New Rig - quick advice please

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bashyy1

Geek Trainee
Hi Guys,

I'm new to the forum today my name's Ben Hello! o/

I'm quite close to buying/building myself a new Gaming PC for the first time, but before I hit the checkout I'd firstly like some input confirming that all the parts are compatible and should all fit as they should. E.g is the case the right size/ will the motherboard fit OK/ correct memory etc.

Secondly If there's any changes I should make to get better value for money/performance.

I'll be using the PC primary for gaming so any additions will be considered.

Thanks a billion !!!



Ben


http://www.ebuyer.com/lists/list/118973
 
Hello,
I am not seeing any HDD on that list. The SSD is OK (well, actually among the best SSDs out there) as a system disk, but not as a storage device with lots of writes (long story short: capacity decreases over time). You might consider installing the games onto an HDD and running from there.
Also, that is a pretty serious build - have you thought about some good speakers? You might want to consider buying a sound card, also.
Budget solution: http://www.ebuyer.com/366207-asus-xonar-dsx-pci-express-7-1-channel-audio-card-90-yaa0p0-0uan0bz
Audiophile (more or less): http://www.ebuyer.com/318332-sb-x-fi-titanium-fatal1ty-pro-bulk-pack-jiffy-bagged-for-30sb088600000


Just bought My new Horize laptop . I'm so proud of it so far.
Intel Core i7-960 3.2-3.4Ghz Processor
Innovation Cooling IC Diamond 24 Carat for CPU + GPU
8GB 1333Mhz RAM (2x 4GB Configuration)
500GB 7200rpm Seagate Hard Disk
nVidia Geforce GTX560M 1.5GB GDDR5
 
I think it's a waste getting an Ivy Bridge and a Z68 motherboard.. I suggest switch it to a Z77 board of your preference. I see you picked a Gigabyte motherboard, you can try the Gigabyte Z77-UD3/D3H if it's in your budget. If you want more functionality, the UD5 and UD7 is also out in the market. Gigabyte makes good quality motherboards! +1 :)
Another thing I checked out the ebuyer site for z77 motherboards, and IT IS CHEAPER! So if you haven't clicked the checkout yet, please change it..
Here is the search list I did on the ebuyer site: http://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=gigabyte+z77
For the prices, you can try OverclockersUK. If you want to check the prices in terms of USD, try Landmark, Newegg, NCIX, Tigerdirect.
 
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