New Rig....Your input would help...

LiengLiengZA

LiengLiengZA

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Looking into gaming rig.Was looking at the following products.

•Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO Z77 Motherboard
•CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K Quad Core Ivy Bridge CPU
•CPU Cooler: Noctua NH U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler
•RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
•GPU: GAINWARD Phantom GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB Graphics Card
•Hard drive: 750GB Western Digital 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA3 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
•DVD drive: Standard 24x DVD Rom
•PSU: Corsair Professional Series HX750 750W 80+ Silver Modular High Performance Power Supply
•Case: This is where I need your help.....
•Monitor: Also need your help - looking at 23" FHD
•Mouse: I see there is so many don't know what to get - gaming
•Keyboard:I see there is so many don't know what to get - gaming
•Headphones: Help please....

Budget: R20000


Please your input would help a lot.

Seeing as I have put out a baseline,is everything reachable with 20K without sacrificing on branding...?
 
I would get more hard drive space. These days 2tb is really what you want. You would be suprised how easily it is to fill up 750gb.
 
What are your headphone requirements, do they need a mic ?

In my opinion you should try work in a SSD :)
 
Ampha said:
What are your headphone requirements, do they need a mic ?

In my opinion you should try work in a SSD :)
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I agree with Ampha, i just recently finished my rig and i am loving my SSD! got the CM Storm trigger keyboard and its also awesome! mechanical keyboards for the win! definitely recommend them! I also got the CM Storm Sirus headsets and very impressed with them as well.
 
@ crysis,was thinking maybe even 1tb.Reason is i dont load 70 games on my pc.I load one at a time and that is it.

@ ampha - i was thinking of maybe 60/80gb ssd as primary and 1 tb as secondary.and the headphones don't need a mic.
 
•Case: If you after a mid tower then a Coolermaster CM 690 is great.
If you after a full tower then a Coolermaster HAF-X is awesome.

•Mouse: Im using this mouse which I absolutely love - Logitech G9x

•Keyboard: The CM Storm Trigger that MaximusZA suggested is great but if it is too pricey for you then the Razer Black Widow mechanical keyboard is great too.

•Headphones: If you dont need a mic, then my suggestion is the Razer Orca

•SSD: Dont really know much about all the SSD's out there, but I'm currently using this one OCZ Vertex 3
haven't had a single problem with it and the speeds are fantastic
 
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Case: Corsair Graphite Series (very functional, pretty and feature rich..not as flashy) :)
Mouse: Gigabyte m8000x. Love mine
Keyboard: Gigabyte K8100. Mal cool
Headphones: Just bought myself new ones and they rock, Corsair Vengeance 1500 7.1's

DUDE, go with SSD.... it makes the difference. Believe!!

Good luck
 
kelevra said:
•Mouse: I see there is so many don't know what to get - gaming
•Keyboard:I see there is so many don't know what to get - gaming
•Headphones: Help please....
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Mouse:
If your an MMO player i'd go for the Razer Naga
http://titan-ice.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=69_114&products_id=4070

If ur an FPS or RTS player i'd go for the Razer Taipan
http://titan-ice.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=69_114&products_id=7567


Keyboard:
Razer Black widow
http://titan-ice.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=68_119&products_id=4086

if your looking for extra keys and u use alot of keybindings in MMO's the razer anansi
http://titan-ice.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=68_119&products_id=4936

Headset:
Razer Megalodon 7.1
http://titan-ice.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=81_155&products_id=1036

or if u really want the best sound quality Razer Tiamat 7.1 true surround sound bit more expensive
http://titan-ice.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=81_155&products_id=7171


im abit of a razer fanboy as you can tell :P but i can tell you now im using a Razer naga mouse + Razer anansi keyboard + Razer megalodon 7.1 headset, and its the best quality gear ive ever had and its not giving me any problems at all


Ive just calculated the total cost of your rig
comes to about R17313 (thats including 2500 for a good 23" LED HD monitor)

that leaves you with R2687 Left to get a gaming mouse,keyboard, headset.
a good mouse is about R600-R800
a good keyboard is about R800-R1000
and if you want a 7.1 surround sound headset thats R1400-R1600
so you might need to go abit over your budget R21000 should cover everything
 
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I would DEF recommend proper peripherals! I't makes the experience bro!! That and get a SSD and you'l never look back..

Enjoy the rig!!
 
OS - SSD : OCZ Vertex 3 or Corsair Force GT
Have both and they work well :D
Storage - HDD : 2TB +
Can never have too much storage.
 
kelevra said:
Any place that has decent pricing on SSD and 2tb?
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Supplier - Esquire Midrand
SSD:
R799 excl VAT
OCZ Vertex 3 Series VTX3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
R1299 excl VAT
OCZ Vertex 3 Series VTX3-25SAT3-90G 2.5" 90GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
R1100 +-
Corsair Force GT 60GB
HDD:
R939 excl VAT
Samsung Spinpoint 2.0 TB Serial ATA Hard Drive ( SATA 3.0Gb/s, 5400rpm, 32MB Cache)
R949 excl VAT
Seagate Barracuda 2.0 TB-7200RPM-Serial ATA III (SATA3) Plus - Serial ATA 600 (6Gbps) With 64MB Cache
R749 excl VAT
Western Digital 1TB Caviar GREEN -Intellipower-Serial ATA III (SATA3) Plus - Serial ATA 600 (6Gbps) With 64MB Cache 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
R1349 excl VAT
Western Digital 3TB Caviar GREEN -Intellipower-Serial ATA III (SATA3) Plus - Serial ATA 600 (6Gbps) With 64MB Cache 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
 
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Try shopping around at places like wootware/prophecy/rampage-gaming/sybaritic or maybe even carbonite if you are willing to buy some second hand parts and really stretch the budget

my other advice is maybe look at getting a Radeon HD7970.best around at the moment.and look at vertex/agility 4 series since the speeds arent only rated for compressed data like the 3 series
 
@ Alien - have looked at that sites but really want to get everything from one shop.as for going 2nd hand,did give it a thought but decided against it.and lastly,the 7970.Been there with AMD cards but it's time to give Nvidia a turn again...The 670 GTX reminds me of my Sapphire 5850 Vapor-X I had.Bang for buck with a little bit of OC'ing.
 
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