Hi everyone,
I have had some brilliant advice off here before regarding my power supply so I thought I would try to be more ambitious this time and go for a full rig advice. I am using the format supplied by the sticky at the top so bare with me .
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next few months. December/ January.
Budget Range: £500-750
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Primarily Programming (Mobile & General C# sort of stuff), Webdesign, Web surfing, Unix partition, Netflix, Very light gaming (Football manager/ Early Civilisation games)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Whole System needs to built, I have Geforce 580 that I am currently using but its a bit big and power hungry.
Do you need to buy OS: No, I have windows 8.1
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, or somewhere with a good warranty within the UK
Location: UK
Parts Preferences: Hmmm I've had good experiences with both AMD and Intel, whichever is best to suit my needs really.
Overclocking: Maybe (wound that not make it run hotter?)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: I currently have two monitors running at 2560 x 1440, the Future PC needs to handle that I guess.
Additional Comments:
I am quite embarrassed to say as a developer/ programmer and I don't know much about the hardware side of things, I am currently using a PC that I built couple of years using a Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 and my Mini Mac for iOS development.
I have been using my PC for few years now and I would love a PC that is small in size but Fast. It doesn't have to run any intensive games really.
I mean I would love to play the new Civilisation game, Beyond Earth I think its called but I think that is probably going to need a substantial graphics card. I usually have Football Manager ticking over in the background to pass the time, so gaming is not really a priority.
I know I am possibly asking too much for so little but I figured I would see what's out there.
My dream build would be a PC that is very very quite and runs cold, ice cold (excuse the expression) but is very fast for its needs (programming really), mines pumps out way too much heat and is still using mechanical drive, so its not the quickest kicking about but it has lasted a long time, so that's good I guess. If it could also be compact in size, not sure if that is possible but I prefer it to be small (Apple horrible influence I imagine haha) and very power efficient would be massive bonus.
Connectivity I guess would need to considered as well, Bluetooth and I usually have loads of USB devices connected like Android/iOS devices,so I am always switching out or using my useless hub. Ermmm not sure if you need any more information but don't hesitate to ask, sorry about the essay.
Oh I guess if the PC build could last a few years then that would be cool.
Thanks in advance.
I have had some brilliant advice off here before regarding my power supply so I thought I would try to be more ambitious this time and go for a full rig advice. I am using the format supplied by the sticky at the top so bare with me .
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next few months. December/ January.
Budget Range: £500-750
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Primarily Programming (Mobile & General C# sort of stuff), Webdesign, Web surfing, Unix partition, Netflix, Very light gaming (Football manager/ Early Civilisation games)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Whole System needs to built, I have Geforce 580 that I am currently using but its a bit big and power hungry.
Do you need to buy OS: No, I have windows 8.1
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, or somewhere with a good warranty within the UK
Location: UK
Parts Preferences: Hmmm I've had good experiences with both AMD and Intel, whichever is best to suit my needs really.
Overclocking: Maybe (wound that not make it run hotter?)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: I currently have two monitors running at 2560 x 1440, the Future PC needs to handle that I guess.
Additional Comments:
I am quite embarrassed to say as a developer/ programmer and I don't know much about the hardware side of things, I am currently using a PC that I built couple of years using a Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 and my Mini Mac for iOS development.
I have been using my PC for few years now and I would love a PC that is small in size but Fast. It doesn't have to run any intensive games really.
I mean I would love to play the new Civilisation game, Beyond Earth I think its called but I think that is probably going to need a substantial graphics card. I usually have Football Manager ticking over in the background to pass the time, so gaming is not really a priority.
I know I am possibly asking too much for so little but I figured I would see what's out there.
My dream build would be a PC that is very very quite and runs cold, ice cold (excuse the expression) but is very fast for its needs (programming really), mines pumps out way too much heat and is still using mechanical drive, so its not the quickest kicking about but it has lasted a long time, so that's good I guess. If it could also be compact in size, not sure if that is possible but I prefer it to be small (Apple horrible influence I imagine haha) and very power efficient would be massive bonus.
Connectivity I guess would need to considered as well, Bluetooth and I usually have loads of USB devices connected like Android/iOS devices,so I am always switching out or using my useless hub. Ermmm not sure if you need any more information but don't hesitate to ask, sorry about the essay.
Oh I guess if the PC build could last a few years then that would be cool.
Thanks in advance.