Okay guys, how's it going? I'm building a PC for the first time and I would most certainly appreciate any friendly advice and suggestions. The PC I'm going to build is strictly for gaming (well, not strictly, but mostly). I already have a few things chosen out. What I have so far is...
i5 3570k.
HD Radeon 7950 3G
Antec 902 ultimate gaming case.
I would like to mention that price is not a HUGE issue to me, but I definitely do not have the money to go and buy everything super high-end. I'm looking to get my overall price to around 700 pounds or if you're American I believe that's around $1000 dollars or just above it.
I was looking for advice and suggestions on a few things in particular. At this point I should mention my priorities. Stability and performance. I want to make sure the PC I build is able to function perfectly and without problems for as long as possible. I don't plan on over clocking. Anywho, on to my questions... Motherboards. I have a general idea of the motherboard I want but i'm not sure how well it would go with the CPU and GPU (I want each component to compliment each other, if that makes sense). The motherboard I have in mind is the Asus P8Z77 V. Would this be a good choice? I was thinking either that or the P8Z77 LX. These are not set in stone and i'm open to any good suggestions. Another I would like to ask is about the GPU. I keep seeing over and over again in the GPU specs about "Core Clock". For example it would say Core Clock 850Mhz, what does this mean? I'm curious because I've seen the same card with a higher core clock for almost $100 dollars more! It shocked me, they were with HD Radeon 7950 3GS so where does the huge price increase come from?
Thank you in advance for any replies.
i5 3570k.
HD Radeon 7950 3G
Antec 902 ultimate gaming case.
I would like to mention that price is not a HUGE issue to me, but I definitely do not have the money to go and buy everything super high-end. I'm looking to get my overall price to around 700 pounds or if you're American I believe that's around $1000 dollars or just above it.
I was looking for advice and suggestions on a few things in particular. At this point I should mention my priorities. Stability and performance. I want to make sure the PC I build is able to function perfectly and without problems for as long as possible. I don't plan on over clocking. Anywho, on to my questions... Motherboards. I have a general idea of the motherboard I want but i'm not sure how well it would go with the CPU and GPU (I want each component to compliment each other, if that makes sense). The motherboard I have in mind is the Asus P8Z77 V. Would this be a good choice? I was thinking either that or the P8Z77 LX. These are not set in stone and i'm open to any good suggestions. Another I would like to ask is about the GPU. I keep seeing over and over again in the GPU specs about "Core Clock". For example it would say Core Clock 850Mhz, what does this mean? I'm curious because I've seen the same card with a higher core clock for almost $100 dollars more! It shocked me, they were with HD Radeon 7950 3GS so where does the huge price increase come from?
Thank you in advance for any replies.