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montsie

montsie wrote: »

Ok so...how's this for a build?

I dont understand motherboards :S but this comes in at £1,221.05 built...


Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad Core Processor
Corsair 16GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Four Module Kit
Asus P8Z68-V LX Socket 1155 Motherboard
120GB OCZ Agility 3 2.5" Solid State Drive
1TB Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD103SJ Hard Disk Drive
KFA2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Graphics Card
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x Blu-Ray Combo Drive
Coolermaster Elite 334
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 - 80 Plus Bronze Certified 650 Watt High Performance Power Supply
1 Year Return to Base Warranty
TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adaptor
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1)

wow...ok..is it me or did i pick a rubbish hard drive?

montsie

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad Core Processor
Corsair 16GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Four Module Kit
Asus P8P67-DELUXE Rev 3.0 Socket 1155 Motherboard
256GB Crucial M4 2.5" Solid State Drive
1TB Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD103SJ Hard Disk Drive
CCL Choice NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB Graphics Card
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x Blu-Ray Combo Drive
Fractal Design Define R3 ATX Computer Case - Black Pearl
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 - 80 Plus Bronze Certified 650 Watt High Performance Power Supply
1 Year Return to Base Warranty
TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adaptor
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Quiet (Rev 2)

Tropez

montsie wrote: »

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad Core Processor
Corsair 16GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Four Module Kit
Asus P8P67-DELUXE Rev 3.0 Socket 1155 Motherboard
256GB Crucial M4 2.5" Solid State Drive
1TB Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD103SJ Hard Disk Drive
CCL Choice NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB Graphics Card
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x Blu-Ray Combo Drive
Fractal Design Define R3 ATX Computer Case - Black Pearl
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 - 80 Plus Bronze Certified 650 Watt High Performance Power Supply
1 Year Return to Base Warranty
TP-Link TL-WN781ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N PCI Express Adaptor
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Quiet (Rev 2)

That will definitely do the job that you require from it and should see you through the next 3-4 years of PC gaming with relative ease.

montsie

Tropez wrote: »

That will definitely do the job that you require from it and should see you through the next 3-4 years of PC gaming with relative ease.

thanks tropez! those guides were brilliant, i've just been checking everything against them. admittedly this build is £1500 ish
but it does look tasty

Idiophreak

Tropez wrote: »

I built my PC myself and it cost me about £550 and it hasn't been upgraded in any way since I built it in 2009. My Xbox cost me £200. But with Xbox games generally costing about £10 more than their PC equivalent and the number of games I buy I would hazard a guess that the money I've saved by buying PC games would make up for the difference in build cost vs the cost of the Xbox had I been buying the games on the Xbox instead.

Yeah, exactly. I think buying one full priced game per month (35 in 3 years) makes you quite a prolific gamer...but you were quite smart with the amount you spent last time out... many serious gamers spend much more on their PCs. My last gaming PC I build for HL2 and I spend £1500+ on the thing. Then it came time to upgrade and I just took a step back and realised that I could cope with poorer graphics and £10 extra per title to guarantee a supply of working games for the next 5 years without any need to upgrade.

But then, of course, gaming isn't all about cost

Tropez

montsie wrote: »

thanks tropez! those guides were brilliant, i've just been checking everything against them. admittedly this build is £1500 ish
but it does look tasty

It does indeed look powerful.

Obviously it is difficult to work out how everything will develop but I would be fairly confident if you were to get that machine it would be more than sufficient for some time to come - I say 3-4 years as a conservative estimate based on the current technology advancement rate but theoretically it should last a bit longer and still perform, particularly if you're able to take a few simple precautions like blowing dust out of the case every month or two

It might be worth seeing whether you can get a few extra intake and outake fans put on that. If memory serves, that case can old up to 7 fans which if configured correctly should add a little bit more cooling with very low outlay (I have blue glowy fans and they only cost a couple of quid each! and they gloooow ). Only downside to extra fans is that they sometimes produce a bit more noise.

You can go cheaper if you wanted to by trimming out the SSD but either way you're looking at something that as things stand is pretty close to cutting edge.

montsie

(I have blue glowy fans and they only cost a couple of quid each! and they gloooow ).[/QUOTE]

Sold!



My sister's fiance has just declared he can build pcs...fingers crossed i can get the components cheaper and make him build it!

thank you so much for the help!

Tropez

Idiophreak wrote: »

Yeah, exactly. I think buying one full priced game per month (35 in 3 years) makes you quite a prolific gamer...but you were quite smart with the amount you spent last time out... many serious gamers spend much more on their PCs. My last gaming PC I build for HL2 and I spend £1500+ on the thing. Then it came time to upgrade and I just took a step back and realised that I could cope with poorer graphics and £10 extra per title to guarantee a supply of working games for the next 5 years without any need to upgrade.

But then, of course, gaming isn't all about cost

I suppose I'm somewhat lucky in that I have an unhealthy fixation with AMD. Ever since I had my first Athlon 650 when I was 14 it's been AMD all the way (except for my laptops and one desktop I had with a Pentium IV). Obviously AMD keeps the cost down!

I have a Phenom II 965 in my gaming PC which was the best AMD had on the market at the time and it cost less than £100 after I took advantage of AMDs recycling programme.

Tropez

montsie wrote: »

Sold!



My sister's fiance has just declared he can build pcs...fingers crossed i can get the components cheaper and make him build it!

thank you so much for the help!

Excellent!

https://www.Dabs.co.uk

https://www.microdirect.co.uk

https://www.aria.co.uk

These are some good sites, on top of Overclockers, for shopping around to get the best deal. There may also be others out there I have forgotten about!

Idiophreak

Tropez wrote: »

Excellent!

https://www.Dabs.co.uk

https://www.microdirect.co.uk

https://www.aria.co.uk

These are some good sites, on top of Overclockers, for shopping around to get the best deal. There may also be others out there I have forgotten about!

Add ebuyer and scan. Ebuyer has its critics, but they've saved me a bunch of monies over the years.