Is this a good start for a gaming PC

rowland750 · Mar 3, 2014

So I have decided to build a "budget" gaming PC after years of dealing with pre-built, mostly Dell, systems. This is what I decided to go with:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Item #: N82E16813131837

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

GPU: EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826

I already have a case, an HDD and a PSU I can use, as well as OS. I am rolling with 6GB DDR3 ram (the brand escapes me currently but I believe it is something platinum). I guess my question is, what should I choose for cooling, if anything and am I blatantly missing something here?

Trave · Mar 3, 2014

Your rig is ok for high gaming settings for current games maybe a tweaked high for the future games,don't know anything about the cooling though you should wai for more answers

TheAshigaru · Mar 3, 2014

Honestly, if you're not planning on doing any serious overclocking and your case has decent ventilation, you should be fine in the cooling department. Later on, if you want to push your CPU further (which you should do at some point since you're getting the K version), you can just buy an aftermarket CPU heatsink/fan.

But yeah, overall it seems like a solid budget system. Have fun!

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