New System - comments?

besh

besh

besh

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Hi Guys

I've been away from PC Gaming for almost 10 years and I've decided to get back into it (too much spare time on my hands). I've got the guts of a system that I'm ready to purchase, but I wanted someone to confirm that I'm not missing something and all the parts will work together.

Also if you have any better replacement parts and have a reason for this I'm all ears. I've had my finger off the pulse for quite some time so I don't have all the inside info.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_AJGPGKL4JhR0N0RXEyQkVTNG8
Sorry - tried to post image link and it just didn't like it

Also in need of a decent monitor and no idea what to go for - looking to spend about 150 on it - probably 23/24 inch.

System will be used predominately for gaming as I have HTPC for movies and storage. All comments and suggestions greatfully received

Thanks a lot
 
Hi and welcome.

I dont like the spec to be honest.

A little missed matched, OTT PSU, poor SSD choice, a 2500K is as fast in games as a 2600K.

Z68 board instead of a newer Z77 etc etc.
 
thanks Stulid

What is wrong with the SSD? What size of PSU should I go for 850W? (I'm was just trying to futureproof it a bit)

Please feel free to recommend other parts - this is what I'm looking for
Thanks
 
This is where you should start,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Goes Like Hell 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with StreetFighter 4 PC Game £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £94.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £82.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
Total : £839.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).




• PSU is made by Seasonic and has plenty of power.
• Ivybridge CPU+Z77 board.
• Crucial M4 is cheap and faster - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18368623


Do you have a SATA DVD+HDD drive?

Also get a aftermarket heatsink to overclock the CPU higher.
 
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Thanks Stulid - I'm so out of touch I don't know what provides best bang for buck. Over the moon at the price fo the GTX 570 though.

I've got a SATA DVD drive kicking around that I can install the OS with. I won't need extra storage with HDD I don't think. Just installing OS and games on machine.

I had looked at aftermarket heatsinks already (can't believe the size of standard heatsinks these days - huge). Can you recommend something? Guessing the multiplier on the i5 chip is unlocked?

(Apologies for 20 questions)
 
stulid - thanks a million for your advice
Think I'll purchase the items above today/tomorrow and build the rig at wknd.
 
You also wanted hints for 24" screens, well...

Get the VAT back - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-160-SA&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

Dell IPS panel screen (best colours/sharpness and viewing angles) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-052-DE&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

120Hz 23" Get the VAT back - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-168-SA&groupid=17&catid=1425&subcat=


besh said:
Over the moon at the price fo the GTX 570 though.
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Fast card indeed, I use one and it eats games up:)
 
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stulid strikes again :p good job m8 as always ;)

@ besh - get some pics up of your new kit during building and the completed article too :)

Stoner81.
 
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