Dear Reader,
Please see the following self-build as it currently stands and provide me with your opinions towards any potential bottlenecks (i.e. motherboard?) in the system, in rank order, and why/with-what you would replace that item? With respect to prices of replacements, I'm looking to spend no more than approximately another £250/$400 ideally (unless you feel you can justify it further?).
CPU:
I7 2600 K
http://ark.intel.com/products/52214/Intel-Core-i7-2600K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA PH67A-DD3-B3
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3860#ov
RAM:
16 GB (4X) Crucial Dimm Desktop Memory Upgrade (240-pin,DDR3 PC3-10600,Cl=9,1.5v)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003GJL5U6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
GPU:
Sapphire Radeon 295X2 (single, not crossfired)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-350-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1515
HD:
Solid State 250 GB Corsair (x2)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KGZNGIW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00
PSU:
EVGA Supernova 1200W Platinum
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-015-EA
OS:
Windows 8.1
Monitor:
BenQ Freesync XL2730Z 27" @144Hz
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-113-BQ
Case:
Thermaltake Level 10 GT
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004MQBQ1A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00
Peripherals:
Intelli 3.0 (Forever!), Streetz Headphones, Wireless Logitech Keyboard.
Games generally played:
FPS: CSGO, Killing Floor 1&2, Sniper elite, various single player first person shooters at high end graphics detail, but most importantly 100+ frames per second
Modded: Skyrim & Oblivion - although I'm having lots of issues with the AMD card and the ENB series, I'm simply too far into the purchase now to turn back to Nvidia, annoyed about this but trying to work around it as best possible.
RTS/MMORPG: StarCraft, Diablo 3
Various old school games.
Gaming Experience Aim:
My aim is high-end graphics detail at 2K res with smoothness. I rank smoothness over graphics detail and I'll always take to a drop to ensure +100 FPS.
Kindest regards,
Sharples
Please see the following self-build as it currently stands and provide me with your opinions towards any potential bottlenecks (i.e. motherboard?) in the system, in rank order, and why/with-what you would replace that item? With respect to prices of replacements, I'm looking to spend no more than approximately another £250/$400 ideally (unless you feel you can justify it further?).
CPU:
I7 2600 K
http://ark.intel.com/products/52214/Intel-Core-i7-2600K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA PH67A-DD3-B3
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3860#ov
RAM:
16 GB (4X) Crucial Dimm Desktop Memory Upgrade (240-pin,DDR3 PC3-10600,Cl=9,1.5v)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003GJL5U6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
GPU:
Sapphire Radeon 295X2 (single, not crossfired)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-350-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1515
HD:
Solid State 250 GB Corsair (x2)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KGZNGIW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00
PSU:
EVGA Supernova 1200W Platinum
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-015-EA
OS:
Windows 8.1
Monitor:
BenQ Freesync XL2730Z 27" @144Hz
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-113-BQ
Case:
Thermaltake Level 10 GT
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004MQBQ1A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00
Peripherals:
Intelli 3.0 (Forever!), Streetz Headphones, Wireless Logitech Keyboard.
Games generally played:
FPS: CSGO, Killing Floor 1&2, Sniper elite, various single player first person shooters at high end graphics detail, but most importantly 100+ frames per second
Modded: Skyrim & Oblivion - although I'm having lots of issues with the AMD card and the ENB series, I'm simply too far into the purchase now to turn back to Nvidia, annoyed about this but trying to work around it as best possible.
RTS/MMORPG: StarCraft, Diablo 3
Various old school games.
Gaming Experience Aim:
My aim is high-end graphics detail at 2K res with smoothness. I rank smoothness over graphics detail and I'll always take to a drop to ensure +100 FPS.
Kindest regards,
Sharples
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