New pc setup idea, opinions?

[Hellboy935]

Hi, i am wanting to play games like metro last light, crysis 3, shogun 2 (rome 2 when i comes out), here is what i aim to be getting -
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP
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
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
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 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard & Mouse
ROCCAT™ Arvo – Compact Gaming Keyboard (£43)
Mouse
ROCCAT™ Lua – Tri-Button Gaming Mouse (£25)
Gaming Mouse Pad
ROCCAT™ Taito Mini Gaming Mouse Mat (£9)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,795.00 including VAT and delivery.

[rotNdude]

Where are you buying this prebuilt computer from? If you are spending that kind of money, you should be getting an SSD for the OS.

[Hellboy935]

Escrito originalmente por rotNdude:

Where are you buying this prebuilt computer from? If you are spending that kind of money, you should be getting an SSD for the OS.

ok, what will that do, and also, how do i add games on steam and other files to a second hard drive? (Getting PC from pc specialist)

[_I_]

a ssd will cut the boot time about in half, and browser and other programs installed on it will be nearly instant

when installing steam or other games, select the hdd
you can use the hdd for steam and larger games or other data that doesnt need the speed

[Hellboy935]

Great, thanks mate :-D

[banzaigtv]

Just remember to install each game in the F drive (or whatever your HDD is on) and not the C drive if you do not want to install the game on the SSD, unless you have a high-capacity SSD and have enough room to store a few games in it. A 500 GB SSD or greater will virtually replace an HDD entirely if you can afford one since those are rather expensive. But if you do get a meaty SSD, be sure to get a reliable brand with a generous warranty. Intel offers 5-year warranties on their high-end 520-series Cherryville SSDs.

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Series-Solid-State-Drive-2-5-Inch/dp/B006VCP9PM

[Hellboy935]

Escrito originalmente por banzaigtv:

Just remember to install each game in the F drive (or whatever) and not the C drive if you do not want to install the game on the SSD, unless you have a high-capacity SSD and have enough room to store a few games in it. A 500 GB SSD or greater will virtually replace an HDD entirely if you can afford one since those are rather expensive. But if you do get a meaty SSD, be sure to get a reliable brand with a generous warranty. Intel offers 5-year warranties on their high-end 520-series Cherryville SSDs.

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Series-Solid-State-Drive-2-5-Inch/dp/B006VCP9PM

cool thanks mate, still deciding if i will get 2 drives, just on the bring of my budget, cannot go over lol

[banzaigtv]

This should be enough to store Windows, your basic programs, such as iTunes and Photoshop, and a couple of games. You'll need some extra space to allow for Windows updates.

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Series-Solid-State-Drive-2-5-Inch/dp/B006VCP8L2

[Trevor]

What website are you ordering the parts from there is lot of nice builds you can do. Are you going to OC ? SSD are expensive still.

[Hellboy935]

Escrito originalmente por trevor.shaw834:

What website are you ordering the parts from there is lot of nice builds you can do. Are you going to OC ? SSD are expensive still.

Decided to go with ssd and a hdd now, might aswell with the system i am getting lol, thanks for the help!

[Hellboy935]

Escrito originalmente por rubik748:

You don't need an SSD. As far as I'm concerned, Microsoft made Windoze 7 boot slower than Vista, and 8 faster.

Do you really need a K cpu if you are not OCing? Are you going to OC?

I will say that the Asus P8z77 v (Pro) board can be a bit odd. Some people including myself, have these boards that randomly take a minute to POST as well as boot.

And remember what I said about the gtx 690 in that other thread.

Ive decided to overclock, and i am not too botherd about the prices of cards, at the end of the day, the titan is the best, i dont have to worry about if the sli will function to its best, plus the system wont need to upgraded for ages.

[Hellboy935]

Escrito originalmente por rubik748:

Just out of curiosity, what monitor are you using?

BenQ GL2450E 24 inch Widescreen Full HD LED Monitor

[Trevor]

You might want to go with the ASUS® P8Z77-V pro it come with better heat singh's on the board for OC.

[Hellboy935]

Gonna go for the titan, which i have been told has better cooling than the GTX 690

[Trevor]

I am taking about the moutherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V pro

[Hellboy935]

Escrito originalmente por trevor.shaw834:

I am taking about the moutherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V pro

I am using pc specialist due to having no expiriance building pc's (not worth risking doing it my self) here is the page on the site i am configuring the pc, i do not think the motherboard u mentioned is not there, which one would u recomend?
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-1155-overclocked/