Current Hardware:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz Processor
- nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Graphics Card
- 320GB Hard Drive (Unfortunately one of the Hitachi Deathstars, caused me issues in the past)
- 2GB of RAM DDR2 (Well, I got it 4/5 years ago so assuming so)
- MSI P35 NEO2-FR Socket 775 Motherboard
Background and Flexibility:
- Developer at university (Software Engineering)
- Haven't been gaming in years and want to get back into it
- Potentially upgrade current machine, contemplating whole new system
- Currently have an i7 Macbook Pro so don't exactly want a sluggish system.
Requirements:
- Mainly, to get back into PC gaming! I have a PS3 so want to definitely exceed that level of capability.
- Like playing single-player adventures, for example I'm excited for Skyrim/Mass Effect 3/Diablo 3 but also
like playing the occasional FPS and racing game or such. Probably will get back into competitive MMO games
so preferably no frame-rate lag in those kind of games. Ideally not want to update components for the next 2 years.
- I may decide to turn it into my home workstation so will need to run an IDE such as Visual Studio,
several Chrome tabs and occasionaly photoshop/music editing software for leisure.
- Don't mind about having to run a handful of apps at a time, will probably aid easy-distractions lol.
- Will want to dual-boot it with Linux (one or two distros)
So basically, I saw this on novatech :
http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/destroyerv2.html?th=g
Looks good for the price and spec IMO, liking the SSD for speedy start ups and such, and was thinking about getting a 560Ti anyway.
Tried to look for all the individual components but unless I'm going to the wrong shops this seems as cheap as I can get it really :S
Need a monitor, generally looking for one that's about 2ms but not sure if I'd notice the difference between 5 and 2. Not too fussed about 120Hz for 3d or any of that...just a nice 22/24 inch 1080p display!
Haven't been following gaming for a while so any help would be loved!
Oh and if there's enough money left over to buy some extra RAM for my laptop that'd be wonderful
Cheers!
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz Processor
- nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB Graphics Card
- 320GB Hard Drive (Unfortunately one of the Hitachi Deathstars, caused me issues in the past)
- 2GB of RAM DDR2 (Well, I got it 4/5 years ago so assuming so)
- MSI P35 NEO2-FR Socket 775 Motherboard
Background and Flexibility:
- Developer at university (Software Engineering)
- Haven't been gaming in years and want to get back into it
- Potentially upgrade current machine, contemplating whole new system
- Currently have an i7 Macbook Pro so don't exactly want a sluggish system.
Requirements:
- Mainly, to get back into PC gaming! I have a PS3 so want to definitely exceed that level of capability.
- Like playing single-player adventures, for example I'm excited for Skyrim/Mass Effect 3/Diablo 3 but also
like playing the occasional FPS and racing game or such. Probably will get back into competitive MMO games
so preferably no frame-rate lag in those kind of games. Ideally not want to update components for the next 2 years.
- I may decide to turn it into my home workstation so will need to run an IDE such as Visual Studio,
several Chrome tabs and occasionaly photoshop/music editing software for leisure.
- Don't mind about having to run a handful of apps at a time, will probably aid easy-distractions lol.
- Will want to dual-boot it with Linux (one or two distros)
So basically, I saw this on novatech :
http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/destroyerv2.html?th=g
Looks good for the price and spec IMO, liking the SSD for speedy start ups and such, and was thinking about getting a 560Ti anyway.
Tried to look for all the individual components but unless I'm going to the wrong shops this seems as cheap as I can get it really :S
Need a monitor, generally looking for one that's about 2ms but not sure if I'd notice the difference between 5 and 2. Not too fussed about 120Hz for 3d or any of that...just a nice 22/24 inch 1080p display!
Haven't been following gaming for a while so any help would be loved!
Oh and if there's enough money left over to buy some extra RAM for my laptop that'd be wonderful
Cheers!