Approximate Purchase Date: (within the next month)
Budget Range: (£500-600)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (mostly for gaming)
Parts Not Required: (keyboard/mouse/display/speakers)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (ebuyer/ebay/amazon)
Country: (England)
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (best value/performance)
Overclocking: stability>power
SLI or Crossfire: no
Monitor Resolution: (1080p)
Additional Comments: Finding parts for a friend. I upgraded my computer a year ago and I need to learn what the best value/money options are today for a computer which will be used mostly for gaming.
Here are some ideas I have at this point:
Intel i5 2500K - offered great value/performance a year back, is it still the king for gaming builds?
GTX 560ti - good gaming performance for under £200. Please let me know if there might be better options now
Leaves with around 140 - 240 budget for... mobo/psu/hdd/memory
Mobo: not sure
PSU: not sure
case: functionality> aesthetics. Anything in the £10-40 range?
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz/1600MHz?
HDD: He just needs a decent sata drive. Has plenty of space so a 128GB SSD would be good if the budget allows for it.
Is this looking feasible or spilling over a bit? Open to a completely different build if necessary
Thanks
Budget Range: (£500-600)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (mostly for gaming)
Parts Not Required: (keyboard/mouse/display/speakers)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (ebuyer/ebay/amazon)
Country: (England)
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (best value/performance)
Overclocking: stability>power
SLI or Crossfire: no
Monitor Resolution: (1080p)
Additional Comments: Finding parts for a friend. I upgraded my computer a year ago and I need to learn what the best value/money options are today for a computer which will be used mostly for gaming.
Here are some ideas I have at this point:
Intel i5 2500K - offered great value/performance a year back, is it still the king for gaming builds?
GTX 560ti - good gaming performance for under £200. Please let me know if there might be better options now
Leaves with around 140 - 240 budget for... mobo/psu/hdd/memory
Mobo: not sure
PSU: not sure
case: functionality> aesthetics. Anything in the £10-40 range?
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz/1600MHz?
HDD: He just needs a decent sata drive. Has plenty of space so a 128GB SSD would be good if the budget allows for it.
Is this looking feasible or spilling over a bit? Open to a completely different build if necessary
Thanks