Questions on a gaming computer

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  1. Posts : 32
    Windows Home Premium 64 bit SP1
       #1

    Questions on a gaming computer


    I am in the process of trying to figuer out the best components to use in the gaming computer I am planning to build and any advice would be most welcome. The parts list I have so far is:

    OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1

    Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P

    CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA
    1155 95W Quad-Core

    PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W

    Hard Drives:
    OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G SSD for OS and apps
    Samsung EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB for Storage

    Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3

    Monitor: ASUS VH232H

    Gaming Keyboard: Tt eSPORTS CHALLENGER ULTIMATE

    Some questions that I have are, is 8 GB enough RAM?
    I was planning to go with G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB x 2. Also, is this a good GPU to get: XFX FX-795A-TDBC Radeon HD 7950
    Newegg.com - XFX Double D Black Edition FX-795A-TDBC Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card?
    Lastly, I was wondering if this would be the way to go for the optical drive:
    Pioneer Black 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner
    Newegg.com - Pioneer Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 10X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner With BDXL Support BDR-2207

    Thanks for any and all help :)
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  2. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #2

    Looks good

    Im not sure what anyone else thinks and yes 8GB is plenty of ram for Gaming
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  3. Posts : 3,168
    Windows 10 64bit
       #3

    Yeah that's pretty good setup and 8gb is more then enough.
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  4. Posts : 12,364
    8 Pro x64
       #4

    It will do the job + another 8GB being enough.

    And have you considered a GTX 670 - a little more pricey than the 7950's but arguably superior.
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  5. Posts : 32
    Windows Home Premium 64 bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    So, would the $100+ difference between the XFX 7950 and the GTX 670 be worth it?
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  6. Posts : 32
    Windows Home Premium 64 bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Actually, I just read the reviews for the XFX 7950 and no one had anything good to say about it, so I guess the GTX 670 is the winner :)
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  7. Posts : 6,668
    Windows 7 x64
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    I have 16 gigs of ram and I have yet to manage to use more than about 6 of it, I game heavily.
    You should be fine with 8.
    The biggest concern is the make/model tier of graphics card for you at this point.

    Which you seem to be looking at a fairly decent upper-middle class one.
    Which is fine as you'd likely have to spend a couple of hundred more dollars to break into the flagship tier of cards.

    That being said my backup machine has my old 5850 in it (2 generations before the card you are looking at) and it still manages to run pretty much everything without trouble, though it does choke a bit on batman arkham city.
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  8. Posts : 32
    Windows Home Premium 64 bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #8

    I should probably point out that I'm a total noob at this, this will be my first build. What would be a couple of the top tier graphics cards?
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  9. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #9

    if you want Nvidia Gtx 680 670 660 ti

    Radeon Ati 7950 7970 6970 6990 2 different generations

    With overclocking the 7950 will be just as fast but if you are looking for performance with out touching your cards the 670 is better

    But keep in mind you really want to spend a extra hundred might as well go for a 7970 even though a 680 is slightly faster also Power color has a 7990 which is 2 7970's on a single die

    something to think about also if you are doing multi monitor set ups ATI is alot better for that
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  10. Posts : 104
    Windows 8 Professional
       #10

    Couple of red flags for me. I don't trust Gigabyte boards. I've seen more than one DOA Gigabyte come through these doors (I work for an IT company). The OCZ SSD's are cheap at the moment, but have a reputation of BSOD'ing after about a thousand hours. Also, I didn't look into your PSU, but make sure it's a single 12v rail and not two.

    Other than that, looks pretty good, especially if you're looking at overclocking that i5.
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