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October 23, 2013 12:16:15 PM

Ok, so I plan to build my first PC. It will be primarily for gaming, but also media and possibly editing. I have a pretty tight budget but I haven't decided everything yet. I was wondering if you could confirm that these would work together so far:-

Case - Rosewill Challenger
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z87-HD3
RAM - 8GB Kit (4GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-14900 memory module

Also, I was wondering if you could recommend a processor and graphics card.

Thanks in advance for any and all help I get.

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a b 4 Gaming
October 23, 2013 12:30:14 PM

Everything looks good so far, but we shouldn't make any CPU/Graphic card/Power Supply recommendations without some sort of budget.

-Wolf sends
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October 23, 2013 12:35:08 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Everything looks good so far, but we shouldn't make any CPU/Graphic card/Power Supply recommendations without some sort of budget.

-Wolf sends


Well the cost so far is just under £200/$325 and I was thinking I'd spend around £300-400/$485-650.

Hope that helps. Thanks for replying.
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a b 4 Gaming
October 23, 2013 12:50:34 PM

Hmm... That doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room. What I'd probably suggest is something like the following. You may want to shop around for better deals though. This is the only site I know on your side of the pond.

CPU: Intel Core I3-4130
Graphics Card: Sapphire HD 7750
Power Supply: Seasonic SS-400ET 400Watt

-Wolf sends
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October 23, 2013 1:22:33 PM

Wolfshadw said:
Hmm... That doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room. What I'd probably suggest is something like the following. You may want to shop around for better deals though. This is the only site I know on your side of the pond.

CPU: Intel Core I3-4130
Graphics Card: Sapphire HD 7750
Power Supply: Seasonic SS-400ET 400Watt

-Wolf sends


Thanks for the help, I'll probably go with those, found a couple better deals elsewhere.
One more thing, I read that SATA is what connects the hard drive to the computer, so is this (Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive) an actual hard drive or just that connection part? I think it is the real thing, but I'd better be sure.

Thanks again.
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a b 4 Gaming
October 23, 2013 2:10:35 PM

That's the actual hard drive. You'll need a SATA cable (normally included with your motherboard) to connect the two.

-Wolf sends
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