First Gaming Rig

[Ceejayx]

Hello Fellow PCS'ers

I've been a huge fan of gaming rigs, laptops and general set ups. I've always been lazy and went for premade/build packaged deals. Previous owner of an Alienware gamign note book (MX11 R3) it finally was due to upgrade and naturally I leaned towards AW again. Rather than paying ££££'s just for the novelty I decided to give it a go myself and purchased the below. Total was £1051 (2% surcharge on credit card payment)

I'll be playing alot of games on it various different titles. None of them are partically GFX or CPU intense as I mostly play LOTR online, EVE Online (Dual/triple boxing) and CIV Series.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-5820K (3.3GHz) 15MB Cache
Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Motherboard
ASUS® X99-A: ATX, HSW-E CPU, USB 3.0, SATA 6 GB/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB CRUCIAL DDR4 2133MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Change to: 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 9 to 11 working days
Promotional Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
Quantity
1

 

[Utilize]

I'd drop the i7 and go for an i5, then use the saved money on an SSD and a WD Caviar Black hard drive as the 2nd hard drive. Or you could go for an i5/4 core i7 and a GTX 970 - this would allow the system to last longer. I'd recommend a 650W CS series power supply at that point too. They're better quality and more efficient than the VS series.

 

[Ceejayx]

I'd drop the i7 and go for an i5, then use the saved money on an SSD and a WD Caviar Black hard drive as the 2nd hard drive. Or you could go for an i5/4 core i7 and a GTX 970 - this would allow the system to last longer. I'd recommend a 650W CS series power supply at that point too. They're better quality and more efficient than the VS series.

Thanks for the advice! I'll consider the amendments after looking at the different prices I can see a real difference!!

 

[Ceejayx]

Played around with the order a little today. Decided to amend the GFX card. Add silver warranty. Keeping the i7, I tried to go for the 650W but the recommendation the website gave me was it wasnt needed and the 550W would be fine plus 20% allowance

Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Change to: 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

 

[Utilize]

Played around with the order a little today. Decided to amend the GFX card. Add silver warranty. Keeping the i7, I tried to go for the 650W but the recommendation the website gave me was it wasnt needed and the 550W would be fine plus 20% allowance

Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Change to: 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Honestly, you should only have a CPU like that if you're running something completely ridiculous like 3 Titan X's or if you're doing incredible multi tasking. It won't help you for gaming, you're much better off going with an i5 or quad core i7 with a GTX 970-980Ti.