Building my 1st gaming computer

[kylej85]

Hello,
I am building my 1st gaming computer and could use some help with what people would think of the specs i might go with and if there is anything people would change.
Tower: thermaltake Mk-
CPU: intel i7 quad core 2600k or 3700k
HSF: Corsair H100
GPU: XFX Raden HD 7850
Mother Board: Sabertooth z77 LGA 1155 Sata 6GB/s
RAM: Corsair vengeance 16gb (2x8gb) or 32gb (4x8gb)
PSU: Corsair pro series Hx 750w
Optical drive: LG blueray burner
HDD: Seagate 1Tb 7200 rpm
and also wondering if getting a OCZ vertex 3 240gb SSD or wont it be worth it

 

[techdude9]

Drop the water cooler, drop the i7 get i5 3570k. Can't suggest anything else until you tell us your budget.

 

[TheBigTroll]

-h100 is not worth it
-sabertooth is a scam. heatshield traps heat
-drop down to a i7 if you are not doing work
-drop down to 8gb if you are not doing work
-cheaper 750w units
-needs more GPU power than that
-do you even use blu-ray?
-vertex 3s are going to fail like on the spot

get this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rfDQ

 

[kylej85]

Drop the water cooler, drop the i7 get i5 3570k. Can't suggest anything else until you tell us your budget.

Would like to keep it round 1,500 bucks

 

[kylej85]

-h100 is not worth it
-sabertooth is a scam. heatshield traps heat
-drop down to a i7 if you are not doing work
-drop down to 8gb if you are not doing work
-cheaper 750w units
-needs more GPU power than that
-do you even use blu-ray?
-vertex 3s are going to fail like on the spot

get this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rfDQ

Thank you for the help anything else you would recomend and y does everyone say drop down to the i5 from the i7 anyways? I dont really use blue ray but thougt if i could burn blue ray movies would be very nice

 

[bigcyco1]

-h100 is not worth it
-sabertooth is a scam. heatshield traps heat
-drop down to a i7 if you are not doing work
-drop down to 8gb if you are not doing work
-cheaper 750w units
-needs more GPU power than that
-do you even use blu-ray?
-vertex 3s are going to fail like on the spot

get this
This]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rfDQ

This is a nice build i switch the mobo though

 

[kylej85]

O and i did get the thermaltake mk-1 tower and what do mean doing work with 8gb ram and dropping down to a i7 if im not doing work

 

[kylej85]

This is a nice build i switch the mobo though

What would u recomend for a MOBO?

 

[guerrero]

O and i did get the thermaltake mk-1 tower and what do mean doing work with 8gb ram and dropping down to a i7 if im not doing work

Are you going to be editing videos and stuff like that??

 

[TheBigTroll]

i5s = for games
i7s= for work mostly.

@bigcyco1; extreme4 is fine. if i want to spend more, it would be either a mpower from msi, ud5h from gigabyte or the v-pro from asus

 

[kylej85]

Are you going to be editing videos and stuff like that??

Prob a little but not to much video editing and maybe some school work and pic editing to

 

[guerrero]

Prob a little but not to much video editing and maybe some school work and pic editing to

Go for an i5

 

[kylej85]

i5s = for games
i7s= for work mostly.

@bigcyco1; extreme4 is fine. if i want to spend more, it would be either a mpower from msi, ud5h from gigabyte or the v-pro from asus

So the only thing is I should choose a new Motherboard and drop down to a i5 instead of a i7 and I am looking at the v-pro now and looking at SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100352VXSR Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card would that be a good GPU

 

[kylej85]

Go for an i5

K thank you! you have any i5's u would recomend?

 

[TheBigTroll]

there is only one i5 and its the 3570k. like it states in my build

now i put in the ud5h motherboard. 20 bucks cheaper than the v-pro therefore a good buy
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rgfx

the 670 i chose is priced very well. performs a tad better than the 7950.

 

[techdude9]

Would like to keep it round 1,500 bucks

1,500 bucks? Here ya go.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Cooler ($56.10 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($121.74 @ Mwave)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($110.43 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1441.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-06 00:52 EST-0500)

Replace the green green drive with black 2tb.
Also drop the memory from 16gb to 8gb to save some money, and change the psu

 

[kylej85]

Thank you for the build would that be able to play like black ops 2 on Max and bf3 and also wow, diablo 3 and I already have a tower it's a thermaltake MK-1 so would that tower work with all those specs

 

[TheBigTroll]

the tower you have would work fine

-max black ops 2
-about max in bf3
-max in d3
-max in wow (from what i know)

 

[kylej85]

K cool I think I will do that build and thanks for the help

 

[kylej85]

Best answer selected by kylej85.
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nClick on another best answer and it gave the wrong person the best answer

 

[bigcyco1]

Why did i get best answer? TBT should of not me.

 

[kylej85]

sry i didnt even click on your post but it decieded to give it to your post idk y