Return To PC Gaming

[swindlehurst]

I have decided to return to the real gaming platform and had a new build in mind. I wont to be able to play all the latest games at decent FPS at 1080P

HD 7850
2500K
ASUS P8H61
OCZ 500W
COOLERMASTER STORM ENFORCER
8GB KINGSTON HYPER X
SONY DVDRW
SEAGATE 1TB
WINDOWS 7 64

I hope to get maximum bang for buck any advice will be great

 

[ram1009]

Welcome back to real gaming.

 

[FinneousPJ]

Please http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/261222-13-build-advice

 

[gekigami]

2500k plus a H61 chipset?
Nononononono that's a bad move.

As far as I am aware, H61 doesn't support overclocking, rendering the 'k' in your CPU useless.
If you want to overclock, get a P67 or Z68 mobo.

 

[MKBL]

For 2500K, you better get at least Z68 or P67 board, not H61. H61 is rather for SFF media PC, not for gaming, and I thought it was already EOL. Even P67 is getting close to EOL, I think. You can compare Z77 to other option, if you want to find some additional features.

 

[the great randini]

h61 is not a real gaming chipset, and will be your bottleneck.
a ssd should be in any gaming build, i would get at least a 120gb for the os/a few games.

mobo chipsets p67, z68 or z77 asus boards not sure your budget
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131781
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131714
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131824 <---most future proof

asrock is a good brand also
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157279
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297 <-----

ssd
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236 <--- 120 gb for 95$

 

[swindlehurst]

yeah i went for the budget motherboard i was also looking at asrock p67 pro maybe that is a better choice
never been a fan of ssd never had one but i think money spent else where 2nd gpu for example is better that saving 2 seconds load time i am used to ps3 after all now that is loading

 

[the great randini]

an ssd will give you the most bang for your buck, i also like the p67. although with no onboard video connector it can make trouble shooting display problems a bit tougher.

 

[swindlehurst]

I don't see how a ssd can be good it does nothing to improve FPS in games and that's all I am bothered about hard gaming
so many missed titles on my list

 

[FinneousPJ]

I agree a SSD isn't of great importance for a dedicated gaming system.

 

[azeem40]

I don't see how a ssd can be good it does nothing to improve FPS in games and that's all I am bothered about hard gaming
so many missed titles on my list

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ssd+vs+hdd&oq=ssd+vs+hdd&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=youtube-reduced.3...158.700.0.857.4.3.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0.

 

[swindlehurst]

From a gaming point of view i don't see the ssd to be much cop a decent one is like a ton
i could have a 7950 / gtx 670
or i7 3770k
what is bf3 / metro gonna like best?
load times are not an issue all PC games need massive patience (reason I had a break) a bit of loading means i can have a slash/grab a can
just my thought

 

[azeem40]

At less than $1500 budget, it is not worth it to get SSD. At above, it is.