High End Custom Gaming Rig (Need help Newbie)

[AFCarmonix]

Hi, I will make it short

Objective : Running games on ultra with some future proofing.

Help: Critize this with the intent of saving money and correcting any compatibily issues or adjusting parts. I have no experience at all, this is my first time.

Motherboard : Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3

CPU : Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor

GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 690 4GB Video Card

RAM : G.Skill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory

STORAGE : Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

CASE: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case

POWER SUPPLY : Rosewill Capstone 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply

 

[AFCarmonix]

Approximate Purchase Date: 2/3 weeks

Budget Range: 1000€-1500€

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, Folding@Home, Editing

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Not sure

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.kuantokusta.pt (100% accurate prices on my region)

Location: Portugal - Lisbon
Parts Preferences: I head Intel CPU are better, but not sure. HAF-X casing

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Games: League of Legends, Starcraft 2, Skyrim, Borderlands 2, Planetside 2, Farcry 3, AC III

And Most Importantly : My laptop has trouble keeping up with some of the mentioned games. FPS drop, and forced low settings, and more importantly it shuts down sometimes due to overheating while playing. Also, low storage capacity.

Here it is ^^

 

[manofchalk]

You might want to fill out this form, that will give us the info needed to best help you.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

 

[AFCarmonix]

You might want to fill out this form, that will give us the info needed to best help you.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

Done.

 

[AFCarmonix]

This should be good; http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/L77w

will it be enough?

 

[manofchalk]

This rig will be fairly good four your purposes I think, and gives you the ability to overclock and dual Crossfire later on.

Case: Coolermaster HAF-X. € 147.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/108695/Cooler-Master-HAF-X

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770k. € 284.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/216972/Intel-Core-i7-3770K

Mobo: AsRock Z77 Extreme4. € 129.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/217612/Asrock-Z77-Extreme4

RAM: G.Skill Ares 16gb (2X8gb) 1600mHZ cl10 1.5V. € 91.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/212169/GSkill-16GB-DDR3-1600MHz-Ares-Series-CL10-F3-1600C10D-16GAO

PSU: XFX Core 750W, 80+ Bronze non-modular. € 93.15
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/127559/XFX-PRO750W-Core-Edition

GPU: Sapphire HD7970 Boost. € 373.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/247682/Sapphire-Radeon-HD7970-OC-Boost-3GB-GDDR5-PCI-E-11197-03-40G

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM. € 79.99
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/201605/Seagate-2Tb-Barracuda-7200-14-64MB-3-5-Sata-III-ST2000DM001

SSD: Samsung 840 120GB. € 87.63
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/254374/Samsung-120GB-840-Series-2-5-SATA-III-TLC-SSD-MZ-7TD120BW

CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO. € 28.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/200708/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-Evo

OS: Windows 8 64bit. € 94.13
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/257343/Microsoft-Windows-8-64Bits-PT-DSP-DVD-WN7-00418
Or Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. € 95.37
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/148569/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium-SP1-64-bit-PT-DSP-1pk-DVD-GFC-02063

Total (Windows 7): €1413.54

That leaves you a bit of room to get small things like extra fans or LED lighting if you wanted.

 

[AFCarmonix]

This rig will be fairly good four your purposes I think, and gives you the ability to overclock and dual Crossfire later on.

Case: Coolermaster HAF-X. € 147.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/108695/Cooler-Master-HAF-X

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770k. € 284.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/216972/Intel-Core-i7-3770K

Mobo: AsRock Z77 Extreme4. € 129.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/217612/Asrock-Z77-Extreme4

RAM: G.Skill Ares 16gb (2X8gb) 1600mHZ cl10 1.5V. € 91.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/212169/GSkill-16GB-DDR3-1600MHz-Ares-Series-CL10-F3-1600C10D-16GAO

PSU: XFX Core 750W, 80+ Bronze non-modular. € 93.15
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/127559/XFX-PRO750W-Core-Edition

GPU: Sapphire HD7970 Boost. € 373.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/247682/Sapphire-Radeon-HD7970-OC-Boost-3GB-GDDR5-PCI-E-11197-03-40G

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM. € 79.99
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/201605/Seagate-2Tb-Barracuda-7200-14-64MB-3-5-Sata-III-ST2000DM001

SSD: Samsung 840 120GB. € 87.63
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/254374/Samsung-120GB-840-Series-2-5-SATA-III-TLC-SSD-MZ-7TD120BW

CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO. € 28.90
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/200708/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-Evo

OS: Windows 8 64bit. € 94.13
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/257343/Microsoft-Windows-8-64Bits-PT-DSP-DVD-WN7-00418
Or Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. € 95.37
http://www.kuantokusta.pt/1/148569/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium-SP1-64-bit-PT-DSP-1pk-DVD-GFC-02063

Total (Windows 7): €1413.54

That leaves you a bit of room to get small things like extra fans or LED lighting if you wanted.

I think I will opt for 2x4 RAM and maybe i5-3570K, but the rest is great. Thank you!

ps: how do I close this thread?

 

[manofchalk]

You can select a best answer (I think, the new forum design has changed a few things) which will mark the thread as solved. The thread wont close, but most likely people wont post.

Going for 8GB of RAM and a 3570k will reduce your performance in Folding@Home and Video Editing, just be aware of that.

 

[AFCarmonix]

You can select a best answer (I think, the new forum design has changed a few things) which will mark the thread as solved. The thread wont close, but most likely people wont post.

Going for 8GB of RAM and a 3570k will reduce your performance in Folding@Home and Video Editing, just be aware of that.

The i5-3570k will have to do. Maybe 12GB of RAM then.

 

[Gennaios]

only think i can point out is the disks!

save money for one 1tb hard drive and use them for ram or whatever!also the ram should of course be 1600mhz to be fully compatible with the cpu and work nice with the graphics card!