Hi!
I'm planning on building my first computer in the next few months or so. I've studied all kinds of things on the internet and I think I have the basic knowledge of PC building. What I don't know is that is my planned build allirght. I'm aiming to run all current and a few years old games (for example Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, TES V: Skyrim, Battlefield 3, demanding games anyway) on the higher end of settings.
So, here's my build. Let me know what you think about it.
Motherboard: MSi Z87-G45 GAMING (Could also be a Asus Z87-PRO, if I find the extra money)
RAM: 2x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
CPU: Intel Haswell i5-4670K
GPU: MSi GeForce GTX 660 2GB Twin Frozr III
PSU: Corsair 650TX V2
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (I'm also considering a 500Gb or a 750Gb HDD + a ~250Gb SSD, again if I have the money)
Case: BitFenix Outlaw
And in addition, I'm going to slap a few (Corsair) fans on there too. My main concerns are the motherboard and the CPU cooling parts. So, is that a good mobo for gaming and maybe a bit of overclocking too? I've heard that the Haswell CPU's don't clock so well, but I'm not really aiming for a World Champion overclock anyway. And if I do overclock, is the Hyper 212 EVO enough to keep the CPU nice and cool?
My maximum budget is about 1200€ (1600$, 1000£), but I'd like to keep it at a maximum of 1000 € (1350$, 840£), preferably under that, of course.
Thanks in advance!
I'm planning on building my first computer in the next few months or so. I've studied all kinds of things on the internet and I think I have the basic knowledge of PC building. What I don't know is that is my planned build allirght. I'm aiming to run all current and a few years old games (for example Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, TES V: Skyrim, Battlefield 3, demanding games anyway) on the higher end of settings.
So, here's my build. Let me know what you think about it.
Motherboard: MSi Z87-G45 GAMING (Could also be a Asus Z87-PRO, if I find the extra money)
RAM: 2x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600
CPU: Intel Haswell i5-4670K
GPU: MSi GeForce GTX 660 2GB Twin Frozr III
PSU: Corsair 650TX V2
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (I'm also considering a 500Gb or a 750Gb HDD + a ~250Gb SSD, again if I have the money)
Case: BitFenix Outlaw
And in addition, I'm going to slap a few (Corsair) fans on there too. My main concerns are the motherboard and the CPU cooling parts. So, is that a good mobo for gaming and maybe a bit of overclocking too? I've heard that the Haswell CPU's don't clock so well, but I'm not really aiming for a World Champion overclock anyway. And if I do overclock, is the Hyper 212 EVO enough to keep the CPU nice and cool?
My maximum budget is about 1200€ (1600$, 1000£), but I'd like to keep it at a maximum of 1000 € (1350$, 840£), preferably under that, of course.
Thanks in advance!