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Hey there, I'm making a computer and I wanted to know if this is good enough to run modern games:

- Core i7 2600 LGA 1155 (quad core)

- EVGA's NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 video card

- Western Digital's Caviar Blue 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

- ASUS's P8H67-M LE-R3 LGA 1155 H67 mATX Intel Motherboard (supports up to 16gb RAM)

- Corsair's 4GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10666) CL9 Desktop Memory Module (for now)

I still need a power supply and case so if you could recommend one (or atleast tell me how much wattage I need) that would be awesome.

Edit: Added Poll!

Try 750 WATT PSU

look at ultra power supply's i have a 1000 watt one and if you register it on ultra's site it upgrades it to a lifetime warranty

Quote from Jeeffee2

Hey there, I'm making a computer and I wanted to know if this is good enough to run modern games:

- Core i7 2600 LGA 1155 (quad core)

- EVGA's NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 video card

- Western Digital's Caviar Blue 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

- ASUS's P8H67-M LE-R3 LGA 1155 H67 mATX Intel Motherboard (supports up to 16gb RAM)

- Corsair's 4GB DDR3-1333 (PC3-10666) CL9 Desktop Memory Module (for now)

I still need a power supply and case so if you could recommend one (or atleast tell me how much wattage I need) that would be awesome.

Pretty sweet, although you might be best off looking at slightly faster ram, 1600 or 1800 perhaps as the cost difference is pretty minimal.

The i7 is pretty power hungry but you should be fine with an 800/850W psu, case of course is purely up to you as its more of an aesthetic choice than anything.

Case: haf 922
PSU: Sliverstone 600w

Cba to post links

My PC is not quite this good and I can run games like StarCraft II on the highest graphics setting with no lag, therefore yours should be more than enough. I would recommend in terms of power at least 500 watts, as that is what I use for my, again, slightly-less-fancy computer. 600 or more would be ideal. The case you use doesn't really matter as long as it's big enough for all the parts. Also, you didn't mention what OS you are going to use, but if it makes any difference as to the necessary hardware, my computer runs Windows 7.

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My PC is not quite this good and I can run games like StarCraft II on the highest graphics setting with no lag, therefore yours should be more than enough. I would recommend in terms of power at least 500 watts, as that is what I use for my, again, slightly-less-fancy computer. 600 or more would be ideal. The case you use doesn't really matter as long as it's big enough for all the parts. Also, you didn't mention what OS you are going to use, but if it makes any difference as to the necessary hardware, my computer runs Windows 7.

Wow! only a few minutes have passed and I get all this help, thanks. I'll probably be using windows 7 (xp is outdated and I don't like my brother's vista laptop).

Since it seems like you have a fairly high budget I will give you some high end stuff.

But first i would change your processor to the i5 2500k which is $100 cheaper I believe. It still performs the exact same in games. That saved $100 will go towards a better graphics card. ASUS gtx 570

Use the Corsair 650Wfor the powersupply. For a case I would choose this one or this one. But everyone has diferent tastes and opinions.

get the i5 2500 or 2500k if you want to overclock, the extra 100 bucks for the 17 is a ripoff, they are basically the same processor

Change:

The i7 to either a:

Intel i7 2600k: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070&cm_re=Intel_i7_2600K-_-19-115-070-_-Product

or

Intel i5 2500K: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&cm_re=Intel_i5_2500k-_-19-115-072-_-Product

PSU:

Either:

Corsair TX 750: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021&Tpk=Corsair TX 750

or

Corsair TX 850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139022&Tpk=Corsair TX 850

Case:

Either:

Cool Master HAF 922: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197&Tpk=Cool Master HAF 922

or

Cool Master HAF X: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225&cm_re=Cool_Master_HAF_X-_-11-119-225-_-Product
or HAF 932: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160&cm_re=Cool_Master_HAF_932-_-11-119-160-_-Product

As for the RAM:

Get either This, or This.

Well I don't plan on overclocking just because I'm too cheap to buy fans to cool everything. Also, when I checked the specs of the i7, it said that it only supports up to DDR3-1333.

Look at my post above.

fans are pretty cheap, 10 bucks a fan or so and overclocking is worth it, seeing 4.7GHz on air is pretty good for gaming >:smile.gif:

After looking around, I found 3 cases I like that aren't too expensive for my budget:

Low Price-Diablotek Epic ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99)

Mid Price-AZZA Spartan 102E Mid Tower ATX Gaming Case ($64.99)

High Price (for me)-AZZA Toledo 310 Mid Tower ATX Case ($74.99)

And I guess this is my power supply:

-Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650 Watt ATX Power Supply

I'm getting the computer on Saturday and might switch to the i5 2500.

Help is still great until then and everyone who helped will get a +1 at the bottom right of their post. :smile.gif:

I might just get an i5 2500k and then slightly overclock from 3.3 to 3.4. Bam! I have an i7.

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Nope, you still lack the 4 extra virtual cores. Two more cases to add to jo3 suggestions are the HAF 912 and NZXT Lexa S.

What? you mean the hyperthreading?