APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: (next week or two) BUDGET RANGE: £800 max
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (gaming, connect to cisco linksys wireless N+router for internet)
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: (Monitor, DVD Drive, Floppy Drive, keyboard, mouse)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (any non preferred price is king as long as they deliver to UK Mainland)
PARTS PREFERENCES: I would like to use an AMD 945 CPU & Gigabyte 790x UD4P mobo with a radeon 4870 HD Vapor X or toxic GPU id prefer an antec 900 case and will be hooking the pc up to my 32 inch lcd HD TV for now )
OVERCLOCKING: Yes at some point SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: (1920x1080 Monitor in future)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: ( I would like a quiet PC)
i just need a little advice to get me over the final hurdle i think before i buy
mainly gonna play sims 3, C&C3: tiberium wars, Footie Manager for now?
althought later i'll be getting more demanding games and a blu ray drive
i dont think i can use newegg.com as im in the UK
ive included prices and links where i could for what i have so far
GRAPHICS CARD
Radeon 4870 1gb vapor x (yesterday 07/09/09)
cbccomputers.com had this card advertised at £130.43 delivered now nowhere to be seen just a 2gb version for a much higher price so i'll be shopping around again to see what price i can get for one
Go with i5 socket LGA-1156 if you can. Much better than AMD.
PSU: get a good 500W or above. I suggest this one:
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply compatible with core i7