Hello,
looking for some advice on my first ever build
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week BUDGET RANGE: no more than £600 (including monitor,mouse,keyboard etc)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming - Photoshop,illustrator,dreamweaver(for college work, not essential as i can use the college mac's)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Ebuyer - UK
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Phenom II x 2 550 (read alot about unlocking 2 other cores???) or AMD Phenom II x4 955
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (will i be able to do this on my first attempt? and with my budget, is it possible?(extra cooling etc)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes / No / Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600 x 900
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: looking to play - Civ 4 & 5 when it comes out, Football Manager 2010, The Sims 3, Oblivion, Mas Effect 2, Total War Series
on ebuyer as i write this and thinking of going with
AMD PHENOM II x2 550 3.1GHz
Asus M4A79XTD EVO 790X Socket AM3 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
Crucial 4GB (2X2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory CL4 2.0V
Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache OEM
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer & RAM Burner + LightScribe Black Bare Drive OEM
Acer X203 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor 1600x900 50,000:1 (Dynamic) 5ms VGA - Black
need alot of advice on case,psu and cooling
hope this isnt too long winded, any help or advice would be great
Thanks
looking for some advice on my first ever build
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week BUDGET RANGE: no more than £600 (including monitor,mouse,keyboard etc)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming - Photoshop,illustrator,dreamweaver(for college work, not essential as i can use the college mac's)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Ebuyer - UK
PARTS PREFERENCES: AMD Phenom II x 2 550 (read alot about unlocking 2 other cores???) or AMD Phenom II x4 955
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (will i be able to do this on my first attempt? and with my budget, is it possible?(extra cooling etc)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Yes / No / Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600 x 900
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: looking to play - Civ 4 & 5 when it comes out, Football Manager 2010, The Sims 3, Oblivion, Mas Effect 2, Total War Series
on ebuyer as i write this and thinking of going with
AMD PHENOM II x2 550 3.1GHz
Asus M4A79XTD EVO 790X Socket AM3 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
Crucial 4GB (2X2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Ballistix Memory CL4 2.0V
Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache OEM
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer & RAM Burner + LightScribe Black Bare Drive OEM
Acer X203 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor 1600x900 50,000:1 (Dynamic) 5ms VGA - Black
need alot of advice on case,psu and cooling
hope this isnt too long winded, any help or advice would be great
Thanks