Help with my first gaming pc please

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MuayJudo

Member
So I have a budegt of around 1000 pounds. Obviously I'd like to get the best I can with that and was just wondering what you guys thought this system is like and how well it will play games... Skyrim, the witcher games, arma 2 etc.

And also a question about SLI... is the cooler adequate enough to run two of these cards? I plan to add another in the near future when needed but as I don't know anything really I just don't know if I'm going wrong anywhere. Thanks for any help and if you see any problems or you think a change here or there would benefit please say, I can't go too much over the price this comes to but a little extra I can do as this is at the tip of my budget. All advice and opinions appreciated.

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Cable Tidy
JML 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management For Your PC (£4)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
PCS EXTRA-CARE DIAMOND DELIVERY - MON-FRI, PRE-NOON (£9)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,050.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
Music Guy123

Music Guy123

Prolific Poster
Looks good, I'd suggest that you don't get the bullguard as it is a nightmare to uninstall. Otherwise, it looks good, enjoy it, best of luck!
 
dangro474

dangro474

Bright Spark
The spec looks good. I can confirm that you will be able to play skyrim with ultra presets 1080p at 30+ FPS constantly.

Your PSU is adequate enough to run two 560TI's should you choose to SLI in the future.
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
I thought i'd make a suggestion, this is £1052

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE nice choice of case, offers good customisation

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics no need for the K version, as that's for overclocking. So dropping that saves few quid

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB) you wont see any difference between this rama nd the kingston, but if ya wanna pay the difference thats cool, again the kingston is generally used for overclocking.

Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6950 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable this wil lgive you very good levels of gaming, i think alot better than the 560ti

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99) Pefect fro two 6950's, for extra gaming performance, if ya not interested in that drop to 650w corsair, save some mnoey there.

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19) good choice

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)

Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)

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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity 1
 
M

MuayJudo

Member
Thanks for the replies and sorry I took so long to reply but I have been working away from home this week.I'll check up more on the 6950 too... thanks for the suggestion.
 
M

MuayJudo

Member
Hey guys, I have upped my budget a little but I am thinkin it could be a little overkill on certain things so it could come down a little if you don't think some things are worth it.

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX Motherboards is where I am most useless... is this one ok for my purpose?
Memory (RAM)
16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB) Is 16gb worth getting? Or will 8 be enough... I don't want to have to upgrade anytime soon which is half the reason why I am not building myself because I have no clue how to install anything
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6970 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable Is it worth it over the 6950? I don't plan on overclocking it but I will add another card later down the line whichever I get so take in to account which runs better in crossfire too. Or maybe you think the gtx570 would be the better choice?
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99) Will a 750w be enough to run two 6970s or two gtx 570s? Or would it be a safer bet to stick with the 850?
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£19) Worth the upgrade from onboard sound?
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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Cable Tidy
JML 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management For Your PC (£4)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,199.00 including VAT and delivery.


Thanks for all the advice it's making this much easier for me.
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
good choice of motherboard, stick with 8gig of ram, that is plenty for now. no need for more.

instead of the 6970 go for the 570, then if needed sli the 570 in a year of so. 850w is enough for two 570's but i think two 6970's need 1000w's. But i cant tell you which card out performs which.

stick to onboard sound, i've found its just as good if not better than sound cards. :) apart from the top end 100quid plus cards.

nice spec. i will try and have a check out 6970's for ya, :)

edit, i aint watched it as, im on a demo of linux at the mo, but may give you answers.

[video=youtube;zGVq5I7nXkQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGVq5I7nXkQ[/video]

and here too clicky, has charts n stuff, its a close call.
 
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tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
Wozza365 said:
two 570s can run on a 750w fine
Click to expand...

"We notice that you have selected a 750W power supply, but based on our calculations we recommend you change your selection to a 850W power supply because your computer could require up to 762W of power including a 20% allowance."

ooohh the psu debate again.......hahah

game on wozza :)

i'd go for the 850. Ill put it this way, if you was on a long drive you'd rather have a full tank of juice than three quarters full now wouldn't you. If that even makes sense.
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
762/6 = 127
127 x 5 = 635

so you could happily run on even a 650 if you wanted to, my system according to PCS would require 800w so i stuck with the 850w as i also have a lot to add, that also didnt account for the case or the cooler i purchased elsewhere
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
Wozza365 said:
762/6 = 127
127 x 5 = 635

so you could happily run on even a 650 if you wanted to, my system according to PCS would require 800w so i stuck with the 850w as i also have a lot to add, that also didnt account for the case or the cooler i purchased elsewhere
Click to expand...

ah damn you pulled the maths on me..........that's just not cricket wozza.

that does leave about 100w's lol,
 
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MuayJudo

Member
Thanks again. I've moved a couple of things around and this is what I have now. for a few quid less.

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics I hear the k versions is just for the overclocking is that right? I don't plan to overclock so I took it up to the 2600
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready Considering how much the 1050w psu is I think I'll go with the gtx570 and sli later using the 850w
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
Cable Tidy
JML 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management For Your PC (£4)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,195.00 including VAT and delivery.


Thanks for helping.
 
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MuayJudo

Member
Thanks for all your help guys I'll rep you. One last question I have before I buy... what do you think of the amd bulldozer fx8120 processor? I made almost exactly the same build with that processor and the gtx 580 and the motherboard was ASUS® M5A99X EVO:USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, Quad CrossFireX™/SLI™ for i think like 40 pounds extra than the one listed above. What do u think compared to the i7 2600? I do use a DAW to make music... cubase 5 if that matters at all.
 
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