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[Patrick92]

Ok I'm ready to order my gaming computer for my little brother.

What you think of the spec?


Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Batman Arkham City with any Nvidia® GeForce GTX560 or above!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, 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
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,233.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/


Anything I could improve on to it?

Will this computer play ANY computer game on the highest settings?

 

[Fear]

Just 3 things i will point out.

1. Unless your brother will be using 3 monitors in the future then the 3GB GPU is overkill the 1.5GB version is all that is needed for 1 screen or even 2.

2. The PSU you only need a 650W PSU for that system it is more than enough with a good amount of breathing room.

3. Lastly don't forget the silver warranty it's only £5 and that will extend the 1 month collect and return to a full year.

 

[Patrick92]

Thanks for the reply.

Although quick question, since im a noob on computers. ( Still learning :turned

Why would a 3GB GPU be overkill?

Wouldn't I get any more benefits having a 3GB GPU for games or will a 1.5GB GPU for games just do exactly the same as a 3GB GPU?


My little brother plays alot of games, so I wish him to play any game he wants in MAX settings without any problems at all, so just trying to get it perfect for him I always thought the more memory within the GPU the better it will play games. =/

If you could elaborate on this subject would be appreciated.


Also thanks for the tip on the PSU and the Warranty!

 

[Fear]

Yeah in a way more ram does help but only to a certain extent and that is basically what screen configuration you have so for 1-2 monitors 1.5GB of vram which you get on the card is more than enough but if you want 3 monitors then you will need the extra but you would also need a second GPU to add a third monitor.

 

[Patrick92]

So it won't help on a single monitor?

A 1.5GB GPU will run a game just as good as a 3GB GPU on a single monitor?

 

[tom_gr7]

So it won't help on a single monitor?

A 1.5GB GPU will run a game just as good as a 3GB GPU on a single monitor?

Yes

Spec looks good, but like fear says change the the 580 to the 1.5gb model. Then i'd use the money to maybe add in a 20gb ssd as a caching drive. Read about it here There's an option on the configure thing. Its alot cheaper than adding a 60gb ssd, but gives you alot of benefits.

Tom

 

[Patrick92]

Yes

Spec looks good, but like fear says change the the 580 to the 1.5gb model. Then i'd use the money to maybe add in a 20gb ssd as a caching drive. Read about it here There's an option on the configure thing. Its alot cheaper than adding a 60gb ssd, but gives you alot of benefits.

Tom

Very useful information thanks!

So a 20GB SSD Catching Drive will speed up my application start-up?

Will this SSD Caching Drive automatically run by itself or will I have to configure the settings to make it speed up the application process on applications I frequently use?

Also will a 20GB SSD Catching Drive be big enough?

 

[Fear]

If your brother is just mainly gaming then i would leave the SSD cache drive myself but if he will be doing lot's of opening different programs all day then saving maybe a second each time he does this then i agree it could be worth the extra but for mainly gaming i don't really see any benefit to it.

 

[Patrick92]

Yes the computer is specifically for gaming.

So this is what I've got now, I've changed the PSU,GPU,Motherboard.


Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 LE: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE Batman Arkham City with any Nvidia® GeForce GTX560 or above!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB 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
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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
Quantity
1

Price: £1,090.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/



I guess the big question is, will this computer play any game on max settings for him without any problems?

 

[Fear]

That is the best you are going to get on a single GPU setup, i have the same card and am using a 1920x1200 resolution monitor and every game i play is at that resolution with everything at max but obviously with the way things move on with PC's this card could still max games out in as much as 2-3 years or only 6-12 months just depends what happens, if you want to leave the spec open to the possibility of upgrading with a second GPU in the future then you would need the motherboard from your OP and a 1050W PSU but that single GTX580 is an absolute beast on it's own.

 

[Patrick92]

Yes that's why I picked that motherboard in my OP so I have the option to upgrade later on.

But I believe that this current specification will be future proof for games at the moment right?

 

[Fear]

Yes that's why I picked that motherboard in my OP so I have the option to upgrade later on.

But I believe that this current specification will be future proof for games at the moment right?

Yeah as i said before i am using the same GPU and that is maxing the games out nicely but if you want to leave it open for adding the second GPU the definately get the P8Z68-V motherboard also to save having to mess about changing the PSU over go for the 1050W corsair but he could change this if/when he decides to add a second card if thats is something he would be comfortable doing i don't like messing about inside the case much myself reason why i increased mine.

 

[Patrick92]

Thanks very much sir!

Since a second GPU will not be needed for just a gaming computer and the 580 will do nicely and is pretty "future proof". I doubt I will need to change the PSU and the motherboard.

 

[Fear]

Thanks very much sir!

Since a second GPU will not be needed for just a gaming computer and the 580 will do nicely and is pretty "future proof". I doubt I will need to change the PSU and the motherboard.

Your very welcome,

At the time being no you do not need a second GPU but just to make sure you know that gaming is the only real reason for multi GPU setups, anyway that system is going to be really good for a long time (Disclaimer, long time can be 3 minutes ot 3 years ) i am sure your brother is going to be real happy with it and are you sure you don't want an extra brother