Ordering it soon

[rodfer]

Hey you guys.

This might be my first post but I've been browsing the forums for a while now and I came up with a spec for my future gaming pc based on what I read. I'm still a student and every cents count so this is as high as my budget allows me to go. Any advices?

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-3570k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LK: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H40 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£39)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 6 DAY DELIVERY TO EUROPE (COUNTRY DEPENDANT) (£29)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £948.00 including VAT and delivery.



- I'm either buying the white phantom case or the 410 white phantom case, but I don't know which one. Which one would you pick and why?

- As for the PSU, I went for a 650W. Should I go for a 750W if I decide to sli in the future? Or will the 650W do just fine?

- Initially I was aiming for an i7 at the cost of a not so good gfx but based on what I read here, there is not much difference between i7 and i5 gaming wise, so I guess im keeping the i5.

- The reason I chose an overclocked system it's because I've never had an OC'ed system I guess lol. It's not a must for gaming but it won't hurt I guess

 

[keynes]

If it is for gaming only over clocking the CPU would not provide a significant improvement for most games, I'd suggest getting the i5-3570 (non-k) + triple copper heat pipe CPU cooler and upgrade to the gtx 670.

 

[beg]

if every cent counts and you know how to manage a computer without a dvd i recommend removing it ^^

 

[vanthus]

Looks good,personally I don't see much advantage in overclocking if any far as gaming goes,but that's up to you.
I would stick with the Phantom 410 case unless you think you'll require the extra bays etc on the Phantom White which is quite a bit bigger,you can check the specs by clicking on the case.
Also don't forget at least silver warranty for £5.
The 650W PSU will be ok for two 660 Ti's.If you go with Keynes suggestion,which I agree with,and plan on maybe adding another GTX 670 you would require the 750W PSU,this build would cost you another £10 or £23 if you want to keep the 1TB hard drive,but would be well worth it for the 670.

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LK: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5003AZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
2 - 6 DAY DELIVERY TO EUROPE (COUNTRY DEPENDANT) (£29)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £958.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[rodfer]

Thank you for your replys!

I'm picking the 410 phantom as Vanthus suggested. I could probably manage my pc without a dvd but I think I'm keeping it. You're right about choosing the 670 over the 660ti so I'll give it some thought and I will probably drop the OC'ing. And yeah, I totally forgot the silver warranty!

 

[SlickShoes]

If you stick with the corsair cooler you will probably want to change the fan on it since its a single speed one and its LOUD. I put a new fan on mine and its ultra quiet now, i'd say if you arent confident taking it apart then get the triple copper heatpipe cooler.