Gaming PC Spec check

[al_evo]

Hi, Spec'd a new gaming pc and would welcome any comments regarding compatibility issues or anything else ive missed.

Cheers

 

[stulid]

The CPU+motherboard are incompatible.

The RAM wont fit under the heatsink.


The simplest thing to do is just give me a budget for this spec?

 

[al_evo]

Ahh cheers. Glad i posted.

Ok, max budget £2500. Really want ati eyeinfinity so would like to base the spec around that.

Thanks

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle **GET THE VAT BACK** £725.84
2 x HIS HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion £359.99 (£719.98)
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £114.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £64.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £2,501.34 (includes shipping : £22.20).




No idea why you want 16GB of RAM, when 8GB is loads for a gaming PC, but left it in anyways.

 

[al_evo]

Ok great . Looking good. Any reason for the change of graphics card and memory?

Cheers

 

[stulid]

The memory is low-profile so will fit under the heatsink, its cheaper too.

The 7970's are faster and its still in your budget.

 

[jamesfreddie]

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 690 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £859.99
1 x Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle - 3x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle **GET THE VAT BACK** £725.84
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
1 x MSI Z77A-GD55 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £114.98
1 x Kingston Blu 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C10D3B1K2/16G) £99.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £35.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,575.28 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 

[stulid]

^
No OS?

 

[jamesfreddie]

^
No OS?

Added one now

 

[adrichardson81]

Are you still planning on adding a soundcard? If so, the Essence STX is the best PCIE option (assuming 2.1 or headphones).

 

[al_evo]

Yea still want a decent sound card . Has anyone used eye infinity? Not sure if im being overkill with 2 graphics cards

 

[stulid]

Yea still want a decent sound card .

The sound chip on the UD5H is quality.

Has anyone used eye infinity? Not sure if im being overkill with 2 graphics cards

Nope, but you could try one card and add a second if you ain't happy.

 

[Jony27]

The sound chip on the UD5H is quality.



Nope, but you could try one card and add a second if you ain't happy.

this really, if you find that 1 card is enough, it leaves you with more money in the pocket but if if its struggling, you can always buy another 1