Approximate Purchase Date: End of June
Budget Range: <£1000 (Although not too close to the limit )
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (such as BF3 and MMO/RPG type games), Internet, Office tasks, Physics work (such as Matlab)
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Speakers, Keyboard, Monitor
Preferred Websites for Parts: scan/novatech (cost of delivery tho), ebuyer (free delivery)
Country of Origin: England
Parts Preferences: No preference whatsoever
Overclocking: Yes but never done it before (current PC not quite up to it)
SLI or Crossfire: Would rather just a single card unless significantly better value for money
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 atm but will add a 1920x1080 in the future and have 2 screens (only 1 used for gaming tho)
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Case
NZXT Phantom - £105.58
Processor
Intel Core i5 2500K - £154.98
Motherboard
Asrock Z68 EXTREME4 - £139.72
OR
Asus P8P67 Pro - £138.80
OR
Asus Sabertooth 67 - £149.60
Memory
G-Skill 8Gb 1600MHz - £64.63
CPU Cooler
Thermalright Silver Arrow - £55.64
Hard Disk
Samsung Spin Point 1Tb - £41.79
Optical Drive
Sony Optaric 24x DVD+/-RW - £14.99
Power Supply
XFX Pro 750W - £71.86
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium - £68.15
Total so far is between £717.26 - £728.06
As for the GPU i'm considering between the following types:
Radeon 6950
Radeon 6970
GTX 560Ti
GTX 570
Any help is welcomed, my main concerns at the moment with my build are the Motherboard and the GPU (mainly the GPU).
Thanks.
Budget Range: <£1000 (Although not too close to the limit )
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (such as BF3 and MMO/RPG type games), Internet, Office tasks, Physics work (such as Matlab)
Parts Not Required: Mouse, Speakers, Keyboard, Monitor
Preferred Websites for Parts: scan/novatech (cost of delivery tho), ebuyer (free delivery)
Country of Origin: England
Parts Preferences: No preference whatsoever
Overclocking: Yes but never done it before (current PC not quite up to it)
SLI or Crossfire: Would rather just a single card unless significantly better value for money
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 atm but will add a 1920x1080 in the future and have 2 screens (only 1 used for gaming tho)
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Case
NZXT Phantom - £105.58
Processor
Intel Core i5 2500K - £154.98
Motherboard
Asrock Z68 EXTREME4 - £139.72
OR
Asus P8P67 Pro - £138.80
OR
Asus Sabertooth 67 - £149.60
Memory
G-Skill 8Gb 1600MHz - £64.63
CPU Cooler
Thermalright Silver Arrow - £55.64
Hard Disk
Samsung Spin Point 1Tb - £41.79
Optical Drive
Sony Optaric 24x DVD+/-RW - £14.99
Power Supply
XFX Pro 750W - £71.86
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium - £68.15
Total so far is between £717.26 - £728.06
As for the GPU i'm considering between the following types:
Radeon 6950
Radeon 6970
GTX 560Ti
GTX 570
Any help is welcomed, my main concerns at the moment with my build are the Motherboard and the GPU (mainly the GPU).
Thanks.