My first gaming PC in 8 years!! :o

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keibin

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So this is my first gaming pc in 8 years.. i will once i have more money upgrade to 2 x gtx 580 gpu's :)

Case NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® P9X79: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011

Memory (RAM) 16GB SAMSUNG QUAD-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)

Graphics Card 1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP (Special Offer)

Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£46)

Power Supply CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)

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

Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities 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 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

Monitor ACER 23" GR235HAbmii PASSIVE 3D-READY LED MONITOR (1920 x 1080) (£189)
 
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Corfate

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You'll need to upgrade to a 1050W PSU for 2 580's :) Also, drop the RAM down to 8GB for gaming, and spend the money saved on the HDD, go for a cav black :)
 
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keibin

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Um silly question.. but why would dropping down the ram be better for gaming? Soz im just used to console gaming these days.
 
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Wozza63

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because you dont need 16gb of RAM, you only need 4GB for games really although most people get 8GB just to save them upgrading later and because its so cheap

the most popular option is 8GB@1600MHz because those ones look much better, and are slightly faster (although it wont make a difference for 99% of programs)
 
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Wozza63

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If i were you id go for the 1155 socket i7 2600 (on top spec 2nd gen section) these will be much cheaper and just as good as the one you chose, you may then be able to upgrade to a 680 which is a lot better and a lot more efficient than a 580
 
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Wozza63

Biblical Poster
oh right, didnt realise you had ordered it, to change to a 2600 you would need to cancel your order, dont worry about it if you dont want to cancel, just make sure you upgrade to a 1050w PSU and to save cash drop to 8GB, oh and get a caviar black
 
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keibin

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Caviar black? :/ im gonna keep the 16gb ram cause i wanna future proof the computer as im in university, so i will upgrade the gpu and psu later when i have some more money
 
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Raptor

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keibin said:
Caviar black? :/ im gonna keep the 16gb ram cause i wanna future proof the computer as im in university, so i will upgrade the gpu and psu later when i have some more money
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ORRRRRRRRRRRRRRrr seeeing as your CPU is an overkill in the future you could get a high end card :O without bumping your psu
 
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keibin

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Seeing as my build is still in "pre-production" dont you think they would change the cpu if i messaged them? if so what cpu should i go for?
 
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Corfate

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Caviar Black HDD, it's faster than the other drives :)

They would change it im sure, best to ring on monday morning :)
 
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keibin

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Case NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-2600 (3.4GHz) 10MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® P9X79: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011

Memory (RAM) 16GB SAMSUNG QUAD-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)

Graphics Card 2GB Nvidia Geforce GTX 680

Memory - 1TB WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 64mb cache

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£46)

Power Supply CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)

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

Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities 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 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

Monitor ACER 23" GR235HAbmii PASSIVE 3D-READY LED MONITOR (1920 x 1080) (£189)
 
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Corfate

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Change to the i5 2500, potentially go for a 850W PSU so you can SLI later on.

Also, up may want to go for the Fenrir cooler, looks better and cools more, though it's not a necessity :)
 
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