I am considering building my first PC soon for gaming in 1920x1080 at high settings, and also some programming. After a good few months of research, here are the specs I have come up with so far:
In particular I would like to know two things:
With regards to buying the parts, I live in the Republic Of Ireland and have read that hardwareversand.de is the best place to order from, but if any of you guys from Ireland have experience in buying off them, is it true that shipping will only cost €18.99, regardless of weight? that would be great, but I'd also like to know if I would be bombarded with any other charges like import tax ect.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post (It was lengthy I know, sorry) and
I would really appreciate any help that you guys could offer.
PS: The price shown in the title does not include the keyboard and monitor
■ CPU: AMD FX-6300 (cooled by Cooler Master 212 EVO Cooler for overclocking)
■ MOBO: Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.2
■ GPU: MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr, Overclocked
■ RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600Mhz CL9
■ HDD: Toshiba 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6GB/s
■ PSU: Cooler Master B600
■ CASE: Sharkoon VS3
■ DVD: LiteOn DVD-RW
■ OS: Windows 7 HP 64-Bit
■ MONITOR: AOC e2250Swdak 21.5" 1080p /w integrated speakers
■ KEYBOARD: Microsoft Sidewinder x4
In particular I would like to know two things:
■ Is the power supply is any good?, I'm pretty sure that Cooler Master have a good reputation for manufacturing various parts, but I couldn't help notice that this particular model has no '80 PLUS' rating, should that be something to consider? Also, do i actually need 600W, will a 500W be enough for overclocking the FX-6300? or should I go with the 600W to be safe
■Will my airflow be good enough?, this is the main thing I'm having trouble with. T[strike][/strike]he case comes with one fan already, and has a 120mm fan mount on the side, and a 80/92mm fan mount at the back, a total maximum of 3 fans, will one fan be enough or should i get another 1 or 2, keep in mind that I intend to overclock the FX-6300 (hopefully to around 4.5Ghz)
With regards to buying the parts, I live in the Republic Of Ireland and have read that hardwareversand.de is the best place to order from, but if any of you guys from Ireland have experience in buying off them, is it true that shipping will only cost €18.99, regardless of weight? that would be great, but I'd also like to know if I would be bombarded with any other charges like import tax ect.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post (It was lengthy I know, sorry) and
I would really appreciate any help that you guys could offer.
PS: The price shown in the title does not include the keyboard and monitor