Hi all,
Im looking to build my first PC ever and would like it to be capable of some decent PC gaming. Ive got a PS3 and Xbox for the console style games.
Ive only ever bought off the shelf Dells but Im fine with adding hard drives, rebuilding system, finding errors etc. I mainly use my current Dell Inspirion for photoshop work, Acid pro and soundforge music editing, itunes and surfing.
Upon doing a little research the build always comes down to money. Im ok for hard drives once this machine is built as I will transplant from my old PC but I would like to get a SSD for the C drive but dont know whats good or speeds etc?
Here is a list of components Ive found so far, any good or any changes I should make? Would like to stick with an i5 and nvidia and I need the win 7 oem.
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Approximate Purchase Date: In the next month
Budget Range: £500 - £800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing, Music Production
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference but would like to order all parts from one site
Country: South East England, UK
Parts Preferences: i5 and nvidia graphics card
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: Highest
Additional Comments: would like the option to upgrade in the future. Want an SSD C drive.
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So far I have this (sourced from ebuyer):
Gigabyte GTX 560Ti OC 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card = £178.70
Intel Gamer Bundle with Asus P8Z68-V LX Motherboard Intel i5 2500k Processor and 8GB DDR3 (2 x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance LP Blue Memory = £289.97
Coolermaster CM690 II Lite with Coolermaster GX 650W PSU *Special Offer Bundle* = £99.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium w/SP1 - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit = £66.95
Kingston 120GB V+200 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 535MB/s Write 480MB/s = £69.99
Kingston 2.5" to 3.5" Hard Drive Bracket and Screws = £3.99
TOTAL: £709.59
Im looking to build my first PC ever and would like it to be capable of some decent PC gaming. Ive got a PS3 and Xbox for the console style games.
Ive only ever bought off the shelf Dells but Im fine with adding hard drives, rebuilding system, finding errors etc. I mainly use my current Dell Inspirion for photoshop work, Acid pro and soundforge music editing, itunes and surfing.
Upon doing a little research the build always comes down to money. Im ok for hard drives once this machine is built as I will transplant from my old PC but I would like to get a SSD for the C drive but dont know whats good or speeds etc?
Here is a list of components Ive found so far, any good or any changes I should make? Would like to stick with an i5 and nvidia and I need the win 7 oem.
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Approximate Purchase Date: In the next month
Budget Range: £500 - £800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing, Music Production
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference but would like to order all parts from one site
Country: South East England, UK
Parts Preferences: i5 and nvidia graphics card
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: Highest
Additional Comments: would like the option to upgrade in the future. Want an SSD C drive.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So far I have this (sourced from ebuyer):
Gigabyte GTX 560Ti OC 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card = £178.70
Intel Gamer Bundle with Asus P8Z68-V LX Motherboard Intel i5 2500k Processor and 8GB DDR3 (2 x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance LP Blue Memory = £289.97
Coolermaster CM690 II Lite with Coolermaster GX 650W PSU *Special Offer Bundle* = £99.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium w/SP1 - Licence and media - 1 PC - OEM - DVD - 64-bit = £66.95
Kingston 120GB V+200 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III - Read 535MB/s Write 480MB/s = £69.99
Kingston 2.5" to 3.5" Hard Drive Bracket and Screws = £3.99
TOTAL: £709.59
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