Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month (roughly 30 or less days).
Budget: £1,000 ($1,650)
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Gaming
Music
Web surfing
Movies
Occasional video rendering
Are you buying a monitor: Not at the moment but will most likely soon, depending on how much this build comes to.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Need help deciding between W7 & W8.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any website that is ideal for UK deliveries.
Location: UK.
Parts Preferences: Preferably an Intel CPU & an Nvidia GPU.
Overclocking: Maybe.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, will most likely upgrade soon... Some recommendations are welcome!
Additional Comments: A window on the case would be nice & possibly LED lights. A quiet PC isn't exactly necessary since I've put up with my leaf blower PC for a pretty long time, but obviously if possible silence would be ideal.
I use Sony Vegas for my occasional video rendering and Fraps & Camtasia as my game/screen recorders. I play almost any genre of game from massive titles to the not so known ones.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: It's just time for a change from my old, incredibly outdated PC.
I'm thinking of going with a GTX 770 GPU & not sure what CPU to choose between an i5 and an i7, so some advice on the differences and pros/cons of both would be welcome. I'm open to your advice and recommendations. I also wouldn't mind a decent 120GB SSD boot drive.
Budget: £1,000 ($1,650)
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Gaming
Music
Web surfing
Movies
Occasional video rendering
Are you buying a monitor: Not at the moment but will most likely soon, depending on how much this build comes to.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Need help deciding between W7 & W8.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any website that is ideal for UK deliveries.
Location: UK.
Parts Preferences: Preferably an Intel CPU & an Nvidia GPU.
Overclocking: Maybe.
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, will most likely upgrade soon... Some recommendations are welcome!
Additional Comments: A window on the case would be nice & possibly LED lights. A quiet PC isn't exactly necessary since I've put up with my leaf blower PC for a pretty long time, but obviously if possible silence would be ideal.
I use Sony Vegas for my occasional video rendering and Fraps & Camtasia as my game/screen recorders. I play almost any genre of game from massive titles to the not so known ones.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: It's just time for a change from my old, incredibly outdated PC.
I'm thinking of going with a GTX 770 GPU & not sure what CPU to choose between an i5 and an i7, so some advice on the differences and pros/cons of both would be welcome. I'm open to your advice and recommendations. I also wouldn't mind a decent 120GB SSD boot drive.