Hi there,
After much consideration I decide to save some money in board and cpu and spend it on the graphic card nut still maintaining a balanced system, so went for this config:
Approximate Purchase Date: TOMORROW
Range: 700/800eur
System Usage: Gaming, Watching Movies, Internet
Not Required: keyboard and mouse Logitech wireless, Asus 19'' lcd monitor, 5.1 Logitech speakers, WinXP OS, 600W Power Supply
Website for Parts: www.pixmania.com
Parts:
CPU INTEL i5-760 - 2,8 GHz - Cache L3 8 MB - 172.56eur
MOBO Gigabite GA-P55-UD6-C - 139.67eur
RAM OCZ Gold 2x2GB DDR3-1333-PC3-10666 (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) - 63,81eur
HDD WD Caviar Blue - 3,5" - 640 GB - 7200 rpm - 16 MB - SATA - 42.56eur
GRAPHICS GIGABYTE GTX 470 Super Overclock - 1280 MB (GV N470SO-13I) - 332,25eur
TOTAL 773,84eur - including shipping
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900
Additional Comments:
I want a gaming machine which will not need an upgrade any time sooner.
I though for a long time and decide to go for the cheaper 1156 cpu and mobo, and invest the money saved on a superior Graphic Card.
First I idealized an i7-930+x58mobo+cheap gtx460 system but finally decided for this one).
After much consideration I decide to save some money in board and cpu and spend it on the graphic card nut still maintaining a balanced system, so went for this config:
Approximate Purchase Date: TOMORROW
Range: 700/800eur
System Usage: Gaming, Watching Movies, Internet
Not Required: keyboard and mouse Logitech wireless, Asus 19'' lcd monitor, 5.1 Logitech speakers, WinXP OS, 600W Power Supply
Website for Parts: www.pixmania.com
Parts:
CPU INTEL i5-760 - 2,8 GHz - Cache L3 8 MB - 172.56eur
MOBO Gigabite GA-P55-UD6-C - 139.67eur
RAM OCZ Gold 2x2GB DDR3-1333-PC3-10666 (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) - 63,81eur
HDD WD Caviar Blue - 3,5" - 640 GB - 7200 rpm - 16 MB - SATA - 42.56eur
GRAPHICS GIGABYTE GTX 470 Super Overclock - 1280 MB (GV N470SO-13I) - 332,25eur
TOTAL 773,84eur - including shipping
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1440x900
Additional Comments:
I want a gaming machine which will not need an upgrade any time sooner.
I though for a long time and decide to go for the cheaper 1156 cpu and mobo, and invest the money saved on a superior Graphic Card.
First I idealized an i7-930+x58mobo+cheap gtx460 system but finally decided for this one).