My First Gaming PC

[aka Foamy]

Hi,

Thinking about ordering this next week:

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM SNIPER - NEXT GEN GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
DVD Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)

Anything not on the list is standard.

Does that all hang together? Does anything stand out and being overkill or under nourished?

The goal is to get a system for under £1500 that I won't need to touch for a few years (my current laptop has lasted for five years) and will serve as a quality base going forward for any required upgrades. Does that fit the bill.

Also two final questions.
Will I need any extra cables or do everything needed come with? (I've got a keyboard I like and will be getting a mouse elsewhere)
Does everything I might need for a complete wipe and re-install come with?

A hatchet job would be appreciated as my budget has crept right up on this already and would need real justification for spending any more.

Thanks in advance

 

[NMEBowen]

looks good but i would say that a sli compatible motherboard would allow you to add a 2nd gfx card at a later date with a upgraded psu which would increase performace without being too costly if you decided to in say 2 years if the motherboard is to much then there is no real harm dropping the i7 down to a i5 as by the looks of the gpu you have selected its for gaming, and the i5 is still ample.

 

[aka Foamy]

Thanks for the reply Bowden, So bump the motherboard up to the:

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

and then I'll be SLI ready? It's something I wanted to be but didn't spot that.

Is the 650W power supply going to be enough? I saw on another thread a recommendation to go to a 1050W for someone to be SLI ready but don't mind leaving that until I upgrade.

Also any idea on cables and software/driver disks?

 

[liamnic2]

I would go for atleast the 850W for SLI.

 

[Fear]

Yeah if your going to sli 2 GTX580's i'd go for 1050W if you can afford the corsair now you will actually be saving yourself the money in the longrun and i would definately go for a caviar black HDD as that will give you a bit more of a speed boost over the standard drive you have selected.

 

[NMEBowen]

to sli the 580`s as its been said you would need a 1050w, as far as cables and drivers everything that comes with the pc parts wise will be sent ie spare sata cables sli bridges etc.

 

[Petchi b]

You will not go wrong with this set up - ready to add another 580 in the future.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM SNIPER - NEXT GEN GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Batman Arkham City with any Nvidia® GeForce GTX560 or above!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£162)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,482.00 including VAT and delivery.

And if you are looking to save money on this spec without sacrificing performance you could;

- drop the case to the CM HAF 922 or similar
- reduce PSU to 650W
- drop to the tripple copper CPU cooler
- go for the 22" Iiyama
- and even drop to 4GB of RAM (but I would stick with 8GB)

and I would keep that motherboard also.