Hey Guys!
Im thinking of building my own PC later this year/next year (like xmas/new year time) and I just wanted a few things clearing up.
I am thinking of spending around £500-£600 on the computer itself, excluding monitor and OS. So about £700-£800 total.
I am generally knowing what i will do, but i still dont know what make system to build. AMD is more appealing to me, as it is better for a better price/performance for a more budget gaming PC. I was thinking of rather using a Phenom II X4 BE, but if the new bulldozers are in budget i will use one of those instead.
However with an Intel system it turns out far more expensive. If i build with Intel i will want to be using an i5-2500K, which is a good £70-£80 more expensive than the AMD CPU... And i think the motherboards are generally more expensive too... Also i don't mind looking at any kind of bundles to save on the dosh!
With the GPU, i'm not too sure atm... I've heard the part of both parties, and I can say I was leaning towards the Radeon side as they seemed cheaper for the performance. However i visit Overclockers this morning to find those 'Cheap as chips' Nvidia cards and now i really have no idea!
I want a GPU that can play modern and upcoming games (like Crysis, BF3, Skyrim, ArmA 3) at Max settings smoothly, or rather close to this. One thing i can say is, i'm converting to PC, after 10 years of playing on console (since i was like 5) i've decided to buy a decent PC and play games on it instead, because it seems a lot better for me. So i want my PC to be able to play games like BF3, at BETTER settings than on consoles.
Now, motherboards. The things i can say i know least about choosing for my needs. Not that i don't know anything about them, i'm just a little shaky on the ins and outs. I've got the feeling that the Intel compatible ones are dearer than AMD, but anyhow, i'm thinking i need to spend £50-£80 on the motherboard for my PC, but if you feel otherwise please say. I would like them to have 4 slots for DDR3 RAM, and hopefully USB 3.0 ports or connections, and not as important but still, 6.0GB/s SATA II slots
Also if possible i would like them to be able to handle SLI or CrossfireX set ups... If there are any problems with this say, like if my budget is too low, or suggest a decent motherboard with it, but not OTT expensive as i'm on a tight budget...
PSU i'm fine with. Find a decent make, like Corsair or Thermaltake ect, and i will probably need a 650w for my single card, and a 750-850w when i do dual cards :/
Yeah, don't skimp it on a PSU, heard this too many times in my research
Case i'm not too bothered about. Ill spend up to about £40 or £50 on this, as long as i think it looks good, a few fans (with nice LEDs) for looks and cooling, and enough room for all my components will do me
I will probably be using 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memory, in the form of 2x4GB sticks so i add more in the future.
I think they are the main parts i need advice on really, apart from the monitor. Is getting an LED monitor an advantage over getting an LCD one for gaming? What should i be looking for really?
That's just about it, so, i hope you can help by offering advice and information on what i have said, and even alternatives, feel free to do anything really!
Thank you!
Im thinking of building my own PC later this year/next year (like xmas/new year time) and I just wanted a few things clearing up.
I am thinking of spending around £500-£600 on the computer itself, excluding monitor and OS. So about £700-£800 total.
I am generally knowing what i will do, but i still dont know what make system to build. AMD is more appealing to me, as it is better for a better price/performance for a more budget gaming PC. I was thinking of rather using a Phenom II X4 BE, but if the new bulldozers are in budget i will use one of those instead.
However with an Intel system it turns out far more expensive. If i build with Intel i will want to be using an i5-2500K, which is a good £70-£80 more expensive than the AMD CPU... And i think the motherboards are generally more expensive too... Also i don't mind looking at any kind of bundles to save on the dosh!
With the GPU, i'm not too sure atm... I've heard the part of both parties, and I can say I was leaning towards the Radeon side as they seemed cheaper for the performance. However i visit Overclockers this morning to find those 'Cheap as chips' Nvidia cards and now i really have no idea!
I want a GPU that can play modern and upcoming games (like Crysis, BF3, Skyrim, ArmA 3) at Max settings smoothly, or rather close to this. One thing i can say is, i'm converting to PC, after 10 years of playing on console (since i was like 5) i've decided to buy a decent PC and play games on it instead, because it seems a lot better for me. So i want my PC to be able to play games like BF3, at BETTER settings than on consoles.
Now, motherboards. The things i can say i know least about choosing for my needs. Not that i don't know anything about them, i'm just a little shaky on the ins and outs. I've got the feeling that the Intel compatible ones are dearer than AMD, but anyhow, i'm thinking i need to spend £50-£80 on the motherboard for my PC, but if you feel otherwise please say. I would like them to have 4 slots for DDR3 RAM, and hopefully USB 3.0 ports or connections, and not as important but still, 6.0GB/s SATA II slots
Also if possible i would like them to be able to handle SLI or CrossfireX set ups... If there are any problems with this say, like if my budget is too low, or suggest a decent motherboard with it, but not OTT expensive as i'm on a tight budget...
PSU i'm fine with. Find a decent make, like Corsair or Thermaltake ect, and i will probably need a 650w for my single card, and a 750-850w when i do dual cards :/
Yeah, don't skimp it on a PSU, heard this too many times in my research
Case i'm not too bothered about. Ill spend up to about £40 or £50 on this, as long as i think it looks good, a few fans (with nice LEDs) for looks and cooling, and enough room for all my components will do me
I will probably be using 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memory, in the form of 2x4GB sticks so i add more in the future.
I think they are the main parts i need advice on really, apart from the monitor. Is getting an LED monitor an advantage over getting an LCD one for gaming? What should i be looking for really?
That's just about it, so, i hope you can help by offering advice and information on what i have said, and even alternatives, feel free to do anything really!
Thank you!
