My New gaming setup.Help!

[Markola727]

Hello there, I'm thinking about upgrading to this setup and i would like you guys to tell me what you think. I bought i PC from pcs in 2011 and i kinda made a lot of mistakes with the setup.

This PC is mainly for gaming, i want to be able to play games smooth and not have to upgrade for a good 3 years, i hope. I'm worried about the Case because my last PC has heat issues and i don't want to be worrying every time i play a game.

Case
InWIN MANA-136 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LK: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) 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 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2010 Professional Edition
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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,012.00 including VAT and delivery.


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Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 300R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LK: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 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
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) 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 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: £1,356.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[keynes]

Hi,
Are you planning to overclock your CPU?

 

[Markola727]

Yeh most probably i will Overclock i tried with my current PC i have now and i just couldnt.

This is my PC i own now, if this Rig was yours would you upgrade or wait a little longer?

COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
6GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Read
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£72)
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

 

[keynes]

Is there any game you can't play? It looks very decent.

 

[Markola727]

Well there's Planetside 2 that runs terrible and battlefield 3 i have to play on medium to get 60fps, Also there is BF4 coming end of 2013. I'm the kinda person that wants to play games at max settings with smooth(60fps) gameplay. My head is set on getting a new gaming beast lol Just dont no if im thinking on buying to early or should wait.

 

[keynes]

If you want to max most games at the highest settings with +60 fps you would need a SLI set up gtx 670 (your 2nd spec)

 

[Markola727]

Should i bother with Windows 8? and what is the best case i should get for 60-£70 price range? im buyin on finance also, iv never had a loan or been in debt of any kind. 27 years old and working 21hours a week. i cant see why i should get declined.

 

[Toxophilix]

if this Rig was yours would you upgrade or wait a little longer?

If it were mine then I'd wait, probably another year. But it's a matter of what you want in an upgrade and how you prefer to spend your money.

Have you thought about upgrading the GPU on your current machine? You could try the old machine with a GTX-670 and if you are not happy, get a whole new machine anyway and put that new GPU into it (also getting another 670 at the same time and running them in SLI).

 

[Markola727]

Hey Toxophilix, and thanks Keynes for the help . I was thinking about that but abit worried if my phenom x4 970 would cause a bottleneck on my rig with a GTX670. im not sure.

 

[ilike2burnthing]

If you do get a new PC instead of upgrade, the 1866MHz RAM is exactly the same price as the 1600MHz and the 2400MHz Beast is just an extra £4.