I've planning the following build but have scarce knowledge about overclocking,(which i might learn in time). If some the parts below aren't compatible to the other, I'd appreciate anyone pointing it out for me.
I'll be using it primarily for gaming, not video editing,etc. I usually game in short bursts so I'm not quite the hardcore gamer but I'm a fool for graphics and hoping to future proof it. At the same time, i want to stress that it's primarily a battle of performance vs power consumption for me, i want a high performance PC that is reasonable on my electricity bills. So I managed this list within a budget of $1500(US), 120000 yen to be exact as I'm currently in Japan.
If anyone has any alternative recommendations or any inputs at all, please leave a message. This is my first pc build and I'm worried for just about everything.
CPU- Intel i5 2500k
GPU- GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr II
Motherboard- Maximus IV Gene Z OR Asus Sabertooth 990 FX (a little lost between the two)
RAM- Patriot dd3 1600 4gb x 2
SSD- M4 Crucial 64gb
HDD- Any 1TB HDD will do i guess
PSU- Silverstone Strider Plus 750w PSU ( there's gold and silver level efficiency for this one with a price difference of $50, opting for gold is really going to be pushing my budget)
Case- Fractal Design R3 ( chose this on a whim based on someone's recommendation but not sure about it. Opting for performance over looks)
I'll be using it primarily for gaming, not video editing,etc. I usually game in short bursts so I'm not quite the hardcore gamer but I'm a fool for graphics and hoping to future proof it. At the same time, i want to stress that it's primarily a battle of performance vs power consumption for me, i want a high performance PC that is reasonable on my electricity bills. So I managed this list within a budget of $1500(US), 120000 yen to be exact as I'm currently in Japan.
If anyone has any alternative recommendations or any inputs at all, please leave a message. This is my first pc build and I'm worried for just about everything.
CPU- Intel i5 2500k
GPU- GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr II
Motherboard- Maximus IV Gene Z OR Asus Sabertooth 990 FX (a little lost between the two)
RAM- Patriot dd3 1600 4gb x 2
SSD- M4 Crucial 64gb
HDD- Any 1TB HDD will do i guess
PSU- Silverstone Strider Plus 750w PSU ( there's gold and silver level efficiency for this one with a price difference of $50, opting for gold is really going to be pushing my budget)
Case- Fractal Design R3 ( chose this on a whim based on someone's recommendation but not sure about it. Opting for performance over looks)