Hi, I'm building my very first computer and could use some professional help.
So far I've come up with a gaming rig which hopefully is going to run pretty much all games there is smoothly, my budget is $1500 TOPS, but I'd rather keep it under $1300.
Keep in mind that I'm from Norway and out prices are somewhat higher than other countries, but the shipping etc would be too expensive for it to be a win. So the links are just websites showing the product info etc.
Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl - Newegg.com - Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl w/ USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case
$107
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H, Socket-1155 - Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$148
CPU: Intel i5 3570k - Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
$279
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2Gb - Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (11200-00-20G)
$305
PSU: Cooler Master 700W PSU GX Lite - GX-Lite 700W - Cooler Master - Leading Provider of Computer Case | Cooler | Power Supply
$87
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500Gb - Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$96
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 65-bit - Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems
$140
RAM: Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8Gb - Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
$62
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
$41
TOTAL: $1265
Btw. I've got some old Optical Drive from an old computer in the house, so I did not include that.
I'm planning on overclocking both the CPU and the GPU if I feel I need it. So one of my questions is if this rig fits a proper overclock? Is there enough cooling to keep it from "melting"?
How do you think this rig will perform in the latest and best games on all ultra HD 1920*1080? (Crysis 2, Battlefield 3 etc.)
Is there anything I should change? Don't forget that parts here in Norway are way overpriced in comparison to other countries, and importing the hardware would make it just as expensive anyways.
I also decided not to include a SSD (YET), because of the budget. But you may convince me to get one anyways, so please, throw your arguements out there!
Thanks for any future help and comments!
-Hipster
So far I've come up with a gaming rig which hopefully is going to run pretty much all games there is smoothly, my budget is $1500 TOPS, but I'd rather keep it under $1300.
Keep in mind that I'm from Norway and out prices are somewhat higher than other countries, but the shipping etc would be too expensive for it to be a win. So the links are just websites showing the product info etc.
Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl - Newegg.com - Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl w/ USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case
$107
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H, Socket-1155 - Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$148
CPU: Intel i5 3570k - Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
$279
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2Gb - Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (11200-00-20G)
$305
PSU: Cooler Master 700W PSU GX Lite - GX-Lite 700W - Cooler Master - Leading Provider of Computer Case | Cooler | Power Supply
$87
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500Gb - Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$96
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 65-bit - Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems
$140
RAM: Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8Gb - Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX
$62
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo - Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+
$41
TOTAL: $1265
Btw. I've got some old Optical Drive from an old computer in the house, so I did not include that.
I'm planning on overclocking both the CPU and the GPU if I feel I need it. So one of my questions is if this rig fits a proper overclock? Is there enough cooling to keep it from "melting"?
How do you think this rig will perform in the latest and best games on all ultra HD 1920*1080? (Crysis 2, Battlefield 3 etc.)
Is there anything I should change? Don't forget that parts here in Norway are way overpriced in comparison to other countries, and importing the hardware would make it just as expensive anyways.
I also decided not to include a SSD (YET), because of the budget. But you may convince me to get one anyways, so please, throw your arguements out there!
Thanks for any future help and comments!
-Hipster