my new gaming desktop stats

[chrisjones1984]

Hi there, I've just ordered a pc for which I will be using mainly for games such as Final fantasy 14 online and Wow and others. I was wondering what you guys think of my set up... Just a query more than anything else... will it be gd enough for top end graphics such as Final fantasy's new game...

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (£82)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-870 Quad Core (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost

Motherboard
ASUS® P7P55D-E PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT

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

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX465 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11

2nd Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX465 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11

3rd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

3rd Hard Disk
NONE

4th Hard Disk
NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)

Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive
NONE

Firewire & Video Editing
NONE

TV Card
NONE

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

Monitor
IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D FULL HD 1920x1080 (£149)

There it is... hope its gd enough.. cost enough lol.

[Darko]

yey!:) gtx465 sli! great specs

[Meds]

Hey,

I'd strongly recommend a PSU upgrade. Corsair TX750 minimum, recommend the TX850 though!

Apart from that, everything looks bang tidy! :)

[steve jones]

I actually built this spec with a member of the pcspecialist team on live chat and I was assured the 650 psu would be satisfactory with this build, I made this for my twin so if there could be any possible failings please add your sage advice and we can fix any potential problems before they arrise, don't want to disapoint my brother!

[Gorman]

Corsair 650w should be fine, Meds is just playing on the safe side.

[Gishank]

Get a single GTX480, rather than 2 465's... A single 480 gives near enough the same performence by itself plus you'll have the option of fiiting a second 480 later on when they go down in price (would require a better PSU though for that future option).... Additionally perhaps go for the 1TB Cavier Green 3Gb/sec with 64MB cache instead seeming as it is relatively the same price, if not cheaper and offers the same performence but with more space. (6GB/sec on HDD's is more or less a marketting tactic from what I gather.)

[Sleinous]

Get a single GTX480, rather than 2 465's... A single 480 gives near enough the same performence by itself plus you'll have the option of fiiting a second 480 later on when they go down in price (would require a better PSU though for that future option).... Additionally perhaps go for the 1TB Cavier Green 3Gb/sec with 64MB cache instead seeming as it is relatively the same price, if not cheaper and offers the same performence but with more space. (6GB/sec on HDD's is more or less a marketting tactic from what I gather.)

I'd really have to agree with Gishank here, and yes, if you want, you could save a few quid and drop to the WD10EARS 1TB Green hdd, its just the cache you want at 64mb or 32mb.

Also, you can then add a 2nd GTX 480 at a later date, say, in a year or so's time when they've dropped in price and have a computer tahtw ould run at about the same power as 4x GTX 465s :)

[PCS]

Great spec, and yes 650W will be fine. As to whether you go for a single GTX480 over 2 x 465, this is debatable, as the cost is around £75 more...