Advice on new gaming pc

[Jason K]

ok, i have around £1500 budget and would like advice on the best components to get.

this is what i think:

Case
InWIN DRAGON RIDER BLACK GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.80GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR!
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 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 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
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
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 HD 1920x1080 (£139)
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE (£8)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,532.00 including VAT and delivery.

would really appreciate feedback, especially to do with the motherboard and the graphics card. is it better to go sli with maybe two gtx560 ti's or one gtx580?

thanks

[Jason K]

pls to give me advice, yes? ty pls.

[Rakk]

What are you planning on using the PC for? Gaming?

In general though I would always suggest one more powerful graphics card than SLIing/Crossfire-ing two lesser cards.

[Jason K]

What are you planning on using the PC for? Gaming?

In general though I would always suggest one more powerful graphics card than SLIing/Crossfire-ing two lesser cards.

thanks, and yes, says in the thread title advice for gaming pc :P lol

[Rakk]

thanks, and yes, says in the thread title advice for gaming pc :P lol

Doh! - Well, my claim is that I'm really supposed to be doing work, so may not have been paying attention to such things as titles

It looks pretty good to me, I presume you're set on getting it overclocked?
Though I would suggest getting the silver warranty for a fiver if only for peace of mind.
And if you're only going to be using one monitor you could get away with the 1.5GB GTX580 instead.

[Jason K]

does the 3gb not process faster than 1.5 if you're only on one screen then?

[Teaz]

not really as both models are no different apart from the gb. the 1.5gb 580 will manage fine on large screens or monitors.

[Wozza365]

yes only 3 monitor setups will require 3GB or if you have one single screen with ultra high resolution, although that is quite rare

[Jason K]

ok thanks, so it makes NO difference at all on one screen, not even a small difference?

also does anyone have an advice regarding the motherboard i've chosen, is the one i chose ok? is it unnecessarily good, or is it not good enough (i want this build for high end gaming, and to last a good while without being outdated ridiculously quickly)

would appreciate help regarding the motherboard, thanks.

[DanteWilhelm]

that is a very good setup, it should handle any game with ease

dude, if you are unsure about something, read benchmark results on the internet.



just type in all the graphics cards you like the look of and then see how well they do