This is my new PC System

aragorncy

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Hi all,

I have been saving money for a long time now and its time to built my new pc system (gaming system). After a lot of research and reading various forums i decided to buy the components below.

I will make the order in 2-3 days so please be free to tell me your opinion and if you think that something should be changed.

Processor: Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

Mobo: Asus Maximus IV Extreme Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION **

Memory: G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Graphic Cards: 2x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "Phantom" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card in SLI

1st Hard Disk: Kingston HyperX 240GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Drive

2nd Hard Disk: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache

Optical Drive: Sony BWU-500S-WW 12x BluRay-RW / 16x DVD±RW Drive

CPU Cooling: Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Sound Card

Case: Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case

Power Supply: Tagan 1300W
 
1. Get the K version CPU.
2. Get a Z68 motherboard.
3. Get an SSD.
4. Budget is probably OK if you're getting two 580's but I'd try 1 first then when prices drop get another, not much needs more than 1x580.

Andi.
 
Looking at peoples builds gets me excited. I have been saving up too and will be building a PC soon. (Obviously will be buying parts from overclockers) It won't as good as yours but will be whatever I can get for £600 (Monitor and peripherals not included)

Good Luck with your build.

Also @andicole0 is that not a 256GB SSD in his first hard disk section?

(I am still a noob to PC parts but I am learning.)
 
Just wanted to add that it is the Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor. My mistake.

Also what is the difference between the mobo i will get with the Z68 motherboard ????

Thanks
 
I have the Dell 3007WFP which is 30' size.
I am thinking of getting a second GTX card because maybe later i will get a 3D monitor which will need more graphic card power in order to play games.
 
Definitely just get the one 580 for now. You can always add another in the future. Also, the 2500k is much better value for exactly the same performance (unless you plan on using hyperthreading). Psu maybe a little overkill too? Definitely get a z68 board.
 
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nikeair94 said:
Looking at peoples builds gets me excited. I have been saving up too and will be building a PC soon. (Obviously will be buying parts from overclockers) It won't as good as yours but will be whatever I can get for £600 (Monitor and peripherals not included)

Good Luck with your build.

Also @andicole0 is that not a 256GB SSD in his first hard disk section?

(I am still a noob to PC parts but I am learning.)
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Oops yes, I just looked at the line title 'Hard Drive'.

aragorncy said:
Just wanted to add that it is the Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor. My mistake.

Also what is the difference between the mobo i will get with the Z68 motherboard ????

Thanks
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Z68 has the latest chipset functions and runs things like USB 3 and SATA 3 without sharing as much bandwidth with other interfaces.

Always get a quality PSU over a powerful one. OCUK don't sell the Tagan ones so they must be nasty ;-)

Andi.

PS 2600K will be better and as budget doesn't seem to be an issue then I'd go for the 2600. Windows will use Hyperthreading even if some games don't. Mine shows all cores being used at times even the 'virtual' ones.
 
Z68 has :

- SRT : Intel Smart Response. Use a small SSD to act as a cache for the hard drive. Think Seagate MomentusXT technology with a much bigger cache.
- QuickSync : video transcoding on the 2500K IGP. Allow for faster transcoding.
- Integrated IGP support : the possibility to use the integrated graphics instead of the dedicated graphics.
- LucidVirtu : GPU virtualisation, or more plainly, switching the dedicated graphics cards off when not using them.
- Some Z68 PCIE3 support : the new x32 PCIE standard. those are denomiated 'Gen3'.
- IvyBridge support (although P67 as well?).

Z68 has more toys, although how useful they are depends on your personal view.
 
My PSU is the Tagan TG1300-U33.

I have been using it for more than a year with no problems.
Can you please tell me whether i will need to get another one or if the one i have has any problems.
 
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