Hi, I would appreciate some advice on the build I will be building.
I posted this a few weeks ago but was told it was best to ask again once Haswell came out.
Thank you in advance.
Approximate Purchase Date: June/July - 2013
Budget Range: Up to £1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games, video editing and internet usage.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: N/A
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Which ever is the cheapest
Location: UK
Parts Preferences:
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Additional Comments: No mouse or keyboard needed.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: 3 Year old laptop wont play newer games with 60+ frame rate on lowest settings.
My current part list is this, not sure if there's anything i could choose better?:
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/109rI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/109rI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/109rI/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£75.23 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£151.01 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£47.94 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£550.97 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case (£143.27 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£53.46 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£274.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1593.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-26 16:56 BST+0100)
I posted this a few weeks ago but was told it was best to ask again once Haswell came out.
Thank you in advance.
Approximate Purchase Date: June/July - 2013
Budget Range: Up to £1500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Games, video editing and internet usage.
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: N/A
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Which ever is the cheapest
Location: UK
Parts Preferences:
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Additional Comments: No mouse or keyboard needed.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: 3 Year old laptop wont play newer games with 60+ frame rate on lowest settings.
My current part list is this, not sure if there's anything i could choose better?:
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/109rI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/109rI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/109rI/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£75.23 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£151.01 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£47.94 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£550.97 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case (£143.27 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£53.46 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£274.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1593.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-26 16:56 BST+0100)
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