Is this a good gaming setup?

[XDeadPlagueXD]

Will this setup be good for a lot of gaming?


OS - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Case - Thermaltake Level 10 GT

Mobo - Asus Saboertooth Z77 LGA

CPU - Intel Core i5-3570K

PSU - CORSAIR HX1050

RAM - 16GB (2x8GB) 240-pin DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Domintor Platinum

GPU - NVidia GEFORCE GTZ 680 Classified 4GB

Boot - 120GB SSD Kingston HyperX 3K

Data - WD Caviar Black 2TB 7200RPM

Cooling - Corsair Hydro Series H100i


Any changes that you would recommend?

 

[ZakX11]

That PC is fantastic.
Just among all that expensive hardware , an Intel i7 would complete the whole package. Don't get me wrong , i5 is very good.
Also 120GB Hard drive seems kind of limited don't you think?
But that depends on how you will use your PC. If you think you can manage with 120GB then it's fine but let me tell you , 120GB is limited
All in all , except for the hard drive , your gaming PC is ready

 

[voiidwulf]

120GB is more than enough for a boot drive. Perhaps ZakX11 doesn't realize you also put in a 2TB drive. Anyway, yeah. It is an excellent PC. It will play any current game at maximum settings. An i7 isn't really necessary unless you plan on doing video editing.

I can't think of anything to change. You've selected good parts.

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

Thanks for the replies. ive done some changes to the list, ill put then here shortly

 

[ZakX11]

120GB is more than enough for a boot drive. Perhaps ZakX11 doesn't realize you also put in a 2TB drive. Anyway, yeah. It is an excellent PC. It will play any current game at maximum settings. An i7 isn't really necessary unless you plan on doing video editing.

I can't think of anything to change. You've selected good parts.

Oh I thought he didn't know what he was taking about when he said boot drive so I assumed he was mentioning his Hard drive space as he hadn't mentioned it.
Yea that's what I get for overthinking.
Anyways yea seems a pretty solid setup.
As I mentioned before i7 is not necessary as long as you want to use your PC for only gaming.

P.S By "pretty solid setup" I mean drop dead amazing

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

Yeah, ive been reading on the i5 vs the i7 for gaming, and the extra $100 doesnt really help me if I'm not going to be ding rendering.

i changed a few things

GPU - 2x MSI Twin Frozr Geforce 680 4GB GDDR5 in SLI

RAM - switched to 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 CORSAIR Vengeance 1866MHz

is it better to have 4x4GB or 2x8GB for ram, that has always confused me

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

and im going to be playng a lot of fps games and probably some mmo games too, and i personally like the feel of the Madcatz R.A.T. series, so I'm getting the R.A.T. 7 and the RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Mechanical Gaming keyboard

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

there is room to get another 16GB of ram, if i go the 2x8GB route, will that make any difference to just 16GB?

 

[ZakX11]

there is room to get another 16GB of ram, if i go the 2x8GB route, will that make any difference to just 16GB?

Unless you are planning to host servers (which I'm guessing you are not) , there is no need for you to upgrade to 32GB RAM.
16Gb is fine and dandy. I suggest you get 4x4 as it is cheaper. You can never trust hardware completely right? So if you get 2x8 and one stick fails you will be left with 8Gb but if you get 4x4 and one stick fails you will be left with 12GB.
So I recommend 4x4 as you won't notice much difference between 32 and 16 for only gaming.
Hope I helped you.

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

it actually costs a little more to go with 4x4GB when it comes to the CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

and i cant seem to find the CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) in dual channel, it seems to only come in quad channel, which isnt supported by the motherboard

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

This is my card.. better than both yours...put in 2 of these...

http://www.powercolor.com/us/products_features.asp?id=423

All the best Brett

 

[storm slider]

Really good setup. You got 16GBs of RAM, a 4GB 690, a ivy-bridge CPU, an SSD for boot drive. However, I'd say go down to a 64GB SSD since you won't be needing 120GB for a boot drive, and get yourself a 2.5 - 3TB HDD.

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

Hi

This is my card.. better than both yours...put in 2 of these...

http://www.powercolor.com/us/products_features.asp?id=423

All the best Brett

in doing an intel system, so i would get more performance from using NVidia compared to AMD, bu thanks for the suggestion

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

Really good setup. You got 16GBs of RAM, a 4GB 690, a ivy-bridge CPU, an SSD for boot drive. However, I'd say go down to a 64GB SSD since you won't be needing 120GB for a boot drive, and get yourself a 2.5 - 3TB HDD.

the dual 4GB GTX 680 give a small performance increase over the GTX 690 for around the same price, and i may be installing some programs on the ssd, hence the larger size

 

[Brett928S2]

in doing an intel system, so i would get more performance from using NVidia compared to AMD, bu thanks for the suggestion

Hi

The system does NOT know whether is an AMD card or Nvidia....

And Intel has NOTHING to do with either company...

All the best Brett

 

[jaslion]

no changes needed this is perfect for gaming

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

Hi

The system does NOT know whether is an AMD card or Nvidia....

And Intel has NOTHING to do with either company...

All the best Brett

sorry to tell you, but im more of a Nvidia fan boy than AMD. and the games that i have in mind have actually stated that Nvidia cards will perform better than AMD in game

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

no changes needed this is perfect for gaming

I'm trying to find a better cooling system though

 

[storm slider]

the dual 4GB GTX 680 give a small performance increase over the GTX 690 for around the same price, and i may be installing some programs on the ssd, hence the larger size

Ah, okay. Thought you were going to be using the SSD strictly for a boot drive, enjoy your build

 

[storm slider]

sorry to tell you, but im more of a Nvidia fan boy than AMD. and the games that i have in mind have actually stated that Nvidia cards will perform better than AMD in game

Forgot to mention that this is true, games these days to run better/smoother with nVidia then ATi/AMD.

 

[Brett928S2]

sorry to tell you, but im more of a Nvidia fan boy than AMD. and the games that i have in mind have actually stated that Nvidia cards will perform better than AMD in game

Hi

NO they don't lol..if they did them AMD would sue them in court...

All the best Brett

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

Forgot to mention that this is true, games these days to run better/smoother with nVidia then ATi/AMD.

yeah, sorry brett, thanks for the recomendation though

 

[XDeadPlagueXD]

Hi

NO they don't lol..if they did them AMD would sue them in court...

All the best Brett

they have no right to sue then, thats the same as saying that mac is allowed to sue game companies for making their games perform better on windows

 

[Kamen_BG]

If you can afford things like Corsair Platinum RAM and SLI GTX 680's then i assume you can afford this build as well.
It will deliver better performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 86.2 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($157.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (3-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($115.88 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: OCZ ZX 1250W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Full (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2347.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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