750-800 First Time Gaming Rig

fxk

I have been lurking for the last few months and learnt so much from the contributors here. I have been using my Xbox for the last two years and I have let the membership run out. I am keen to get back to PC gaming and lose days on end!
I have put a basket together on Hardwareversand.de and would love to hear you thoughts.

Cooktek Antiphon - Would love a quiet PC
Be quiet 500W
FX6300
ASrock970 Extreme
8GB gskill
Wifi Card
212 Evo - Hoping it will fit
7950 Club3D - is this quiet?, my last card was a screamer

Is the 7950 worth going slightly over budget or would a 7870xt or even a 760 be more suitable for 1080 gaming.

Thanks



1. What is your budget?
€750 to €800

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?
Predominantly gaming with occasional Photoshop/lightroom. BF3/4, Arma and for Steam account.

3. Do you need a copy of Windows?
Yes

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer?
Have an old Dell Dimension 9150, Have DVD drive, Sata 300 320GB Drive

5. Do you need a monitor? NO

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? 1920x1080 LG 22" IPS

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? No, may upgrade keyboard later

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes

8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser]

9. When are you purchasing? ASAP

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? South Dublin/North Wicklow - I'm looking forward to trying myself. Only when I F up.

BloodBath

You made good choices to be honest. I don't see room for improvement. The 7950 is worth going a little over if you can afford it. Which club3d model is it? The coolers on the club3d 7950's are very quiet anyway.

You could add a couple of extra fans to that case if you want to improve airflow for overclocking. You may need a fan splitter though. HWVS sell them as well. Search bitfenix 3 pin fan splitter. If it's bringing you too far over budget then you will be fine with the 3 stock fans for now.

fxk

Thanks, Its the Club 3d Radeon HD 7950 13 series €266.

http://lb.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=78396&agid=1942

Would two additional fans on the top of the case be enough? Trying to balance heat/Noise!

BloodBath

That gpu is quiet then.

1 bottom intake and 1 top exhaust would be better for a total of 3 intakes and 2 exhausts.

Put the top one at the rear.

fxk

Sweet!
Thanks for checking everything over Bloodbath.

Order Time

Danger781

Just as another option if you feel like saving a small bit of money..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BBKO65S - Sapphire 7950 Dual-X with Boost for £208. Look over the right hand side and choose Amazon as the seller for this price. Works out at about €245.

I ended up choosing this one over the Club3D for my own build mainly because of the price.

fxk

Good find danger, I searched amazon yesterday for 7950 and some how missed the Sapphire model, good buy! The price I saw yesterday was very similar to hardwarversand.

After months of waiting, I pulled the trigger yesterday. Can't wait to start building. Best of luck with your own build

Danger781

fxk wrote: »

After months of waiting, I pulled the trigger yesterday. Can't wait to start building. Best of luck with your own build

Same.. Took me a few weeks but I got there eventually

Now the wait for all my parts begins...