Building a new gaming rig, haven't built a decent computer for about 3-4 years so I'm a bit behind on "whats good" and what isn't for certain things so though I'd post here and get some opinions. Current list is;
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Full Tower Case,
Always like Antec cases, would prefer a Thermaltake Armour but this is quite similar.
Intel Core i7 950 Bloomfield 45nm, 3.06 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 23x Ratio, 130W,
i7 just because.. =P
850W Corsair HX Series, Modular, 80 PLUS Silver, 90% Eff', SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V,
Not sure wether this will be enough but can always switch it out for a 1000w version.
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Rev 2, Intel X58, S1366, SLi/Xfire PCI-E 2, DDR3 2200<, USB3 & SATA 6Gb/s
Heard good things about this coupled with the i7 chips.
1GB Gigabyte GTX 460 OC, 3600MHz GDDR5, GPU 715MHz, Shader Clock 1430MHz, 336 Cores, DL DVI/ mHDMI
This is where I usually slip up. Will mostly be playing games/watching HD movies and I want to be able to run most games on the highest settings. Can always get two of these to run in SLI.
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50V
Never bought Corasir before but apparently the timings on this and the amount (for the price) is pretty good.
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 CPU Cooler Intel 775/1155/1156/1366 AMD 939/AM2/AM2+/AM3
Planning to overclock so an aftermarket cooler is a must.
200mm Antec BIG BOY 200 Manual 3 Speed Fan
Because the antec 1200 doesn't come with one.
120mm Antec TriCool Blue LED Manual 3-speed switch 3-pin & 4-pin
Just for extra intake/exhaust if needed.
Running total is about £950 willing to go about £200ish more if it'll improve the rig.
Opinions, criticism and improvements welcome.
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Full Tower Case,
Always like Antec cases, would prefer a Thermaltake Armour but this is quite similar.
Intel Core i7 950 Bloomfield 45nm, 3.06 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 23x Ratio, 130W,
i7 just because.. =P
850W Corsair HX Series, Modular, 80 PLUS Silver, 90% Eff', SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V,
Not sure wether this will be enough but can always switch it out for a 1000w version.
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Rev 2, Intel X58, S1366, SLi/Xfire PCI-E 2, DDR3 2200<, USB3 & SATA 6Gb/s
Heard good things about this coupled with the i7 chips.
1GB Gigabyte GTX 460 OC, 3600MHz GDDR5, GPU 715MHz, Shader Clock 1430MHz, 336 Cores, DL DVI/ mHDMI
This is where I usually slip up. Will mostly be playing games/watching HD movies and I want to be able to run most games on the highest settings. Can always get two of these to run in SLI.
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50V
Never bought Corasir before but apparently the timings on this and the amount (for the price) is pretty good.
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 CPU Cooler Intel 775/1155/1156/1366 AMD 939/AM2/AM2+/AM3
Planning to overclock so an aftermarket cooler is a must.
200mm Antec BIG BOY 200 Manual 3 Speed Fan
Because the antec 1200 doesn't come with one.
120mm Antec TriCool Blue LED Manual 3-speed switch 3-pin & 4-pin
Just for extra intake/exhaust if needed.
Running total is about £950 willing to go about £200ish more if it'll improve the rig.
Opinions, criticism and improvements welcome.
