First Desktop Gaming PC, Need Major advice to whether this is decent enough spec!

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japjap

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Hey!, This is my first desktop gaming PC! i'v always bin playing on a crappy packard bell laptop that has a capacity of a freakin' 1.5ghz processor! :| yes, It's horrible.

& I will be playing games on hopefully Ulta/High Settings on this new pc so i want to know if this spec can handle the pressure from the games, or if i need to upgrade or possibly down-grade if i'v got unneccessary stuff,

I will also be overclocking this pc where possible. & the following games i will be playing to the max will be: Farcry 3, Battlefield 3, Counterstrike: GO, Max payne 3, Skyrim, Call of duty black ops 2, Diablo III, Starcraft 2, Etc etc.. most major games.


Here is the current Spec so far! Below.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, X-FIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5003AZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (£25)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£119)
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Black Widow 2013 Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (£119)
Mouse
Razer® Mamba 2012 Elite Wireless Gaming Mouse (£102)
Headsets
Razer Tiamat 7.1 Gaming Headset (£142)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,989.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
Toxophilix

Toxophilix

Bright Spark
If you want to overclock the CPU then you should specify the 3770K - the 'K' signifies that it's unlocked for overclocking. You can also get PCS to overclock the system for you, so the overclocked CPU will be covered by the warranty. Also, if the system is purely for gaming then you could go for the 3570K as HyperThreading (the key feature that the i7 has which the i5 doesn't) is not helpful in running any current games. (That could change in future, of course.) Btw, overclocking is entirely optional. You will be able to max out the games you mention with a stock-clocked i5 3570.

I would consider downgrading the GPU to the 670 as it has most of the 680's performance but quite a lot less of its price and then think about adding a second 670, either now or later. 2 x 670 will be a lot faster than 1 x 680 but as things stand a single 670 will run pretty much any game at max (or near max) settings at the 1900 x 1080 resolution of your monitor.

Speaking of which, as you have an SLI-ready motherboard then I would specify a 750W PSU so that it can support a second GPU if you wish.

I would go with the onboard sound to start with. It's seems very good to me and you can always add a sound-card later if you like.

If the budget allows, I think I'd go for a 1TB or bigger HDD. 500 GB will fill up fast, given the number of games it sounds like you will be installing.

My only other comment is that you obviously like Razer :)
 
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japjap

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Toxophilix said:
If you want to overclock the CPU then you should specify the 3770K - the 'K' signifies that it's unlocked for overclocking. You can also get PCS to overclock the system for you, so the overclocked CPU will be covered by the warranty. Also, if the system is purely for gaming then you could go for the 3570K as HyperThreading (the key feature that the i7 has which the i5 doesn't) is not helpful in running any current games. (That could change in future, of course.) Btw, overclocking is entirely optional. You will be able to max out the games you mention with a stock-clocked i5 3570.

I would consider downgrading the GPU to the 670 as it has most of the 680's performance but quite a lot less of its price and then think about adding a second 670, either now or later. 2 x 670 will be a lot faster than 1 x 680 but as things stand a single 670 will run pretty much any game at max (or near max) settings at the 1900 x 1080 resolution of your monitor.

Speaking of which, as you have an SLI-ready motherboard then I would specify a 750W PSU so that it can support a second GPU if you wish.

I would go with the onboard sound to start with. It's seems very good to me and you can always add a sound-card later if you like.

If the budget allows, I think I'd go for a 1TB or bigger HDD. 500 GB will fill up fast, given the number of games it sounds like you will be installing.

My only other comment is that you obviously like Razer :)
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Thanks for the feedback! :) & I'll most likely upgrade my processor to 3770K for overclocking, and how do i get PCS to overclock it for me? do i ring them up during building orrr?

That dual GTX 670 SLI, sounds like a good idea to me :) i'll do that, sounds better & Would i need to upgrade my sound card for the 7.1 Tiamat headset? :eek:

& yes before iv replied to this, i'v just upgraded the HDD too 1TB cavier, or whatever it is :)


& haha, yes i'm a big razer fanboy:') & i'v already got one of the mouses, but now the times calling for a new pc i thought what the heck, i might aswell just go balls deep in razer.. haha.
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
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Toxophilix

Toxophilix

Bright Spark
One other thought: I'm not sure about this but as you are overclocking and going for twin GPUs it might be worth getting a full tower case as it might allow better airflow. But there will be other people on the forum who have better knowledge of this.

On this:
Would i need to upgrade my sound card for the 7.1 Tiamat headset?
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I guess you would need to if you want it to work in 7.1. I would check the headset specs online, and/or ask PCS.
 
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