PC build help !!!!

[lewigi1234]

Hello there ,this is my first time building a desktop and wondered if this configuration would work : 😱

geforce gtx 560 graphics card
antec 900 v3 case
16gb kingston hyperx ddr3 ram
ASUS M5A99X EVO AMD 990X motherboard
AMD Phenom II X6 Six core processor 3.3ghz
western digital caviar 2TB Internal hard drive
sony internal sata drive x24
aklasa AK-ICR-07 internal card reader
corisar 650w enthusiast series
soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express soundcard

any help would be much appreciated. also be patient with me as i am trying to build my own computer so i get a feel for how they work 😛 anyway if anybody knows if this will work then tell me !!! any helo is appreciated . thanks

 

[gogetta]

Hello there ,this is my first time building a desktop and wondered if this configuration would work : 😱

geforce gtx 560 graphics card
antec 900 v3 case
16gb kingston hyperx ddr3 ram
ASUS M5A99X EVO AMD 990X motherboard
AMD Phenom II X6 Six core processor 3.3ghz
western digital caviar 2TB Internal hard drive
sony internal sata drive x24
aklasa AK-ICR-07 internal card reader
corisar 650w enthusiast series
soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express soundcard

any help would be much appreciated. also be patient with me as i am trying to build my own computer so i get a feel for how they work 😛 anyway if anybody knows if this will work then tell me !!! any helo is appreciated . thanks

Looks good to me. Everything you have there will work fine. If you want to make any adjustments and depending on what you are using the PC for, I would look into an SSD drive and maybe an intel processor. I'm assuming gaming is the goal?

 

[lewigi1234]

yes gaming is certinly a main goal 😀 also what difference would a ssd make. i was origionally looking at the i7 2600k 3.4ghz but apparently the motherboard didnt support it :S

 

[nordlead]

* 16GB of ram is overkill, and 8GB is generally sufficient. You could use the money for a SSD and get a better performance boost.

* a Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition 3.7GHz processor would be cheaper and better for gaming.

* You could switch out the GTX 560 for a Radeon 6870 for the same cost and performance but less power use. Obviously this is card dependent and as an example the HIS 6870 IceQ X is almost a dead match for the MSI GTX 650 Twin Frozr II, but uses ~50W less at load. Just something you may want to look into as it makes cooling your PC easier.

* at the specs you listed you could get a Corsair Builder Series 600W PSU and save $20. You could easily go down to a 550W PSU assuming you aren't overclocking. A 650W PSU probably isn't enough to run SLI with the 560, so there really is little reason to buy that big of a PSU especially since you will get better efficiency at idle with a smaller PSU.

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note on the i7-2600k - unless you are doing video editing or some other thread intensive task, the i5-2500k is more than sufficient for gaming.

 

[gogetta]

yes gaming is certinly a main goal 😀 also what difference would a ssd make. i was origionally looking at the i7 2600k 3.4ghz but apparently the motherboard didnt support it :S

The SSD would makes things very snappy for you, essentialy boosting the speed of your boot times, anything in Windows, and any applications you might install on it. SSD stands for Solid State Drive and it is basically flash storage as opposed to Hard Disk Drives, which incorporate moving parts and are much slower.

I use a 60GB SSD for my OS (Windows 7 and key applications/games) and a 600 GB HDD for extra storage (music, movies, etc.)

Also, the i7 is overkill for gaming. Look into the i5 2500 and i5 2500k (2500k if you want to overclock).

 

[lewigi1234]

Thanks for the advice you guys ,would using the solid state drive, decreasing the voltage play high dependency games on the highest graphic settings maxxed out with the current config above , also if it helps here are the prices :
£165.98 - geforce gtx 560 graphics card
£85.99 - antec 900 case
£79.24 - 16gb kingston hyperx ddr3 ram
£104.98 - ASUS M5A99X EVO AMD 990X motherboard
£152.84 - AMD Phenom II X6 Six core processor - 3.30 ghz
£56.75 - western digital caviar 2TB Internal hard drive
£14.99 - sony internal sata drive dvd
£10.94 - aklasa AK-ICR-07 internal card reader
£61.69 - corisar 650w enthusiast series
£34.99 - soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express soundcard

 

[gogetta]

The SSD isn't going to do much in the way of graphical performance, that's more CPU, GPU, maybe RAM. The SSD is more for over all PC speed and "snappiness" if you will.

 

[lewigi1234]

I have completely redone it , what do you think : Gigabyte GA-Z68XP motherboard - £143.69
G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600mhz Sniper Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.25V - £44.99
Seagate 1TB 3.5" Barracuda SATA-III 6Gb/s Hard Drive - 7200RPM 32MB Cache - £50.76
Coolermaster HAF 912 plus case - £69.71
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W PSU - 80+ & SLI Certified - £59.99
AMD Black Edition Phenom II X4 980 3.7GHz processor - £128.99
Sapphire HD 6870 1GB graphics card - £145.52