Long Time Lurker taking the plunge - Gaming PC?

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raidel

Member
Hi all.

I'll keep this short and simple but thoughts/amendments are welcomed kindly!

Budget; £1000.
Aim; Gaming.

You'll notice that CASE and RAM is missing - mainly because;

1. I'm not sure what case is best to have to best accommodate the items and namely, the Titan Fenrir.

2. 4GB or 8GB? in 2's or 4's?



Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX

Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory -
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER


Many thanks! :)
(just a curious question; how good is the Liquid Cooling?)
 
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harzo

Silver Level Poster
Welcome!

Do you really need the 2500k? I went for the same graphics card with an i5 2500 and it should do the job and save you a few pennies!

You really only need 4GB RAM for gaming but I went for 8 just out of greed and saves me buying more in future¬

I would go for a 650W Corsair PSU.

Hope this helps!
 
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raidel

Member
Thanks for the swift reply!

I have swapped to an i5-2500 and went for 8GB too!

Also went Corsair - Case is still an issue though, but will most likely go for a Cooler Master.
 
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raidel

Member
Thanks again for the responses! and +rep!

I like the slick design of the "COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER (£79)" but can anyone vouch for it's effectiveness of good air ventilation? The InWin does look pretty nice though, although very big lol.

Should I go for Titan Fenrir or Liquid Advance Cooling? I want to keep my PC very cooled as my room tends to get quite hot.
 
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TrustMeItsWorthIt

Gold Level Poster
you wont need the liquid cooling imo, it will cut down your noise (slighty) and MAY keep it cooler (negligable) but if it breaks/splits/pops (probably wont, but still) then the entire machines bricked really
 
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raidel

Member
I guess I am just worried since my current stock PC (oh the pain!) is terrible that I am vying for my next PC to be beastly cool. Titan Fenrir should be beast enough for it :)

My main question is that the Fractal r3 is padded for quietness, so this may increase the temperature inside the system - I am probably just overthinking it though.
 
Frenchy

Frenchy

Prolific Poster
HAF-X all the way. Especially as when your mates come round theyll wonder why you now have a block of flats sat next to your desk, its huuuge :D, awesome for air cooling, titan fenrir fits in it nicely without having to remove the side fan either.
 
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raidel

Member
Frenchy said:
HAF-X all the way. Especially as when your mates come round theyll wonder why you now have a block of flats sat next to your desk, its huuuge :D, awesome for air cooling, titan fenrir fits in it nicely without having to remove the side fan either.
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LOL! Rep for the block of flats - obviously for the extra rent revenue ;)

It's probably best I stick to something smaller, simply for more desk area to work on.

HAF-X is tempting though..
 
Petchi b

Petchi b

Well-known member
I would defo go for a CM case! Very good air flow and quite cool plus I think bigger the better when it comes to cases..
 
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