Newbie computer help

[Gizmojunky]

Hey all,

Just wanted to run this by some people more learned in this stuff than I am!

This is a build I had set up for a gaming PC and just wanted to make sure it wasn't overkill/underkill on certain parts.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: 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
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

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 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)

Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)

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

Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)



Any pointers would be great .

Thanks!

[keynes]

The i5-3570 is more than capable for gaming, you could go with the triple copper heatpipe since you are not going to overclock the cpu. The titan is quite big and PCS may have to remove the side panel fan of the case you selected to fit it in. If you are considering to add a 2nd graphics card to improve performance in the future you need at least a 750w, if you are not planning to SLI you could stick with the 650w and downgrade the motherboard to save some money.

[vanthus]

Nice buid,upgrading the PSU to 750w would allow you to add another in SLI in future,
personally I prefer the one good graphics card,but something for your consideration.
Also an i5 CPU will be fine for gaming.