New Gaming PC

[4fussy]

hi all.. i'm new 2 tis forum n having read through several posts recommending others on how 2 set up their rigs, i'm hoping 2 get some insight 4 my own set up.

rite now, i'm looking at building my PC rig as below:-

Processor:2nd Gen i7 2600
Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-H67M-UD2H
RAM:8(4x2GB) Corsair XMS3 1333
Graphics:Gigabyte GTX 560 TI SOC(do i need more than 3 fans 4 tis guy? i heard it heats up easily)

the games i play n intend 2 play include:-
COD:MW1 & 2
Dragon Age:Origins & 2
Dead Space 2
ME 1, 2 & 3
Assassin's Creed 1 & 2(i heard they took away the "always connected to the internet" DRM, is tat true?)
Witcher 2
Fallout
Batman Arkham City
Civilisation 5
Starcraft 1 & 2
Diablo 3

so, will i b able 2 play all these games wif tat set up? i welcome any comments.. juz need opinions on the built. i'm only aiming 4 juz a new CPU, i rdy hav the rest of the accesories.

thanks in advance guys.

 

[emmanuelxian07]

P67 mobo would be a better pick if you'll be playing games. The I7 sandy bridge is a good choice too, but you'll have to wait until March or April to buy that if you don't have it yet.

 

[ko888]

For gaming I would recommend the i5-2500K. It'll give you the unlocked multiplier so that you can overclock if you want to.

Since the games won't be using any more than three threads/cores the extra threads available in the i7-2600 aren't utilized.

The i5-2500K is cheaper by around $90. Use the extra money you would have spent on the i7-2600 and put it towards a faster graphics card where you'll actually notice a difference with games.

Only choose the H67 chipset if you intend to use the integrated graphics processor.

Since all H67 and P67 chipset motherboards have been taken off the market, until the chipset problem is resolved, you may even want to wait for the Z68 chipset motherboards.

 

[4fussy]

last i heard, one of my friends told me that he's bringing in the i7 cores around mid Feb, so i'm keeping my fingers crossed that it actually arrives by then. 😀

thanks for the heads up ko888. wasnt aware that they had problems with the chipsets till now.

but how different are the H/P67s to the Z68(not IT literate here, my bad)? and what was the problem?

 

[ko888]

Intel identified a problem with the SATA 3 Gb/s on its Cougar Point (i.e. H67 & P67) chipsets last week.

The problem relates to connectivity between the SATA ports and hard drives. That link can degrade over time and, in a worst-case scenario, you’ll boot your machine to find attached storage simply isn’t identified at all. None of your data is at risk—anything already on the drive can’t be affected by the link degrading and ultimately failing.