Hey all,
I'm going to be buying a new gaming pc soon, and I have chosen out my parts, but don't have a lot of experience in parts. Any input or improvements you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated, one thing I am worried about is all the parts fitting in the case which I have already bought, but if needed I can buy a new one. Thanks for taking the time to read and Help its much appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Next two weeks
Budget Range: Around £1300
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Recording Game play, General use.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
GPU: EVGA GTX660Ti NVIDIA Graphics Card - 2GB - £239.59
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/evga-gtx-660-ti-28nm-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-915mhz-boost-980mhz-cores-1344-2x-dl-dvi-dp-hdmi
PSU: OCZ ZX Series 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - £152.52
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1000w-ocz-technology-zx-series-full-modular-80-plus-gold-92-eff-eps-12v-1-x-140mm-fan-atx-v22-psu
RAM: Corsair Memory Vengeance Black 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz - £36.96
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-pc3-12800-%281600%29-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-150v
MotherBoard: Asus MAXIMUS V GENE Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Ivybridge Ready Motherboard - £149.72
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-maximus-v-gene-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-pcie-30-%28x16%29-displayport-hdmi-micro-atx
CPU: Intel CPU Core i7 3770K Quad Core Ivy Bridge Processor - £251.94
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i7-3770k-s1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-35ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-8mb-smart-cache-35x-ratio
Case: Sharkoon T9 ATX Midi Tower Case - £53.15
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharkoon-ATX-Midi-Tower-Case/dp/B004REHPD0/ref=pd_sim_sbs_computers_2
SSD: 256GB Corsair Performance Series P256 2.5" SSD - £119.10
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/256gb-corsair-performance-series-p256-ssd-mlc-flash-25-read-220mb-s-write-200mb-s-trim
HDD: 1TB Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D SATA III - 6Gb/s Hard Drive - £65.98 (Will this Bottleneck my computer?)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-hitachi-0f13180-deskstar-7k1000d-35-hdd-sata-iii-6gb-s-7200rpm-32mb-cache-8ms-ncq-oem
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - £14.78
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-Rev-2-Cooler/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1347297475&sr=1-1
Windows: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM - £75.24
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-sp1-operating-system-single-oem
Monitor: LG W2442PE-BF LCD 24 inch - £182.19
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-W2442PE-BF-inch-Wide-Monitor/dp/B003MZRR9C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1347298317&sr=8-2
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: Scan.co.uk, Ebuyer.co.uk -- to show us selection & pricing)
Location: UK
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: SLI
Your Monitor Resolution: getting 1080p
Thanks for taking the time to look and help, If theirs anything that should be changed please let me know, I will be using this mainly for Gaming and Recording games, but want to get the maximum power and upgrade ability.
Thankyou
I'm going to be buying a new gaming pc soon, and I have chosen out my parts, but don't have a lot of experience in parts. Any input or improvements you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated, one thing I am worried about is all the parts fitting in the case which I have already bought, but if needed I can buy a new one. Thanks for taking the time to read and Help its much appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Next two weeks
Budget Range: Around £1300
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Recording Game play, General use.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
GPU: EVGA GTX660Ti NVIDIA Graphics Card - 2GB - £239.59
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/evga-gtx-660-ti-28nm-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-915mhz-boost-980mhz-cores-1344-2x-dl-dvi-dp-hdmi
PSU: OCZ ZX Series 1000W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - £152.52
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1000w-ocz-technology-zx-series-full-modular-80-plus-gold-92-eff-eps-12v-1-x-140mm-fan-atx-v22-psu
RAM: Corsair Memory Vengeance Black 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz - £36.96
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-pc3-12800-%281600%29-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-150v
MotherBoard: Asus MAXIMUS V GENE Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Ivybridge Ready Motherboard - £149.72
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-maximus-v-gene-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-pcie-30-%28x16%29-displayport-hdmi-micro-atx
CPU: Intel CPU Core i7 3770K Quad Core Ivy Bridge Processor - £251.94
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i7-3770k-s1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-35ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-8mb-smart-cache-35x-ratio
Case: Sharkoon T9 ATX Midi Tower Case - £53.15
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sharkoon-ATX-Midi-Tower-Case/dp/B004REHPD0/ref=pd_sim_sbs_computers_2
SSD: 256GB Corsair Performance Series P256 2.5" SSD - £119.10
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/256gb-corsair-performance-series-p256-ssd-mlc-flash-25-read-220mb-s-write-200mb-s-trim
HDD: 1TB Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D SATA III - 6Gb/s Hard Drive - £65.98 (Will this Bottleneck my computer?)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-hitachi-0f13180-deskstar-7k1000d-35-hdd-sata-iii-6gb-s-7200rpm-32mb-cache-8ms-ncq-oem
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - £14.78
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-Rev-2-Cooler/dp/B002G392ZI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1347297475&sr=1-1
Windows: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM - £75.24
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-sp1-operating-system-single-oem
Monitor: LG W2442PE-BF LCD 24 inch - £182.19
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-W2442PE-BF-inch-Wide-Monitor/dp/B003MZRR9C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1347298317&sr=8-2
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (e.g.: Scan.co.uk, Ebuyer.co.uk -- to show us selection & pricing)
Location: UK
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: SLI
Your Monitor Resolution: getting 1080p
Thanks for taking the time to look and help, If theirs anything that should be changed please let me know, I will be using this mainly for Gaming and Recording games, but want to get the maximum power and upgrade ability.
Thankyou