Hi all,
Just wanted to run what I plan on getting by some people that know a lot more than me. I'd appreciate comments about incompatibilities, poor components and whether I have missed something. I shouldn't really be spending the money I have on this so equivalent but cheaper suggestions are welcome (but not at the cost of too much quality). Also I can go down a bit on performance if I'm buying something that does way more than I would need. I use my PC for lots of things but the priority is running BF3 smoothly on decently high settings.
I have found things to be cheapest on amazon, particularly as shipping is free. Any other places I should look for UK e-sellers?
Approximate Purchase Date: By the end of the week
Budget Range: Can't go much higher than what I am showing (£434.68) maybe £450 at a push
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Pretty much playing BF3
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No (Have Windows 7 64 bit [professional I think])
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon (or anywhere in the UK cheaper)
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU only
Overclocking: Not too interested
SLI or Crossfire: Not very interested
Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: I don't have any major fetish's for looks (LED's etc)
Components I am looking at getting:
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Gaming Case
Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU
MSI Z77A-GD65 Motherboard
Corsair 8GB 1600Mhz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler
Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste
Components I have:
Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive
Antec 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply
EVGA GF GTX 660Ti 2GB GDDR5
Total cost of new parts is £434.68
Thanks!
Just wanted to run what I plan on getting by some people that know a lot more than me. I'd appreciate comments about incompatibilities, poor components and whether I have missed something. I shouldn't really be spending the money I have on this so equivalent but cheaper suggestions are welcome (but not at the cost of too much quality). Also I can go down a bit on performance if I'm buying something that does way more than I would need. I use my PC for lots of things but the priority is running BF3 smoothly on decently high settings.
I have found things to be cheapest on amazon, particularly as shipping is free. Any other places I should look for UK e-sellers?
Approximate Purchase Date: By the end of the week
Budget Range: Can't go much higher than what I am showing (£434.68) maybe £450 at a push
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Pretty much playing BF3
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No (Have Windows 7 64 bit [professional I think])
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon (or anywhere in the UK cheaper)
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU only
Overclocking: Not too interested
SLI or Crossfire: Not very interested
Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
Additional Comments: I don't have any major fetish's for looks (LED's etc)
Components I am looking at getting:
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Gaming Case
Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU
MSI Z77A-GD65 Motherboard
Corsair 8GB 1600Mhz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler
Arctic Silver 5 3.5g Thermal Paste
Components I have:
Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive
Antec 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply
EVGA GF GTX 660Ti 2GB GDDR5
Total cost of new parts is £434.68
Thanks!