Need fine tuning on gaming PC !

[nicknack]

Hey everybody

im closing in on the amount needed to buy my new computer so i thought after mix and matching different setups i have come to a result.

i will be using the computer for purely gaming , i wont be overclocking my CPU maybe my GFX card in the future . i have the few questions as if you be kind enough to answer them .

1. is there any point going to a i7 CPU ?

2. will this rig play BF3 on ultra , if not what to i need?

3.would buying 1 SSD drive and 1 HDD drive be worth it or should i just but the HDD drive and the SSD cache , plus is the SSD cache worth the 100 bucks?

4. Getting the 1050 watt power supply a good idea if i want to SLI in the future?

5. Will the tripple copper heatpipe be enough for my needs or should i get the titan for overall performance boost? and if i do pic the titan will i lose the side fan on the CM sniper?

6. left this for last because its not a big issue but which case would be best for my requirments ? the cm sniper ( which i have picked below ) or the HAF-X?:rockon:

rig below, thanks


Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM SNIPER - NEXT GEN GAMING CASE

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

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX

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

Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
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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 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£162)

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
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

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 all so much for helping !

 

[mantadog]

1. is there any point going to a i7 CPU ?

Yes, but only if you want the absolute best performance. If you are like most of us and need to keep an eye on the price, then the i5 is a good choice. It will be more then enough to game on for sure.

2. will this rig play BF3 on ultra , if not what to i need?
Not 100% sure. I would be surprised if a 580 was unable to play it on ultra. Only a small percentage of people will have the power of a single 580 in their gaming rigs so i would think that you would be able to. Someone may know on these forums but i'm not sure myself.


3.would buying 1 SSD drive and 1 HDD drive be worth it or should i just but the HDD drive and the SSD cache , plus is the SSD cache worth the 100 bucks?

In my opinion if your going to have a SSD then you should have windows installed on it + one or 2 of your games. That way you get the really fast startup and loading benefits. Combined with a HDD for storage then it will be really fast. For me SSD's dont make sense yet because they cost too much per Gb. I would rather spend 5 seconds waiting for itunes to open rather than .5 seconds but have to pay through the nose for it.


4. Getting the 1050 watt power supply a good idea if i want to SLI in the future?


Yes.

5. Will the tripple copper heatpipe be enough for my needs or should i get the titan for overall performance boost? and if i do pic the titan will i lose the side fan on the CM sniper?


Tripple copper heatpipe will be plenty unless you plan to overclock. I presume you don't so i would stick with your choice.

Also do you need the soundcard? I would stick with onboard as it will be fine for almost everything bar studio music production.

 

[DeadEyeDuk]

6. Case

Sniper

That is all

 

[Fear]

6. Case

Sniper

That is all

Or if you have room for a real case the Haf-X

Nuff said

 

[nicknack]

thank you for all your input !

If by the time it comes to buying my computer and i can afford the i7 i will get it .
so i should just not bother wasting my money on a ssd cache or ssd cos i dont really mind waiting the extra 5 seconds , all i care about is gaming!

prob will pick the sniper cos its LED are blue and so are my keyboard and mouse , just wanted to know if the haf-x is better wen it comes to SLIing etc?

i have a xfi sound card already on my current PC and i find the sound is way better then my onboard ( then again my onboard is a dell mobo which is prob CRAP!). then again it depends how much my money i have by the end of this month.

i wont be over clocking my CPU ever, so im guessing the tripple copper heatpipe should do the trick ya?

 

[mantadog]

A SSD would only load games faster, no in game performance boost. So i would skip it. A few minutes per day extra loading time isn't going to do any harm.

Onboard sound is really good these days as i said above, also if you already have a card, just transfer the card over when you get your pc if you need better sound?