Hi, I'll be playing FIFA 12, COD 4, COD: MW3, Battlefield 3, Crysis and Quake Live. I want to play these games with full settings, and minimal FPS loss. I'll also be watching blu-ray/hd movies and I will be streaming movies to the tv. I'll also have a lot of programs open at once... programs such as MYOB and other accounting programs (excel etc) I won't just have accounting programs open, I will overclock later on...
Would I need to set up a raid??? I don't know what it is...
What does this mean "Make sure you set your BIOS to AHCI mode before you install Windows on your new SSD"
I looked at the manual and I was checking how many fans the motherboard supports I found these:
PWR_FAN1, CPU_FAN, CPU_FAN_OPT, PWR_FAN2, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN1
Whats PWR_FAN1 and PWR_FAN2?
Whats CPU_FAN_OPT? – Optional?
The case comes with 3 fans
1x Rear
1x Top
1x Front
Where would I connect them... I read the manual and it doesn't say much
Would I connect the CPU fan to CPU_FAN?
Out of these two builds which do you think will last longer and will have better performance? I don't plan on upgrading for 3-4 years... Will there be much performance difference in the long run?
Any different suggestions welcome
Differences are marked as ***
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard B3 - $214.00
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K - $221.00
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler - $32.00
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Overclocked V2 - $375.00 ***
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM (2x4GB) DDR3 - $75.90
Hard Drive: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ - $59.00
SSD: Crucial M4 SSD 128GB - $239.00
Optical Driver: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW - $29.00
Power Supply: Corsair HX-750 Power Supply - $189.00 ***
Monitor: ASUS VE248H 24in Widescreen LED Monitor - $215.00
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard - $149.00
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder-V2 Infrared Gaming Mouse - $57.00 (already purchased)
Mouse Pad: Razer Goliathus Fragged Standard MouseMat Refresh - Control Version - $15.00 (already purchased)
Speakers: Logitech Z523 2.1 Speaker System - $84.00
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced with Window - $125.00
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM $95.00
Total: $2173.90
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard B3 - $214.00
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K - $221.00
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler - $32.00
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB - $269.00 ***
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM (2x4GB) DDR3 - $75.90
Hard Drive: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ - $59.00
SSD: Crucial M4 SSD 128GB - $239.00
Optical Driver: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW - $29.00
Power Supply: Corsair HX-650 Power Supply - $138.00 ***
Monitor: ASUS VE248H 24in Widescreen LED Monitor - $215.00
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard - $149.00
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder-V2 Infrared Gaming Mouse - $57.00 (already purchased)
Mouse Pad: Razer Goliathus Fragged Standard MouseMat Refresh - Control Version - $15.00 (already purchased)
Speakers: Logitech Z523 2.1 Speaker System - $84.00
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced with Window - $125.00
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM $95.00
Total: $2016.90
Printer: Epson Workforce 633 Wireless Inkjet Multifunction $155.00 (already purchased)
Would I need to set up a raid??? I don't know what it is...
What does this mean "Make sure you set your BIOS to AHCI mode before you install Windows on your new SSD"
I looked at the manual and I was checking how many fans the motherboard supports I found these:
PWR_FAN1, CPU_FAN, CPU_FAN_OPT, PWR_FAN2, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN1
Whats PWR_FAN1 and PWR_FAN2?
Whats CPU_FAN_OPT? – Optional?
The case comes with 3 fans
1x Rear
1x Top
1x Front
Where would I connect them... I read the manual and it doesn't say much
Would I connect the CPU fan to CPU_FAN?
Out of these two builds which do you think will last longer and will have better performance? I don't plan on upgrading for 3-4 years... Will there be much performance difference in the long run?
Any different suggestions welcome
Differences are marked as ***
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard B3 - $214.00
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K - $221.00
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler - $32.00
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Overclocked V2 - $375.00 ***
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM (2x4GB) DDR3 - $75.90
Hard Drive: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ - $59.00
SSD: Crucial M4 SSD 128GB - $239.00
Optical Driver: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW - $29.00
Power Supply: Corsair HX-750 Power Supply - $189.00 ***
Monitor: ASUS VE248H 24in Widescreen LED Monitor - $215.00
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard - $149.00
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder-V2 Infrared Gaming Mouse - $57.00 (already purchased)
Mouse Pad: Razer Goliathus Fragged Standard MouseMat Refresh - Control Version - $15.00 (already purchased)
Speakers: Logitech Z523 2.1 Speaker System - $84.00
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced with Window - $125.00
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM $95.00
Total: $2173.90
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard B3 - $214.00
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K - $221.00
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler - $32.00
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB - $269.00 ***
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM (2x4GB) DDR3 - $75.90
Hard Drive: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB HD103SJ - $59.00
SSD: Crucial M4 SSD 128GB - $239.00
Optical Driver: Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW - $29.00
Power Supply: Corsair HX-650 Power Supply - $138.00 ***
Monitor: ASUS VE248H 24in Widescreen LED Monitor - $215.00
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard - $149.00
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder-V2 Infrared Gaming Mouse - $57.00 (already purchased)
Mouse Pad: Razer Goliathus Fragged Standard MouseMat Refresh - Control Version - $15.00 (already purchased)
Speakers: Logitech Z523 2.1 Speaker System - $84.00
Case: CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced with Window - $125.00
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM $95.00
Total: $2016.90
Printer: Epson Workforce 633 Wireless Inkjet Multifunction $155.00 (already purchased)