Hello!
This will be my first time trying to make a PC and I am a bit worried about picking the right components. My budget is about €1300 (about $1650 or £1050). I have looked around for the bits and pieces and came up with a few of my own but I still want to hear what ye have to say about them. I am not planing to overclock at the moment, maybe in future years. I have no big brand preference as long as they are trustworthy and offer good warranties. I am also not planing to use multiple graphics cards now, and probably won't get multiple ones in the future.
~~~~~Quick Summary~~~~~
Where I live: Ireland
Approximate purchase date: No Big hurry, but I would like it for summer holidays which are in 2 weeks time.
Budget: ~€1300/£1050/$1650
Preferred store: Amazon.co.uk, There is also this Scan.co.uk, is it good? i've never used it.
System will be used for: Playing games, Internet, Homework, Programming games (hopefully in near future).
Overclocking: Not at the moment, but probably in like 2 years time when the parts won't be too fast for some applications.
SLI/Crossfire: Not at the moment, probably won't do it at all.
Parts Preference: The processor MUST be Intel and I think i want to go with a GeForce graphics card (preferably the 600's series)Other than that, I have no favorites, but I would like to have parts from well known company(with good feedback) and that have good warranties.
Not needed: Monitor, speakers, headset.
~~~~~My parts picked so far~~~~~
Graphics card: I was thinking of a 670 but there are no 670's on Amazon, but there is one on Scan.com.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-evga-gtx-670-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-915mhz-boost-980mhz-cores-1344-2x-dl-dvi-dp-hd
RAM: 8GB should be enough. I saw some other ones similar to this one but without those "spikes", what's the difference? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004QBUL1C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Hard Drive: I want either WD or Seagate, i heard they are the best. I was a 2TB WD green for £80 and WD 1TB for £80, what's the difference(other than the price)?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-6Gbps-Saving-Internal/dp/B004VFJ9MK/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1337447875&sr=1-1
PSU: I have one Picked out, But i think I'd prefer a modular because it would make sorting the cables easier http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004O0P9VC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Case: I like the look of this one, and it's big enough to store everything inside (i hope so anyway!)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005E983JW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A1HVS4RF533X76
Motherboard: i don't know which one would be best, i've heard that this one is good.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007KZQE6C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Processor: I think I will go with the intel core i5-3570k
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007RUZKK6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Optical disk drive: Something cheap, but will last a while. I will probably use it like once a month or less. maybe upto £25 for it?
Processor cooler: There was this Hyper Master Cooler Evo or something like that, but now the seller is not selling them anymore and i don't want to have 5 separate orders... are there any other ones i could consider getting?
Mouse: i've an old mouse that has this circular connector with pins, and those are not used on motherboards anymore, so i thought of getting a usb mouse. i heard that this one is good:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002RL9A2O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Keyboard: Same reason as with the mouse, the connectors won't match... so i will go with usb. I am getting this keyboard because the blue will match my case colour and the mouse.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0046EDIHS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
That's about what I have so far. Please tell me what you think, and give me suggestions (and if you have suggestions, please give a reason why, just a sentence or 2 is all I ask).
If you could look through the list and say something like that "processor, good choice. Motherboard, i would get (fill in) because....." I would be really thankful.
Before i forget, what is the difference between the WD green and black and blue (and other rainbow colors)?
Should i wait for the companies to release their own cooling method on the GeForce cards? I can wait a 2 or 3 more weeks if it will have a big difference on performance and how long the cards will last, etc..
That's about all I have to ask for now,
Thanks in advance!
This will be my first time trying to make a PC and I am a bit worried about picking the right components. My budget is about €1300 (about $1650 or £1050). I have looked around for the bits and pieces and came up with a few of my own but I still want to hear what ye have to say about them. I am not planing to overclock at the moment, maybe in future years. I have no big brand preference as long as they are trustworthy and offer good warranties. I am also not planing to use multiple graphics cards now, and probably won't get multiple ones in the future.
~~~~~Quick Summary~~~~~
Where I live: Ireland
Approximate purchase date: No Big hurry, but I would like it for summer holidays which are in 2 weeks time.
Budget: ~€1300/£1050/$1650
Preferred store: Amazon.co.uk, There is also this Scan.co.uk, is it good? i've never used it.
System will be used for: Playing games, Internet, Homework, Programming games (hopefully in near future).
Overclocking: Not at the moment, but probably in like 2 years time when the parts won't be too fast for some applications.
SLI/Crossfire: Not at the moment, probably won't do it at all.
Parts Preference: The processor MUST be Intel and I think i want to go with a GeForce graphics card (preferably the 600's series)Other than that, I have no favorites, but I would like to have parts from well known company(with good feedback) and that have good warranties.
Not needed: Monitor, speakers, headset.
~~~~~My parts picked so far~~~~~
Graphics card: I was thinking of a 670 but there are no 670's on Amazon, but there is one on Scan.com.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-evga-gtx-670-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-915mhz-boost-980mhz-cores-1344-2x-dl-dvi-dp-hd
RAM: 8GB should be enough. I saw some other ones similar to this one but without those "spikes", what's the difference? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004QBUL1C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Hard Drive: I want either WD or Seagate, i heard they are the best. I was a 2TB WD green for £80 and WD 1TB for £80, what's the difference(other than the price)?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-6Gbps-Saving-Internal/dp/B004VFJ9MK/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1337447875&sr=1-1
PSU: I have one Picked out, But i think I'd prefer a modular because it would make sorting the cables easier http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004O0P9VC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Case: I like the look of this one, and it's big enough to store everything inside (i hope so anyway!)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005E983JW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A1HVS4RF533X76
Motherboard: i don't know which one would be best, i've heard that this one is good.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007KZQE6C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Processor: I think I will go with the intel core i5-3570k
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007RUZKK6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Optical disk drive: Something cheap, but will last a while. I will probably use it like once a month or less. maybe upto £25 for it?
Processor cooler: There was this Hyper Master Cooler Evo or something like that, but now the seller is not selling them anymore and i don't want to have 5 separate orders... are there any other ones i could consider getting?
Mouse: i've an old mouse that has this circular connector with pins, and those are not used on motherboards anymore, so i thought of getting a usb mouse. i heard that this one is good:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002RL9A2O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Keyboard: Same reason as with the mouse, the connectors won't match... so i will go with usb. I am getting this keyboard because the blue will match my case colour and the mouse.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0046EDIHS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
That's about what I have so far. Please tell me what you think, and give me suggestions (and if you have suggestions, please give a reason why, just a sentence or 2 is all I ask).
If you could look through the list and say something like that "processor, good choice. Motherboard, i would get (fill in) because....." I would be really thankful.
Before i forget, what is the difference between the WD green and black and blue (and other rainbow colors)?
Should i wait for the companies to release their own cooling method on the GeForce cards? I can wait a 2 or 3 more weeks if it will have a big difference on performance and how long the cards will last, etc..
That's about all I have to ask for now,
Thanks in advance!