Gaming Opinion on this build

[hatorihanzoii]

What you guys think about this, upgrading from an old 2005 pc

btw this is in Australia from mwavecom.au thnanks if you can advise

 

[Originality]

Quick lesson about motherboards and processors. LGA 1366 motherboards like the one you picked works with Core i7-920-990X, and has triple channel memory. If you want to keep the core i7-2600K, you need a LGA 1155 motherboard which uses dual channel memory. This means you either grab a core i7-950 or you swap the motherboard for a P67 chipset motherboard and replace the memory with 2x4GB DDR3.

If you choose the better processor, get the Asus Maximus IV Extreme or the Z version of the same. And get 2x4GB of Corsair XMS3 1600mhz RAM. And while you're at it, get the Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro cooler.

I also think you don't need the sound card/system, but that's just my opinion. It can't hurt to have it.

 

[Jasper07]

Soundcard is always nice, but not necessary.
Very nice system though, and btw, 12GB ram is alot, so if you don't really need it, go for 6 or 4GB.

 

[Magsor]

In my opinion 24 inch is quite small for that build. I mean this cpu just rips everything. I dont know if youre a gamer but surroundings are just as important for a great gaming experience. Make sure you got a nice mouse/keyb/speakers/chair/router/internet connexion... blah blah you get my point. CPU/GPU isnt everything.

 

[Rydian]

A 24 inch monitor might be too big... yes it's nice for gaming, but he also needs to determine relative visual size, how far he'll sit from it, and if it's at a high native resolution some buttons and text in web browsers might be to small for him and blah blah blah.

 

[Chhotu uttam]

As said you need a LGA 1155 motherboard for i7 2600k. The LGA 1366 mobos are for older i7 processors(9xx series).

 

[hatorihanzoii]

Revised, better?

 

[hatorihanzoii]

Oh BTW thanks for the quick replies guys been a long time lurker, always been a good community

 

[Originality]

Looks ok to me. I don't know how good the HSF/cooler you chose is, but I'm not bout to try and fond out for you on an unstable borrowed French Internet connection.

 

[hatorihanzoii]

Final revision

 

[Chhotu uttam]

If you want to save some money,you can switch to green HDD drives.
They cost less and slightly less performance and as you have an SSD
the performance of green drive is pretty negligible.

 

[air2004]

drop the asus board and go with a MSI board. For the ram go with corsair. As for the monitor you should be able to find a 720p one for half the price , you only really need a 1080p if your gonna have a display thats over 40" because you wont really see any difference otherwise. and dont waste money on a burn unless you really need to , no one burns disks anymore.

 

[air2004]

C13-8294 Corsair CSSD-V64GB2-BRKT V64 Nova 64GB Solid State Drive - SATA II, 2.5"
MPN: CSSD-V64GB2-BRKT $114.99 $114.99
3 S457-1007 Masscool 80mm Sleeve Bearing Case Fan
MPN: 08025S1M3/4 $4.99 $14.97
1 M452-6209 MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Intel P67 Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel P67 Express, DDR3 2133MHz (O.C.), SATA 6.0 Gb/s, Gigabit LAN, CrossFire/SLI Ready, USB 3.0
MPN: P67A-GD65 B3 $189.99 $189.99
1 C13-6154 Corsair XMS PC12800 RAM - 4GB, (2x2GB), DDR3, 1600MHz, DIMM, Class 7
MPN: CMX4GX3M2A1600C7 $69.99 $69.99
3 ULT40135 Ultra ULT40135 Performance 120mm Case Fan - Dual Ball Bearing, Performance, 2100 RPM, 79.3 CFM, 33.6 dBA
MPN: ULT40135 $14.99 $44.97
1 E145-0471 EVGA 01G-P3-1372-TR GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked Video Card - 1024MB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, Mini-HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11
MPN: 01G-P3-1372-TR $209.99 $209.99
1 ULT-LSP650 Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, SLI-Ready, 135mm Fan, Lifetime Warranty w/ Registration
MPN: LSP650 $69.98 $69.98
H94-2102 Hanns-G HG-216DPB 21.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 1680x1050 (WSXGA+), 1000:1 Ratio, HDMI, VGA, Speakers, Black
MPN: HG-216DPB $149.99 $149.99

As for my cpu , its a core i7 2600k over clockable , I won it from tigerdirect , its normally costs about $330

 

[Rydian]

As for the monitor you should be able to find a 720p one for half the price , you only really need a 1080p if your gonna have a display thats over 40" because you wont really see any difference otherwise.

I'm being serious... you need to get your eyes checked.

 

[rastsan]

As for the monitor you should be able to find a 720p one for half the price , you only really need a 1080p if your gonna have a display thats over 40" because you wont really see any difference otherwise.

I'm being serious... you need to get your eyes checked.

agree totally with this...
too late now though...

 

[air2004]

As for the monitor you should be able to find a 720p one for half the price , you only really need a 1080p if your gonna have a display thats over 40" because you wont really see any difference otherwise.

I'm being serious... you need to get your eyes checked.

agree totally with this...
too late now though...

http://www.faqhdtv.com/720p-vs-1080p-hd-resolutions

Now what ?

 

[Zetta_x]

Take a 1080p monitor and set it to 1920x1080.
Take a 0720p monitor and set it to 1440x0720.

What you are claiming, based on an article that is taking about HDTV's, that the average person using these monitors won't notice a difference in improvements.

 

[DarkStriker]

Where is the SSD! Just adding that makes your computer start up in 30 seconds >.

 

[Rydian]

http://www.faqhdtv.com/720p-vs-1080p-hd-resolutions

Now what ?

1 - Computer monitors have been capable of 720P since like the Windows 95 days, TVs are the ones still playing catchup.

2 - There's a major difference in the use of TVs and computer monitors. How far away you're sitting, the relative size.

 

[Originality]

Where is the SSD! Just adding that makes your computer start up in 30 seconds >.