- Feb 16, 2014
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Hi guys,
It's my first post here, but I'm looking to build my first gaming PC sometime in the coming weeks/months. I'm utterly clueless about PC gaming at the moment but to give you some idea of my needs, I will probably play mainly FPS and RTS games, and have a 2560x1440 monitor.
I'm looking to build a mid-range rig which will run new games well (preferably at 1440p but nt necessary as long as it looks pretty decent) for ~£700, though I could go up to ~£8-850 depending how much performance I'd gain. (This cost isn't including OS or peripherals, asI can get a windows license free from Uni, and won't get keyboard/mouse until I've completed the build)
I want a fairly quiet system, and I don't like all the flashy lights and stuff, but primarily I'm concerned with performance.
Here's a preliminary list of parts I've put together, please let me know if there's anything I've missed off, or if you think anything ought to be changed. (Most of these have come from Tom's monthly list things for this month)
- CPU - Intel Core i5-3350p (I don't really intend to over clock any time soon so presumably this is a fine CPU)
- Motherboard - AsRock Z77-Pro4 (Motherboards are where I'm most clueless as I can't really tell the difference between them. As long as it's not going to throttle my performance however I think I'll be okay.)
- RAM - Whatever's cheapest at the time 2x4GB with the intention of upping to 4x4GB in the future. (Correct me if I'm wrong but is gaming ram just a marketing gimmick?)
- GPU - GeForce GTX770 (Seems like the best bang for the buck)
- Case - Fractal Design Define R4 (Again not sure what I'm looking for here, but this one seems fairly inexpensive and conservative design which I'm looking for. Also seems to be a quiet one?)
- PSU - Corsair CX750 (According to the eXtreme PSU calculator I only need ~350W but better to have as much headroom as possible and allows for future expansion)
- Storage - I already have a 3.5" 2TB Seagate Barracuda so that's effectively free. I intend to add an SSD boot drive at some point although probably not straight away. I've got a 128GB crucial m4 in my laptop which is being replaced sometime this year so I may take that and use it, otherwise I'll buy one at a later date.
- I won't be getting an optical drive any time soon.
That all amounts to around £645 from various locations, so I've got a bit of budget to play with, although I don't want to spend anything I don't need to.
So yeah, please tell me your opinions/suggestions and I'd love some pointers on where to start looking for peripherals as well.
It's my first post here, but I'm looking to build my first gaming PC sometime in the coming weeks/months. I'm utterly clueless about PC gaming at the moment but to give you some idea of my needs, I will probably play mainly FPS and RTS games, and have a 2560x1440 monitor.
I'm looking to build a mid-range rig which will run new games well (preferably at 1440p but nt necessary as long as it looks pretty decent) for ~£700, though I could go up to ~£8-850 depending how much performance I'd gain. (This cost isn't including OS or peripherals, asI can get a windows license free from Uni, and won't get keyboard/mouse until I've completed the build)
I want a fairly quiet system, and I don't like all the flashy lights and stuff, but primarily I'm concerned with performance.
Here's a preliminary list of parts I've put together, please let me know if there's anything I've missed off, or if you think anything ought to be changed. (Most of these have come from Tom's monthly list things for this month)
- CPU - Intel Core i5-3350p (I don't really intend to over clock any time soon so presumably this is a fine CPU)
- Motherboard - AsRock Z77-Pro4 (Motherboards are where I'm most clueless as I can't really tell the difference between them. As long as it's not going to throttle my performance however I think I'll be okay.)
- RAM - Whatever's cheapest at the time 2x4GB with the intention of upping to 4x4GB in the future. (Correct me if I'm wrong but is gaming ram just a marketing gimmick?)
- GPU - GeForce GTX770 (Seems like the best bang for the buck)
- Case - Fractal Design Define R4 (Again not sure what I'm looking for here, but this one seems fairly inexpensive and conservative design which I'm looking for. Also seems to be a quiet one?)
- PSU - Corsair CX750 (According to the eXtreme PSU calculator I only need ~350W but better to have as much headroom as possible and allows for future expansion)
- Storage - I already have a 3.5" 2TB Seagate Barracuda so that's effectively free. I intend to add an SSD boot drive at some point although probably not straight away. I've got a 128GB crucial m4 in my laptop which is being replaced sometime this year so I may take that and use it, otherwise I'll buy one at a later date.
- I won't be getting an optical drive any time soon.
That all amounts to around £645 from various locations, so I've got a bit of budget to play with, although I don't want to spend anything I don't need to.
So yeah, please tell me your opinions/suggestions and I'd love some pointers on where to start looking for peripherals as well.
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