build help!

I don't like it either but I really want to get this pc right xD

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 17:26

Indeed , that cooler looks epic but is it better than the Corsair Hydro H60 V2 ?

CosminGCole · 30 Dec 2012 at 17:36

olivier renault said:
I would say around the same ballpark. Definitely OK for 4.3, 4.4GHz.

Either really, but you do spend extra money for the H60. It's up to you if you think cosmetic differences are worth it.

-Could I go higher than 4.3/4.4 on my cpu ? :| without frying eggs on it ?

-Will this card : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-098-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673 fit in this case http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-079-NX with this cooler http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-CS ???