Finally changes before order

[Sipps]

Does anyone want to surggest any changes to this rig before I order it? It's mostly for gaming.

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 650D GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Free Item
FREE Battlefield 3 with 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor-K
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2010 (1 License Product Key Card) (£82)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse
LOGITECH® G500 LASER GAMING MOUSE (£48)
Headsets (VOIP)
LOGITECH® USB HEADSET H530 - CLEAR, DIGITAL AUDIO IN STEREO (£34)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
Cable Tidy
JML 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management For Your PC (£4)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,914.00 including VAT and delivery

 

[nitesh45]

if its just for gaming get the i5-2500k and a 750w psu for overclocking or make it 1000w to SLI later

 

[JoeFulford]

if its just for gaming get the i5-2500k and a 750w psu for overclocking or make it 1000w to SLI later

why would he need to degrade his processor, but then upgrade the power supply? and the 2600k is a better version than the 2500k. and anyways, power supplies are mainly used to support the power of the graphics cards?

 

[Wozza63]

stick with the i7, but yes, if you can afford it, get the 1050W PSU so you have the option to get a second 580 later when they are much cheaper

 

[nitesh45]

why would he need to degrade his processor, but then upgrade the power supply? and the 2600k is a better version than the 2500k. and anyways, power supplies are mainly used to support the power of the graphics cards?

Well the i7 had hypertreading and thats the only thing main difference and thats not very important to games i5 would be ceaper and what he needs. Higher psu, for me i would have a bigger one to feel safe and not to blow up my pc lol

 

[Sipps]

Right so I've been doing some screwing round, and this is what I've got.


Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£162)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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
Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2010 (1 License Product Key Card) (£82)
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£139)
Headsets (VOIP)
LOGITECH® USB HEADSET H530 - CLEAR, DIGITAL AUDIO IN STEREO (£34)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,851.00 including VAT and delivery.

I'm going to stick with the I7 I was kinda of wrong to say this is only for gaming, I usually record my footage and do a lot of rendering for a friend.

I also upped the power, it was something I was going to do before, but it must have slipped my mind.

Anyhow, thanks it's always good to get a second opinion.

 

[Wozza63]

if you are gonna purchase do it quick, the HDDs keep going up and up in price

 

[Tehmoe]

if its just for gaming get the i5-2500k and a 750w psu for overclocking or make it 1000w to SLI later

What he said the 2500k is exactly the same as the i7-2600k when it comes to gaming, so why spend more. It only helps with programs such as vid editing so if the OP just wants to game best bet is the 2500k