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gee4444

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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.
 
Welcome,

The process is pretty simple. There are videos everywhere.

The only 'not stupidly easy bit' is putting the cpu in, but that's not too tricky.

This is what id do with the budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 850W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020032-UK) £132.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x CM Storm QuickFire Pro RED Switch Mechanical Keyboard (SGK-4010-GKCR1-UK) £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x CM Storm Sentinel Z3RO-G 5600DPI OLED Gaming Mouse with FREE Shattered Horizon Game £44.99
2 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99 (£71.98)
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,369.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).



In your spec:

The case is really big and expensive for what it offers.

There is very little difference between the gtx 680 and gtx 670, so why not save a bit.

850W for SLI and it's cheaper than yours too. :)

Got a cheaper keyboard, still mechanical and highly reviewed, mouse to match.

Water coolers arent as good as big air coolers.

Found some stupidly cheap/fast RAM. :)
 
Thanks for your suggestions doomedspeed. I'll check out those components and modify my shopping list.

Just one quick question. I was under the impression (a few people who have built pcs before have told me this) that water cooling is much more effective than fan cooling. Although you say the opposite. Hmmmm, not sure which cooling system to get in that case.
 
Doomedspeed said:
Welcome,

The process is pretty simple. There are videos everywhere.

The only 'not stupidly easy bit' is putting the cpu in, but that's not too tricky.

This is what id do with the budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 850W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020032-UK) £132.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x CM Storm QuickFire Pro RED Switch Mechanical Keyboard (SGK-4010-GKCR1-UK) £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x CM Storm Sentinel Z3RO-G 5600DPI OLED Gaming Mouse with FREE Shattered Horizon Game £44.99
2 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99 (£71.98)
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,369.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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You think that RAM and cooler will fit?
 
Damn. When i picked the ram i had the h60 in my basket, changed at the last minute.

Stulid is right. Low profile RAM is the way to go with air coolers.
 
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