Plans for new PC

[Lee]

Hi,

I am buying a new desktop and it will be used for gaming and general useage such as facebook, hxf etc. So after much bugging of MattG asking what this is and what that does I have came up with the following:



Anybody got advice on changes I should consider etc?

Lee.

[-Nick]

Probs might aswell get windows 8 now?

[RyRy]

Only thing I could suggest is a Coolermaster PSU, I've been running an 850W CM PSU for like the past 5 years now on the same machine? Never had any problems with it, think the warranty is solid and Coolermaster products in general are pretty solid. Good choice on the case (I've got Storm Scout!), may be getting the same Motherboard and similar processor to you in the future haha!

Your graphics card is decent too, could probably overclock that if you liked.

[Lee]

Only thing I could suggest is a Coolermaster PSU, I've been running an 850W CM PSU for like the past 5 years now on the same machine? Never had any problems with it, think the warranty is solid and Coolermaster products in general are pretty solid. Good choice on the case (I've got Storm Scout!), may be getting the same Motherboard and similar processor to you in the future haha!

Your graphics card is decent too, could probably overclock that if you liked.

Thanks, I will look into the coolmaster! Not going to overclock now but I guess as a keep learning it may be something I would be comfortable in doing in the future

Probs might aswell get windows 8 now?

Looking at what I've seen so far I don't think I'm a fan of Windows 8

[-Nick]

Looking at what I've seen so far I don't think I'm a fan or Windows 8

It does look a bit tablet stlye but havnt got it but from what I have heard it is good when you get the hang of it!!!!

[RyRy]

What I'd also suggest is getting an Intel i5 3750K instead of the 2500K, 3750k is compatible with 1300/1600MHz RAM whereas 2500k is only 1066/1333MHz so you won't get the actual benefit from you RAM choice.

i5 3750k also has a higher clock speed and higher max clockable speed, and for the sake of £10 it'd be a sound investment:

http://www.ebuyer.com/349029-intel-c...bx80637i53570k

Also get a custom CPU cooler. This is the one I use, and my case is much smaller than yours. Only thing is it's a pretty damn big heat sink, can get it cheaper on Ebuyer but heres the link as Ebuyer doesn't have much info at all on it:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...38-AR&pup_c=gs

[Lee]

What I'd also suggest is getting an Intel i5 3750K instead of the 2500K, 3750k is compatible with 1300/1600MHz RAM whereas 2500k is only 1066/1333MHz so you won't get the actual benefit from you RAM choice.

i5 3750k also has a higher clock speed and higher max clockable speed, and for the sake of £10 it'd be a sound investment:

http://www.ebuyer.com/349029-intel-c...bx80637i53570k

Also get a custom CPU cooler.

Ok, what's up with the cooler with it?

[RyRy]

The cooler with it is okay, just it's not great. If you get a custom one (I suggest Arctic Cooling) you can get a CPU cooler off Ebuyer for 15 quid + add some arctic cooling thermal paste (though most AC products come with thermal paste pre-applied).

Updated my post btw on suggestion for CPU cooler, though this is also decent:

http://www.ebuyer.com/176157-arctic-...66-ac-frz-7pr2

Just have to make sure it's compatible with your socket type!

[Lee]

The cooler with it is okay, just it's not great. If you get a custom one (I suggest Arctic Cooling) you can get a CPU cooler off Ebuyer for 15 quid + add some arctic cooling thermal paste (though most AC products come with thermal paste pre-applied).

Updated my post btw on suggestion for CPU cooler, though this is also decent:

http://www.ebuyer.com/176157-arctic-...66-ac-frz-7pr2

Just have to make sure it's compatible with your socket type!

Ah,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CP-404-IN is that the exact same as the processor you posted above... I dont understand the names such as ivybridge etc and btw will that change be fan with the motherboard etc?

[RyRy]

It is that processor indeed.

Your motherboard is compatible with that processor and also just worth mentioning, as you're getting a 660TI your mobo has PCI 3.0 enabled so you'll get much faster speeds. That processor will also take advantage of 3.0 as your previous processor did not. ^_^

http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/Inte...t_1155/P8Z77V/

CPU Support list if you wanna check it out, the socket is 1155 so I think it's compatible with that fan too!