I'm looking into purchasing a custom spec computer:

Intel core i7 2600k overclocked up to 4.5ghz

8GB Memory

Nvidia Geforce GTX 570 1.2GB

750w PSU

Without Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit

(Will this run most if not all games flawlessly)?

However...

I could get the same spec computer but with an (Intel core i5 2500k overclocked up to 4.5GHZ) which is considerable cheeper. Should i get this? Will it also run most games in ultra flawlessly? (E.g, Skyrim, BF3, Crysis 2 etc etc etc).

Thanks.

The i5 2500k is more than good enough for gaming. It's the de facto standard right now.

I think it may have been said in another thread I have written in but just to clarify, the i5 2500k would run games with maxed out specs flawlessly? (Or near enough). It's just there is a hefty price increase when I choose the i7.

Well I'm running the i5 at 4.5Ghz, and haven't had any trouble with Skyrim or any other game so far.

I see, thank you. Ill go with the i5 then.

The i5 2500k should be just fine for everything out right now and in the near future. Personally, I have the i7 2600k, but there isn't a really huge difference. My scores in 3Dmark are a bit higher than my nephew's i5, but I couldn't really tell a difference in games.

There already has been a Master thread for your question, here:

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1264930-unofficial-will-my-pc-run-skyrim-thread-54-w-hardware-guide/page__gopid__19213731#entry19213731

You've created a totally unnecessary duplicate.

psh. build your own or youll still get scammed.

Thanks for the link.




And this is my first time actually going forward with PC gaming. I'm an avid console user so I have no clue how to set up my own PC, where to buy parts so on and so forth.

This is true. My friend asked me about a computer she wanted to buy, and I ended up planning a build that has better performance for AU$800 less. It's absurd the kind of mark-up they ask for.

Building a computer is easy, but takes a lot of research for the first time. My best advice is to join a dedicated PC gaming forum (not a support forum like this one) and look at their threads and what they're recommending. Use those as guidelines for planning your own.

The actual building of a computer is just like expensive lego. Everything only fits one way, you shouldn't need much force, and so on.

I'm building a computer very similar to what you want.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1265786-building-i7-2600k2700k-system/page__p__19216080#entry19216080

(final choices are not in the OP)

Only difference is I bought an i7 2700k (supposedly it's superior for overclocking, higher bin than 2600k) and a 2.5 gig GTX 570 instead of 1.2. It's on back order right now because everyone is buying them. I even chose a 750 watt PSU which is modular so I can leave out any cables I don't need.

As for where to buy, depends on where you are. Most of my parts were bought at Amazon.com vs Newegg, because Newegg charges sales tax in NJ. A few of the items, like the GPU, I bought at Tigerdirect because Amazon didn't list them. Some of the parts I bought at Newegg because they're exclusive.

It's only the GPU I'm waiting on. The rest of the parts are due tomorrow according to UPS, and now I'm stuck wondering whether I should build it and use the integrated graphics of the i7 + P8Z68 mobo, or just wait another week or two and build the whole thing at one time. I have no clue how much time the back order will take.

It'll work fine for basic tasks if you build it now, if your monitor has an HDMI port to connect it to the motherboard. Plugging in the GPU later on will be simple enough.

Actually, I'm not entirely sure how that motherboard connects to a monitor. Mine has an HDMI port but I don't see any video output in the picture of yours.

Yeah you're right, it doesn't have a connector. It's the higher end model that assumes you'll be using GPU. Now I wonder how it handles onboard graphics, because iGPU and LucidLogix are features of the board. It must be able to work through the GPU itself.

(it's supposed to determine which is best for the task at hand, so if you're only watching movies or maybe playing a game with low requirements your GPU might not be used at all. That's how I understand it anyway.)

That's done through the Virtu application, which lets you select certain programs to run through the IGP instead. I just use it for video transcoding because http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/9.

well, its simple, just like lego really.
all the wires are made so that they can ONLY fit into one place on the motherboard. there is no choice involved. you cant really go wrong aslong as you dont try and force a square peg into a round hole.


if you already have a pc build in the last decade then you wont need a new case, mouse, keyboard, cd/dvd drive etc.
youll just need

cpu
mobo
hard drive
ram
power supply
graphics card

i would goto ebuyer.co.uk and make a basket with all the parts you'd like. then goto guru3d.com and make a post asking if everything is compatible and will work well or if anyone has any suggestions. then, if i were you i'd probably goto youtube just to see how pc's are put together, how to mount a motherboard etc. the biggest mistake i made when making my first pc, about 10 years ago, was mounting my mobo directly onto the case and not on the little stilts which seperate the mobo from the case. the whole pc died, lol. but i sent it back saying that the PSU was faulty and it had blown all my components (which bad psu's can do) so amazingly i got fully refunded even though it was all my fault.