How does my build look for FPS Gaming?
ThunderstruK
Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower - £104
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P Z68 - £120
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K - £153
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3gb - £335
PSU: Corsair AX 850W - £142
HDD: WD RE4 1TB - £93
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128gb - £100
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB - £44
Optical Drive: LiteOn iHAS124 - £15
Wi-Fi Card: D-Link Xtreme - £45
Price: £1151
Gaming Monitor: BenQ XL2420T - £260
General Monitor: Dell UltraSharp U2410 - £290
Price: £550
Total: £1701
This is my first time ever building a PC and I wanted to get confirmation that everything will work well together. I will be using this computer for primarily gaming, mainly on FPS's like BF3 and up coming titles such as Crysis 3 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Do you guys think that this PC would be able to BF3 on the highest settings and still be able to reach above 60 FPS to take advantage of the 120hz monitor? My budget is round about the £1700-1900 mark so if you would like to recommend other parts that you think would increase my FPS within First person Shooters then it would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P Z68 - £120
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K - £153
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3gb - £335
PSU: Corsair AX 850W - £142
HDD: WD RE4 1TB - £93
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128gb - £100
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB - £44
Optical Drive: LiteOn iHAS124 - £15
Wi-Fi Card: D-Link Xtreme - £45
Price: £1151
Gaming Monitor: BenQ XL2420T - £260
General Monitor: Dell UltraSharp U2410 - £290
Price: £550
Total: £1701
This is my first time ever building a PC and I wanted to get confirmation that everything will work well together. I will be using this computer for primarily gaming, mainly on FPS's like BF3 and up coming titles such as Crysis 3 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Do you guys think that this PC would be able to BF3 on the highest settings and still be able to reach above 60 FPS to take advantage of the 120hz monitor? My budget is round about the £1700-1900 mark so if you would like to recommend other parts that you think would increase my FPS within First person Shooters then it would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
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you really don't need that large of a PSU:
Corsair TX 650W V2 £69.55
if you KNOW you are going to Xfire later than:
Corsair TX 750W V2 £83.19 -
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1-go with a cheap monitor for general work,a 19-20" display will do fine.get quality 1080p for multimedia and gaming stuff.the benq monitor you selected is great.
here's my suggestion for you-
samsung dvd drive-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/samsung-sh-d163c-black-48x-cd-rom-16x-dvd-rom-sata-oem
phantom full tower-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/nzxt-phantom-enthusiast-black-full-tower-performance-gaming-case-with-usb-30-w-o-psu
hyper 212 evo-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-hyper-212-evo-4-heat-pipes-direct-contact-with-120mm-quiet-fan-lga775-1155-1156-1366-am
nzxt 200mm fan>>>> put it on the top of your phantom-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/200mm-nzxt-11-blade-rifle-bearing-silent-fan-700rpm-fan-with-blue-led-and-braided-cable
3570k-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/29-4intel-core-i5-3570k-s-1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-
windforce x3 gtx 670-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-gtx-670-windforce-3x-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-boost-1058mhz-cores-13
1tb 7200rpm-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-hitachi-0a39289-ultrastar-a7k2000-enterprise-24x7-7200rpm-3gb-s-32mb-cache
m4 256gb-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/256gb-crucial-m4-slim-25-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-mlc-flash-read-500mb-s-write-260mb-s-50000-iops-new-7mm
low profile 1600mhz ram-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
z77x-UD5H-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z77x-ud5h-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-(vga)-displayport-dvi-d-hdmi-atx
TX750w V2-
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/750w-psu-corsair-enthusiast-series-cmpsu-750txv2-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps12v-quiet-fa
total: £1189.06
this rig will SLi,overclock,run almost every game maxed out and a lot more. -
Thanks for the reply guys. Hellfire, is the extra fan for the case and the CPU really necessary? I was watching a review on the i5 3570K and the guy said that if you aren't going to overclock it then stock fan would be fine. I have no idea how to overclock and I don't really intend to, unless I really have too. Do you still think the extra fan and CPU fan is a must? Cheers.
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first,overclocking is 100% safe,performance boost if done properly.there are a bunch of guides on internet.3570k has a lot of overclocking potential and it's worth overclocking.i would suggest give it a try.
or you can ask any of your friend who knows how to do these things.
if not then you should get a non "k" cpu and a cheaper h77 motherboard. -
hellfire24 said:overclocking is 100% safe
Stick with the K processor and Z77 mobo incase you do want to OC later. The stock HSF is fine for stock settings. Just get an aftermarket HSF later if you do decide to OC.
The case has a lot to do with personal preference, so pick one you like and someone here can tell you if there is anything majorly wrong with it. -
The most well performing GTX 670 in the market is actually the ASUS DC2 TOP.
http://hardocp.com/article/2012/06/26/asus_geforce_gtx_670_directcu_ii_top_video_card_review/10
HardOCP makes one of the most excellent reviews on the net. As you can see, for $30 more, you get the best non-WC cooling money can buy for the GTX 670. -
ThunderstruK said:How come you guys are recommending cheaper PSU's? I've been told that you should not skimp on the PSU. Idk, that's just what I heard.
Cheaper doesn't always mean that the PSU is lower quality. There are lots of good quality PSUs out there. For dual 7970s, a Corsair TX750 V2 will run them with both OCed.
Here is a review of the TX750 V2.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=230 -
Ahh okay, thanks for the information on the GPU and the PSU. I had a quick read of the article on the asus GTX 670 and they seem to rate it highly. And it's for £20 more.
Btw, do you know if they do the PSU you are recommending in a modular form? A buddy of mine told me that I should get a modular PSU. -
azeem40 said:The most well performing GTX 670 in the market is actually the ASUS DC2 TOP.
http://hardocp.com/article/2012/06/26/asus_geforce_gtx_670_directcu_ii_top_video_card_review/10
HardOCP makes one of the most excellent reviews on the net. As you can see, for $30 more, you get the best non-WC cooling money can buy for the GTX 670.
i am a big DCII fan but the reason it performs so good is it's clocks,you can always overclock gigabyte 670 to match/beat DCII 670. -
hellfire24 said:^tell your buddy to do a little more research.modularity hardly makes any difference in cable management.
When I was purchasing a PSU for my rig the guy at microcenter told me to get a non-modular one. That's why I ended up with an Antec HCG620W.
Simple as this, he always gets customers who lost their modular cables and need to come back and spend another $20 for them. -
Okay guys, thanks for all the advice. This is what I've come up with the help of your suggestions, tell me what you think
Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower - £104
http://www.ebuyer.com/240814-nzxt-phantom-black-full-tower-case-phan001bk
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H - £153
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570K - £168
Graphics Card: Asus 2GB GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II - £346
PSU: Corsair TX750 (Modular) - £88
HDD: WD RE4 1TB - £93
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128gb - £100
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gb (Low profile) - £44
Extra case fan: NZXT Blue LED fan - £12
Optical Drive: LiteOn iHAS124 - £15
Wi-Fi Card: D-Link Xtreme - £45
Price: £1168
Gaming Monitor: Hazro HZ27WC 8 Bit - £383
General Monitor: AOC E2343F - £120
Price: £503
Total: £1671 -
Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower - £104
http://www.ebuyer.com/240814-nzxt-phantom-black-full-tower-case-phan001bk
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H - £153
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-z77x-ud5h-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-(vga)-displayport-dvi-d-hdmi-atx
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570K - £168
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-3570k1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-ratio-7
Graphics Card: Asus 2GB GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II - £346
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-gtx-670-directcu-ii-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-915mhz-boost-980mhz-cores-1344-2xd
PSU: Corsair TX750 (Modular) - £88
http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-750w-enthusiast-series-tx750-modular-power-supply-7LGL.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product+search&utm_content=Q200
HDD: WD RE4 1TB - £93
http://www.ebuyer.com/226057-wd-wd1003fbyx-re4-1tb-sataii-7-2k-64mb-enterprise-hard-drive-wd1003fbyx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CP6TkZnw77ACFUYntAodA1X2wg
SSD: OCZ Vertex 4 128gb - £100
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007R1FH3K/ref=asc_df_B007R1FH3K8506301?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=hydra0b-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B007R1FH3K&hvpos=1o2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2126708363263594811&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gb (Low profile) - £44
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
Gaming Monitor: Hazro HZ27WC 8 Bit - £383
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/27-hazro-hz27wc-led-ips-pro-glass-version-8bit-dvi-2560x1440-420cd-m2-10001-6ms-speakers-pc-mac
General Monitor: AOC E2343F - £120
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/aoc-e2343f-23-led-backlit-monitor-07677510-pdt.html?srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~UFC-Monitor~07677510~LT&mctag=gg_goog_7904_&gclid=CJmopcDV9bACFVQqfAodNkoLMw
Here are the links -
If you REALLY want a modular PSU that isn't too expensive and still performs well, check out the OCZ ZT 750W.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341052
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=262
Same price as the TX750 V2, cheaper than the 750M, and a better jonnyguru rating.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=254
Review of the 750M. -
^i never said it's a bad unit.i just wanted to say that TX750 is a more preferable choice.it's a seasonic made,corsair customer support is awesome if any thing goes wrong.modular cables hardly matter,cable management is kind of personal talent you know.some person with some experience can do great cable management with non modular power supply and a noob cannot do poor cable management even with a modular unit.just sayin.
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azeem40 said:At that price, it is a steal. I am usually against modularity, but that is because most modular PSUs are at around $150. At $100, it is cheaper than the TX750 V2 and just as good.
yeah it's a good deal but OCZ is well known for their high failure rates and poor customer service.
source-
my dad has suffered two ssd failures and my god their customer service is horrible.corsair is way better than ocz overall IMHO.no offence to anyone.
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