Hi there, been out of the PC loop for a while and looking to splash on a new gaming rig Any help you guys could give would be much appreciated..
Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: £1200 (inc tax) (roughly $1850)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Level Editing, Movies & Web Surfing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers (Just the PC)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Scan, Dabs or Amazon UK
Country: England
Parts Preferences: I would like to use an Intel Processor and an Nvidia Graphics Card as I understand that PhysX is only available on Nvidia cards?
Overclocking: Yes, If I can do so safely and quietly
SLI or Crossfire: I would like a motherboard that can support 2 cards for future proofing.
Monitor Resolution: Currently using a TV (1920,1080) But would like to be able to get a good monitor in future so should support higher res.
Additional Comments: I've checked out quite a few new build threads on here, and tried to select parts and manufacturers that are of a high quality and will work well together. I'm horribly out of touch with PC tech though so I may have screwed up, or gone OTT somewhere!
I understand I7's and Hyper threading are unnecessary for gaming rigs at present, but if that's something that would be worth future proofing myself with, that would be good to know.
I would also like the machine to be as quiet as humanly possible. hopefully my spec below is appropriate for that..
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My current Basket at Scan..
Case
Coolermaster Cosmos RC-1000 PURE Black V2 Silent Aluminum Full Tower Silent Performance Case w/o PSU
£143.98
Mobo
Asus P8Z77-V, Intel Z77, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0 (x16), DisplayPort/ DVI-D/ HDMI, ATX
£131.72
CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 6MB Smart Cache, 34x Ratio, 77W, Retail
£178.98
Cooling
Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO, 4 Heat Pipes Direct Contact, with 120mm Quiet Fan LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1
£25.45
Memory
Corsair Memory 8GB Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Dual Channel Desktop
£40.56
GFX Card
2GB Gainward GTX 670, 28nm, PCIe 3.0 (x16), 6008MHz GDDR5, GPU 915MHz, Boost 980MHz, Cores 1344, 2x DL DVI, DP, HDMI
£311.60
Storage
1TB Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black, SATA III 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache, 8ms
£93.72
SSD
128GB Crucial RealSSD M4, 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s SSD, MLC-Flash, Read 500Mb/s, Write 175Mb/s *New Version*
£88.94
PSU
750W PSU, Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M, Modular, 85% Eff', 80 PLUS Bronze, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX
£89.70
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP1, Operating System, Single, - OEM
£71.64
Current Total (with tax and postage) £1185.88
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If you've read this far, thanks very much Any advice, even if it's just "That looks fine" will be much appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: £1200 (inc tax) (roughly $1850)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Level Editing, Movies & Web Surfing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers (Just the PC)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Scan, Dabs or Amazon UK
Country: England
Parts Preferences: I would like to use an Intel Processor and an Nvidia Graphics Card as I understand that PhysX is only available on Nvidia cards?
Overclocking: Yes, If I can do so safely and quietly
SLI or Crossfire: I would like a motherboard that can support 2 cards for future proofing.
Monitor Resolution: Currently using a TV (1920,1080) But would like to be able to get a good monitor in future so should support higher res.
Additional Comments: I've checked out quite a few new build threads on here, and tried to select parts and manufacturers that are of a high quality and will work well together. I'm horribly out of touch with PC tech though so I may have screwed up, or gone OTT somewhere!
I understand I7's and Hyper threading are unnecessary for gaming rigs at present, but if that's something that would be worth future proofing myself with, that would be good to know.
I would also like the machine to be as quiet as humanly possible. hopefully my spec below is appropriate for that..
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My current Basket at Scan..
Case
Coolermaster Cosmos RC-1000 PURE Black V2 Silent Aluminum Full Tower Silent Performance Case w/o PSU
£143.98
Mobo
Asus P8Z77-V, Intel Z77, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0 (x16), DisplayPort/ DVI-D/ HDMI, ATX
£131.72
CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 6MB Smart Cache, 34x Ratio, 77W, Retail
£178.98
Cooling
Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO, 4 Heat Pipes Direct Contact, with 120mm Quiet Fan LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1
£25.45
Memory
Corsair Memory 8GB Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP Dual Channel Desktop
£40.56
GFX Card
2GB Gainward GTX 670, 28nm, PCIe 3.0 (x16), 6008MHz GDDR5, GPU 915MHz, Boost 980MHz, Cores 1344, 2x DL DVI, DP, HDMI
£311.60
Storage
1TB Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black, SATA III 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache, 8ms
£93.72
SSD
128GB Crucial RealSSD M4, 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s SSD, MLC-Flash, Read 500Mb/s, Write 175Mb/s *New Version*
£88.94
PSU
750W PSU, Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M, Modular, 85% Eff', 80 PLUS Bronze, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX
£89.70
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP1, Operating System, Single, - OEM
£71.64
Current Total (with tax and postage) £1185.88
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If you've read this far, thanks very much Any advice, even if it's just "That looks fine" will be much appreciated.