Gaming PC, spec advice required!

[matkni]

Here is the current spec - Note: I have a GTX 570 to add as well as a Noctua NH-D14 cooler. Looking to buy tonight so just wondering if anyone can see any huge flaws in this build or anywhere I could improve for minimal cost? Thanks everyone in advance:

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO: 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
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
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
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 SoundCard & Headphone AMP (Award Winner) (£24)
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £762.00 including VAT and delivery.

[keynes]

Are you planning to OC? Since you have the k version on your CPU choice I'd go with a pre-OC system. I am sure you should be able to send your Noctua CPU cooler for them to fit it for you.

[matkni]

I am not specifically planning to overclock as I understand it shouldn't really be necessary. The Noctua is just a spare part from my current PC that I figure I may as well put on this one. I will be looking to SLI in a couple of months.

[keynes]

I'd downgrade the CPU then for the non-K version. If you planning to SLI the 570 I'd go for an 850w PSU.

[matkni]

Is the 3550 the non-k version? There doesnt seem to be a 3570 available on the site.

[keynes]

Yes, get the i5-3550 if you are not planning in overclocking. I did a different set up with the GTX 570 SLI and it was suggested to increase the PSU to 850w thus my previous comment.

[matkni]

Ok great, well seeing as I will not be overclocking, would you say the Noctua is even necessary to put on?

Here is the new spec:

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO: 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
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
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
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
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 SoundCard & Headphone AMP (Award Winner) (£24)
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £755.00 including VAT and delivery.

Do you reckon I can just go ahead and order or am I really making a silly mistake by not going pre-oc.

[Teaz]

Nice sexy cooler. Just dont break it. As for specs, its good. If you want some pounds shaving then i would say go for the z77-v board and 1333mhz ram with the saided non k variant i5.

Not really, as the cooler is worth keeping for use. it should fit the board fine. Though slightly overkill in cooling. pop it on the new rig.

[keynes]

Ok great, well seeing as I will not be overclocking, would you say the Noctua is even necessary to put on?

Here is the new spec:

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO: 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
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
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
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
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 SoundCard & Headphone AMP (Award Winner) (£24)
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £755.00 including VAT and delivery.

Do you reckon I can just go ahead and order or am I really making a silly mistake by not going pre-oc.

I have my CPU OC and it does not benefit gaming , I only use it for benchmarking since it increases the temperatures of your CPU. The Noctua CPU coolers are very good and if you have a spare one just keep it. An alternative is the triple copper heatpipe.

[Rakk]

Do you reckon I can just go ahead and order or am I really making a silly mistake by not going pre-oc.

Not a silly mistake, gaming in general doesn't require overclocking at all (what games were you planning on playing)

If you are not adding the Noctua I'd definitely be tempted to get the triple copper heatpipe instead of the bog standard cooling though.

Edit: Rubensolo beat me to it!!