New Gaming Build, Look Good?

ak2712

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Hey guys, I was looking to order this prebuild from cyberpower in the next few days. I'm on a fairly tight budget and cannot aford to go any higher than the current price ($988 not including the promo/MIR stuff). Any and all feedback is appreciated, thanks.

Case: NZXT Tempest 210 Mid-Tower Gaming Case [-32] (Black Color)

Internal USB Extension Module: None

Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]

Noise Reduction Technology: None

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3570K 3.40 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified) - While Supply Last [-116]

Performance Tuning Protection Plan by Intel: None

Venom Boost Fast And Efficient Factory Overclocking: No Overclocking

Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)

Coolant for Cyberpower Xtreme Hydro Water Cooling Kits: Standard Coolant

Motherboard: * [CrossFireX] Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Ultra Durable4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (Extreme OC Certified) [-5]

Intel Smart Response Technology for Z77: None

Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+43] (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

Power Supply Upgrade: 850 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-850TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+83]

Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-45] (Single Drive)

Data Hard Drive: None

Hard Drive Cooling Fan: None

USB Flash Drive: None

Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

Optical Drive 2: None

Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

 
Overall the system looks good but the PSU is overkill unless you are planning to run an SLI or Xfire (dual video card system). I would look at something between 500w on the low end and up to 650w.

That should give you a good system with room to build up on the future if you want.


Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team
 

ak2712

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Yeah, i do realize the powersuply was a bit much, but was a free upgrade from the Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready.

Here are the options they give for PSU's <850W:

700 Watts - Standard Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready [-83]
750 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready
750 Watts - Corsair Professional Series CMPSU-AX750 Gold 80 Plus Power Supply [+46]*
750 Watts - Thermaltake TR2 RX Modular 80 Plus PSU - PN: TRX-750M [-22]
[Spring Gaming Sale - Free Upgrade from 750W TR2 PSU] 750 Watts - Thermaltake Smart Series SP-750M 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply [-22]
750 Watts - Thermaltake Toughpower Grand TPG-750M Gold Modular 80 Plus Power Supply [+58]
775 Watts - Thermaltake Toughpower XT TPX-775M Modular 80 Plus Power Supply [+10]


About the Video Card - There is an option for that card, but its another ~$100 :(
 

ak2712

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*Edit: The 7850 is actually $275 more..ouch. Is my case really that bad? I read a few reviews on it saying that the airflow is really nice, roomy. Granted it has only 1 USB 3.0
 

ak2712

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According to the cyberpower performance bar on the side, it says I should be able to run most games at max settings with an average of 120 fps @ 1920x1200 res. I mainly play SWTOR, do you think this machine is capable of handling that at max as well?
 
ehhhhhh....... not so much. That's a bit of creative marketing spin, I think. Max, yes. 120FPS - maybe on older, less demanding games.
 
It's a budget case - but with good reviews. The extra fan helps out too.
NZXT Tempest 210 Case Review

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NZXT Tempest 210 Mid-Tower Case - Component Installation video