New Gaming Rig Guys!!

PLaris · Jun 18, 2013

So I'm going to attempt to put together this nice little rig and wanted to know if all the parts firstly fit, ( I know they will in the case thanks to mod Blackbird.) but if the rest will fit in nicely too?

As well any other additional cables or anything that I will need to purchase?
The system will be used for browsing but mostly gaming,
Cheers.

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core £167.59

CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £24.49

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1155 £118.66

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 £58.40

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SSD £105.11

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB £238.90

Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower £68.39

Case Fan: Enermax UCTB12 42.1 CFM 120mm £0.99

Power Supply: Corsair 600W ATX12V £59.35

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer £14.99

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £68.35

Total:£925.22

Edited the motherboard, SSD and will be adding in a separate Rosewill 120mm red LED fan.

aatje92 · Jun 18, 2013

Looks like a nice setup, and everything like cables should be included. Game on!

I am assuming you already have monitor / keyboard / mouse by the way.

g-unit1111 · Jun 18, 2013

You can do way better for that budget. Your SSD is not that great, and you chose an extremely slow laptop hard drive, If you're paying £1000 or over you should definitely get the latest hardware you can get for your rig. Paying that kind of money and getting last year's hardware with a slow storage setup is a definite no.

This would be better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£151.92 @ Dabs)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£75.30 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£119.88 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (£290.75 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£77.69 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £1085.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-18 17:39 BST+0100)

- Better case and Seasonic power supply
- New Intel Haswell CPU and Z87 motherboard
- Way better SSD and HD
- GTX 670 is way better than GTX 660TI
- Faster RAM
- Noctua cooler

PLaris · Jun 18, 2013

g-unit1111 :

You can do way better for that budget. Your SSD is not that great, and you chose an extremely slow laptop hard drive, If you're paying £1000 or over you should definitely get the latest hardware you can get for your rig. Paying that kind of money and getting last year's hardware with a slow storage setup is a definite no.

This would be better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£151.92 @ Dabs)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£75.30 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£119.88 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (£290.75 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£77.69 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £1085.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-18 17:39 BST+0100)

- Better case and Seasonic power supply
- New Intel Haswell CPU and Z87 motherboard
- Way better SSD and HD
- GTX 670 is way better than GTX 660TI
- Faster RAM
- Noctua cooler

I'm going to look at these now, cheers

PLaris · Jun 18, 2013

My final rig, lowered the prices a bit to make room for a new 23" inch monitor,(any ideas?) and I have to ship all of these items. I don't need 650W PSU for now and added in an extra 500gb internal, as I don't really download a lot other than my main games. Will these parts all correspond with both the motherboard and the case guys?

Cheers

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/PLaris/saved/1MAn

CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core £167.59
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £24.49
Motherboard MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1155 £118.66
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 £58.40
Storage Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SSD £105.11
Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM £55.81
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB £238.90
Case Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower £68.39
Power Supply SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V £64.10
Optical Drive LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer £14.99
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £68.35

Total: £984.79

PLaris · Jun 18, 2013

aatje92 :

I do have a keyboard and mouse, just want to get an upgrade on the 'ol monitor. I have a 19" at the moment ya see.

RedJaron · Jun 18, 2013

PLaris :

My final rig, lowered the prices a bit to make room for a new 23" inch monitor,(any ideas?) and I have to ship all of these items. I don't need 650W PSU for now and added in an extra 500gb internal, as I don't really download a lot other than my main games. Will these parts all correspond with both the motherboard and the case guys?

Cheers

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/PLaris/saved/1MAn

CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core £167.59
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £24.49
Motherboard MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1155 £118.66
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 £58.40
Storage Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" SSD £105.11
Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM £55.81
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB £238.90
Case Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower £68.39
Power Supply SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V £64.10
Optical Drive LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer £14.99
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £68.35

Total: £984.79

Scorpios are laptop drives, get a Caviar instead. If you've got a SSD, a Caviar Blue will do, you don't need to pay extra for the Black.

Otherwise, looks serviceable.

PLaris · Jun 18, 2013

RedJaron :

PLaris :

Scorpios are laptop drives, get a Caviar instead. If you've got a SSD, a Caviar Blue will do, you don't need to pay extra for the Black.

Otherwise, looks serviceable.

I added in a caviar blue 1TB, for pretty much the same price as the laptop 5ooGB one! Thanks!

Last question before I hit purchase to all these items. Will it blend well together in your opinion? I just want to make 100% sure all is well

RedJaron · Jun 18, 2013

PLaris :

Everything is compatible, yes. It's only a matter of personal preference at this point. I'm not familiar with that mboard, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I'd look at getting some 1600 RAM instead of 1333. And I prefer a 7950 over a 660 Ti, but that's just me.

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