First Gaming PC, Advice?

[ali113]

Hi, this is going to be my first gaming pc, it is going to be used only for games and nothing else, im buying it for games like battlefield 4, watch dogs, PES 2014 etc. Also i have recently bought a Sony 32" Full HD LED Tv so i wont be using a monitor. Do you guys think i will be able to play on ultra settings with this spec? Originally, i chose the Nvidia Geforce Titan 6gb graphics card but i think the 780 will be ok. Does anything need changing from this spec or does it look ok?. thanks


Case
CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 600T WHITE MID-TOWER CASE

Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.40GHz)

Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VI GENE: RoG, PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0, THX

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)

Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
Free Item
FREE SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£79)

Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£89)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

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

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

USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)

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 7 to 9 working days

 

[keynes]

I think the motherboard is overkill, most games including the ones you mentioned will not benefit from the overclocked CPU.The z87-a motherboard is cheaper and should provide the same performance. If you wish to add a 2nd gpu you will need to upgrade your psu to 850w and considering the amount you have spent I would suggest upgrading the warranty to gold or platinum.

 

[Boozad]

I'd recommend something like this.

Case
CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 600T WHITE MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd 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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W PRO SERIES™ HX850-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£139)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,652.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[ali113]

Thanks for the reply's.....Boozad, firstly, why do you recommend the i5 over the i7 and the 8gb of RAM over 16gb. Also doesnt overclocking the CPU improve the frames per second? How future proof is the spec you have recommended because im not too clued up on improving the spec myself? thank you......Also i forgot to mention i am getting a PS4 aswell, so i need this machine to be a lot more powerful than a PS4, i was originally going to get Watch Dogs and Battlefield 4 on PS4 but i chose PC instead due to the improved graphics and frames per second so it needs to run on ultra without a problem

 

[keynes]

No significant different in most games including the ones you mentioned when overclocking the CPU, you can check benchmarks online. 16gb RAM is not going to provide more fps either compare to 8gb RAM.

 

[ali113]

Ok thanks, is it easy to change RAM in the future if needed? also with the improved spec, it says i only need a 650w PSU, so is it best to get a 750w instead of 850w incase the spec is improved in the future? Also what is the difference between the different mhz of the RAM? is it better to have a higher mhz? sorry for all the questions.

 

[keynes]

For gaming no noticeable difference between 1333mhz or higher. 750w if you are planning to SLI.