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Making A Computer
Hello im 14 years old and im going to make my own gaming PC.
Are these specs good for £1250 that I saved?
CPU: Core i7 2600K
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 Pro
HDD: Seagate ST32000641AS Barracuda XT, 2TB, 7200rpm, SATA III, 64MB cache
SSD:OCZ SLD3-25SAT3-120G, 120GB, SATA III
GPU: ASUS EAH6970DCII/2DI4S/2G, 2GB
PSU : Thermaltake TPG-850M ToughPower Grand Power Supply - 850W, 80 Plus Gold
RAM : Corsair Vengeance 8GB Dual Channel, 1600MHz - 110USD
Case: Thermaltake VL200K1W2Z Element V Black Edition Full Tower Case
Monitor: Viewsonic VA2431wm 24" Class Widescreen LCD Monitor - 1080p, 1920x1080
Keyboard: ThermalTake KB-CHP001US eSports Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard
Are these specs good for £1250 that I saved?
CPU: Core i7 2600K
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 Pro
HDD: Seagate ST32000641AS Barracuda XT, 2TB, 7200rpm, SATA III, 64MB cache
SSD:OCZ SLD3-25SAT3-120G, 120GB, SATA III
GPU: ASUS EAH6970DCII/2DI4S/2G, 2GB
PSU : Thermaltake TPG-850M ToughPower Grand Power Supply - 850W, 80 Plus Gold
RAM : Corsair Vengeance 8GB Dual Channel, 1600MHz - 110USD
Case: Thermaltake VL200K1W2Z Element V Black Edition Full Tower Case
Monitor: Viewsonic VA2431wm 24" Class Widescreen LCD Monitor - 1080p, 1920x1080
Keyboard: ThermalTake KB-CHP001US eSports Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard
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Looks good.
Drop the i7 2600k and get the 2500k, if all you do is play games. You won't really see a performance boost from using an i7 if all you do is play games. Better to spend that money on RAM, IMHO.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/297 ... rogramming
^^There is a good thread about the 2500k vs a 2600k
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/297 ... rogramming
^^There is a good thread about the 2500k vs a 2600k
The specs are ok, a couple of suggestions though:
Hard drive: I honestly wouldnt use a SSD due to there short lifespan, insteal i would go for a higher rpm drive 10k or 15k
For graphics, which is something ive studied recently as needed to buy one.
Go with Nvidia, always go with nvidia, and go with a company like zotac or BFG as these companys tend to overclock there cards so you get a lot more bang for your buck.
I suggest the Geforce GTX 460 or 560, with nvidia anything in there ranged over the 450 mark for example tends to be designed for gaming and you are out of the budget zone.
Last suggestion, considering it really isnt that much for RAM these days, bung another 4gb in, providing your motherboard can handle it which im sure it can. This way you wont need to think about upgrading for a long time and your speeds along withe i7 will be very fast indeed.
Hard drive: I honestly wouldnt use a SSD due to there short lifespan, insteal i would go for a higher rpm drive 10k or 15k
For graphics, which is something ive studied recently as needed to buy one.
Go with Nvidia, always go with nvidia, and go with a company like zotac or BFG as these companys tend to overclock there cards so you get a lot more bang for your buck.
I suggest the Geforce GTX 460 or 560, with nvidia anything in there ranged over the 450 mark for example tends to be designed for gaming and you are out of the budget zone.
Last suggestion, considering it really isnt that much for RAM these days, bung another 4gb in, providing your motherboard can handle it which im sure it can. This way you wont need to think about upgrading for a long time and your speeds along withe i7 will be very fast indeed.
You could play Skyrim and the futures games with that computer Like Battlefield 3 and other shit.
The graphics card is a Asus HD 6970 Redeon
and is that all the stuff I need to make a PC?
and is that all the stuff I need to make a PC?
Reading the subject I thought you where going to build a computer out of redstone
The list looks good imo..
The list looks good imo..
What's your Graphics Card and Video card?
I suggest NVIDIA for Graphics cards.
GeForce GT 240 or Higher are good...
Graphics cards
I suggest NVIDIA for Graphics cards.
GeForce GT 240 or Higher are good...
Graphics cards
yeah it will
Is there anything missing from the list? Like is that all I need to make one? Also I already have a mouse soo...
everything looks good, the monitor is a little weak, but it looks like an okay comp
So it will run high quality games on high settings?
