Buying a new build today.

[StoneyBandit]

Hey guys,

I'm buying parts for new build today, after getting a couple build plans! I'm a bit newb so all layman's terms please .


Approximate Purchase Date: Ordering today (few hours or so)

Budget Range: £750 for everything.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (preferably higher end), editing, Photoshop, surfing the web.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference but obviously UK.

Location: UK.

Parts Preferences: Intel preferable, but only because I don't know AMD differences, I do trust you guys however so AMD is welcome

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

I would like ATX but if there's an argument that pushes MATX or smaller I'm all ears. I want it to be somewhat future proof. I would definitely like to push high end graphics and such. Windows 7 or 8? As long as its 64bit I'm not bothered, whatever's the best. If there are any bundles or free stuff when ordering that will be cool but obviously not necessary

Thanks in advance!

 

[scragnoff]

Wow, in a few hours. I could go with a lengthy discussion, but to make it short, go to the site in my signature, and it should show you builds for your preferred budget. Don't forget to change the country to "UK."

 

[AleisterCrowley]

Hey StoneyBandit! I have this build for you, i think is a very good gaming system at £750 including OS and Monitor, it includes a i5 3470 (one of the best cpus at gaming in terms of price/performance) a strong graphics card, HD 7870 wich has not match a that price point, some nice memory, and a good PSU. I think that with this system you will achieve the best gaming performance for your money.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.27 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£54.98 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.85 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.94 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: AOC E2243FW 21.5" Monitor (£105.20 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £743.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-28 15:04 GMT+0000)

 

[StoneyBandit]

Cool man, thanks for the replies. really helpful, i think I'm going to go for this:
(I don't know how to add the PartPicker links so will just leave them out.)

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor £161.99 Aria PC
Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard £57.26 Aria PC
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory £35.99 £2.28 Overclockers.co.uk
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £46.74 Aria PC
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card £235.10 Amazon UK
Case/Power Supply: Novatech Galaxy III Case With 500w PSU. £32.99 novatech
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer £12.85 Aria PC
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £69.94 CCL Computers
Monitor: Hannspree HL229DPB 21.5" Monitor £88.00 Ebuyer
Total: £743.14

 

[Marcopolo123]

Buy a better power supply from corsair,seasonic,xfx,thermaltake or enermax....
Different case...
And a better monitor...

 

[StoneyBandit]

Buy a better power supply from corsair,seasonic,xfx,thermaltake or enermax....
Different case...
And a better monitor...

Is there a reason? price is the key here.
If you can provide me with some links for:

"better power supply from corsair,seasonic,xfx,thermaltake or enermax....
Different case...And a better monitor..."

which cost only £120.99 I'll be happy to take your advice.

 

[Marcopolo123]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-z5

Monitor is good