Hi guys, after years on my laptop I have finally decided to return to a desktop for gaming but require your worldly knowledge to do so
Budget: £750
Main uses of intended build: Mainly gaming, other than that just general use (videos, work when I decide to do some)
Parts required: The budget is for the tower, OS and the monitor. I don't need keyboard/mouse/speakers
Monitor resolution:I think a 22" 1920x1080 suits my needs (although feel free to tell me otherwise) I don't think I want to go above 22" due to practicality.
Storage requirements: I doubt I need more than 500GB, I already have a 500GB external.
will you be overclocking: yes/no? This, if I'm honest I'm a little unsure about. I have never overclocked before and I'm leaning towards no simply because I'm not sure I can be bothered with the hassle. However, if this causes you to gasp and cry "heathen!" and you think it's something I really should invest time/money in then please say so. If it's a fair effort and won't gain me that much I'd rather not bother.
Any motherboard requirements: No special requirements.
Extra information about desired system:
As I've said, I have done my fair share of reading around (as any one should when spending this kind of money) however I just need help on the specifics.
For example, and again please tell me if any of this is wrong, or my budget won't allow
- I'd like to go i5 (though I don't know the benefit/cost ratio with i3)
- I'd like to have 8GB RAM
- I need the OS, which I presume should be Windows 7 64 bit?
- I'm not so sure about the Graphics card, are Geforce still the way forward? Radeon?
- SSD - I'm not sure my budget allows for this, although I may be underestimating the benefit?
- Case - something that isn't huge but obviously big enough for good airflow etc. I don't want anything too fancy either, just a bog standard one will do.
- Do I need extra cooling?
Anyway, I think this is everything. Please let me know if you require any more information and any help you can give would be hugely appreciated.
Budget: £750
Main uses of intended build: Mainly gaming, other than that just general use (videos, work when I decide to do some)
Parts required: The budget is for the tower, OS and the monitor. I don't need keyboard/mouse/speakers
Monitor resolution:I think a 22" 1920x1080 suits my needs (although feel free to tell me otherwise) I don't think I want to go above 22" due to practicality.
Storage requirements: I doubt I need more than 500GB, I already have a 500GB external.
will you be overclocking: yes/no? This, if I'm honest I'm a little unsure about. I have never overclocked before and I'm leaning towards no simply because I'm not sure I can be bothered with the hassle. However, if this causes you to gasp and cry "heathen!" and you think it's something I really should invest time/money in then please say so. If it's a fair effort and won't gain me that much I'd rather not bother.
Any motherboard requirements: No special requirements.
Extra information about desired system:
As I've said, I have done my fair share of reading around (as any one should when spending this kind of money) however I just need help on the specifics.
For example, and again please tell me if any of this is wrong, or my budget won't allow
- I'd like to go i5 (though I don't know the benefit/cost ratio with i3)
- I'd like to have 8GB RAM
- I need the OS, which I presume should be Windows 7 64 bit?
- I'm not so sure about the Graphics card, are Geforce still the way forward? Radeon?
- SSD - I'm not sure my budget allows for this, although I may be underestimating the benefit?
- Case - something that isn't huge but obviously big enough for good airflow etc. I don't want anything too fancy either, just a bog standard one will do.
- Do I need extra cooling?
Anyway, I think this is everything. Please let me know if you require any more information and any help you can give would be hugely appreciated.
That £80 I would put into the GPU budget for a 7850