Tell me how good these specs are.

No games can use 6 cores effectively, and 4 cores are not very optimized either. Unless you will be encoding 1080p x264 blu-ray rips for a four-core 965, the other will not give you any speed in games.

OK, now what OS should I get, I have heard that some people don't like Windows 7 and I have heard Mac doesn't break as easily, I know that Windows will offer more games but I don't want to be nagged at 24/7, what do you think I should get?

I am building my first PC and I want to know if these parts will work, so here are my specs right now, can you tell me what I might what to add or what I need to make this computer work, I want this to be a really good gaming computer that can play all the latest games at the highest quality.

Intel DP55KG motherboard

Intel Core i7 875k processor 2.93 GHz quad-core unlocked

8Gb of DDR3 RAM

1TB hard drive

NZXT Tempest ATX mid-tower case

Ultra X4 750W PSU

Nvidia Geforce GTX 480

Diamond Xtreme Sound 5.1/16 bit sound card

Logitech MX 518 mouse

Logitech G-15 2-tone keyboard

My disk drive

Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 speackers

CPU fan

Hard drive fan

RAM fan

Windows 7 64-bit/ maybe Mac too

OK that linking and page finding took a while, thank you for helping me if you were nice enough to help me.

metroidprime55

Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM. Use Microsoft Security Essentials for a free antivirus.

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I am building my first PC and I want to know if these parts will work, so here are my specs right now, can you tell me what I might what to add or what I need to make this computer work, I want this to be a really good gaming computer that can play all the latest games at the highest quality.

Intel DP55KG motherboard

Intel Core i7 875k processor 2.93 GHz quad-core unlocked

8Gb of DDR3 RAM

1TB hard drive

NZXT Tempest ATX mid-tower case

Ultra X4 750W PSU

Nvidia Geforce GTX 480

Diamond Xtreme Sound 5.1/16 bit sound card

Logitech MX 518 mouse

Logitech G-15 2-tone keyboard

My disk drive

Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 speackers

CPU fan

Hard drive fan

RAM fan

Windows 7 64-bit/ maybe Mac too

OK that linking and page finding took a while, thank you for helping me if you were nice enough to help me.

spliff_man

Aren't full cases like server sized?

What have you exactly decided to go for?

Erm i dont no about that but size doesn't really matter as long as you ont need to carry it around who cares lol. Heres mine

Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM. Use Microsoft Security Essentials for a free antivirus.

desertpython

What have you exactly decided to go for?

desertpython

Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium.

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM. Use Microsoft Security Essentials for a free antivirus.

Daytona_178

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM. Use Microsoft Security Essentials for a free antivirus.

spliff_man

Slow scan times and rather bloated. You see Microsoft and then you think its rubbish, right?

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 OEM. Use Microsoft Security Essentials for a free antivirus.

spliff_man

[QUOTE="spliff_man"][QUOTE="Daytona_178"] Agreed!desertpython

Slow scan times and rather bloated. You see Microsoft and then you think its rubbish, right?

I already have anti-virus software, I have AVG.

Well a 480 can play Crysis alright completely maxed @ 1080p. It's average framerate is around the low 30s (where you can't notice any lag)

hitman6actual

Nope, my GTX 480 plays Crysis at mid 40s and when overclocked it averages around 50s and that is using two mods, Reli and Xtreme Particles Mods.

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Why don't I need a sound card?

metroidprime55

Another thing I'm curious about is that if my CPU is powerful enough to play a game like Fallout 3. It's just that 2.93GHz seems kind of low.

If the FPS is 30 and it drops there goes your full motion video. 40 maintains smoothness. And 630w at load?

desertpython

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Well a 480 can play Crysis alright completely maxed @ 1080p. It's average framerate is around the low 30s (where you can't notice any lag)

abuabed

Nope, my GTX 480 plays Crysis at mid 40s and when overclocked it averages around 50s and that is using two mods, Reli and Xtreme Particles Mods.

How big will your monitor be? because in pc gaming, framerate matters on how big your screen is in order to have a good optimal performance.

GTX480 ain't worth it . Get GTX460 SLI , or GTX470 in SLI . The GTX460 in SLI costs less than a single GTX480 , they consume less power and produce less heat . And on top of that , they are faster by 10-15% ( and more in some ) in games .

Also , i don't understand why you need 8GB of RAM , when not a single game on the market won't use more than 3 or 4 . Also , i suggest on getting the CM HAF-X .

How big will your monitor be? because in pc gaming, framerate matters on how big your screen is in order to have a good optimal performance.

venjhammet