About to buy first gaming computer

[memetootoo]

Hi.

I'm planning on buying the following system from ibuypower for $2.3k (i don't want to build something myself). Does anyone have any comments or recommendations in terms of changes I should make? I'll mostly be using this to play games such as skyrim, witchr 2, guild wars 2, diablo etc.

Thanks!


Available parts here: http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer_Paladin_F875


Case
Rosewill Thor V2 Gaming Case Black

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3820

Processor Cooling
Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (Intel) - ARC Dual Silent High Perfornamce Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)

Memory
16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance

Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 - 2GB - Single Card

Motherboard
[3-Way SLI] ASRock Extreme9 -- 5x PCI-E x16, 8x SATA 6Gb/s, 4x USB 3.0

Power Supply
850 Watt - Corsair CMPSU-850AX

Primary Hard Drive
120 GB Kingston HyperX SSD - Single Drive

Optical Drive
24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black

Sound Card
3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card
Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)

Operating System
None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only

Advanced Build Options
1 x Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks
Advanced Build Options
1 x Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis
Advanced Build Options
1 x Basic Pro Wiring
Advanced Build Options
1 x Advanced - Power Package (Individually Sleeved 24-pin ATX, 8-pin CPU, and SATA Drive Power Cabling)
Advanced Build Options
1 x Advanced - Video Package (Individually Sleeved 8-pin and 6-pin PCI-E VGA Power Cabling)
Advanced Build Options
1 x iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System Protect your investment during transportation!

[ebah]

I'd recommend you just buy these or some other parts from some shop, and let them to build it to you.

MoBo: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 – $121.99
CPU: Intel i7 2600k – $319.99
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 3x4GB – $73
GPU1: XFX Double D 7970 – $509.99
GPU2: XFX Double D 7970 – $509.99
SSD: Crucial M4 120GB – $159.99
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint 1TB – $109.99
PSU: Corsair TX850M – $139.99
Heatsink: Noctua NH-D14 – $94.99
Case: Corsair 800D – $259.99

Total price: 2300$ (took the prices from newegg, so they might be lower or higher depending where u buy the parts ofc).

[memetootoo]

Thanks for the response. But I'd really prefer to not build myself. Are there any changes you would make to the system I specced out, above?

[Deleted]

Thanks for the response. But I'd really prefer to not build myself. Are there any changes you would make to the system I specced out, above?

He wasn't saying for u to build it. He said for u to pick/buy those parts he mentioned and ask them (or any good shop that does it) to build that set up for u.

[glo]

Definitely don't need a 850w PSU for a single card setup. You'd be alright with a quality 650w PSU.

[memetootoo]

He wasn't saying for u to build it. He said for u to pick/buy those parts he mentioned and ask them (or any good shop that does it) to build that set up for u.

Thanks, I checked a few computer repair shops nearby they're either asking for way to much for the computer to be built (an additional $250 to $300), or they only offer repair service.

[bluejaye]

I haven't used the CPU cooler you chose, the available h60 from corsair I can attest to working fantastic and requires no maintenance.

[hapylol]

Thanks, I checked a few computer repair shops nearby they're either asking for way to much for the computer to be built (an additional $250 to $300), or they only offer repair service.

Memetootoo,

That build is COMPLETE overkill for gaming. I have configured the below that will perform the same for ~500 less.

http://ironsidecomputers.com/index.p...7ba508ef92cb95

If you decide to go with Ibuypower these are the changes I would make-

Case
Rosewill Thor V2 Gaming Case Black

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor (4x 3.60GHz/10MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i7 3820 - Switch this to i5-2500k. Will save you a LOT of money and give you almost equal performance.

Processor Cooling
Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (Intel) - ARC Dual Silent High Perfornamce Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow) -

Memory
16 GB [4 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance - You can drop this down to 8GB otherwise its ok.

Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 - 2GB - Single Card

Motherboard
[3-Way SLI] ASRock Extreme9 -- 5x PCI-E x16, 8x SATA 6Gb/s, 4x USB 3.0 - Drop this down to an Asrock z77 Extreme 4.

Power Supply
850 Watt - Corsair CMPSU-850AX - a 650W PSU should do if they let you change it.

Primary Hard Drive
120 GB Kingston HyperX SSD - Single Drive - Switch this to a Crucial M4 128GB

Optical Drive
24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black

Sound Card
3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard - You don't need a sound card
Network Card
Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)

[memetootoo]

Thanks for the response! I'm going to buy it, with your suggested changes.