Gaming Build

[kicknate195]

Hello, yesterday I was on here asking on the forums what they thought of the gaming build I was picking the parts out for. I have come back today to ask what you guys think of my improvements.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130810 Graphics Card- Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293 Motherboard- ASRock Z77 Extreme4
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+24x+Internal+Double-Layer+DVD%26%23177%3BRW/CD-RW+Drive/9402247.p?id=1218099651274&skuId=9402247# Some Hp Optical Drive XD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153 Case- Rosewill CHALLENGER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-121-068 PSU- KINGWIN Lazer LZ-1000 1000W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-116-504 CPU- Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 OS- Window 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052 Monitor- ASUS 23.6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826999067 Mousepad- RAZER
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153114 Mouse- RAZER Deathadder
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114026 Keyboard- RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate

 

[EzioAs]

Replace the psu to a 550-600W unit from corsair, seasonic or antec. I recommend the corsair TX550M or corsair tx650 v2 or seasonic S12II 620

Everything else seems ok

 

[g-unit1111]

Replace the psu to a 550-600W unit from corsair, seasonic or antec. I recommend the corsair TX550M or corsair tx650 v2 or seasonic S12II 620

Everything else seems ok

I agree with this - that power supply is overkill and I'm not sure about the manufacturer. I'd drop the expensive peripherals for a better case from NZXT or Corsair, and then replace the 660TI with the Radeon 7950. The mouse mat isn't needed either - you're just spending money needlessly there.

 

[EzioAs]

I agree with this - that power supply is overkill and I'm not sure about the manufacturer. I'd drop the expensive peripherals for a better case from NZXT or Corsair, and then replace the 660TI with the Radeon 7950. The mouse mat isn't needed either - you're just spending money needlessly there.

I personally prefer the 7950 as well but 660ti isn't a bad choice that he needs to replace it.

 

[g-unit1111]

I personally prefer the 7950 as well but 660ti isn't a bad choice that he needs to replace it.

Yeah you're right, the 7950 is cheaper but they perform about the same.

 

[kicknate195]

For the video card I picked this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202006

And the PSU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

Tell me your thoughts, thanks

 

[EzioAs]

Great. Just what I would've go for

 

[g-unit1111]

For the video card I picked this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202006

And the PSU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096

Tell me your thoughts, thanks

Both are great choices. I have the Sapphire 7870 and it's great. I have the 430W version of that power supply in my HTPC and it's a very solid power supply.

 

[kicknate195]

Great thank you for all of your suggestions. I think this will be a very powerful build!

 

[g-unit1111]

Great thank you for all of your suggestions. I think this will be a very powerful build!

Should be. My build is pretty similar. I didn't see RAM listed - what are you going to use there?

 

[EzioAs]

For gaming, it should be powerful (and well spent) especially once you starts to overclock

 

[kicknate195]

Should be. My build is pretty similar. I didn't see RAM listed - what are you going to use there?

Oh yea XD forgot to put that in RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

 

[EzioAs]

16GB is wasteful, unless it's a great deal. 8GB will be more than enough for gaming. Heck, even 4GB still is

 

[kicknate195]

16GB is wasteful, unless it's a great deal. 8GB will be more than enough for gaming. Heck, even 4GB still is

Alright I will check into that.

 

[kicknate195]

Yea, I agree with you now doing some quick research. Here is my new RAM- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

 

[EzioAs]

Nice choice. I prefer G.Skill anyway

 

[kicknate195]

Nice choice. I prefer G.Skill anyway

Exactly my reasoning too !

 

[EzioAs]

It seems like you have everything figured out by now. Good luck with the purchase and assembling

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[kicknate195]

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