Hey guys, just joined the forum after ending up here after numerous Google searches, thought it best I join up and ask seek some advice!
As per the title I'm in the planning stages of building a gaming pc, I don't really have a budget but anything under 1,500 including all the components and a monitor is best for me, I'm not one for saving so I'll spend more if absolutely necessary!
I'm willing to buy online or in-store, but I'm pretty sure than online is cheaper for me, this is my first build and I've yet to do more than add a list of things to a basket lol....it'll be early February next year before I can think about buying anything. I'll be using Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit if I can help it....in other words if what I've chosen for this computer (which I'll list below) will let me use that?
Anyways, here's my list....I've found what I think is everything I need on ''pixmania.ie''. I just wanna know if these will all work together or fail miserably then I'll look for cheaper deals closer to the time.
Motherboard: 269 Euro
ASUS Rampage III Formula - LGA1366 Socket - Intel X58 Express + ICH10R Chipset - ATX
Processor: 279 on it's own but I'm getting a fan + a gel with it for 301 Euro
Intel Core i7 2600K - 3.4 GHz - 8 MB L3 Cache - LGA 1155 Socket (boxed edition)
RAM: 49.90
Corsair 2 x 4 GB DDR3 1333 - PC3 - 10666 CL9 XMS3 PC Memory (CMX8GX3M2A1333C9)
Memory: 79.99
WESTERN DIGITAL 2TB Caviar Green SATA Hard Drive
Power Supply: 189 Euro
OCZ ZX Series 1250 W PC Power Unit (OCZ-ZX1250W-UN)
Graphics Card: 209.90
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II - 1 GB GDDR5 - PCI-Express 2.0 (N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC)
CD/DVD Drive: 94Euro
HP CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo drive - IDE
Case: 99.90
Cooler Master HAF 922 PC Tower Case - black
Also on my list is an anti-static wristband as I've heard they're helpful
I'm mostly confused about the power supply and if everything will work together...I've also picked that case as it's quite big and it apparently has really great cooling capabilities so if it could house all of that hardware I'd be really happy, if not I'll get something that works.
Also has the motherboard got enough slots for everything? I'd like to get a second graphics card but not for a while if that is do-able, that or maybe add a sound card down the line which I can see myself doing.
Thanks for taking the time to read all of that.
I look forward to hearing from everyone!
As per the title I'm in the planning stages of building a gaming pc, I don't really have a budget but anything under 1,500 including all the components and a monitor is best for me, I'm not one for saving so I'll spend more if absolutely necessary!
I'm willing to buy online or in-store, but I'm pretty sure than online is cheaper for me, this is my first build and I've yet to do more than add a list of things to a basket lol....it'll be early February next year before I can think about buying anything. I'll be using Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit if I can help it....in other words if what I've chosen for this computer (which I'll list below) will let me use that?
Anyways, here's my list....I've found what I think is everything I need on ''pixmania.ie''. I just wanna know if these will all work together or fail miserably then I'll look for cheaper deals closer to the time.
Motherboard: 269 Euro
ASUS Rampage III Formula - LGA1366 Socket - Intel X58 Express + ICH10R Chipset - ATX
Processor: 279 on it's own but I'm getting a fan + a gel with it for 301 Euro
Intel Core i7 2600K - 3.4 GHz - 8 MB L3 Cache - LGA 1155 Socket (boxed edition)
RAM: 49.90
Corsair 2 x 4 GB DDR3 1333 - PC3 - 10666 CL9 XMS3 PC Memory (CMX8GX3M2A1333C9)
Memory: 79.99
WESTERN DIGITAL 2TB Caviar Green SATA Hard Drive
Power Supply: 189 Euro
OCZ ZX Series 1250 W PC Power Unit (OCZ-ZX1250W-UN)
Graphics Card: 209.90
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II - 1 GB GDDR5 - PCI-Express 2.0 (N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC)
CD/DVD Drive: 94Euro
HP CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo drive - IDE
Case: 99.90
Cooler Master HAF 922 PC Tower Case - black
Also on my list is an anti-static wristband as I've heard they're helpful
I'm mostly confused about the power supply and if everything will work together...I've also picked that case as it's quite big and it apparently has really great cooling capabilities so if it could house all of that hardware I'd be really happy, if not I'll get something that works.
Also has the motherboard got enough slots for everything? I'd like to get a second graphics card but not for a while if that is do-able, that or maybe add a sound card down the line which I can see myself doing.
Thanks for taking the time to read all of that.
I look forward to hearing from everyone!