Building a gaming computer and need help checking compatibility of components.

Curiouschrisx3 · May 22, 2013

Building my first gaming computer, I've never done this before and need help. I've selected some components and need to confirm that the components are all compatible before I purchase them all. Please help! :bounce:

ksham · May 22, 2013

1. A very expensive motherboard. An ASRock Z77 Extreme4, ASRock Z77 Extreme6, MSI Z77A-GD65, or Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H should be sufficient. Unless none of those are available to you.

2. Corsair DOMINATOR RAM is expensive. Buy something cheaper and low-profile.

3. I prefer 2x 1TB HDD vs 1x 2TB HDD. It gives a good redundancy so if one fails, you don't lose all your data.

4. Do you need 240GB of SSD storage space?

5. Is there an Asus GTX 660 Ti?

6. PSU is also expensive. Even SLI GTX 660 Ti doesn't require 850W. You can power them both sufficiently with a 650W.

Curiouschrisx3 · May 22, 2013

ksham :

I chose that graphics card because it had the highest MHz, there are many others. http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-nvidia/geforce-gtx-660-ti-pci-e-30

There is this Asus GPU http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-gtx-660-ti-directcu-ii-oc-28nm-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-967mhz-boost-1058mhz-cores-1344-2x-dl-dvi-

I chose an SSD because apparently there is a faster loading for your Operating systems and games? Not sure if it's worth the money or not.

What about this motherboard? Asus P8Z77 Intel Z77 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z77-v-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-displayport-dvi-d-hdmi-atx

And this PSU: Corsair AX760 760W Fully Modular http://www.scan.co.uk/products/760w-corsair-ax760-full-modular-80-plus-platinum-92-eff-eps-12v-sli-crossfire-1-x-120mm-fan-atx-psu

USAFRet · May 22, 2013

SSD, yes.
240GB worth of SSD? Maybe not.

A 128 would probably suffice.

ksham · May 22, 2013

Curiouschrisx3 :

And higher MHz means what to you exactly?

Curiouschrisx3 :

+1

Curiouschrisx3 :

It is. But do you need a 240GB one?

Curiouschrisx3 :

They're not the best when it comes to overclocking. Other than that, they are solid motherboards.

Curiouschrisx3 :

XFX 650W. Less expensive. Semi-modular is decent enough.

Curiouschrisx3 · May 22, 2013

ksham :

Curiouschrisx3 :

And higher MHz means what to you exactly?

I am not sure.. I thought it was better, faster maybe.

Curiouschrisx3 :

+1

Curiouschrisx3 :

It is. But do you need a 240GB one?
Maybe not.. 120 GB might do just for 1-2 games I'm recently playing. And I can put my operating system on it then?

Curiouschrisx3 :

They're not the best when it comes to overclocking. Other than that, they are solid motherboards.

Curiouschrisx3 :

XFX 650W. Less expensive. Semi-modular is decent enough.

ksham · May 22, 2013

Curiouschrisx3 :

No and no. Neither one is true.

Curiouschrisx3 :

What games are you playing? How big are they? 40GB each?

Curiouschrisx3 · May 23, 2013

ksham :

Curiouschrisx3 :

No and no. Neither one is true.
What is MHz then? The less there is the better? Or how can you tell which GTX660 Ti is the best?

Curiouschrisx3 :

What games are you playing? How big are they? 40GB each?

Yes, around 40GB each.. So you're correct 120 GB is very efficient for me.

ksham · May 23, 2013

Curiouschrisx3 :

It's the core clock speed. Less is neither better nor worse. You cannot compare performances of GPUs based on their clock speed. Same like how you cannot compare CPUs based on its processor clock speed. Two cards having the same MHz does not mean that they both perform a given instruction in the same amount of time. One card may require more clock cycles.

Curiouschrisx3 :

Every GTX 660 Ti chip is the same. It really comes down to the coolers that vendors put on it and how noisy/quiet the card is. And overclock potential.

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