Good day guys,
I'm seriously considering building my first gaming pc, but this is really all very new to me and I'm not very experienced. I've done a lot of research in the process of understanding all this, and I have often ended up reading useful and insightful threads on this website. Hence my reason for signing up to ask your own opinions on the matter! I have a few questions lined up, so please bear with me (I really appreciate your time!)
I'm going for very high-end hardware which will be capable of playing 3D games (where available) with a respectable frame rate. My setup is as follows. I'll provide links to the products as I've seen them on Amazon.co.uk, which is the most relevant to me since I'm from England:
Power Supply:
Corsair AX850 Professional series 850W Plus Gold PSU
Motherboard:
Gigabyte Z77X-UP7
CPU Intel Core:
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU
CPU Cooler:
INTEL BXRTS2011LC RTS2011LC Thermal Solution (Liquid Cooling)
Memory:
G.Skill 32GB Ripjaws X Quad Channel Memory Kit
Graphics Card:
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
Main Storage:
1) Crucial 256GB Internal SSD
AND
2) Seagate 3TB SATA3 hard drive
Optical Drive: Asus Blu-ray Writer Drive
OS: Windows 8 Pro
Case: I have shortlisted 3 which seem to suit my needs, but I can't quite decide which one is the best (if you have any better suggestions I'm all ears!):
1) Inwin MaNa 136 Midi Tower Mesh Gaming Case
2) Coolermaster HAF 922 Mid Tower
3) Nzxt Technologies Phantom with Green Trim Enthusiast Full Tower Case (I really love the look of this one but unfortunately it does not appear to be available in the UK).
ACCESSORIES:
Monitor: Asus VG278H 27-inch 3D Monitor with NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 glasses
Keyboard: Logitech G510 Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G400 Optical Mouse - when choosing a mouse I read a lot of advice from users here who said that the mouse choice should be influenced by the tye of games you play - but I'm a pretty eclectic gamer! I don't particularly stick to one style at all. This mouse seemed to be a middle-ground well priced model.
I have also ordered some thermal CPU paste (for CPU installation) and an anti-static wrist band.
So to summarise, I have several questions which I'm hoping one of you patient people can enlighten me on!
1) Is the fan I have sufficient to cool this system? I only have one dedicated fan (the CPU cooler), which worries me slightly.
2) Is the wattage sufficient to power the system?
3) Is the hardware generally well suited to the needs I have described?
4) To further that question, is 32gb of RAM excessive? I've read in some places that 8gb is sufficient for any game, but many people disagree on this.
4) Is a static wristband necessary, and if so, where do I clip it to while I work with the motherboard? (I'm nervous about clipping it to any part of the motherboard itself)
5) Is Windows 8 the best option? I've heard a lot of negative reviews!
If you've stuck with me through all of that then I'm extremely grateful, and I just hope you can share your wisdom with me!
Thanks a lot for your time
I'm seriously considering building my first gaming pc, but this is really all very new to me and I'm not very experienced. I've done a lot of research in the process of understanding all this, and I have often ended up reading useful and insightful threads on this website. Hence my reason for signing up to ask your own opinions on the matter! I have a few questions lined up, so please bear with me (I really appreciate your time!)
I'm going for very high-end hardware which will be capable of playing 3D games (where available) with a respectable frame rate. My setup is as follows. I'll provide links to the products as I've seen them on Amazon.co.uk, which is the most relevant to me since I'm from England:
Power Supply:
Corsair AX850 Professional series 850W Plus Gold PSU
Motherboard:
Gigabyte Z77X-UP7
CPU Intel Core:
Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU
CPU Cooler:
INTEL BXRTS2011LC RTS2011LC Thermal Solution (Liquid Cooling)
Memory:
G.Skill 32GB Ripjaws X Quad Channel Memory Kit
Graphics Card:
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
Main Storage:
1) Crucial 256GB Internal SSD
AND
2) Seagate 3TB SATA3 hard drive
Optical Drive: Asus Blu-ray Writer Drive
OS: Windows 8 Pro
Case: I have shortlisted 3 which seem to suit my needs, but I can't quite decide which one is the best (if you have any better suggestions I'm all ears!):
1) Inwin MaNa 136 Midi Tower Mesh Gaming Case
2) Coolermaster HAF 922 Mid Tower
3) Nzxt Technologies Phantom with Green Trim Enthusiast Full Tower Case (I really love the look of this one but unfortunately it does not appear to be available in the UK).
ACCESSORIES:
Monitor: Asus VG278H 27-inch 3D Monitor with NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 glasses
Keyboard: Logitech G510 Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G400 Optical Mouse - when choosing a mouse I read a lot of advice from users here who said that the mouse choice should be influenced by the tye of games you play - but I'm a pretty eclectic gamer! I don't particularly stick to one style at all. This mouse seemed to be a middle-ground well priced model.
I have also ordered some thermal CPU paste (for CPU installation) and an anti-static wrist band.
So to summarise, I have several questions which I'm hoping one of you patient people can enlighten me on!
1) Is the fan I have sufficient to cool this system? I only have one dedicated fan (the CPU cooler), which worries me slightly.
2) Is the wattage sufficient to power the system?
3) Is the hardware generally well suited to the needs I have described?
4) To further that question, is 32gb of RAM excessive? I've read in some places that 8gb is sufficient for any game, but many people disagree on this.
4) Is a static wristband necessary, and if so, where do I clip it to while I work with the motherboard? (I'm nervous about clipping it to any part of the motherboard itself)
5) Is Windows 8 the best option? I've heard a lot of negative reviews!
If you've stuck with me through all of that then I'm extremely grateful, and I just hope you can share your wisdom with me!
Thanks a lot for your time