What to fill this case with?

[drapes]

Hi,

I really like this Lian Li case, and I want the i5 3570k, just looking for a bit of advice on the rest of the setup.

I'll be using it for browsing and games, mainly strategy games like tropico 4, football manager, crusader kings 2/victoria 2, and so on, and I'll want it to cope well with simcity (5) when it comes out. I don't play fps games, so not sure if the processors integrated graphics would be enough to cope with what I do play?

I need everything except a monitor, and I need a wireless mouse and keyboard, budget is around £650.

Thanks in advance

 

[Sparx]

If you don't have an OS I'm sure there is a free RC of Windows 8 out at the moment you can use.

I'll leave the keyboard and mouse for you to pick. I'm not a fan of wireless keyboard and mice personally, so if I let you pick it and they are crap you can only blame yourself! Haha.

EDIT: If you can stretch your budget a little, I would add this SSD to the mix for your OS and main apps. You would love the performance boost it gives.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £603.59 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[honosuseri]

The case you like only takes mATX so if I might be so bold......can I offer an alternative? Sparx made a clever suggestion using windows 8 as a try before you buy for 3 months. Then you can choose 7 or 8

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Blue £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £649.58 (includes shipping : £12.50).



If you are serious about using a wireless peripherals it would be best to look into bluetooth rather than the 2.4Ghz kits above. If done properly you can sync your smartphone with the rig via bluetooth or use headsets for private video calls, you get the idea.