Hi there!
Im looking at building my own gaming rig (my first build) and have been doing research for a while now. Won't be building for another couple of months (just saving up now haha) but have pretty much got the parts I want finalized. Was just wondering what people on here thought of the build, had any suggestions/improvements they could recommend?
Looking to spend roughly $1500 - $2000.
CPU: Core i5 2500k
Mobo: Asus P8Z68-V/PRO GEN 3 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
GPU: GeForce GTX 580 (Not sure which company'e build yet)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143
HDD(s): Seagate Bareacuda 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148681
OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227726
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102007
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 750W Modular - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341041
Tower: Cooler Master HAF 922 Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H60 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015&Tpk=corsair%20hydro%20h60
As I am building a whole new rig, I will be looking at peripherals such as montior, keyboard, mouse etc as well, but those can be decided at a later time. Same with DVD/Blu ray Media drives.
So what do you think? I'll be looking to OC the i5 2500k to at least 4.5GHz, but probably not much more than that, would the H60 cooler be sufficient for that?
I had tossed up for a while whether I should go for a z77 motherboard so I can upgrade to IB in the future, but I've decided now to just go for z68 now and upgrade the mobo to the new 1150 socket mobo when haswell comes out. Is this a good decision, or would you recommend I go for IB?
Finally, I've heard said that newbies like myself tend to overestimate how much power our builds will need. Is 750W too much, too little, or just right for such a build?
Thanks in advance
EDIT: Forgot to mention, Im in Australia, if that affects any access to any parts, etc
Im looking at building my own gaming rig (my first build) and have been doing research for a while now. Won't be building for another couple of months (just saving up now haha) but have pretty much got the parts I want finalized. Was just wondering what people on here thought of the build, had any suggestions/improvements they could recommend?
Looking to spend roughly $1500 - $2000.
CPU: Core i5 2500k
Mobo: Asus P8Z68-V/PRO GEN 3 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131790
GPU: GeForce GTX 580 (Not sure which company'e build yet)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143
HDD(s): Seagate Bareacuda 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148681
OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227726
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102007
PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 750W Modular - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341041
Tower: Cooler Master HAF 922 Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H60 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181015&Tpk=corsair%20hydro%20h60
As I am building a whole new rig, I will be looking at peripherals such as montior, keyboard, mouse etc as well, but those can be decided at a later time. Same with DVD/Blu ray Media drives.
So what do you think? I'll be looking to OC the i5 2500k to at least 4.5GHz, but probably not much more than that, would the H60 cooler be sufficient for that?
I had tossed up for a while whether I should go for a z77 motherboard so I can upgrade to IB in the future, but I've decided now to just go for z68 now and upgrade the mobo to the new 1150 socket mobo when haswell comes out. Is this a good decision, or would you recommend I go for IB?
Finally, I've heard said that newbies like myself tend to overestimate how much power our builds will need. Is 750W too much, too little, or just right for such a build?
Thanks in advance
EDIT: Forgot to mention, Im in Australia, if that affects any access to any parts, etc