Edit: I will be using this computer for streaming my game as well as gameplay.
Hey guys, I'm pretty new here but after looking around this looks like the place to go.
I'm currently building a new machine and I'm not 100% on the ins and outs of machine building. I currently have a premade Dell which I purchased roughly two years ago, the machine is excellent but I want to go beyond and build my own for customization in the future.
I'm looking to build a gaming PC that will last for years and thinking about overclocking my processor to about 4.0-4.4~. The items on my list so far are as follows:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V
Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212
And some arctic silver compound.
Now my questions to the community
1.) What case is cheap and has some fans built in to give extra cooling?
2.) What PSU would be good?
3.) What are the benefits of getting a SSD to install the OS on?
4.) Would Nvidia or ATI be recommended, and which model from their respective line of cards would give me the most bang for my buck?
5.) Would the cooler master be enough for this machine and is something like this neccessary?
and finally, what other items are necessary to building this PC?
As stated before any suggestions are appreciated. Suggesting new parts or better parts for the same/less price is also appreciated.
Thanks and I hope I didn't ask for too much.
Hey guys, I'm pretty new here but after looking around this looks like the place to go.
I'm currently building a new machine and I'm not 100% on the ins and outs of machine building. I currently have a premade Dell which I purchased roughly two years ago, the machine is excellent but I want to go beyond and build my own for customization in the future.
I'm looking to build a gaming PC that will last for years and thinking about overclocking my processor to about 4.0-4.4~. The items on my list so far are as follows:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V
Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600
Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212
And some arctic silver compound.
Now my questions to the community
1.) What case is cheap and has some fans built in to give extra cooling?
2.) What PSU would be good?
3.) What are the benefits of getting a SSD to install the OS on?
4.) Would Nvidia or ATI be recommended, and which model from their respective line of cards would give me the most bang for my buck?
5.) Would the cooler master be enough for this machine and is something like this neccessary?
and finally, what other items are necessary to building this PC?
As stated before any suggestions are appreciated. Suggesting new parts or better parts for the same/less price is also appreciated.
Thanks and I hope I didn't ask for too much.