Need advise on budget PC of £1300

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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
hey

i was wondering if you guys could fine tune this setup for my budget of £1300 .

reasons im getting this rig is for bf3 and d3 , i want to play both these games MAXED out

i have a few key questions

#1 is the case suitable for all the gear i have selected and does it look good in person aswell?
#2 whats the best motherboard needed for selected gear?
#3 is 8 gig ram over kill for gaming ?
#4 is the ssd cache drive worth getting ?
#5 is power supply to much or would the 750w be ok ?
#6 what cooling system is best ?
#7 is more harddrive room better for gaming etc?
#8 whats the best sound card for my speakers ( logitech z5500 5.1)?

rig specs below

Case
NZXT M59 GAMING CASE + SIDE WINDOW

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB 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)

SSD CACHE DRIVE
20GB INTEL® SSD 311 SERIES - CACHE DRIVE FOR SYSTEM / 1st HDD

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 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£32)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 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 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (£30)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days


thank you very much
nicknack
 
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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
lol well it is a budget for me because im saving every bit of my money i get till october to get a pc from this website for that price range .

so im budgeting for that price range , get where im coming from ?
 
bg92

bg92

Expert
I would change the case to either haf 912 plus or cooler master 690 II advanced,
2. the motherboard you've selected is perfect for your needs and gear.
3. 8gb is slighlty overkill, but it is being future proof so if your budget allows 8gb then stick with 8gb
4. Its only worth is if you care about loading times, boot up times and etc, I would prefer to have a 120gb ssd and another drive for storage, but that would be more expensive
5. If you are not planing to go sli(add another gtx580) then I would change the power supply to the hx750 or tx750.
6. The cooling you've selected is enough, but I would go for the titan fenrir evo as its only £20 more
7. I don't think that more free room on harddrive would improve gaming.
8. The best soundcard can cost you up to £150, if its only for music than an asus xonar would be a better option but if its for gaming and music then the one you've selected is ok.
 
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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
why should a change cases ? and i prob will buy another 580 wen it start to become outdated
p.s is there any reason to go for the i7 cpu and would the silver corsiar power supply be worth it?


thanks for everything esle
 
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bg92

bg92

Expert
If you will be buying another gtx580 for sli then you should go fo hx1050 or maybe you could get awat with the tx850,
I had expierence with both the cm 690 II and haf 912 plus and both are great cases and that's why I'm recommending them, but the nzxt is an ok case however these cooler master cases are better in my opionion
The hx series are modular and in mid tower cases modular are psu are very useful as the cables which are not is use can be disconnected, less cables=better cable management=better airflow, and these also have better efficiency.
If this spec is for gaming there is no reason to gor for the i7.
 
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