Gaming Rig - Pre - Purchase Part Preparation

X

Xander

New member
Pre Purchase Part Preparation.

Well, Isn't that a mouthful. Okay getting down to business, for about a year now i've been saving every penny up to buy a gaming rig for Battlefield 3/Diablo 3/Minecraft/League Of Legends and the list goes on, but I would like to all of your opinions on this build.

These are my following questions:

Does everything work together?

(I know this question is so mainstream and dumb but I have to ask) Will it run BF3 on Ultra and High with High/Stable FPS?

Is there anything I need extra?

Is there anything i'm missing?

Build:

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77

Processor: Intel Core i5 3570 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 6M L3 Cache LGA1155

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper

RAM (Memory): G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800)

HDD: Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.12 SATA3 HDD 64M CACHE 7200RPM

PSU (Power Supply): COOLER MASTER 625W (http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z...R-MASTER-625W-eXtreme-Power2-dual-+12V-output)

CD/DVD Drive: LG GH22LP21 22X IDE DVD WRITER

CPU Fan: COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO COOLER 120mm

SSD (For BF3 + OS): OCZ Vertex2 120G Solid State Drive (SSD) 2.5"



Thanks for reading. I hope to see your opinion soon!

Also if there is any other info you require feel free to comment and tell me :)
 
Get a 3570k, drop down to a 670 and get a Crucial M4 or Samsung 830 instead of the OCZ ssd, Western Digital Green 1tb and change the psu for a Corsair AX650
 
Sorry to question you but are there specific reasons or is it just better in general. Thanks. Also I don't want it to go over about $2600 NZD.
 
You can overclock a 3570k, a 670 offers the same performance as a 680 but is cheaper, Crucial especially are very reliable, same with Western Digital and well Corsair are Corsair - need I say more?
 
I echo everything Seumas says...

Also - you need a SATA DVD drive, not IDE (that's if you even need one at all)
Also, try to stick to Asus, MSI or Gigabyte boards - MSI GD65/GD55 is a good choice.

I'd also go for a little better CPU cooler such as a Noctua D14 or BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro.

That's pretty much changed your entire build - sorry - but you'll be glad you did it :)
 
jamesriley94 said:
http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z...us-DRW-24B5ST-SATA-Black-24x-DVDRW-Retail-box
Would be better.
But you don't need a DVD drive at all really these days...

Eugh - that retailer is terrible for motherboards...
Do no other retailers in NZ stock it? if not is there no way to have one imported from Aus or something?
Click to expand...

Sorry about the long wait. There is another store I am able to buy it from but I cannot assemble it myself as I have very limited knowledge.

http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/
 
And if it's not too much to ask (if your not doing anything). Feel free to replicate the build in that store and list the items. I guess what you'd be doing would be making the build but with better parts.
 
jamesriley94 said:
http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z...GTX-670-DirectCU-II-2GB-GDDR5-PCI-E3.0-2x-DVI
Get that instead.

And just assemble it yourself - it really isnt that hard :)

I'd probably go for:
http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=16400

But you are incredibly limited for choice
Click to expand...

Yeah. That's just because of the country I live in. The reason I don't order it overseas is because I am very limited on shipping costs.

With the GTX 670 will it give the same FPS as the EVGA one?

Also are there any guides about assembling a computer on OC3D?
 
The Asus card will be the same, but just quieter as it's non-reference.

I'm not sure if there are guides on here - but there are loads on youtube
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

A
Gaming rig for 500-600€
Replies
1
Views
2K
Thelosouvlakia
Thelosouvlakia
A
Building a pc for a mate..
Replies
9
Views
3K
alw1971
A
D
Several Questions + Building New Gaming Rig
Replies
3
Views
2K
Deworlded
D
2
My PCPartPicker part list
Replies
8
Views
3K
20slevy
2
Wraith
Can you build a RIG Cheaper than the Stores
2
Replies
22
Views
17K
Cigarjohn
Cigarjohn
Back
Top