Building my own Desktop

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norvegas25

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Hey I am planning to build my desktop i play mmo games atm i am playing Aion
it requires really good pc at "siege times" when massive players come to 1 place.
And waiting for Guild Wars 2 to come out. Please comment tell what you would do better for building desktop for almost same price, and if something is missing.

CPU: Intel® Core i7-2600 Processor or Intel® Core i5-2500 Processor
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 570 1280MB PhysX CUDA
Ram: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB CL9
MoBo :Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P, Socket-1155
PSU: Corsair TX V2 750W PSU
HDD: Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 1TB
SSD: Crucial m4 SSD 2,5" 64GB
CD/DVD: Sony Optiarc DVD±RW Writer, AD-5280S
Case:CaCooler Master CM 690 II Advanced
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
 
mihir

mihir

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Except the SSD everything looks fine. I cannot comment on the SSD since I do not know much about it.
Here are some pointers anyways -
1. It would be better if you get the i5 2500k since it is enough for everything you throw at it. And in addition has an unlocked multiplier.
2. Do you really need a 750W PSU, you can go for a PSU with a lower Wattage.
 
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norvegas25

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About SSD i don't know much myself but i heared its worth to have os and the main game you play with 64gb
1.ok i will think to take the i5 2500k
2. Dont know just thod desktop needs a good psu so i just took that to get some advices :) Then what about Cooler Master GX 550W PSU?
 
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johnb35

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If you look at the reviews on Newegg, some people are getting bad m4 drives but there are still a bunch getting good drives. Looks like the ratio is around 1 in 30 getting a bad drive. Pretty good odds I guess. However, don't make the mistake of buying too small of a drive.

As far as the psu goes, you could get the corsair 650 watt and still have some headroom to upgrade as long as you won't be going sli in the future.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

Cooler master psu's aren't the greatest. I wouldn't trust them to run a high end rig.
 
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norvegas25

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well i am planning to use ssd just for windows and main game wich is max 50gb so 14gb free space is enought i would say, and what kind of ssd 60gb +- you would say is better
 
claptonman

claptonman

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Might want to consider the 6970 instead of the 570. I kind of wish I got a 6970 instead because of the extra VRam. But my 570 still maxes out battlefield 3.
 
jonnyp11

jonnyp11

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claptonman said:
Might want to consider the 6970 instead of the 570. I kind of wish I got a 6970 instead because of the extra VRam. But my 570 still maxes out battlefield 3.
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plus physx is nice

but also 16gb's of ram is pure overkill, not a single game i know of uses even near 8gb's, not even 6. otherwise i agree on the 2500k and grab a nice cooler and through it up to 4ghz. and for the ssd aren't the ocz vertex3's supposed to be good, i know they list the highest speeds i've seen. and lastly the prices of hdd's are high as crap from flooding causing a shortage, so looking around helps a lot, and if you can the wd caviar blacks are fastest, then the samsung f3's, then the seagates i think.
 
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jonnyp11

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570 is a little bit better supposedly, really they end up about equal, just trade blows from game to game, although the 6970 has more vram which is a good thing, and what really makes me wonder about nvidia is that i'm sure that physx uses more vram too, and yet they always have the same or less vram for the money, when i'd think they'd need more. and physx is a feature that adds in a good number of things, but it is easiest explained if you just google physx v normal and go to a video
 
Drenlin

Drenlin

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Biggest differences between manufacturers will usually be the warranty and service provided, though some do have consistently higher/lower build quality than others.

EVGA in particular is usually very good, just make sure to register for their warranty.
 
Okedokey

Okedokey

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PHysx doesn't use more VRAM. VRAM is pointless unless you are playing on HD+ resolutions.

Physx uses the CUDA language to process newtonian physics on the GPU rather than the CPU as the GPU is massivly multcored in comparison to the CPU and with DirectX 10 + cards they have unified architecture allowing processing units to do multiple tasks.

However...

Very few games are coded to use PhysX, in fact the games that are are listed here. Also, a SB CPU is more than capable of doing physics on the CPU. Not worth changing your decision in favour of directx especially when in a future where you want direct x, you can cheaply install a 8800GT or similar (cheap as chips) which will be more than sufficient for the job.

Also, 16GB is completely uncesessary for most applications, although don't go lower than 8GB. I routinely use more than 5GB when gaming. Windows 7 also handles memory addressing differently and will benefit from more RAM, unlike some will have you believe.

I would go for a modular PSU if I were you too, it makes the cable management much simpler.

Also make sure you are getting the 64bit OS.

Also don't forget, ATi cards suffer a lot when MSAA is applied, or where large amounts of tesselation is coded in games (such as BF3). The performance drop is massive over the nvidia cards, so keep that in mind.

If you are a person that likes to 'fold' then nvidia is also a better choice here due to the same reasons above.
 
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norvegas25

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OK so
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 CPU
GPU: Gainward GeForce GTX 570
Ram: Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1600MHz 8GB
MoBo: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
PSU: Corsair HX 650W PSU
HDD:Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 1TB
CD/DVD: Sony Optiarc DVD±RW Writer, AD-5280S
Case:CaCooler Master CM 690 II Advanced
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64x
 
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