Building my first PC. Do I have everything needed?

L

lenroc

New member
Awe,

So i'm building my first PC for gaming on my own and kind of nervous!

It is definitively not top of the range, but want to hear what you guys think about the setup?

And if I'm missing components. (I will be overclocking "whistling: )

  • Corsair Vengeance C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case
  • Corsair Gaming Series GS800 - 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply
  • Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core 3.4GHz LGA1155 Boxed Processor (Ivy Bridge)
  • Asus P8Z77-M Z77 LGA1155 DDR3 PCI-E x16 CrossfireX (Ivy Bridge)
  • Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance CPU Cooler
  • Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX650 Ti DirectCU II 1GB GDDR5 192-bit PCI-E x16
  • Western Digital WD20EARX Caviar Green 2TB SATA3 Intellipower Variable RPM
  • Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 Vengeance - 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit
  • Asus DRW-24B3/4/5ST 24x SATA Super-multi DVD Drive

Is it complete? (obviously this is excluding external devices)

What do you guys think? :wtf:
 
That card is weak. What resolution are you planning on running? Also why 1600 frequency? 1800 is just a tiny bit more expensive. Why do you want to overclock...? That cpu is more than enough to handle almost any card, you will just reduce the lifetime and suck more power.
 
Ike_009 said:
Defiantly think about a bigger card and wait for Joker
Click to expand...

tumblr_lmultb4Oht1qckjj3.png
 
If there is one thing I can say it would be: "Wait for a user called The Joker, he will help you with all your hardware endeavors and do not make any rash decisions until then."
 
Agreed go for a bigger card and higher Mhz ram.. biggest mistake i made was getting 1600MHz ram

Especially with the concept of overclocking

Make sure u get some nice thermal paste as well most people say it isnt necesary but those few degrees make a huge difference especially when u get to the higher clocks.
 
lenroc said:
Awe,

So i'm building my first PC for gaming on my own and kind of nervous!

It is definitively not top of the range, but want to hear what you guys think about the setup?

And if I'm missing components. (I will be overclocking "whistling: )

  • Corsair Vengeance C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case
  • Corsair Gaming Series GS800 - 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply
  • Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core 3.4GHz LGA1155 Boxed Processor (Ivy Bridge)
  • Asus P8Z77-M Z77 LGA1155 DDR3 PCI-E x16 CrossfireX (Ivy Bridge)
  • Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance CPU Cooler
  • Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX650 Ti DirectCU II 1GB GDDR5 192-bit PCI-E x16
  • Western Digital WD20EARX Caviar Green 2TB SATA3 Intellipower Variable RPM
  • Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 Vengeance - 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit
  • Asus DRW-24B3/4/5ST 24x SATA Super-multi DVD Drive

Is it complete? (obviously this is excluding external devices)

What do you guys think? :wtf:
Click to expand...

800Watt PSU for that system is a waste, rather get a 550/600W.

Get a HD7850 or a GTX 660 atleast, your GTX 560 is a good card if you plan to keep it below 1080p resolutions.

Also recommend Std. DDR3-1600 it's R600 for 1 8GB stick of Corsair Value Select, as opposed to your choice of ~R900 a stick.

Unless you plan to OC (which you are) I think that H100i is overkill get something like a Coolermaster Hyper T4 CPU Cooler can get very good air coolers before you go with liquid cooling.

Although this is all just my constructive criticism take it or leave it. :)
 
Last edited:
Glordit said:
800Watt PSU for that system is a waste, rather get a 550/600W.

Get a HD7850 or a GTX 660 atleast, your GTX 560 is a good card if you plan to keep it below 1080p resolutions.

Also recommend Std. DDR3-1600 it's R600 for 1 8GB stick of Corsair Value Select, as opposed to your choice of ~R900 a stick.

Unless you plan to OC (which you are) I think that H100i is overkill get something like a Coolermaster Hyper T4 CPU Cooler can get very good air coolers before you go with liquid cooling.

Although this is all just my constructive criticism take it or leave it. :)
Click to expand...

I think if he is overclocking he should keep the 800watt although yes i agree it is a lot but currently i am having issues with psu cause i bought the "right" size.

Rather future proof your rig :)

And the close loop wc is the way forward if u arent keen to import custom watercooling.

You just wont get the same results on air.

Also make sure you do your research in terms of overclocking so as not to damage your components :)
 
poizyn said:
I think if he is overclocking he should keep the 800watt although yes i agree it is a lot but currently i am having issues with psu cause i bought the "right" size.

Rather future proof your rig :)

And the close loop wc is the way forward if u arent keen to import custom watercooling.

You just wont get the same results on air.

Also make sure you do your research in terms of overclocking so as not to damage your components :)
Click to expand...

Going to be a little hard to future proof at the moment with Haswell launching in June with a new socket type (LGA1150) LGA1155 will slowly be filtered off the market. That is not to say that Ivy Bridge is not going to be future proof, I still have a old i5 760 and it's playing everything I throw at it. Otherwise I will always stick to stock speeds and know that I wont have troubles later down the line with warranty's if something happens.
 
Well just because a new socket has come out doesnt mean the older socket is now "shit"

1366 is still going very strong :)
 
And also if he gets a bigger psu.. it is future proofing in terms of being able to put bigger components without getting a new psu. :)

Just to clear that one out
 
Thanx

Thanx for all the comments! Seems most of you guys thinks i need a better graphics card? Ill also wait for the joker to see what he says...
 
Definitly new graphics card. Especially with the new games coming out. Going to start to need better cards.
 
Corsair Vengeance C70 Mid-Tower Gaming Case <--- Overkill
Corsair Gaming Series GS800 - 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply <---Insanely Overkill
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core 3.4GHz LGA1155 Boxed Processor (Ivy Bridge) <----Perfect
Asus P8Z77-M Z77 LGA1155 DDR3 PCI-E x16 CrossfireX (Ivy Bridge) <----Crap
Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance CPU Cooler <----Complete waste of money and way over kill
Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX650 Ti DirectCU II 1GB GDDR5 192-bit PCI-E x16 <----- lol
Western Digital WD20EARX Caviar Green 2TB SATA3 Intellipower Variable RPM <----- Green drive? Why? Crap
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 Vengeance - 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit <----- Perfect
Asus DRW-24B3/4/5ST 24x SATA Super-multi DVD Drive <----- Perfect

What I would recommend.

Corsair Carbide 400R <---- Awesome value for money ( R600 less)
be quiet! Straight Power E9 680W Gold Certified <---- Still over kill, better than GS800 (R200 less)
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core 3.4GHz LGA1155 Boxed Processor (Ivy Bridge) <--- Perfect
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 <----Much better than the over priced Asus thing (R150 Less)
Thermalright Venomous X RT <----Awesome Aircooler at less than half the price (R700 Less)
KFA² GTX660 EX OC Edition/ Powercolor 7870 XT <----Much more power and won't break the bank
Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA6G 7200rpm <---- NOT Green...lol
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 Vengeance - 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Kit <---- Perfect
Asus DRW-24B3/4/5ST 24x SATA Super-multi DVD Drive <---- Perfect

You save R1650 which can be spent on the GPU's I have mentioned.

I am also guessing the spec you posted was from Evetech..If so rather spend your money elsewhere. You can get a lot more bang for your buck elsewhere with much better warranty ect.
 
Last edited:
poizyn said:
Think u can get the same overclock with that air cooler?
Click to expand...

No, but he'll be able to run 4.5Ghz all day long without a problem. CPU's aren't all that important for gaming, even a i3 2100 is perfect for gaming. You want as much GPU power as possible.
 
The Joker said:
No, but he'll be able to run 4.5Ghz all day long without a problem. CPU's aren't all that important for gaming, even a i3 2100 is perfect for gaming. You want as much GPU power as possible.
Click to expand...

I understand that. But to be deadly honest 4.5GHz on air 24/7 seems veeery unlikely.
When i had air cooling i had 70degrees at 4GHz and i seriously dont recommend going much over 70degrees... he doesnt even need to overclock at all to be honest.

That cpu wont bottleneck that gpu.

Unless he is doing it for fun.


And yeah i have gamed on a 2100 Before. :)
 
poizyn said:
I understand that. But to be deadly honest 4.5GHz on air 24/7 seems veeery unlikely.
When i had air cooling i had 70degrees at 4GHz and i seriously dont recommend going much over 70degrees... he doesnt even need to overclock at all to be honest.

That cpu wont bottleneck that gpu.

Unless he is doing it for fun.


And yeah i have gamed on a 2100 Before. :)
Click to expand...

That Thermalright venomous x RT is a beast air cooler. I've had one and it was utterly brilliant.
I promise you this isn't just a simple air cooler. Read some reviews on it and you'll see what I am talking about.
Your quite correct, a 3570K won't bottleneck any single GPU setup.

His 1st ever pc build, so not sure if over clocking is such a great idea but i'll be honest overclocking is fun, although cpu overclocking for gaming is a waste of time, the gain isn't worth the strain.
 
If it is his first high end pc i wouldnt recommend overclocking unless done a hell of a lot of research on it messing with voltages etc is risky as well as voiding warranty

And i agree with you on overclocking is fun. It is an achievement to get a milestone like 5GHz especially after spending a big sum of money on cooling.

U start to feel its worth

What makes it even better is the fact that you have spent 12 hours working on the pc.

Mission accomplished :)

Edit: i am ganna take that saying through the rest of my life "the gain isnt worth the strain" thank you fine sir :) :bow:
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top