[NaikenG]

Hey guys looking for some help in picking parts to build a new gaming pc, aiming to play games like GW2, Diablo 3, WoW, BF3, COD, SC2 etc

1. What is your budget? 600-800

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming mainly

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] Some old 250GB HDD's

5. Do you need a monitor? no

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? No

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Defo

8. How can you pay? Everything

9. When are you purchasing? Within the next month


So far ive found the following, but im not sure if they are the best i can get for their price, so if ye have any suggestions id love to hear them

Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - 137 Euro
http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/prod...x/details.aspx

Processor: i5 2500k - 191 Euro
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Video Card: Asus 1GB GeForce GTX 560 TI - 200 euro
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Ram: Corsair 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 Ram - 50 euro
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

What I really need as well is a case, power supply and hard drive
I usually play with headphones so would a sound card be necessary? I am not that bothered about it as I can allways add it in later on if i feel the need to?

Looking forward to your suggestions/recommendations guys,
Thanks in advance

[Nertballs]

http://www.dabs.ie/products/asus-gef...YV.html?src=15

same card with a higher overclock and cheaper with the free delivery and game

[FlyingIrishMan]

Item	Price
ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3, Sockel 1155, ATX	€81.59
LG GH24NS bare schwarz	€16.65
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9	€34.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s	€83.42
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W	€52.08
Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express	€229.59
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155	€212.85
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil	€52.01
Thermalright HR-02 Macho	€33.99
Shipping	€18.99
Total	€815.84

- Good motherboard, if you plan on Crossfiring in the future you will need to spend more on the mobo, as this motherboard doesn't support it.
- Basic DVD Drive.
- Basic 8GB RAM kit, if you want one that looks better you could go for some of the crucial models, although the vengeance ones have massive heatspreaders that can get in the way of the CPU fan.
- Basic 1TB HDD, if you would prefer you could get a 64Gb SSD and use the 250GB HDD you have, that probably would be a better option.
- Good PSU, again, if you plan on crossfiring in the future you might as well get a higher wattage PSU now rather than later, although this one is plenty for the current build.
- Very good GPU, overclocks really well too.
- Brand new Ivy Bridge CPU, only came out a few days ago.
- Case is just a cheap-ish one I like. Considering its the most popular case on the site others like it too.
- Good CPU fan to let you overclock. Might want to wait and see how Ivy Bridge fares with overclocking. I haven't read much about it, but skimming through stuff the temps seem to get a lot higher with Ivy bridge when overclocking.


That build is set. Will play anything on the market now, and will last a few years.
You don't need a soundcard really, onboard sound is decent enough. Although if you have surround headphones you may want to invest in a 5.1/7.1 soundcard.

[NaikenG]

- Good motherboard, if you plan on Crossfiring in the future you will need to spend more on the mobo, as this motherboard doesn't support it.
- Basic DVD Drive.
- Basic 8GB RAM kit, if you want one that looks better you could go for some of the crucial models, although the vengeance ones have massive heatspreaders that can get in the way of the CPU fan.
- Basic 1TB HDD, if you would prefer you could get a 64Gb SSD and use the 250GB HDD you have, that probably would be a better option.
- Good PSU, again, if you plan on crossfiring in the future you might as well get a higher wattage PSU now rather than later, although this one is plenty for the current build.
- Very good GPU, overclocks really well too.
- Brand new Ivy Bridge CPU, only came out a few days ago.
- Case is just a cheap-ish one I like. Considering its the most popular case on the site others like it too.
- Good CPU fan to let you overclock. Might want to wait and see how Ivy Bridge fares with overclocking. I haven't read much about it, but skimming through stuff the temps seem to get a lot higher with Ivy bridge when overclocking.

I like your suggestions, one question, I probably will want to Crossfire so what Watt PSU should I get? and if I was to spend more on the motherboard which would be a good choice?

Thanks alot for the help

[FlyingIrishMan]

This is a good motherboard, supports crossfire, and a few extra features over the Z68 board.

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/artic...7624&agid=1601


A 650W PSU would probably handle two 7850s fine. There is a 650W of the same model for 15euro extra, that would do fine.
Or you could go for a 750W, perhaps even a modular one if you want to keep it looking tidy.

[NaikenG]

Yeah ill probably go with the Z77 version of the motherboard

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/artic...id=1630&apop=0 800W version of that psu you recommended, its an extra 30 euro is it a bit overkill? no 750W one available

Wondering about cases,I dont want to spend alot on them but I dont want to end up with one which I might not have enough space in, how is this one dimension-wise? http://www1.hardwareversand.de/artic...49124&agid=631

[Skylinehead]

I'd spend more on the case to be honest, one of the few things you'll be able to keep for years.

[FlyingIrishMan]

Originally Posted by NaikenG

Yeah ill probably go with the Z77 version of the motherboard

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/artic...id=1630&apop=0 800W version of that psu you recommended, its an extra 30 euro is it a bit overkill? no 750W one available

Wondering about cases,I dont want to spend alot on them but I dont want to end up with one which I might not have enough space in, how is this one dimension-wise? http://www1.hardwareversand.de/artic...49124&agid=631

That PSU is fine, you don't need that much power but its fine to have it

As for a case, if you don't want to spend much try this: http://www2.hardwareversand.de/artic...50576&agid=631

I have it myself, its large, cheap, and keeps everything reasonably cool.