First Gaming Build!

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Alien

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Hello! I am thinking about building my own PC for the first time. In the past I have bought them factory made, but I've only realized that it is much cheaper to build it yourself.

I am looking to play games such as Battlefield 3, not necessarily at Ultra settings, but that would be desirable.

I just want to make sure everything fits and is compatible. I have done some research but I just want to make sure. I do not know whether I overclock or not, so I am not sure if I should choose i7 2700 or 2700K. Any advice?

Graphics Card: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7970 Double D Black Edition 3072MB GDDR5

Hard Drive: SeagateBarracuda 7200.12 2TB 64MB Cache Hard Drive SATA 6 Gb/s 7200rpm - OEM

SSD: Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD

Processor: 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 2700K 3.50GHz Socket LGA1155

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 *2011* Dual Radiator CPU Cooler

Case: Coolermaster HAF X Case - Black

Disk Drive: Samsung S222AL 22x DVD+/-RW SATA Black Lightscribe - OEM (I do not wish to burn or play Blu Ray DVDs.)

Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX

Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) Motherboard

Internal WiFi: Not yet chosen. Advice?

OS: Windows 7.

Did I forget anything? :P

Thank you! :D

EDIT: Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series AX850 80PLUS Gold® Power Supply
 
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Overclocking is very easy, and makes your computer very fast. With the cooler you chose, you could easily get to 4.5ghz or more.

Is this just gaming? If so, an i5 2500k will be plenty. You will see little to no performance gain getting an i7.

And this will play BF3 at ultra easy.
 
claptonman said:
Overclocking is very easy, and makes your computer very fast. With the cooler you chose, you could easily get to 4.5ghz or more.

Is this just gaming? If so, an i5 2500k will be plenty. You will see little to no performance gain getting an i7.

And this will play BF3 at ultra easy.
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Thank you for such a fast reply :P

Yes it's for mainly gaming, but I plan to make it my main computer in which I will need to render videos for projects etc. And even so, every little bit helps :P

And is overclocking dangerous sometimes? I've heard cases of processors breaking because of it.

Any advice on missing/parts that I'm unsure of?

Thanks again! :D
 
Alien said:
Thank you for such a fast reply :P

Yes it's for mainly gaming, but I plan to make it my main computer in which I will need to render videos for projects etc. And even so, every little bit helps :P

And is overclocking dangerous sometimes? I've heard cases of processors breaking because of it.

Any advice on missing/parts that I'm unsure of?

Thanks again! :D
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For rendering videos, then yes, its a good idea to get the i7.

And there is a small risk, but as long as you know what you're doing, and you research the topic well, it can be done easier.

Back in the day, overclocking was a lot more difficult then today. Now all you need to do it bump up the multiplier (it tells the BIOS at what operating speed your CPU will be, so with the 2700k, it'd be 3.5.) A simple bump up would make it 3.6, and so on. You have to make sure its stable by running a simple program and watching your temps. But there's a certain height you can go until it is not stable, and then you'll need to bump up the voltage. This is where the risk goes up, but with no voltage increase, you can get it past 4ghz easy, which would help greatly with your 3D rendering.

So if you want the computer to last, might as well spend the little extra and get the k-version.

I knew nothing about overclocking when I built my computer in september, but by october, I had it .7ghz higher than stock.

Just something to think about. And everything else looks excellent.
 
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claptonman said:
For rendering videos, then yes, its a good idea to get the i7.

And there is a small risk, but as long as you know what you're doing, and you research the topic well, it can be done easier.

Back in the day, overclocking was a lot more difficult then today. Now all you need to do it bump up the multiplier (it tells the BIOS at what operating speed your CPU will be, so with the 2700k, it'd be 3.5.) A simple bump up would make it 3.6, and so on. You have to make sure its stable by running a simple program and watching your temps. But there's a certain height you can go until it is not stable, and then you'll need to bump up the voltage. This is where the risk goes up, but with no voltage increase, you can get it past 4ghz easy, which would help greatly with your 3D rendering.

So if you want the computer to last, might as well spend the little extra and get the k-version.

I knew nothing about overclocking when I built my computer in september, but by october, I had it .7ghz higher than stock.

Just something to think about. And everything else looks excellent.
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Alright thank you very much :P Everything should fit the case alright then? And I could choose any internal wifi that I need? And I assume the sound card is alright. Before I drive you mad with my questions, I will stop for now :P
 
Alien said:
Alright thank you very much :P Everything should fit the case alright then? And I could choose any internal wifi that I need? And I assume the sound card is alright. Before I drive you mad with my questions, I will stop for now :P
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I would not get the sound card. The difference between that card and the onboard sound from the motherboard would not be that different. I'd at least spend $50 for a decent sound card, and it would make a difference about what kind of speakers/headphones you are using.

As for the wireless adapter, I am not familiar with since I have never had one.
 
claptonman said:
I would not get the sound card. The difference between that card and the onboard sound from the motherboard would not be that different. I'd at least spend $50 for a decent sound card, and it would make a difference about what kind of speakers/headphones you are using.

As for the wireless adapter, I am not familiar with since I have never had one.
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Asus Xonar DX

Good enough?
 
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