Hey guys, I'm new here and I'm also new to building PCs, I'm looking to build my first gaming PC, details below:
Approximate Purchase Date: within 2 months
Budget Range: $1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Operating System
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ncix.ca
Country: Canada
Parts Preferences: I prefer Intel CPUs and Nvidia graphics cards.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (Single 21.5 inch monitor)
Here are the parts I've picked out:
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 Mid Tower ATX
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k 3.4GHz
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Formula LGA1155
RAM: Patriot Viper 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti Direct CUII OC 2GB
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD (For OS & Games) / Western Digital WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM (For storage)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming Series GS700 V2 ATX Power Supply
Some other details and questions:
1) Basically I'm upgrading from a shitty HP laptop to a custom gaming PC build so I can play my games on max settings with less overheat and less lag.
2) Games I'll be playing will mostly be Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, Borderlands 2, Dark Souls and Diablo 3.
3) I'm going for a black with red LEDs color scheme which is why I picked that particular case so looks are going to be important to me.
3) I read up the power requirement on the GTX 660 Ti and it say it requires a minimum of 450W, will a 700W power supply do fine if I plan to overclock to at least 3.8-4GHz?
4) In terms of the cooling system, I did some research on the H80 and H100 and it seems that the H100 is more superior however it does not fit in the case I chose, will the H80 still be efficient if I plan to overclock to at least 3.8-4 GHz?
5) I'm getting a free copy of Windows 8 from work and I plan on using that as my OS instead of spending to get a Windows 7, how does Windows 8 fare on gaming?
Let me know what guys think of this overall build and if there are any suggestions you guys have for me, thanks very much and any help will be much appreciated!
Approximate Purchase Date: within 2 months
Budget Range: $1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor, Operating System
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ncix.ca
Country: Canada
Parts Preferences: I prefer Intel CPUs and Nvidia graphics cards.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (Single 21.5 inch monitor)
Here are the parts I've picked out:
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus HF1 Mid Tower ATX
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570k 3.4GHz
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Formula LGA1155
RAM: Patriot Viper 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti Direct CUII OC 2GB
Hard Drive: Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD (For OS & Games) / Western Digital WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM (For storage)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming Series GS700 V2 ATX Power Supply
Some other details and questions:
1) Basically I'm upgrading from a shitty HP laptop to a custom gaming PC build so I can play my games on max settings with less overheat and less lag.
2) Games I'll be playing will mostly be Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, Borderlands 2, Dark Souls and Diablo 3.
3) I'm going for a black with red LEDs color scheme which is why I picked that particular case so looks are going to be important to me.
3) I read up the power requirement on the GTX 660 Ti and it say it requires a minimum of 450W, will a 700W power supply do fine if I plan to overclock to at least 3.8-4GHz?
4) In terms of the cooling system, I did some research on the H80 and H100 and it seems that the H100 is more superior however it does not fit in the case I chose, will the H80 still be efficient if I plan to overclock to at least 3.8-4 GHz?
5) I'm getting a free copy of Windows 8 from work and I plan on using that as my OS instead of spending to get a Windows 7, how does Windows 8 fare on gaming?
Let me know what guys think of this overall build and if there are any suggestions you guys have for me, thanks very much and any help will be much appreciated!
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