Mid - High Gaming Desktop

[Olterior]

Case
NZXT PHANTOM WHITE GAMING CASE

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

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)

Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER

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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
IIYAMA E2773HDS 27" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD1920x1080 (£239)

Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Lycosa Backlit Wired Gaming Keyboard (£69)

Mouse
LOGITECH® G9X LASER GAMING MOUSE (£68)

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery

STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time

Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days

Price: £1,387.00 including VAT and delivery.

Will there be any problems that the configurer has missed?
Or are there any parts that could be replaced for better performance at the same or cheaper price?

 

[keynes]

What is your budget? If you are not planning in overclocking the CPU the i5-3570 will be a good choice as well as a caviar black as the main drive and the triple copper heatpipe cpu cooler. You may want to consider at least silver warranty for £5.

 

[Olterior]

My Maximum budget would be around £1,410. As for the 3570K I plan on overclocking at a much later stage, and getting this one will leave the option if want to, instead of upgrading. How big is the difference in read/write speed between the two HDD's? As for the Cpu cooler I really don't know what I need. Will get the warranty though as it's a good price, thanks

 

[keynes]

My Maximum budget would be around £1,410. As for the 3570K I plan on overclocking at a much later stage, and getting this one will leave the option if want to, instead of upgrading. How big is the difference in read/write speed between the two HDD's? As for the Cpu cooler I really don't know what I need. Will get the warranty though as it's a good price, thanks

I don't know the actual difference in speed but from previous threads the caviar black is always recommended, I do have one and it works great. If you are planning in overclocking your CPU you may need to upgrade your cpu cooler but for gaming is not really needed. The triple copper heatpipe is a good choice when you are not planning in overclocking your CPU.

 

[Narcotics]

You could save a lot if you got the monitor and peripherals elsewhere
Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE 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)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
SPIRE GEMINI REV.3-THERMAX HDT TWIN FAN CPU COOLER (£39)
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
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,140.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-1155-overclocked/tkHwcDa3rz/

 

[Olterior]

I think I will get the Caviar black and the cooler, but I think overclocking it wouldn't be too necessary as it should run fine. Later down the line I might upgrade a few cooling components etc. with the aim to overclock it, but right now I don't have the experience nor the knowledge about Oc'ing to do it well

 

[keynes]

I think I will get the Caviar black and the cooler, but I think overclocking it wouldn't be too necessary as it should run fine. Later down the line I might upgrade a few cooling components etc. with the aim to overclock it, but right now I don't have the experience nor the knowledge about Oc'ing to do it well

Your spec should run perfectly fine without overclocking the cpu and with a budget of £1410 you could also consider a GTX 670.

 

[vanthus]

I wouldn't bother about overclocking,it wont enhance gaming much if any.
If your set on that monitor I would just get a standard mouse and keyboard for now then upgrade later.Best get the best gaming rig you can afford to start off with then upgrade peripherals later.I would suggest something like this.

Case

NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)

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

ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, 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
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive

24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply

CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software

NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus

NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor

IIYAMA E2773HDS 27" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD1920x1080 (£239)
Keyboard & Mouse

LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)
Mouse

LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,360.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/qea2mAtAbJ/

 

[tom_gr7]

I agree with vanthus

No need to overclock at all for gaming, unless you play very cpu intensive games, such as shogun 2 total war, (bear in mind though, a OC for this game, would only benefit when you set the settings to absolute max, to help increase the frames per second)