Will these specs be alright for playing up to date demanding PC games?

[ianfry]

Just to add it will mainly be for gaming, but I do do some video editing and modelling in programs such as Maya, Mudbox, etc.

My amended specs are on the previous page.

 

[Astute]

If I'm thinking correctly they should be on the motherboard. Presumably this picture is just a picture of the stock, empty case before the motherboard is inserted into it.

Although I did just check the HAF 922 pictures and the middle bottom one shows the USB ports and stuff in it. But ultimately the panel with the USBs in is determined by the motherboard. Look at the motherboard info to see how many USBs and different slots it has, as well as probably a picture of the panel part of the motherboard.

 

[ianfry]

Ahh Yes, that would explain it. Thank-you.

 

[ianfry]

Sorry to keep bothering you guys, but this is my amended order. I have changed the case to the HAF 922, but in the images provided I noticed there were no slots on the back for audio, USB etc. Whereas on the 310 Elite they were shown?


Case COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER 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) 16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)
Graphics Card 1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 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
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply 600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
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 GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Monitor 24" Widescreen TFT 1920 x1080 5MS, DVI, 23.6" Panel (£119)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables 1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)
Keyboard & Mouse LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£21)
Speakers LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)
Webcam Logitech® Webcam C210 - built-in-mic & VGA quality video sensor (£15)
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

 

[Astute]

My own personal opinion (based on what I've been told) is that 16GB RAM isn't really needed, I went for 8GB myself which even then is considered currently more than necessary by some people. Maybe worth switching down to 8GB Kingston Hyper-X 1600MHz (Better than the 8GB Samsung without much cost difference)? I'll let more experienced people comment on that one.

I also see a lot of people choosing the 600W and being told it might be helpful to switch to the Corsair 650W, but again I would get a second opinion before changing it

 

[parody]

i would change the PSU to a Corsair ... much better than the other makes... it will stand up for the component like mine did i had a surge and it cut out straight away so it didnt fry my motherboard ect

 

[ianfry]

Thanks for the advice, and yep I upgraded the PSU to the 650W Corsair. I'm pretty sure its completely finished now, and ive finished doing all my amendments which is great. Just the waiting game now, for the beast to arrive