Design a PC?

[jacktimson]

Hey guys, i was wondering if you could give me your ideas on what pc to have?
The main role of the PC will actually be gaming.
The budget would be around 1350, with no windows, but 1400 with the gold warranty , fire away and show me a good build!
Also what would be better, 2gb geforce gtx560 sli or a single 3gb gtx 580?

[Teaz]

Then this is something you may want to dive at:

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI

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

Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 90MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, 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 TX SERIES (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£86)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

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

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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)

Total: 1380

Configure it here

[jacktimson]

would you say its worth going for AMD based or intel? also would that 3gb gtx 580 be better than two 2gb gtx 560's?

[Wozza365]

its slightly more but well worth it:


Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel®Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-970(3.2GHz) 4.8GTs/12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB OCZ VERTEX 3 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 500MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£49)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
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 Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

also you kinda need Windows if yo wanna game properly very hard to install on Linux

[JSG10]

Always take the best single GPU you can afford over two less powerful cards in SLI/Crossfire. It saves complications and leaves more time before improvements need making.
I would definitely take a 3Gb 580 over 2 560s.

I would also go, at the moment, for intel over AMD purely for their 2nd gen Sandybridge CPUs. (2500 or 2600)

The spec that Teaz has already posted up is pretty much spot on I would say, maybe up the size of the SSD a bit and pick the OCZ SSD from Wozza's spec, I'd also put the PSU up slightly so in the future you can add extra components if required without worrying about having enough power.

[LinearHD]

Just a personal preference here... the case is ugly but your call.

[Teaz]

He doesnt need a 6 core pc to game? A single 580 will be better than 2 560s. no point having 2 lower cards to reach for a top power house card. less power consumtion and better stability.

Just a personal preference here... the case is ugly but your call.

lol the t9 or enforcer?

[LinearHD]

lol the t9 or enforcer?

both lol xD the enforcer more so than the t9.

[Teaz]

both lol xD the enforcer more so than the t9.

I can see where you're coming from with the looks but i have to disagree with the insides system! the enforcer is amazing for its flexiblness inside.

as for the t9...no comments there lol. it still does a good cooling job.

[LinearHD]

I can see where you're coming from with the looks but i have to disagree with the insides system! the enforcer is amazing for its flexiblness inside.

as for the t9...no comments there lol. it still does a good cooling job.

True, the inside is a lot more important than the outside. But if you're going to be spending 1k+ on a rig, you can't really skimp on a nice case hahaha