Mid Range Gaming Build

pantheron

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Feb 29, 2012
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Hi Guys/Girls

Before i begin im basically looking for a decent setup for current games & upcoming games(Mainly for FPS such as BF3/COD on high settings).

Approximate Purchase Date: (In next fortnight)

Budget Range: Approx £500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and Videos

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, Case, PSU(Coolermaster ATX12V 650W)

Country: United Kingdom

CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black Edition, S AM3

Motherboard - Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX AM3 Motherboard

SSD - 60GB SSD Corsair Force Series 3 Series SATA III - 6Gb/s Solid State Drive

Graphics Card - MSI HD6850 Cyclone Power Edition OC Graphics Card - 1GB

RAM - Corsair Memory Vengeance Black 6GB DDR3 1600MHz CAS 9 XMP Triple Channel Desktop

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024

Additional Comments: My current case is a full tower and has a number of fans(3) contained within it.Assuming i shouldnt need to add to this but advise me otherwise if needed please.I welcome any criticism/advice especially in terms of compatibility.

Many thanks in advance
 

ringzero

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Dec 7, 2011
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Agree with sosofm, you absolutely need an HDD. I would even go as far as to say if you have to make a choice, get the HDD over the SSD. You will value the space over the speed in the long run.

And like he says, if you can afford the i5-2500k, go with that and a compatible motherboard, as the 2500k will last you MUCH longer than anything AMD currently has available.
 
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