Hi everyone,
I am just about to undertake my very first build. I have had a small amount of experience with the inside of a computer such as adding more ram, changing hard drive and adding a gpu once.
This is what i did have n mind and any help is very much appreciated
Approximate Purchase Date: next 2 weeks
Budget Range: €1000/$1500/£900
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching hd movies, surfing internet etc
Parts Not Required: speakers, monitor, keyboard, mouse, os.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.co.uk for free shipping
Country of Origin: Ireland
Parts Preferences: would like intel i5/i7 and a ssd for boot times and games
Overclocking: Yes in future before end of year
SLI or Crossfire: Yes in future before end of year
Monitor Resolution:native resolution is at 1280 x 720 native but does 1920x1080. im not using a monitor, i will be using a projector connected through HDMI. the screen is 110" or 10 feet big
Additional Comments: i have a sound system already but i would like to connect it to the computer through optical cable. here is what i have thought of so far for the build with links:
CPU
i5 processor on amazon price £163.37
or i could upgrade to the i7 for £57 moredont know if it would be worth it
MOBO
have been a little stuck on this. I have read that the z68 boards make use of the onboard graphics. (dont really care about this) but the main reason was that it can do ssd and a hdd maybe 1tb
Z68 mobo price 109.69
or for the p67
p67 mobo price 134.10
PSU
picked Corsair 850W as it seems to have had good review but i dont mind on other models
Corsair psu price 130.72
Harddrive
Havent chosen and yet would like a ssd for the os and install games on a bigish harddrive for the movies music etc 1tb preferable. Recommendations please.
ssd
hdd
Ram
dont know much at all about ram. Have read gskill are a really good brand and these seemed to be the cheapest :S G.skill ram price 63.08
Case
HAF 922 mid tower chassis. seems to have good airflow. I really dont mind any other cases. Can be full or mid size doesnt matter for me. if i was to overclock the unit later would a full tower be a better option?
HAF 922 price 86.63
HAF 932 price 110.75
CD drive.
I dont need one but i dont know if the machine will work without if i can can i leave it out and will it work?
Graphics
This really was the hardest choice and i am still thinking about it.
I would like the system to be sli/crossfire later this year hopefully and i would prefer to not have to buy 2 new cards just the one so i am wondering if i can get the best bang for buck with the remaining money ( roughly £220) i picked a sapphire 6950 because it seems to be a decent card hd6950
I have no problem with different cards or paying a little more for a better config. i have no preference for nvidia or amd so any suggestions are helpful.
i have a brother in usa for the next 3 months so i can get a item delivered to him if it is much cheaper ( like £100 cheaper this maybe a option) would just be a little concerned about postage to Ireland making this chore futile.
Any suggestions on how to save money would be brilliant. any cheaper parts or just plain parts i forget to add would be a great help as well.
Thanks to anyone who can find the time to help.
I am just about to undertake my very first build. I have had a small amount of experience with the inside of a computer such as adding more ram, changing hard drive and adding a gpu once.
This is what i did have n mind and any help is very much appreciated
Approximate Purchase Date: next 2 weeks
Budget Range: €1000/$1500/£900
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching hd movies, surfing internet etc
Parts Not Required: speakers, monitor, keyboard, mouse, os.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon.co.uk for free shipping
Country of Origin: Ireland
Parts Preferences: would like intel i5/i7 and a ssd for boot times and games
Overclocking: Yes in future before end of year
SLI or Crossfire: Yes in future before end of year
Monitor Resolution:native resolution is at 1280 x 720 native but does 1920x1080. im not using a monitor, i will be using a projector connected through HDMI. the screen is 110" or 10 feet big
Additional Comments: i have a sound system already but i would like to connect it to the computer through optical cable. here is what i have thought of so far for the build with links:
CPU
i5 processor on amazon price £163.37
or i could upgrade to the i7 for £57 moredont know if it would be worth it
MOBO
have been a little stuck on this. I have read that the z68 boards make use of the onboard graphics. (dont really care about this) but the main reason was that it can do ssd and a hdd maybe 1tb
Z68 mobo price 109.69
or for the p67
p67 mobo price 134.10
PSU
picked Corsair 850W as it seems to have had good review but i dont mind on other models
Corsair psu price 130.72
Harddrive
Havent chosen and yet would like a ssd for the os and install games on a bigish harddrive for the movies music etc 1tb preferable. Recommendations please.
ssd
hdd
Ram
dont know much at all about ram. Have read gskill are a really good brand and these seemed to be the cheapest :S G.skill ram price 63.08
Case
HAF 922 mid tower chassis. seems to have good airflow. I really dont mind any other cases. Can be full or mid size doesnt matter for me. if i was to overclock the unit later would a full tower be a better option?
HAF 922 price 86.63
HAF 932 price 110.75
CD drive.
I dont need one but i dont know if the machine will work without if i can can i leave it out and will it work?
Graphics
This really was the hardest choice and i am still thinking about it.
I would like the system to be sli/crossfire later this year hopefully and i would prefer to not have to buy 2 new cards just the one so i am wondering if i can get the best bang for buck with the remaining money ( roughly £220) i picked a sapphire 6950 because it seems to be a decent card hd6950
I have no problem with different cards or paying a little more for a better config. i have no preference for nvidia or amd so any suggestions are helpful.
i have a brother in usa for the next 3 months so i can get a item delivered to him if it is much cheaper ( like £100 cheaper this maybe a option) would just be a little concerned about postage to Ireland making this chore futile.
Any suggestions on how to save money would be brilliant. any cheaper parts or just plain parts i forget to add would be a great help as well.
Thanks to anyone who can find the time to help.
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