Approximate Purchase Date: Within a week.
Budget Range: Approximately £700
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, 3d modelling (Blender), watching films
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Location: England, Yorkshire.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes in the future.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: Software/games: Blender, Battlefield 3, Team Fortress 2, Dawn of war 2, Shogun 2, Skyrim... Etc etc..
I have 3 HDDs that will be going into this PC. 2tb, 1tb + 320gb.
I don't need a keyboard/mouse.
What I'm currently looking at:
"Krypton Z77 660i" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Overclocked Bundle
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-001-GI
Sony AD-5280S-0B SATA DVD Optical Drive | OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/278111-sony-ad-5280s-0b-sata-dvd-optical-drive-oem-ad-5280s-0b
SanDisk 120GB Extreme SSD
http://www.ebuyer.com/370160-sandisk-120gb-extreme-ssd-sdssdx-120g-g25
Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-295-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411
Current Total: £607.03
Can anyone recommend a decent case (not too garish ) and PSU that would be suitable for my requirements? Including possibly adding a 2nd GPU eventually.
Budget Range: Approximately £700
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, 3d modelling (Blender), watching films
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Location: England, Yorkshire.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Yes in the future.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: Software/games: Blender, Battlefield 3, Team Fortress 2, Dawn of war 2, Shogun 2, Skyrim... Etc etc..
I have 3 HDDs that will be going into this PC. 2tb, 1tb + 320gb.
I don't need a keyboard/mouse.
What I'm currently looking at:
"Krypton Z77 660i" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Overclocked Bundle
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-001-GI
Sony AD-5280S-0B SATA DVD Optical Drive | OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/278111-sony-ad-5280s-0b-sata-dvd-optical-drive-oem-ad-5280s-0b
SanDisk 120GB Extreme SSD
http://www.ebuyer.com/370160-sandisk-120gb-extreme-ssd-sdssdx-120g-g25
Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-295-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411
Current Total: £607.03
Can anyone recommend a decent case (not too garish ) and PSU that would be suitable for my requirements? Including possibly adding a 2nd GPU eventually.