Approximate Purchase Date: this week/month
Budget Range: 350 - £400 ish, no higher!
System Usage from Most to Least Important: photoshop, surfing web, gaming (sc2 & red alert), 3d render
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, optical drive, graphics card (getting later)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: scan.co.uk or aria.co.uk or anywhere cheaper
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick) u.k
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: really dont mind, but preferably atx mobo, asus or gigabyte and needs inbuilt graphics, i had an idea of a am3+ board but dont know really. i also am liking the corsair products.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: not likely but perhaps in far future
Monitor Resolution: sometimes 1920x1080, but mainly 1440x900
Additional Comments: must last around 4-6 years with upgrades along the way
thanks guys, and i cant wait to see what you come up with!
Heres what im thinking at the moment:
amd phenom ii x4 955 : http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-phenom-ii-x4-955-black-deneb-core-s-am3-32ghz-8mb-cache-ht-3600mhz-125w-retail
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AMD 990X AM3+ Motherboard: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-990xa-ud3-amd-990x-am3plus-pci-e-20-(x16)-ddr3-2000(oc)-sata-6gb-s-sata-raid-atx
Corsair Xms3 Classic DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24 RAM: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-(2x2gb)-corsair-xms3-classic-ddr3-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-8-8-8-24-xmp-165v
Antec BP550PLUS Basiq Plus 550W Modular Power Supply: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-antec-basiq-plus-modular-psu-eps-12v-120mm-fan-atx-12v-version-22
Corsair A50 CPU Cooler: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-cooling-air-series-a50-performance-cpu-cooler-intel-lga-775-1366-1156-amdam2-am3
1TB Seagate 6GB/s 7200rpm 32mb Cache HDD: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-seagate-st31000524as-barracuda-720012-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-32mb-cache-85ms-ncq
Total = £342
Budget Range: 350 - £400 ish, no higher!
System Usage from Most to Least Important: photoshop, surfing web, gaming (sc2 & red alert), 3d render
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, optical drive, graphics card (getting later)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: scan.co.uk or aria.co.uk or anywhere cheaper
Country of Origin: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick) u.k
Parts Preferences: by brand or type: really dont mind, but preferably atx mobo, asus or gigabyte and needs inbuilt graphics, i had an idea of a am3+ board but dont know really. i also am liking the corsair products.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: not likely but perhaps in far future
Monitor Resolution: sometimes 1920x1080, but mainly 1440x900
Additional Comments: must last around 4-6 years with upgrades along the way
thanks guys, and i cant wait to see what you come up with!
Heres what im thinking at the moment:
amd phenom ii x4 955 : http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-phenom-ii-x4-955-black-deneb-core-s-am3-32ghz-8mb-cache-ht-3600mhz-125w-retail
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AMD 990X AM3+ Motherboard: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-990xa-ud3-amd-990x-am3plus-pci-e-20-(x16)-ddr3-2000(oc)-sata-6gb-s-sata-raid-atx
Corsair Xms3 Classic DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24 RAM: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-(2x2gb)-corsair-xms3-classic-ddr3-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-8-8-8-24-xmp-165v
Antec BP550PLUS Basiq Plus 550W Modular Power Supply: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-antec-basiq-plus-modular-psu-eps-12v-120mm-fan-atx-12v-version-22
Corsair A50 CPU Cooler: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-cooling-air-series-a50-performance-cpu-cooler-intel-lga-775-1366-1156-amdam2-am3
1TB Seagate 6GB/s 7200rpm 32mb Cache HDD: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-seagate-st31000524as-barracuda-720012-sata-6gb-s-7200rpm-32mb-cache-85ms-ncq
Total = £342