Windows 7: Lets build a powerful gaming pc

Ok i am trying to help a young boy with "problems"

He is a gamer spend his time playing pc games like Crysis,Skyrim........

And for graphic design.

He save some money to build his "dream". (I will help a little with the money).

He\we have,1800-2000 maybe 2200 euros.

Here we have many members\experts specialist good with custom build.

So please lets build something special for this special boy.

Ok i will add few specs for a start,

Nice case
Good\strong PSU
Good motherboard usb 2,usb 3 sata 2,sata3
Strong i7 cpu with good cooling
Fast ram 2x4GB
Strong GPU
solid state 3 100-120GB
Extra 1.5 TB hard disk for backup.

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panais,
What exactlly is the purpose of the PC?
For gaming? Any other CPU intensive tasks?

I can tell you right now, as a owner of a Core i7 2700, the Hyperthreading will be of very little use in games. You would likely be better off with a i5 like the 2500K and use that money you saved towards a better graphics card.

The reason I say this is because most games do not make use of the Hyperthread portion. From every test Ive seen, plus my own hands on experience, HT niether helps nor hurts gaming. certain games it may get you an extra 5FPS, and in others may cost you 3-4FPS. So overall the same.

If doing alot of CPu intestive things that take advantage of mutli-threading (such as Video Encoding) the HT can help a good deal there. But, you will need to be doing this stuff alot to justify it.


Also, for a gaming rig, the same holds true for Memory. Around 1600mhz is the sweet spot, and faster will not really gain you much. Only certain apps/scenarios will gain anything from faster RAM, but gaming is not really one of those.

personally, Ive become a big fan of Mushkin. But, honestly, it really doesn't matter that much.
Gskill, Corsair, Mushkin would be my top 3 picks. Which ever has a decent price for the speed/amount you want.


Im a bit biased but ..
I would say a Nvidia 500series for the Graphics. The GTX 570s are really nice, I love mine.
they aren't top of the line these days, but still an all-round good GPU.

If your just going to run a single Graphics card, a good name brand 550-650W is all you'll ever need. I would ceratinly stick with Seasonic, Corsair, or Antec.
The Season x650 would be a excellent, top notch PSu if you can find one there.


OS SSD- Intel 320 80Gb or a Crucial M4
Spinners, Ive always been a fan of Western Digital Black Editions and would recommend them.

I would get somethign like a Black Edition for User Data and Most games, and a Blue Edition for Backup purposes. Stay away from the Greens IMHO.

I didnt like the look of the Chasers myself. But in all honesty, the case is a very personal thing. Just make sure it will support and have room for what you want to put in it, and the aesthics will be a matter of whats pleasing to you.

Many love them, and I have read/heard good things about them though.

I\we want the pc to be capable for almost anything,gaming graphic design....

Please find for me a,

I found this case Computer Cases :: Full Tower :: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I - Tower - ATX - no power supply ( ATX / PS/2 ) - black - USB/Audio/E-SATA

Good\strong PSU <--< add here the link

Good motherboard usb 2,usb 3 sata 2,sata3

Strong i7 cpu with good cooling

Fast ram 2x4GB

Strong GPU

Solid state 3 100-120GB

Extra 1.5 TB hard disk for backup.

Lets find a good hardware combination.

Thanks!!!

Heres a place to start.


Good\strong PSU Seasonicx660<--< add here the link

Good motherboard usb 2,usb 3 sata 2,sata3 ASUS z68 Pro

Strong i7 cpu with good cooling 2600K

Fast ram 2x4GB CorsairVengance
Strong GPU GTX570

Solid state 3 100-120GB Samsung128GB

Extra 1.5 TB hard disk WDBlack

With that case, and 2 of the 1.5TB WD Blacks, that would be near 1855. Do you want air cooling or the closed water cooling though?


Reason I would suggest the 2 mechanical drives is simply, 3TB storage + 128GB SD space for one.
1 can be used for Music, Video, Pictures, and even games.

Since most games do not gain much from being on the SSD, you could just have currently played one, or ones that really benefit on the SSD, and the rest sit on the HD. Just a thought.


Still need the OS and a cooler though. Not sure if price of Windows needs to be included in the budget. Could always drop a WD Black.

2 1.5 TB mechanical drives is a good idea.

Air cooling.

A good cooling\fan system for the i7 cpu.

PSU 800W and maybe more,able for a second GPU.

Here's mine.

Ok,i have a lot of reading and 2200 euros to spend.

Of course everybody are welcome to add a good\powerful PC combination.

Thanks all.

Well, depending on budget, you could always sink a bit more into a more powerful graphics card.

And remember all the little stuff too thats easy to forget.
Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers,DVD or BluRay Drive. Possibly even a sound card if your into that sort of thing.

This smaller stuff really starts adding up fast.

I\we already have these,Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers,dvdwriter....

Now we need a powerful PC to be complete :)