Had a look at the other posts but couldn't see anything that answered my queries so figured I would just ask. My current setup is a C2D E8600, 4GB ram but I think something's wrong (mobo or psu) as I am getting odd performance issues recently and some games are starting to struggle a bit.
Looking to get the following bits:
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Black [CC600T]
+ RAM
+ HDD
+ PSU
Planning to re-use my X-fi Soundcard and Gfx card (GTX 260)
Questions:
Which RAM should I look at? Do timings not make much of a difference now? Ideally I want 8GB total in 2x sticks assuming this doesn't hurt performance
Which PSU and how powerful should I look at? Only running 1x Graphics card as above or might look at a new one, maybe a GTX 570?
Should I look at a new GFX card now or wait? Will the 260 get me along for the time being?
Will the Corsair H100 fit in the case ok? Won't overclock at first but will aim to in the future. Should I just use the stock cooler? Should I overclock straight away?
Undecided on an SSD straight away or just using a "fast" HDD for a few months.
Thanks
Edit: Meant to say other than general use I mainly play games on the PC, Source based games (CSS/TF2/L4D), Starcraft 2 and ideally want this machine to run BF3 well
Looking to get the following bits:
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Black [CC600T]
+ RAM
+ HDD
+ PSU
Planning to re-use my X-fi Soundcard and Gfx card (GTX 260)
Questions:
Which RAM should I look at? Do timings not make much of a difference now? Ideally I want 8GB total in 2x sticks assuming this doesn't hurt performance
Which PSU and how powerful should I look at? Only running 1x Graphics card as above or might look at a new one, maybe a GTX 570?
Should I look at a new GFX card now or wait? Will the 260 get me along for the time being?
Will the Corsair H100 fit in the case ok? Won't overclock at first but will aim to in the future. Should I just use the stock cooler? Should I overclock straight away?
Undecided on an SSD straight away or just using a "fast" HDD for a few months.
Thanks
Edit: Meant to say other than general use I mainly play games on the PC, Source based games (CSS/TF2/L4D), Starcraft 2 and ideally want this machine to run BF3 well
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