Is this Gaming PC build right?

Ronan Ferry

Hi, BloodBath stuck a build together for me but I edited some of the stuff, I'm just wondering if this is all right.

Item|Price
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€201.87
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD|€29.99
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€82.94
Gigabyte Club 3D Radeon HD 7950 royalKing, 3GB GDDR5, AMD Radeon HD 7950, PCI- Express|€271
8GB-Kit A-DATA XPG G Series PC1600 CL9|€60.59
Samsung SSD 840 120GB SATA 6Gb/s|€85.04
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€57.03
FRACTAL DESIGN Define R4 Black Pearl
|€93.59
Corsair CX Series Modular CX600M, 600W
|€60.57
Samsung SH-224BB bare schwarz|€16.00
LG 22EA53VQ-P|€125.83
[URL="http://www.hardwareversand.de/OEM-Software/29181/MS+Windows+7+Home+Premium+64bit+SB-Version+Englisch.article"MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch[/URL]|€86.49
Sharkoon Drakonia Gaming Laser Mouse|€24.26
Sharkoon Fire Glider Gaming Mat|€6.99
Wavemaster MX-3+|€39.99

I plan to order it in 2 days if it's legit enough.

Monotype

Any reason why you picked that PSU? A CX500M would be more than enough and the CX600M is not really good enough for two cards.

Ronan Ferry

Monotype wrote: »

Any reason why you picked that PSU? A CX500M would be more than enough and the CX600M is not really good enough for two cards.

Is a 500W good enough for the build? I probably will overclock in the feature.

Monotype

Yep, loads.

Ronan Ferry

Monotype wrote: »

Yep, loads.

Any other flaws in the build?

Monotype

Well... I would try and get 1.5V RAM. It's not really a big issue, but more that there might be an issue with higher voltage RAM. It's rare enough nowadays, but just in case...

Same speed and timings:
http://www.hardwareversand.de/1600+Low+Voltage/44314/8GB-Kit+G-Skill+RipJaws+PC3-12800U+CL9.article
http://www.hardwareversand.de/1600+Low+Voltage/44321/8GB-Kit+G.Skill+RipJaws-X+PC3-12800U+CL9.article
http://www.hardwareversand.de/1600+Low+Voltage/56826/8GB-Kit+G.Skill+Ares+PC3-12800U+CL9-9-9-24.article
These are all much the same, they just have different heatspreaders. There's other manufacturers or ones without heatspreaders for cheaper.

I suppose I should tell you, just in case that you aren't aware, that there was a newer generation of Intel CPUs, Haswell, released a while ago. The 4670K CPU and the Z87 motherboards. Long story short is that the CPUs run hot and don't overclock as well as the last two generations. On the flip-side is that the motherboards have slightly better features - e.g., more SATA 6Gps ports which also allow for RAID etc. Also the new socket is likely to support the next generation after this (Broadwell) - now if you were to get a 3570K, you probably wouldn't be upgrading for a couple of years anyway in which case you'd be waiting two more generations (Skylake) which we expect to support DDR4, so you'll be upgrading everything (everything = RAM, CPU, board).

Everything looks fine apart from that. You'll need an extra SATA cable though. A lot of motherboards just come with two and you'll be needing 3 for the drives you have there.

Tropheus

I would go for the Nanoxia Deep Silence One. Similar cost, but a superior case.

Ronan Ferry

Alright, I guess I'll stick with the 3570k then? Yea I forgot to stick that SATA cable in the build as well, I have one.

Ronan Ferry

Tropheus wrote: »

I would go for the Nanoxia Deep Silence One. Similar cost, but a superior case.

If the Nanoxia is back in stock by monday I'll go for that one. If not I'll go for the Black Pearl.

Ronan Ferry

Monotype wrote: »

Well... I would try and get 1.5V RAM. It's not really a big issue, but more that there might be an issue with higher voltage RAM. It's rare enough nowadays, but just in case...

Same speed and timings:
http://www.hardwareversand.de/1600+Low+Voltage/44314/8GB-Kit+G-Skill+RipJaws+PC3-12800U+CL9.article
http://www.hardwareversand.de/1600+Low+Voltage/44321/8GB-Kit+G.Skill+RipJaws-X+PC3-12800U+CL9.article
http://www.hardwareversand.de/1600+Low+Voltage/56826/8GB-Kit+G.Skill+Ares+PC3-12800U+CL9-9-9-24.article
These are all much the same, they just have different heatspreaders. There's other manufacturers or ones without heatspreaders for cheaper.

I suppose I should tell you, just in case that you aren't aware, that there was a newer generation of Intel CPUs, Haswell, released a while ago. The 4670K CPU and the Z87 motherboards. Long story short is that the CPUs run hot and don't overclock as well as the last two generations. On the flip-side is that the motherboards have slightly better features - e.g., more SATA 6Gps ports which also allow for RAID etc. Also the new socket is likely to support the next generation after this (Broadwell) - now if you were to get a 3570K, you probably wouldn't be upgrading for a couple of years anyway in which case you'd be waiting two more generations (Skylake) which we expect to support DDR4, so you'll be upgrading everything (everything = RAM, CPU, board).

Everything looks fine apart from that. You'll need an extra SATA cable though. A lot of motherboards just come with two and you'll be needing 3 for the drives you have there.

So swap the ADATA RAM with the 8GB-Kit G.Skill Ares PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24 RAM? Change the PSU to the original PSU that BloodBath listed? To this: http://www.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=74174&agid=1627

Ronan Ferry

One other thing, should I change the ASRock Z77 Pro3 for a MSI-GD65? http://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/57131/MSI+Z77A-GD65%2C+Intel+Z77%2C+ATX%2C+DDR3.article

EoinHef

Ronan Ferry wrote: »

One other thing, should I change the ASRock Z77 Pro3 for a MSI-GD65? http://www.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/57131/MSI+Z77A-GD65%2C+Intel+Z77%2C+ATX%2C+DDR3.article

Is there a reason you were thinking that board over the pro 3? Sli/Crossfire(adding a second gpu)?

The pro 3 is fine if you only plan to keep it at 1 gpu and nothing crazy on the overclocks.
The msi board you linked has a lot of features that you may not use so paying for them would be a waste. If you did plan to add a second gpu there also would be cheaper options like the asrock extreme 3,supports sli and crossfire but to be honest if you were not gonna add a second gpu straight away id just stick with the asrock pro 3. Its a fairly powerful build you have there without a second gpu anyway

Monotype

Ronan Ferry wrote: »

So swap the ADATA RAM with the 8GB-Kit G.Skill Ares PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24 RAM? Change the PSU to the original PSU that BloodBath listed? To this: http://www.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=74174&agid=1627

Yes and yes.
Or get the CX500M, if you want a semi modular PSU. The Be Quiet one has silver rated efficiency, so that's an advantage. I should try to remember and pick that one more often.

RossieMan

Why do you keep making new threads?

2 i can understand, but 4?

i'd definitely have Hardwareversand build your computer for you.

Ronan Ferry

Monotype wrote: »

Yes and yes.
Or get the CX500M, if you want a semi modular PSU. The Be Quiet one has silver rated efficiency, so that's an advantage. I should try to remember and pick that one more often.

The monitor in that build is a bit small for me. This Acer 24" any good? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008I39WXC/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

Monotype

This one would be better -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-24EA53VQ-inch-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B00BSOT2LA/

Ronan Ferry

Monotype wrote: »

This one would be better -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-24EA53VQ-inch-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B00BSOT2LA/

I don't need to get a gaming keyboard do I? A standard one would be fine for gaming. I already have one.

BloodBath

Any bet down keyboard is fine for gaming although once you use a quality mechanical you will find it hard to go back.

Ronan Ferry

BloodBath wrote: »

Any bet down keyboard is fine for gaming although once you use a quality mechanical you will find it hard to go back.

Alright, thanks for helping me put together the build. I plan to order it either tomorrow or the next day.

Skerries

I would recommend a backlit keyboard as very handy for late night sessions

Ronan Ferry

My friend told me this, but I doubt it's true, but he said the monitors are different on HWVS so I should buy it off Amazon?

RossieMan

JUST BUY THE ****ING THING!
i'm just joking, Screens are the same wherever you buy them, all that changes is the price.



I should really have unfollowed this along time ago.

Lu Tze

Ronan Ferry wrote: »

My friend told me this, but I doubt it's true, but he said the monitors are different on HWVS so I should buy it off Amazon?

You will get a uk/irish plug from amazon. If the prices are similar i would go with amazon for the plug and ease of rma if it comes to it

Ronan Ferry

Lu Tze wrote: »

You will get a uk/irish plug from amazon. If the prices are similar i would go with amazon for the plug and ease of rma if it comes to it

I'll just get it off Amazon, the plug comes with it or I'm gonna have to pick that out as well?

Monotype

Ronan Ferry wrote: »

I'll just get it off Amazon, the plug comes with it or I'm gonna have to pick that out as well?

Lu Tze wrote: »

You will get a uk/irish plug from amazon.

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Slutmonkey57b

Ronan Ferry wrote: »

I'll just get it off Amazon, the plug comes with it or I'm gonna have to pick that out as well?

I've heard rumors that these exotic plug adaptors can also be found if you know where to look. It may take a bit of digging, maybe a bribe in the local pub to get on the grapevine but eventually the man who knows will slip a note under your door and sell you one from a burlap sack at midnight under the tall tree.

I also heard they're readily available dirt cheap from Tesco, dunnes, aldi, lidl, super valu, woodies, b&q, any hardware shop, electrical shops, luggage places, train stations, airports, chemists, large newsagents, in fact just about anywhere. sounds a bit mad though, couldn't be true.

Ronan Ferry

Hey bloodbath, I've ordered all the parts and its up and running, I'm on it now Loving it so far, I decided not to get a monitor and stuff because shipping costs is crazy.

BloodBath

There is 0 shipping costs for items listed as super saver on Amazon.

HWVS shipping is a flat €19 as well no matter the size of the order.