A Gaming PC i will be building

[cobra_86]

No one answer my last post "NEED HELP !" so i post new one.
Today I am going to order it so what do you think It will be able to handle new games at max settings ?

LiteOn iHAS224 24x DVD±RW DL RAM & Lightscribe SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black
G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Coolermaster Centurion 5 II SPECIAL EDITION with Red Interior - With Coolermaster 650W GX PSU
Casecom 140mm Red Blade Case Fan 3 and 4pin Connector
Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 7.1 Channel Audo ATX Motherboard
XFX HD 6870 Black Edition 1GB DDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card

I dont know much about the 6870 but everything else looks good. I would get a WD over the Samsung drive. That particular drive doesnt get great reviews. This drive is only 32mb cache and sata 3gb. The WD I linked is 64mb cache and sata 6gb which your new mobo will have. It will be a faster drive over the Samsung. Its a little more expensive but the price is worth it IMO.

Samsung:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822152185

WD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136533

I dont know much about the 6870 but everything else looks good. I would get a WD over the Samsung drive. That particular drive doesnt get great reviews. This drive is only 32mb cache and sata 3gb. The WD I linked is 64mb cache and sata 6gb which your new mobo will have. It will be a faster drive over the Samsung. Its a little more expensive but the price is worth it IMO.

Samsung:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822152185

WD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136533

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Nice CPU. I lvoe Intels and it will work better than AMD even though its pricey. That one will work great on BF3. My i5 first-gen handles it at 66% load on Alpha so yours should have no issue. Great GPU and I agree on the HDD

[cobra_86]

thanks I changed it with this one
http://www.ebuyer.com/183971-western-di ... r-wd20ears

Yes, the 6870 will be able to handle anything as it stands right now.

thanks I changed it with this one
http://www.ebuyer.com/183971-western-di ... r-wd20ears

That is a 5400 rpm drive not a standard 7200 rpm drive. Its a power saving hdd. The Caviar Green series are 5400 RPM drives.

http://www.ebuyer.com/193712-wd-1tb-3-5 ... wd1002faex

You are rigth.

Yes, the 6870 will be able to handle anything as it stands right now.

[cobra_86]

what about this one, is it good ?
http://www.ebuyer.com/241718-wd-1tb-3-5 ... b-wd10ealx

Caviar Blue's are the middle range western digital hard drive. Caviar Blacks give the best performance, and use the most power. Caviar Greens use the least power, and they give the least performance.

I would recommend getting any Western Digital Caviar Black hard drive, i use a 1TB model. The capacity is up to you. There also isnt really a significant price difference between greens, blues, and blacks.

what about this one, is it good ?
http://www.ebuyer.com/241718-wd-1tb-3-5 ... b-wd10ealx

Yes, that one's good. Basically the same one I have, except I have 500GB.

If you ever plan to crossfire though, I'd get a more powerful PSU. If not, then don't bother reading the rest of this paragraph I found I pull 550 Watts running with my cpu and gpu at 100% with both overclocked. So IF you x-fire, go with at least 750W. I'm going to get that Corsair 750W if I crossfire. I can run the BF3 alpha at max settings with 50-100 fps right now, but that will probably change once full DX11 optimization kicks in with the full release. Also, another reason you would need a better PSU if you x-fire, is that PSU only comes with two 6+2 pin PCIe connectors. The 6870's take two 6-pin PCIe connectors each, and I personally wouldn't use molex to PCIe connectors if I needed extra ones, hence the 750W PSU I'm getting.

http://www.ebuyer.com/193712-wd-1tb-3-5 ... wd1002faex

This is the one site i've seen where there is a significant price difference between the blues and blacks.

Just get the one you linked then.

[cobra_86]

what about this one, is it good ?
http://www.ebuyer.com/241718-wd-1tb-3-5 ... b-wd10ealx

Yes, that one's good. Basically the same one I have, except I have 500GB.

If you ever plan to crossfire though, I'd get a more powerful PSU. If not, then don't bother reading the rest of this paragraph I found I pull 550 Watts running with my cpu and gpu at 100% with both overclocked. So IF you x-fire, go with at least 750W. I'm going to get that Corsair 750W if I crossfire. I can run the BF3 alpha at max settings with 50-100 fps right now, but that will probably change once full DX11 optimization kicks in with the full release. Also, another reason you would need a better PSU if you x-fire, is that PSU only comes with two 6+2 pin PCIe connectors. The 6870's take two 6-pin PCIe connectors each, and I personally wouldn't use molex to PCIe connectors if I needed extra ones, hence the 750W PSU I'm getting.

so i swap it with this is it ok ? i know the psu isn't good, but I can't get better it's over my budget.
Casecom 6788 Black Mid Tower Case with Full Black Interior/Exterior 120mm Blue LED Front Fan - No PSU
Arctic Power Pro 750W Modular 14cm Fan PSU - 4x PCI-E 8x SATA

http://www.ebuyer.com/193712-wd-1tb-3-5-sata-iii-6gb-s-caviar-black-hard-drive-7200rpm-64mb-wd1002faex

This is the one site i've seen where there is a significant price difference between the blues and blacks.

Just get the one you linked then.

thanks i did

[cobra_86]

now i am over £600 so i don't know what to do keep the 650W PSU or get the WD harddrive Blue ? what do you think guys ?

I have no idea about that PSU...never heard of the brand and they don't even sell it on Newegg...which is where I check reviews to tell if the part is good quality or not.