Hi,
I'm pretty familiar with PCs but never built one before. I've listed the spec I'm considering building below (plagiarised from a recent post). If anyone can spare the time to review it and raise any issues or compatibility problems I'd much appreciate it.
As this is my first build is there anything a newby should be aware of? It seems its a case of just plugging everything, arranging the cables neatly and loading up a OS? Or am I assuming this is easier than it actually is?
Also, as I'm using the machine for gaming mainly is it worth purchasing dedicated keyboards and a mouse - I don't mind paying the extra money if the benefits are justified. Finally, do I need a blue ray or just a dvd and can anyone suggest a decent one.
Thanks,
gee
Proposed components:
KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WHITE PCB** £449.99
Cooler Master ATCS 840 Classic Case - Black £199.99
el Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £181.99
Intel 520 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £149.99
Corsair Professional Series AX750 High Performance 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-750AXUK) £129.98
estern Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £101.99
Corsair Vengeance K90 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £99.98
Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155/1156//1366/2011) £72.98
GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL316GB1600C9DC)
total spend = £1643.
I'm pretty familiar with PCs but never built one before. I've listed the spec I'm considering building below (plagiarised from a recent post). If anyone can spare the time to review it and raise any issues or compatibility problems I'd much appreciate it.
As this is my first build is there anything a newby should be aware of? It seems its a case of just plugging everything, arranging the cables neatly and loading up a OS? Or am I assuming this is easier than it actually is?
Also, as I'm using the machine for gaming mainly is it worth purchasing dedicated keyboards and a mouse - I don't mind paying the extra money if the benefits are justified. Finally, do I need a blue ray or just a dvd and can anyone suggest a decent one.
Thanks,
gee
Proposed components:
KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WHITE PCB** £449.99
Cooler Master ATCS 840 Classic Case - Black £199.99
el Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £181.99
Intel 520 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £149.99
Corsair Professional Series AX750 High Performance 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-750AXUK) £129.98
estern Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £101.99
Corsair Vengeance K90 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £99.98
Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155/1156//1366/2011) £72.98
GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL316GB1600C9DC)
total spend = £1643.