Gaming PC.

[LiamRedmond]

I plan to buy this gaming PC this friday, I want to play games like diablo 3 and borderlands 2 on it.

Case
NZXT PHANTOM WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX***SPECIAL***
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£87)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£35)
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
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2012 - 1 Year Licence for 1 PC (£14)
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£159)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (£19)
Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH (£59)
Quantity
1

I have the 750w PSU there as a place holder because the 650w PSU cannot be a part of the fast track build time.

My questions are, what are the generic unbranded hdd's from pcspecialist like? and is it worth paying the £40 more a western digital hard drive?

also, the GIGABIT LAN & DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD will be fine for getting a wireless connection? dumb question possibly but just making sure.

thanks for reading.

 

[Rakk]

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)

Were you planning on overclocking? From the choices you picked above, it looks like you are, but if you weren't you can easily drop the processor down to the i5-2500 (the k variants are basically the same but unlocked for easier overclocking), drop the RAM down to the Samsung 1333MHz (since you wont really see any difference if not overclocking) and the cooler down to the triple copper one. Overclocking isn't really needed for gaming, its the GPU that will be doing most of the work anyway.

 

[tom_gr7]

I 100% agree with rakk,

on the note of ya a hdd, I'd certainly go for a 2tb wd caviar black drive, you can read about them here

Also i'd consider chinning off the fancy wifi card, and invest in a set of homeplugs, they send the internet through ya house wiring to give you a constant booming connection. You can read about them here, if you didnt already know.

edit - it also may be worth checking to see if you can afford a 850w psu or a 1050w corsair if you wanted the option of adding another 680 in the future or not. Personally I'd the money from the fast track for this.

 

[LiamRedmond]

Were you planning on overclocking? From the choices you picked above, it looks like you are, but if you weren't you can easily drop the processor down to the i5-2500 (the k variants are basically the same but unlocked for easier overclocking), drop the RAM down to the Samsung 1333MHz (since you wont really see any difference if not overclocking) and the cooler down to the triple copper one. Overclocking isn't really needed for gaming, its the GPU that will be doing most of the work anyway.

getting these as price difference is marginal and I may overclock myself at a later date. I know the processor isnt the bottleneck for gaming, but thanks for telling me.

 

[LiamRedmond]

I wont be adding an additional gtx 680, and I need the fast track to get my rig in time for diablo 3 .

thanks for the advice on the hdd, just read that link.

ive always been wireless, its not a big deal for me to change, I guess its just habit, but how do I know if it will work with the wiring in my house?

assuming that it doesnt, thats the best wireless card I can get from the options there?