My first build specs

xetronic · 17 Apr 2013 at 16:51

Hey guys this will be my first gaming PC build, what do you think of the specs?
750W Corsair CXM Builder series, Hybrid Modular
16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Low Profile Jet Black RAM
1TB Toshiba SATA 3 HDD
120GB SanDisk Extreme SSD
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H70
Intel Core i7 3770
2GB MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition OC
NZXT Phantom 410 Black
Asus P8Z77-V LX2
Samsung Dvd Drive

snips86x · 17 Apr 2013 at 17:00

What is your budget and how does this compare price wise to what you had in mind?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) £233.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £84.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £56.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 Series 4 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £44.39
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,010.16 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Better GPU, PSU, Mobo is best budget board, CPU allows you to overclock, Antec cooler is quieter than the Corsair.

Added 8gb of RAM as 16 is not required when gaming.

RogerMesenseless · 17 Apr 2013 at 17:01

You don't need a 750W power supply for that

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
Total : £144.07 (includes shipping : £9.25).

E: Beat me to it

You'd get away with a 550/600W.

dacads · 17 Apr 2013 at 17:04

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) £233.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £84.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45.00
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,020.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).

xetronic · 17 Apr 2013 at 17:21

Cool, thanks for the suggestions, going to drop the ram down to 8gb and upgrade the cpu but keep everything else the same. one question does the cpu need upgrading if I am going to be overclocking anyway?

dacads · 17 Apr 2013 at 17:38

Of course with a 3770 you won't get far with overclocking as it has a locked multiplier