First timer building custom PC

[thegreatjedi]

Hi all, I'll be building myself a new PC. It will be used primarily for playing games such as strategy, shooters and MMOs (including the Crysis series, for example). I like to be able to max out my graphic settings without experiencing lag on all my games, and I will never be overclocking. I don't want to set a budget and work within it but I prefer to aim for the best-value set-up that can meet my needs and preferences.

I need help with a few questions on my mind:
1) Is i5 sufficient or is i7 recommended for heavy gaming?
2) Which is more important, clock freq or cache size? How much is enough?
3) I see Intel processors with postfixes such as K, S, T or X. Are those relevant to me?
4) I will eventually have two NVIDIA graphic cards. How much power should my PSU have?
5) What is a sufficient capacity for a SSD to hold my OS, main startup programs and games?

That's all I can think of right now. Please help me out. Thanks!

 

[karrotguy]

Hi all, I'll be building myself a new PC. It will be used primarily for playing games such as strategy, shooters and MMOs (including the Crysis series, for example). I like to be able to max out my graphic settings without experiencing lag on all my games, and I will never be overclocking. I don't want to set a budget and work within it but I prefer to aim for the best-value set-up that can meet my needs and preferences.

I need help with a few questions on my mind:
1) Is i5 sufficient or is i7 recommended for heavy gaming?
2) Which is more important, clock freq or cache size? How much is enough?
3) I see Intel processors with postfixes such as K, S, T or X. Are those relevant to me?
4) I will eventually have two NVIDIA graphic cards. How much power should my PSU have?
5) What is a sufficient capacity for a SSD to hold my OS, main startup programs and games?

That's all I can think of right now. Please help me out. Thanks!

one word to solve all ur questions,
GOOGLE

 

[dataworld111]

Since you new..i help you abit. Want more detailed info, go google see see. i only offer you summarized versions.

Hi all, I'll be building myself a new PC. It will be used primarily for playing games such as strategy, shooters and MMOs (including the Crysis series, for example). I like to be able to max out my graphic settings without experiencing lag on all my games, and I will never be overclocking. I don't want to set a budget and work within it but I prefer to aim for the best-value set-up that can meet my needs and preferences.

I need help with a few questions on my mind:
1) Is i5 sufficient or is i7 recommended for heavy gaming?
Difference between i5 and i7 is the number of cores. Games current gen doesn't fully utilize all cores thus popular trend is go for a i5 for savings. Nxt gen not too sure.
2) Which is more important, clock freq or cache size? How much is enough?Well..theres much more things to the CPU other than the clock freq or cache size that determines the performance a CPU will grant. Theres other things such as architectural designs, Available instruction sets etc. If want accurate comparisons between CPUs, best is to look up the info yourself and readup.
3) I see Intel processors with postfixes such as K, S, T or X. Are those relevant to me?
From what i understand, K stands for unlocked. Difference from normal CPUs is that K Cpus allow overclocking while Cpu that doesnt have a K should not be able to overclock at all or too much. P stands for intel CPU without the iGPU. whether is it relevant to you or not depends on what you doing.
4) I will eventually have two NVIDIA graphic cards. How much power should my PSU have?
Different cards different usage. best is check the wattage on Nvidia's website for accurate numbers or google the model of your card in (i presume) SLI config the power it would need.
5) What is a sufficient capacity for a SSD to hold my OS, main startup programs and games?
Use your SSD to hold your OS. The rest(incl your games etc.) place them into a HDD. Due to how a SSD work, if you move alot of data around, the lifespan of your SSD will deteriorate very quickly thus people normal just place their OS(which you dun move alot) onto the SSD and the rest into a HDD

That's all I can think of right now. Please help me out. Thanks!