Desktop spec. is it good enough or OTT

[luddite]

COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE

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

Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£45)

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
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£49)

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

Is this spec quite,fast when multi tasking and can play power hungry shooter or driver games. My ideal budget is £1000 but this is £1250. have i gone OTT on anything:stupid:

 

[Frenchy]

Edit:Scrap the comments I made about the motherboard, Im not sure at the moment, I will do bit mroe reading on it and let you know.

Anyway the only other thing id suggest is possibly replacing the first Cavier Black with an OCZ Vertex 3 SSD (120GB), this will significantly decrease load times. You can always buy another cavier black at a later date.

Hope this helps.

EDIT: I just realised I didn't really answer your question lol, Looks liek a good build apart form the couple of changes id make (although I think they are more personal preference tbh), Id say the system should keep you happy for quite a while

 

[luddite]

thanks for the advice. the price is going up but I'm sure a may be able to swing it with the other half. Q only having 120GB means u would use the first hard drive for start up programmes and put music and the like on the 2nd so as not to fill the first with not so important stuff as my laptop has 2 x 160Gb and the first hard drive filled up quite quickly

 

[Frenchy]

thanks for the advice. the price is going up but I'm sure a may be able to swing it with the other half. Q only having 120GB means u would use the first hard drive for start up programmes and put music and the like on the 2nd so as not to fill the first with not so important stuff as my laptop has 2 x 160Gb and the first hard drive filled up quite quickly

Yeah thts right, your OS and common programs would go on the SSD, then you put your music etc on other harddrives, this makes load times a lot quicker but means that data which doesnt necesserily need to be accessed super quick can stay on the slower but larger drive. You can tell iTunes , WMP, or whichever media player you use to use a different folder as the default music folder.

What are you going to be usign the PC to do mainly? Just the "power hungry" games?

 

[luddite]

it would be used by the wife hence the speed and quietness but i like to play games and i have a 14 yr old son who wants to use it for games aswell so i want a really good graphics card in there so if i get a game i will not be worried about being able to play it. shooter games for the lad but i like lara croft and driver games or possibly on-line games aswell.

 

[Frenchy]

it would be used by the wife hence the speed and quietness but i like to play games and i have a 14 yr old son who wants to use it for games aswell so i want a really good graphics card in there so if i get a game i will not be worried about being able to play it. shooter games for the lad but i like lara croft and driver games or possibly on-line games aswell.

Ok, that graphics card should do the trick but bear in mind you wont be able to play max settings on every game you purchase, you will get decent graphics performance though. From what I know of the 560 anyway

 

[luddite]

Thanks again for the advice i do appreciate it. as my user name suggests i don't really know how it all fits together but my usual thing is if its more expensive it has to be better, which isn't always the case. i do know the graphics cards are always changing but what card would you recommend, i may compromise by ditching the ssd and sticking with the cavier black to keep the cost down.

 

[Frenchy]

Im not sure if others would agree with me, hopefully someone will come along with a different suggestion, but Id suggest a 570 rather than a 560.

 

[DeadEyeDuk]

First question that comes to my mind is, do you need to Overclock the CPU? If not, then drop down to the 2600. Coupled with this, you can drop down to an Air Cooler (from Liquid), and to 1333 RAM.

If you do want to OC it, we'll think again!

As it is for gaming, I would suggest not OCing, and spend the extra cash on the 570 GPU, and possibly (but not essential) the next PSU up.

In terms of HDDs, if you dont want to fork out for a SSD, you could keep the 1TB Caviar Black as your Primary, and then have a Caviar Green as your secondary, I assume for extra storage?

Hope that gives you some ideas

DED

 

[luddite]

how does this look its probably on the money without having to smooth talk the wife too much. i don't want to overclock and yes the 2nd hard drive would be for storage and back-up maybe. PC specialists say i don't need the 750 PSU just the 600?


Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE

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

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™

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

Graphics Card
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£45)

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
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£146)

 

[Frenchy]

Looks much better

Also if PCSpecialist suggest the 600, if your not planning on overclocking or getting another graphics card etc then id suggest go with what they say. You can always leave the 750 in for extra breathing space but I believe PCS use a 20% tolerance so you should have some to spare anyway .

 

[luddite]

Thanks once again frenchy and DED. i just needed someone with more expertise than me to keep me on the straight and narrow. Now i just need to convince the wife:sweatdrop:.

 

[DeadEyeDuk]

That updated spec looks awesome luddite! You'll have to change your name once you receive your PCS PC though, as you will no longer be a one...!

 

[Rakk]

You haven't posted which warranty you're going for, if you've just picked the standard, up it to the silver for a fiver, its well worth it.
If you've already picked silver or above just ignore me

 

[Fear]

on your last spec i would just drop the 750W corsair the the 650W corsair this will be plenty for you apart from that nice spec.