High Gaming Spec? :)

[Jordyshaw]

Hey ya'll! How does this spec look as for a high gaming spec? (BF, Metro, Witcher etc). Also I left the motherboard as I m not too sure about it, if anyone can enlighten me or put me right on the motherboard also please. Thanks a bunch! :turned:

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-M: MICRO-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 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

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
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
Genuine Windows 8 Standard Edition 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HS 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)

 

[keynes]

I'd suggest going for the P8Z77-V LX since it has more expansion slots than the one you selected.

 

[Jordyshaw]

thanks a bunch for helping again! also does this build look decent enough, anything else you recommend?

 

[baron75mk2]

What FPS in these games are you looking for ? 30fps (like consoles) or the sweet spot of 60 fps ?

 

[Jordyshaw]

maybe around 40+

 

[keynes]

thanks a bunch for helping again! also does this build look decent enough, anything else you recommend?

Depends on your budget, you could consider a motherboard and PSU that supports SLI to have the possibility of adding a 2nd gtx 670 in the future. A single gtx 670 will max the games you mentioned at high settings.

 

[Grimezy]

thanks a bunch for helping again! also does this build look decent enough, anything else you recommend?

I ordered the exact same rig except with the changes that Keynes has suggested.. I got the SLI motherboard and also went for a 750w PSU incase I choose to add a second GTX670. Arrived yesterday and it's been great so far. Haven't put it through it's paces yet but you should easily get 60fps on BF3, Skyrim, etc.

 

[Jordyshaw]

thanks for your replies guys. I. see your idea for future thinking which is cool, but I'm already going over my budget with the gpu. but I will change the motherboard to the one you've recommended keynes. I don't think id want to go as far as using 2 g.cards, I think 1 decent one will be enough for my preference. and thats awesome grimezy! which motherboard did you go with?

 

[Grimezy]

I believe I went with the ASUS® P8Z77-V I also got the Coolermaster CM690 ii Advanced instead of your case. It's fricking huge, airflow is brilliant in it and it's covered in USB ports. 2 USB 2.0's on the top with 2 USB 3.0's next to them, there's a hard drive bay at the top, another USB 2.0 at the front next to lots of other slots like SD cards and stuff and there's also 2 USB's at the back xD I'm really chuffed with mine though, gonna get home and play a bit of Counterstrike, Team Fortress and the walking dead!

 

[Jordyshaw]

I believe I went with the ASUS® P8Z77-V I also got the Coolermaster CM690 ii Advanced instead of your case. It's fricking huge, airflow is brilliant in it and it's covered in USB ports. 2 USB 2.0's on the top with 2 USB 3.0's next to them, there's a hard drive bay at the top, another USB 2.0 at the front next to lots of other slots like SD cards and stuff and there's also 2 USB's at the back xD I'm really chuffed with mine though, gonna get home and play a bit of Counterstrike, Team Fortress and the walking dead!

nice stuff! I mainly want a good pc to run battlefield, witcher, simcity.. games along them lines on high settings. really cant wait to put my order in!

 

[Grimezy]

Haha I will warn you that if you're impatient it may be worth paying for fast track! I thought I was a fairly patient person... it took 12 working days to build. Which is longer than you think as it's actually more like 2 and a half weeks rather than just under 2 weeks like you would think.

I plan to buy battlefield eventually but I wanted to get everything else sorted first!

 

[Jordyshaw]

im pretty patient! dont mind waiting too long what was the total price of your rig?