Final product

[Kmce]

I think this is the specs i have finally decided to go with, its for a gaming comp but not heavily extreme but i want to be able to buy a game without having to worry if it will run or not

so what do you guys think i had a really hard time deciding between the new i5 or i7 so to save some cash i went for the i5 3550

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, 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 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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: £1,189.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Kmce]

Or is the i5 3570 a good choice to be in between the i5 and i7

 

[baron75mk2]

looks like a great build to me - you will be breezing trough most games with this in ultra settings & 60fps , only 2 that wont run at 60fps maxed out would be battlefield 3 & witcher 2 ( fps probably will be lower in these 2 , but thats it , will still be more than playable )

As for the i5 you have chosen i have the older (sandybridge i5 2500k - stock 3,30ghz) ( "k" just means its unlocked for overclocking ) & i run everything maxed out & 60fps , so being that the one you have chosen is the newer version - it should be better than mine , so i cant see any problem with this at all - should be great !!

my advice is to leave it as it is , a very capable gaming rig - looks great hope you enjoy it when its built :yes:

 

[Kmce]

I dont think i would consider the sli crossfire in the future about 90% sure i wouldnt be.

 

[baron75mk2]

I dont think i would consider the sli crossfire in the future about 90% sure i wouldnt be.

Sorry was in the middle of editing post when i relised that that mobo doesnt seem to do SLI anyway ( so i changed the post )

I think you will be very pleased with the gaming performance indeed , i doesnt get much better than what you have , you have the best single gpu on the market , a very good processor & a decent PSU , the only way you can get more is by SLI / crossfire , but i dont think this is neccessary as like you said your not after extreme gaming specs,

Kind of ironic though as its quite hard core in my opinion .

Hope you have lots of fun with it :yes:

 

[tom_gr7]

looks good, personally i'd get the mobo one notch up, as it supports pci3.0, and ya 680 uses pci3.0 (it would run fine on pci2.0 slots, but may not do to full capacity, the pci3.0 offers a higher level of bandwidth. Its not 100% needed but I certainly would.

i'd also consider getting a set of homeplugs, as send the internet through ya house wiring giving you a constant booming connection with no drops outs. a quick google will give you loads of info about them, wireless is great but in my opinion for a gaming pc a solid wired connection would be best.

 

[Kmce]

looks good, personally i'd get the mobo one notch up, as it supports pci3.0, and ya 680 uses pci3.0 (it would run fine on pci2.0 slots, but may not do to full capacity, the pci3.0 offers a higher level of bandwidth. Its not 100% needed but I certainly would.

i'd also consider getting a set of homeplugs, as send the internet through ya house wiring giving you a constant booming connection with no drops outs. a quick google will give you loads of info about them, wireless is great but in my opinion for a gaming pc a solid wired connection would be best.

is it the p8z77-v pci-e you are suggesting to go with?

 

[tom_gr7]

is it the p8z77-v pci-e you are suggesting to go with?

Yes, it does cost a little more, however, I certainly would if I was ordering now.

another personal preference of mine, note that its totally not neededBut I would opt for a slightly better case, such as the cm690 II, you can read about it here. That's just my personal preference

 

[Kmce]

Ordered.

thanks to yous both. I went with the better mobo. I never bothered with the homeplugs, as my internet seems to be good anywhere in the house and even outside, we have 2 PC's a mac, 2 ps3's and an ipad always on the go at the same time and the signal always seems to be good between them all.