Good Gaming PC or not?

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Hi Guys

I need your help with the following system :

Intel i7-2600K
ASUS P8H67-M B3 H67 Chipset Socket LGA1155 USB 3.0 SATA3 6.0Gb/s Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1GB 256bits DDR5 Overclocked
NZXT Vulcan Gaming Case
750W 80+ Modular Gaming Power Supply
8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333MHz Ram
Seagate 1TB SATA 2 Hard Drive
24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer

R 10 500

This is the I7 2600 PC on Evetech with just the Ram and CPU upgraded a little bit.

Will this be a good gaiming pc or could I do better with that amount of money?
 
Jaco3105 said:
Hi Guys

I need your help with the following system :

Intel i7-2600K
ASUS P8H67-M B3 H67 Chipset Socket LGA1155 USB 3.0 SATA3 6.0Gb/s Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1GB 256bits DDR5 Overclocked
NZXT Vulcan Gaming Case
750W 80+ Modular Gaming Power Supply
8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333MHz Ram
Seagate 1TB SATA 2 Hard Drive
24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer

R 10 500

This is the I7 2600 PC on Evetech with just the Ram and CPU upgraded a little bit.

Will this be a good gaiming pc or could I do better with that amount of money?
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Looks good to me.

Just what power supply is that though? Find out the brand first.
 
Thats a sweet rig ... will play everything just lekka!

I have the 2600k running stock speeds with 4gig ram & a gtx 280 and I'm very happy!
 
Get an i5 instead, no games take advantage of hyperthreading, you could get away with a lower capacity PSU. Spend the difference on a better GPU.
 
Seems like what I am aiming for when I get my budget sorted...where did you get these prices, or are they from Evetech?
 
Pretty much the only thing I'd change is dropping the 2600K to a 2500K, dropping the PSU to 550W (unless you are planning on 2 GPUs at some point). Could use the cash saved for a better GPU, but the 560 is fine
 
Also, what RAM would that be? They don't seem to specify
 
Its ok rig

I would recommend getting the i5-2500K the 32nm core, you will not notice a difference between the i7 and i5 in any games, actually we bench marked 2 machines and just change the CPU in some games the i5 was faster running at 3.3ghz.

The 8gig of ram is fine and no its not overkill 4gb of ram is barely enough on Windows 7, there is a massive difference in performance and consistency.

The rest of the kit looks fine even the GFX card is fine. There will be nothing you cant run at full settings.
 
Evetech are usually pricey. So I'm sure you can get the same rig at a lower price at Rebeltech.
 
You can get a PC that will perform exactly the same, if not better, in games for R8500 if you build your own:
i5 2500k, instead of the 2600k
4GB RAM, instead of 8GB
Reference design AMD HD 6950 or Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti OC (R2.5k at Take2.co.za), instead of stock 560Ti
Corsair CX500, instead of the expensive modular one
 
GoofySmurf said:
I would recommend getting the i5-2500K the 32nm core, you will not notice a difference between the i7 and i5 in any games, actually we bench marked 2 machines and just change the CPU in some games the i5 was faster running at 3.3ghz.

The 8gig of ram is fine and no its not overkill 4gb of ram is barely enough on Windows 7, there is a massive difference in performance and consistency.

The rest of the kit looks fine even the GFX card is fine. There will be nothing you cant run at full settings.
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How does windows 7 perform better if it is using 2.5gb memory of your 4gb or 2.5gb memory of your 8gb?

If you really want to see performance save the money on the memory and put it towards a ssd drive rather.
 
Pada said:
You can get a PC that will perform exactly the same, if not better, in games for R8500 if you build your own:
i5 2500k, instead of the 2600k
4GB RAM, instead of 8GB
Reference design AMD HD 6950 or Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti OC (R2.5k at Take2.co.za), instead of stock 560Ti
Corsair CX500, instead of the expensive modular one
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If I had the budget would it be worth while to get a better graphics card or can the specs you mentioned play all the new games on max specs? What about the sandy bridge processor everyones been talking about recently? Sorry, I am a noob when it comes to hardware.
 
I agree with the others about the 2500K if just for gaming, also 4GB RAM, and yeah by all means, get an SSD.

More RAM will only make a difference if your computer is already using all that it has, otherwise it will not.

EG: When I had 2GB, and I played some games my RAM usage would go up to +-1.98GB.... And when I exited the game, my system would be hectically slow and take about 30sec to recover. Upgrading to 4GB fixed that, and thereafter my system was instantly responsive after exiting the game.
 
2500k and 2600k are totally indistinguishable in gaming. However I do feel that more ram adds a smoother 'feel' to the PC, particularly if you intend using a higher refresh rate LCD - like 120hz. However in terms of actual need, you'll gain more in gaming terms by getting an ssd and a faster card if you can afford to put money there. A 570 or 6970 would be recommended here then.
 
Very few gamers need more than 3GB of RAM. If you know that you utilize more than it on a regular basis, then by all means go for 8GB.
 
cerebus said:
2500k and 2600k are totally indistinguishable in gaming. However I do feel that more ram adds a smoother 'feel' to the PC, particularly if you intend using a higher refresh rate LCD - like 120hz.
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I would go for a slightly stronger GPU as this would have the greatest impact on games. Any quad core CPU from i5 750 or better will max out a GPU.

The GTX560 is decent. A GTX570 or HD6950/HD6970 is on another level though. GTX580 is overpriced.
 
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