My First Gaming PC Build.

olivier renault · 13 Aug 2012 at 09:15

The 7850 for me, or the Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 3X if you can spare the cash.

It's a bit more 'refined', with higer overclock, cool and quiet HSF, lower power consumption.

EDIT : One review of the Windforce 3X.

So, yeah...

tamzzy · 13 Aug 2012 at 18:05

Wootje said:
hmmm ok thank you

So comes down to Gigabyte ATI Radeon 7850 HD OC Windforce 2x2048mb £185.99 or Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti £189.95

Im leaning towards the ATI, but please all tell me if you think its best too, comparing to the results that Stulid showed, he is right. Let me know, thank you.

no contest really. the 7850 is the card to get at that price range (unless you play fsx)

Wootje · 14 Aug 2012 at 20:37

ok thank you, Everything I need now is listed and just got to save up a bit first.

Only other question I have is I might opt to go water cooling, so could anyone recommend some equipment for it? a Double Fan radiator, reservoir , pump, tubes and distilled water.

When this is all built I will post pictures on this topic =]

Trusty · 14 Aug 2012 at 22:16

Do you know how to install water cooling? I would just keep it simple and spend the money on better components/peripherals for the moment.

olivier renault · 14 Aug 2012 at 23:19

yeah, drop water cooling, it's not necessary, although it can be 'fun'. Maybe a couple of years down the line.

Wootje · 15 Aug 2012 at 05:33

ok i will take that advice but i might opt for the Antec Closed water cooling unit for my CPU.

Its all self built, just have to connect and mount. Some say it works well.

Trusty · 15 Aug 2012 at 09:44

The difference is minimal, your better off with a decent branded fan on a aftermarket heatsink, will be quieter than the stock Antec fans. Remember you still have fans with watercooliing.

Wootje · 15 Aug 2012 at 13:10

ok i will stick with the

Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2)

Thank you all for your help and advice. I shall display pictures through the build and finished photos.

Daz.

Trusty · 15 Aug 2012 at 13:13

It'll be a great build, you'll be very happy.

Wootje · 15 Aug 2012 at 14:24

Aye I sure hope so.

Here is the list if it interests anyone.

CPU:3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5 3570K 3.40GHz Socket LGA1155 - Retail

MOBO:GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) Motherboard

GFX: Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual

SSD: Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail

Optical Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 32MB Cache Hard Drive SATA 6Gb/s 8.5ms 7200rpm

Case: Prowler Midi Case V2

CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2)

PSU: Coolermaster RS-600-ASAB GX-Lite 600W Power Supply (PSU)

Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" LED Monitor Full HD with HDMI/DVI/VGA

Total inc VAT: £835.23
Total exc VAT: £696.02