Gaming Spec - help needed.

Wraith1uk · 21 Aug 2011 at 14:33

Hi guys, let me start by saying I am a total noob at building computers and trying it for the first time

I have spent a while reading on how its done and from the little I know, heres what iv managed, please advise.

BTW, I want this as a Gaming PC that I can use to play all games for next 3-5years on max settings on the 16:10 equivalent of 1920x1200.

Case:
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black
£119.99

CPU:
1) Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
£172.99
OR
2) Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
£239.99
- I want to overclock to 4GHz minimum

Motherboard:
Asus P67 Sabertooth Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION **
£151.99

CPU cooler:
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) [CWH50-1]
£57.98

Memory:
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit
£59.99

Power supply:
Corsair Professional Series AX750 High Performance 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply
£146.98

Graphics card:
Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Phantom 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£275.99
- want to SLI in future.

SSD/HDD:
Corsair Force GT 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive
£109.99
AND
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - OEM
£79.99

Total: ~ £900, which is about budget, i dont mind spending a little extra if theres a big gain.
I have everything else.

thanks ppl!

stulid · 21 Aug 2011 at 14:45

For gaming a i5 2500K is all you need.

Getting to 4ghz+ wont be an issue.

A Antec kuhler620 is better than the H50.

Swap the motherboard for a Z69 board, such as - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-458-AS

stulid · 21 Aug 2011 at 14:48

Here, I have re-done your spec for you.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
(£212.49) £254.99
(£212.49)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £82.99
(£69.16) £82.99
(£69.16)
Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £45.98
(£38.32) £45.98
(£38.32)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £733.24
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 20.00% VAT : £149.40
Total : £896.39

Any questions?

Wraith1uk · 21 Aug 2011 at 15:09

thanks for speedy reply.

the GPU u suggested is same price more or less then the one I chose, does it make a difference which one I get and is this a good GPU overall? will it last 3-5 years max settings on games?

Is there much difference betwwen the RAM u chose and the one I chose?

and why change motherboard?

thanks

stulid · 21 Aug 2011 at 15:15

the GPU u suggested is same price more or less then the one I chose, does it make a difference which one I get and is this a good GPU overall? will it last 3-5 years max settings on games?

That MSi will last just as long as the Gainward Phantom you selected, but it only takes double slot room up unlike the Phantom thats a triple thickness, if it starts to slow then just add another GTX570 for SLI (the PSU and motherboard are more than capable)

The GTX570 is a powerful graphics card on its own, combine two and it just gets better.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/Mars_II/27.html- you can see how some cards perform at different resolutions next to each other.

Is there much difference betwwen the RAM u chose and the one I chose?

Cheaper mainly, also it is not as physically tall so if you decide to go for a big aftermarket heatsink instead of the water cooling rote then it will still fit under the heatsink.

and why change motherboard?

Z68 chipset gives you,

Lucid virtu
Quicksync
SSD caching

The motherboard is still decent and overclocking will be simple.