Reasonable gaming build??

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J3SS3

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Hi there.... i just wanted to see what you guys think of this build for gaming.
Ill be playing games like CoD, Battlefield, crysis, GTA IV.... pretty much all the newer games n i would like to play them on pretty decent settings. i also want to be able to watch blu-ray movies on it aswell.

Motherboard: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16846 Asus P8P67 B3

CPU: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16403 i5 2500

RAM: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16510 G-skill Ripjaws 1600mhz 8 gb DDR3 (2x4gb)

Power Supply: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12597 OCZ Fatal1ty Series 550W Modular

Video Card: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16740 MSI Radeon HD6870 1GB Hawk

Case: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17170 CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer

Hard Drive: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13660 Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB

Optical drive: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14676 Samsung SH-B123A 12X Blu-ray DVD Combo Drive

Monitor: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16956 Samsung S22A300B 21.5in Widescreen LED Monitor

i also have windows 7 home premium 64bit, a mouse and keyboard

Thanks in advance :)
oh btw im in Australia:good:
 
Looks good. Ge tthe Samsung F3 1TB - it's faster than the caviar black. Or throw in an SSD for windows/browsers/office stuff. I also have that power supply, It should power all of that just fine. Watch your overclocking though, if you notice the computer starts shutting off during games/stress tests then you might need to get a better one. In fact, I'd swap it out for an XFX 750W unit:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14186

Would have posted the 650w but they don't seem to stock it anymore.

The case doesn't get any looks of appreciation from me either :P
 
thanks for the suggestions linkin :) with the samsung f3 it is only sata 2 while the caviar black is sata 3... will that make much difference?

i was considering getting a SSD also but does it make much of a difference?
and with the power supply i think ill keep it as it is because i dont plan to overclock.
and whats wrong with the case?? haha :P
 
I have an SSD and there is notable difference. All I have on it is win 7, though. Very expensive. I would spring for the i5 - 2500k. Only $10 more and the overclocking potentials are very good. I would also suggest an aftermarket CPU cooler for any CPUs nowadays.
 
claptonman said:
I have an SSD and there is notable difference. All I have on it is win 7, though. Very expensive. I would spring for the i5 - 2500k. Only $10 more and the overclocking potentials are very good. I would also suggest an aftermarket CPU cooler for any CPUs nowadays.
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yeh they cost so much for the amount of storage room they provide and thats why i didnt add it in but if it makes a noticeable diference ill consider getting one...... i was going to go for the 2500k but i dont know if i really need it because the 2500 can be pushed up to 3.8 ghz on all 4 cores or something under turbo boost..... does overclocking make alot of difference to performance though?
and yer i found a after market cooler but i forgot to mention it.... its a
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro Rev. 2
:)
 
J3SS3 said:
thanks for the suggestions linkin :) with the samsung f3 it is only sata 2 while the caviar black is sata 3... will that make much difference?

i was considering getting a SSD also but does it make much of a difference?
and with the power supply i think ill keep it as it is because i dont plan to overclock.
and whats wrong with the case?? haha :P
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Nothing wrong with it, I jsut don't like it. SATA version makes no difference om HDD's, they can't max the port anyway. The F3 is a faster drive.

J3SS3 said:
yeh they cost so much for the amount of storage room they provide and thats why i didnt add it in but if it makes a noticeable diference ill consider getting one...... i was going to go for the 2500k but i dont know if i really need it because the 2500 can be pushed up to 3.8 ghz on all 4 cores or something under turbo boost..... does overclocking make alot of difference to performance though?
and yer i found a after market cooler but i forgot to mention it.... its a
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro Rev. 2
:)
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That won't be enough. Get something like a Xigmatek Red Scorpion or CoolerMaster V6GT
 
linkin said:
Nothing wrong with it, I jsut don't like it. SATA version makes no difference om HDD's, they can't max the port anyway. The F3 is a faster drive.



That won't be enough. Get something like a Xigmatek Red Scorpion or CoolerMaster V6GT
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fair enough :) ..... i thought that the sata version would have made a difference but anyway....
ok ill have a look for a diferent cooler
 
ok well ive decided to go with a OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD and a Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB HD502HJ
and for a cooler CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler.... is it decent?
 
Looks pretty good. And i5-2500k can go up to 4.0-4.5 Ghz. And that's each core, so times the difference by 4 and it's at least a Ghz more. You'd be able to run games much smoother and will future-proof you a little longer.
 
ok well im gonna do a backflip here and get the 2500k.... will i still get away with my 550w psu or should i go to something between 600 and 700w???
 
J3SS3 said:
ok well im gonna do a backflip here and get the 2500k.... will i still get away with my 550w psu or should i go to something between 600 and 700w???
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It will be fine.

When it doubt, find the TDP value of all your components. CPU might be 95w, GPU could be 200W, hard drives are like 20w each, then check the amperage/wattage on the PSU sticker. multiply the amperage by 12 to see wattage, compare to wattage on the sticker. When in doubt use the lowest number. Don't use "recommended" PSU values. They are for the whole system and not each component. It is very misleading.
 
linkin said:
It will be fine.

When it doubt, find the TDP value of all your components. CPU might be 95w, GPU could be 200W, hard drives are like 20w each, then check the amperage/wattage on the PSU sticker. multiply the amperage by 12 to see wattage, compare to wattage on the sticker. When in doubt use the lowest number. Don't use "recommended" PSU values. They are for the whole system and not each component. It is very misleading.
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:confused: im so confused lol with the amperage and wattage part anyway.... iget the TDP part :D
 
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