I've been working on getting the perfect build for me for the past one or two months now, and feel like I'm getting ready to order soon.
Here's what I've got so far:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QPGG
CPU - AMD FX 6300 - £101.94 @ Aria PC
Mobo - Asus M5A97 R2.0 - £73.87 @ Amazon
GPU - MSI TF GTX 650 Ti Boost - £149.99 @ Novatech
RAM - Kingston HyperX Beast 1866Mhz 2x4GB - £41.97 @ Amazon
Case - Zalman Z11 Plus - £47.99 @ Aria PC
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - £39.99 @ Dabs
PSU - XFX Core PRO550W - £53.99 @ Aria PC
OS - Windows 8 64Bit - £69.97 @ Scan
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: In around a fortnight
Budget Range: £450-570, including shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, graphics design (in Blender, which requires CUDA to run efficiently)
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, but I am not including it in my budget.
Parts to Upgrade: Buying an entire new system
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.co.uk, Novatech.co.uk, Scan.co.uk, Overclockers.co.uk
Location: West Midlands, UK
Parts Preferences: I need an NVIDIA GPU for CUDA
Overclocking: Mild
SLI or Crossfire: Preferable in the future, but I'm willing to cut it out if the cost is to great
Your Monitor Resolution: 1366x768 to start with, will be getting higher resolution later on in the year
Additional Comments: I'd like the case to have some kind of style to it, not one of those black cuboids some people recommend
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current prebuilt Sony laptop just isn't up to scratch
Is there any way I could cut costs with this build? For instance, I was wondering if the difference between the 4300 and 6300 was worth it.
Thanks very much
Here's what I've got so far:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QPGG
CPU - AMD FX 6300 - £101.94 @ Aria PC
Mobo - Asus M5A97 R2.0 - £73.87 @ Amazon
GPU - MSI TF GTX 650 Ti Boost - £149.99 @ Novatech
RAM - Kingston HyperX Beast 1866Mhz 2x4GB - £41.97 @ Amazon
Case - Zalman Z11 Plus - £47.99 @ Aria PC
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - £39.99 @ Dabs
PSU - XFX Core PRO550W - £53.99 @ Aria PC
OS - Windows 8 64Bit - £69.97 @ Scan
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: In around a fortnight
Budget Range: £450-570, including shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, graphics design (in Blender, which requires CUDA to run efficiently)
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, but I am not including it in my budget.
Parts to Upgrade: Buying an entire new system
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.co.uk, Novatech.co.uk, Scan.co.uk, Overclockers.co.uk
Location: West Midlands, UK
Parts Preferences: I need an NVIDIA GPU for CUDA
Overclocking: Mild
SLI or Crossfire: Preferable in the future, but I'm willing to cut it out if the cost is to great
Your Monitor Resolution: 1366x768 to start with, will be getting higher resolution later on in the year
Additional Comments: I'd like the case to have some kind of style to it, not one of those black cuboids some people recommend
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current prebuilt Sony laptop just isn't up to scratch
Is there any way I could cut costs with this build? For instance, I was wondering if the difference between the 4300 and 6300 was worth it.
Thanks very much