Help needed to build a system

LukeMcJones

LukeMcJones

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Evening all.

I'm in the market for a new system and I'm trying to spec it, but despite working with computers every day I've little to no interest in the hardware. On the other hand I'm spec'ing this machine as a gaming system because I want to get back to some good 'ol fashioned pc gaming. The recent Elite kickstarter and the upcoming Total War 2 (The last time I did any serious PC gaming was when the original came out) had got me all excited, and the chance to boot my xbox out the front room is welcome as I'm fed up with console gaming. ...So anyway, they're the sort of games I'd like to run.

So I've specced this system, and I'd like more experienced opinions to cast their critical eyes over it to see what I've done right and what I've done wrong. By all means offer alternatives to the hardware I've suggested and Do let me know if there are compatibility issues with any of the stuff. Do let me know if the price is worth it!!. (Don't worry about lack of OS I've an MSDN license I can abuse, and Sound card I can buy later, or a monitor - I got a HD tele I plan on using).

CPU Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 6MB - £164.00
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V Socket 1155 VGA DVI DisplayPort HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX - £127.97
CPU Fan Noctua NH-D14 - £59.71
Graphics Asus GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II 2GB GDDR5 - £218.22
RAM Corsair 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Vengeance Performance Memory Low Profile - £65.39
SSD 120GB KingSton HyperX 3K SSD - £81.00
HD samsung-spinpoint-f3-1000gb-hdd - £59.03
Case Coolermaster Silencio 650 - £88.20
PSU GX Lite 700W - £56.31

Billed at a total of £984.31

This is my first time speccing a system so be gentle with my choices.
 
setter said:
Id drop to 8gb of ram. Had 16gb in my build in sig, but tbh it was overkill for gaming. RJC's spec looks great, but you could also save another few quid with this cooler.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-020-AL

Ram.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

This would allow you a few more quid to spend on the graphics card.
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Thanks, I'll take that into account. I thought 16GB was probably too much.
 
RJC said:
Hello and welcome to the forum :)


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 660TI 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £219.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £71.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
Total : £982.42 (includes shipping : £10.50).

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Just been going over this spec RJC. The system I specced was said to have too high a PSU. Why is an 850W PSU needed for this system? What am I missing?
 
I think... I really quite like the look of RJC second "550W" system, but with the p280 Idleman recommended. Thanks for all your help on this guys.
 
Idleman said:
I have the P280 sat under my desk and all I can hear is a gentle whirr of the fans, of which i have 6 installed.. And that is unnoticeable during the day. While watching movies on the TV via HDMI, I hear absolutely nothing.
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For all the fans that case has, is it worth buying a 600w psu to compensate?
 
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