Building a PC

[Gimli]

Hi,

I'm building a new PC and want to be sure all the components will be compatible. Any help and opinions would be appreciated.

So far:
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM **Supplied with BattleField 3 PC Game**
GPU: Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - 2x = 4x4GB


Thanks

[Rick.]

Modern Warefare 3 would of been a better supplement then Battlefield.

[Gimli]

Don't really care about the game

[Dutchy]

Hard Drive? PSU?

[Gimli]

Hard Drive? PSU?

I have a 2TB and a 1TB already, don't need more... especially not now, since hard drive prices have went up over over 120% due to the floods in Thailand..

As for the PSU, I bought a 750W one in mid-september, hopefully it'll be powerful enough..

[Dutchy]

Okay.. You could sell the game on ebay btw..

[Clone]

Unless you plan to overclock get the 2600 instead, its cheaper.

[Gimli]

Unless you plan to overclock get the 2600 instead, its cheaper.

It's only cheaper by 28 pounds, but you don't get battlefield 3 with it (which is worth that)..

Yeah, I might overclock it, but I know nothing about it -- I guess you need a more powerful cooling systeM?

[Ted]

The 750w power supply should be more than suitable enough. If you would like to go down the overclocking route which personally i don't see is even needed for the i7 but that's my opinion then it's generally suggested to shop around for much more efficient cooling.

[Trey_Johnson]

Your processor and the graphic card.. GIMME SOME OF DAT'.

[Murt]

I would buy a modular PSU to get power from, you'll have to pay a little more but it's worth it since you'll have solvable cords to work with. And this reduce the warm inside your PC. Maybe invest into a SSD with this PC spec? The SSD discs didn't went up due to the floods in Thailand, it's still the same.

Yeah, I might overclock it, but I know nothing about it -- I guess you need a more powerful cooling systeM?

You could overclock your processor through BIOS, it's quite easy if you get the hang of it. But be easy with it, and you would need a little better cooling system, yes.

[Gimli]

I would buy a modular PSU to get power from, you'll have to pay a little more but it's worth it since you'll have solvable cords to work with.

I wouldn't have to pay a little more, I'd have to buy it from 0 because I'd be throwing out the one that's 1 month old Is it really worth it just to reduce the clutter a little? :razz:

[Aldo]

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM **Supplied with BattleField 3 PC Game**
GPU: Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - 2x = 4x4GB

Don't get a 2TB HDD
Get a 1TB HDD for storage, then get like a 64GB SSD For the OS
If you plan on Overclocking get a nice after market liquid cooler

Get your self a nice case  :cool:

[Murt]

I wouldn't have to pay a little more, I'd have to buy it from 0 because I'd be throwing out the one that's 1 month old Is it really worth it just to reduce the clutter a little? :razz:

Oh my bad Gimli, I missed that you bought it one month ago  .

[Gimli]

Thanks guys, everything's been ordered. Money successfully wasted.


Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card   
2x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9)   
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black   
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM **Supplied with BattleField 3 PC Game**
Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
BattleField 3 PC Game - Intel

I will probably be getting an SSD later on too and perhaps a second monitor