Gaming for under 1k

[terhil]

Hi all

I've been considering buying a new desktop for the last few weeks has my current system is lacking abit, plus the fact my 5770HD graphics card is ready to blow up. Though I can't complain, its served me well for the past few years. The only games I play at present is World of Warcraft & Star Wars: The Old Republic. My current i3 system averages 30-50 fps while playing WoW on medium/high settings, it averages only 20-25 fps on low settings while playing SW:ToR.

What I ideally would like is to run both on max settings on my 24 inch widescreen monitor at 1920x1080.

Here is my saved quote.

Case:- PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU:- Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-3570k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
Motherboard:- ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM):- 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card:- 2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item:- FREE FARCRY3 & 20% OFF MEDAL OF HONOUR with AMD 7770/7850/7870 GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk:- 120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory - 2nd Hard Disk:- 2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
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:- COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY PUSH/PULL CONFIG LIQUID CPU COOLER (£69)
Thermal Paste:- ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card:- ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities:- 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
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

Price: £979.00 including VAT and delivery.

What do you all think, is there something i'm missing or something which isn't right.

thanks in advance

 

[keynes]

Hi,
I'd suggest a caviar black as the secondary drive and you could save some money by downgrading the motherboard to the P8Z77-V LX and still have the choice to crossfire. Is it just for gaming? Any specific reason for the OC CPU?

 

[terhil]

Hi Keynes

Well the same spec system with the standard i5-3570k @ 3.4Ghz is only £4 cheaper, having it OC'd seems worth the extra £4. Has i'm currently raiding in WoW, I would like to start and record our raids, then convert them and finally upload them to youtube.

I could change to the WD Caviar Black 1Tb, would the performance gain be that big though has it would only be used for storage?

Also, would upgrading the GPU to the 7950 3Gb card be more benificial ? If so, I could downgrade to the P8Z77-V LX to save on cash.

 

[keynes]

I could change to the WD Caviar Black 1Tb, would the performance gain be that big though has it would only be used for storage?

I use the SSD for the OS and main drivers and use the caviar black for games and other applications. With 120gb you may not be able to store many games.
I'd go with the best gpu I can afford within my budget.