Help a fellow Escapist build a gaming PC! - Chapter II

[Ezahn]

Hi guys,

I already asked some days ago in the wrong thread, so I'm reposting to have your take on a new build. ;-)
Thanks for your patience and help.

I'm an almost total noob who wants to build a new gaming pc, having sold his e8400 / 8800 GT.
The monitor is the LG W2363D-PF, so 120Hz and 1080p.
My objective is to have a very capable computer right off the bat, and being able to have an upgrade path in the future.
What about this setup? I'm italian, so don't worry about the ? prices and strange names ^_^

Assemblaggio e Test PC ? 35,00
Hard Disk Interno Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200rpm 32MB SATA2 HD103SJ ? 43,70
Case Midi Cooler Master 690 II LITE ATX Pure Black ? 77,00
Masterizzatore Interno Sony AD-5260S 24x DVD/CD SATA Bulk Nero ? 17,70
Alimentatore PC Corsair Gaming Series GS800 800W 80plus ? 81,20
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz Socket 1155 95W con GPU Sandy Bridge Boxed BX80623I52500K ? 178,00
RAM DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws-X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 1600MHz 8GB (2x4GB) CL9 1.5v ? 77,00
SSD Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB 2.5" Lettura 355MB/s Scrittura 140MB/s Sata3 CTFDDAA128MAG-1G1 ? 169,90
VGA Gainward GeForce GTX 570 GS-GLH Core 800MHz Memory GDDR5 4000MHz 1280MB 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort ? 283,10
Scheda Madre Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3 Socket 1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 SATA3 USB3 ATX ? 130,60

TOTALE: 1.093,20 ?

Thanks for your valued help!

 

[thejdcole]

It all seems pretty solid and I can't really fault it. All I would say is to make it really future proof make sure you have usb 3.0 hubs on the motherboard

Other than that it's the kind of PC im looking forward to building in the summer, you wont have any trouble running games on that, and it seems pretty future proof!

All I would say is see if you can get the components cheaper on different sites, (always cross check prices, just to be safe!).

 

[Ezahn]

I'm considering staying with P67 as a mobo and building on an Asrock Extreme4...

 

[MrTub]

Ssd caching only supports ssds with up to 80gb space so you will have to slit that ssd in two partitions and I would recommend that you go with OCZ Vertex 3 if possible considering its the fastest ssd on the market with (550mbit/s read 500mbit/s write.


I've got a ssd with 120gb space and I can fit pretty much all the games I play often on it so I would argue ssd caching isnt really needed with so "much" space

 

[Kabutos]

If you don't need an IGP then stay with P67.

Also drop down to 4GB of RAM.

Also 800w is overkill; you could get by on 650w.

 

[Ezahn]

You're right, I put in 800w just to be ready for a possibile SLI in the future... is it not worth it?

The Vertex 3 rox butttttt.... it's REALLY expensive, 40-50% more than the crucial. :-(
What about this OCZ Agility 3? http://www.ekey.it/prod-ssd-ocz-agility-3-120gb-25-lettura-525mbs-scrittura-475mbs-sata3-agt3-25sat3-120g-18309.htm

 

[Kabutos]

750w is fine for 570 SLI by itself. However, 800w+ would be good since you're overclocking.

Speaking of which, you'll need a good HSF. I recommend the Hyper 212+

 

[Ezahn]

Tnx Kabutos!
I'm thinking about dropping the SSD and install it later, when it's cheaper...

 

[MrTub]

I would stick with 800w psu if you are going to oc and imo you can never have to much watt! :=)

And the Agility 3 seems to be very good idd.. I would read a benchmark test on it tho.

I would stay with 8gb ram.

 

[Ezahn]

Just a last check before I click the BUY button of DOOM ;-)

Assemblaggio e Test PC ? 35,00
Hard Disk Interno Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200rpm 32MB SATA2 HD103SJ ? 41,20
Case Midi Cooler Master 690 II LITE ATX Pure Black ? 77,00
Masterizzatore Interno Sony AD-5260S 24x DVD/CD SATA Bulk Nero ? 18,00 ?
Alimentatore PC Corsair Gaming Series GS600 600W 80plus ? 64,80
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz Socket 1155 95W con GPU Sandy Bridge Boxed BX80623I52500K ? 173,00
RAM DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws-X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 1600MHz 8GB (2x4GB) CL9 1.5v ? 66,00
VGA Gainward GeForce GTX 580 GOOD Core 783MHz Memory GDDR5 4020MHz 1.5GB 2xDVI DisplayPort HDMI ? 369,80
Scheda Madre MSI P67A-C43 B3 Socket 1155 Intel P67 DDR3 SATA3 USB3 ATX ? 87,60

TOTALE IVA COMPRESA : 932,40 ?

(thought behind this: going single card only, no SLI and only very slight overclocking)

Thanks all!

 

[Ezahn]

...or I could go with a dual PCI Asrock Extreme4 and start with a 570, planning on adding a second one later... ^^

 

[Kabutos]

Bump up to 750w and drop down to 4GB of RAM. Also a single 570 should be able to max out pretty much everything.