mid range gaming rig

thecamperslazy7 · Apr 28, 2013

Hello, i am just about to buy a gaming rig and i want to do alot of overcloching(hence the h100i) and i was just wondering any improvements. Im allready extending my buget as is so any help is apreciated. If you have a good case in mind i would like it to be white.

Build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Tzye

tiny voices · Apr 28, 2013

Ditch the h100i. A good air cooler will be just as good and cost less.

Get 8gb RAM

Get a PSU from Antec, XFX, Corsair, Seasonic.

Get a cheaper case

scragnoff · Apr 28, 2013

Hi thecamperslazy7!

That's a great build, and you should be able to play most games at high/very high details at 60 fps at 1080p.

You could probably add more to your ram, and make it 8 GB. 4 GB is enough, but a little more won't hurt, and ram is so inexpensive nowadays.

If you won't be installing a lot of games, the 500 GB HDD will be optimal, but if you're looking to have lots of games, then I suggest at least a 1TB HDD.

750W, imho, is excessive power for your system. I suggest going 500w~550w for your PSU.

If you could allocate more to your budget, I would suggest an SSD. This won't improve frame rates in games, but it will boost your system's speed, from booting up to access and load times.

DarkSable · Apr 28, 2013

You made some good picks and some bad ones.

First of all, the fisher-price watercooling will get beaten, hands down, by a good air cooler. Something like a Hyper 212+ with a pair of aftermarket fans is going to be still small, but will cool nearly as well for a fraction of the price... and be a million times more reliable. If you computer can handle a bigger cooler, a Noctua -D14 will easily outperform an H100i for less money, while still being miles more reliable.

If you can, upgrade the motherboard - MSI isn't known for amazing stuff, and if you want to be doing a lot of overclocking, you need a good motherboard. Has AsRock gotten any easier to find in the UK yet?

Last note:

Bad, bad, bad pick on the power supply. You don't need more than 550w, and you want a RELIABLE power supply. That is neither, probably can't actually produce even 700w peak, and is likely to explode, catch on fire, or fry your components. Use common sense - a 750w power supply that's actually able to give 750w is going to be more than £60. Go with a lower rated power supply, because you don't need 750w anyways, and get one that's actually good, instead of a ticking wallet-bomb.

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