Hi all, this is the first build that i have put together on my own.
I wanted a pc that would play the latest games at high/max settings and will still run them well in a couple of years time.
with advice from the members on here, i went for this lot
-intel i5 3570k, as it is good for over clocking
-mis z77 mpower, it looks cool, and and space for another gpu if i need one in the future
-his hd 7950 iceQ boost card
-bitfenix rader case
-benq 27" screen
I was going to reuse these couple of parts from my old pc
-ocz zs 750w power supply
-corsair vengeance 8gb ram
this is the inside of the case
i am all up and running now on windows 8 64, and the difference in performance compaired to my old set up is fantastic!
The games are so much snoother, and colours that i have never seen before!!
less than a week later i was looking on the forum again and i kepted looking at different cpu coolers.
it isnt something that I am going to need for quite a long time, as i am going to keep the standard clock speed, but it is nice to have.
I also was thinking about some faster ram, and again advised from the members on here, i went for some
-Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler. This thing is massive!!!!!! and very very nice.
-Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 1600MHz Dual Channel 4x4gb sticks.
I fitting of the cooler wasnt to bad tbh
the back plate with the bolts in and rubber bits on
back of mobo shot
looks like i forgot to take a pic of the front with the bars that the cooler bolts into
cooler fitted
what do you think all?
thanks
ian
I wanted a pc that would play the latest games at high/max settings and will still run them well in a couple of years time.
with advice from the members on here, i went for this lot
-intel i5 3570k, as it is good for over clocking
-mis z77 mpower, it looks cool, and and space for another gpu if i need one in the future
-his hd 7950 iceQ boost card
-bitfenix rader case
-benq 27" screen
I was going to reuse these couple of parts from my old pc
-ocz zs 750w power supply
-corsair vengeance 8gb ram
this is the inside of the case
i am all up and running now on windows 8 64, and the difference in performance compaired to my old set up is fantastic!
The games are so much snoother, and colours that i have never seen before!!
less than a week later i was looking on the forum again and i kepted looking at different cpu coolers.
it isnt something that I am going to need for quite a long time, as i am going to keep the standard clock speed, but it is nice to have.
I also was thinking about some faster ram, and again advised from the members on here, i went for some
-Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler. This thing is massive!!!!!! and very very nice.
-Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 1600MHz Dual Channel 4x4gb sticks.
I fitting of the cooler wasnt to bad tbh
the back plate with the bolts in and rubber bits on
back of mobo shot
looks like i forgot to take a pic of the front with the bars that the cooler bolts into
cooler fitted
what do you think all?
thanks
ian
