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Hi,
My names Michel (French) a man (I sensed the confusion) and i built my own PC back in 2007 and i used this forum for help and advise (Although i never posted) i just took TONS of information from members who knew what they were talking about and bought my parts and did my build.
I did a (Jan 2007) :
C2D Conroe E6600 (I OC'd it to 3.0Ghz on Stock Cooler)
2GB Crucial Ram DDR2
7950GT GFX Card (512MB)
320GB HDD
ASUS P5NE-SLI MOBO
550W PSU
Xfi F4tality Sound Card (5.1)
Since then, i have upgraded to:
1 X 500GB HDD
1 X 1TB HDD
8 GB (2 x 2 x 2 x 2) Crucial XMS 2 667mhz RAM
GTX 260 GFX Card
And now, im sensing the need for an upgrade. Im going to be looking to treat myself to a semi gaming rig and need some advice on some new components as i have been out of the game for quite some time and BF3 is struggling a bit and i need to gear up for far Cry 3/ Hitman Absolutions and ....Crysis 3!!
My budget im hoping is for it to be about £500-£700 MAX!
Processor:
Now, it was between a 3570K or a 7770K processor. Since i'd be using it more for gaming and every day tasks (Sans Video editing), most people i have read on the forums says go for the i5 3570K, so my final choice unless proven wrong will be the 3570K i5
HDD:
Looking to get a 120GB SSD for OS and Application installs and i will have the 1TB for Music, Photos (Usual Stuff) and i have an external 1.5TB i will hold for information too.
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Now, the place i am stuck at is Mobo, i WILL Overclock the i5 so people i have read favour the Z77 mobo, will that be a good choice?
About the PSU. Im a bit confused as i had help build my PC from my mate who knew a LOT. Im a bit baffled by when the motherboard says 8 + 4 pin etc. Could someone elaborate for me please? Also, what Wattage will i need too? I been looking at 800W ish.
For the housing, i think i may keep my original case but im not after something fancy. My front bit where my 2 external USB are has broken so a new case may serve me good.
Should i change my GFX? I thought my CPU would be bottle-necking with GTX260 so i may have been wrong. A lot of people like the AMD's nowadays although i have to admit i am a bit of a Nvidia Fan boy.
DDR3 Is new to me (I know i know n00b) but looking at the best value for money ram money could buy within my budget.
Thank you, and i apologise for my n00by questions as i have been far out of the game and also if i take time to reply, my boss is lurking around in the office
.
Thank you,
Michel
My names Michel (French) a man (I sensed the confusion) and i built my own PC back in 2007 and i used this forum for help and advise (Although i never posted) i just took TONS of information from members who knew what they were talking about and bought my parts and did my build.
I did a (Jan 2007) :
C2D Conroe E6600 (I OC'd it to 3.0Ghz on Stock Cooler)
2GB Crucial Ram DDR2
7950GT GFX Card (512MB)
320GB HDD
ASUS P5NE-SLI MOBO
550W PSU
Xfi F4tality Sound Card (5.1)
Since then, i have upgraded to:
1 X 500GB HDD
1 X 1TB HDD
8 GB (2 x 2 x 2 x 2) Crucial XMS 2 667mhz RAM
GTX 260 GFX Card
And now, im sensing the need for an upgrade. Im going to be looking to treat myself to a semi gaming rig and need some advice on some new components as i have been out of the game for quite some time and BF3 is struggling a bit and i need to gear up for far Cry 3/ Hitman Absolutions and ....Crysis 3!!
My budget im hoping is for it to be about £500-£700 MAX!
Processor:
Now, it was between a 3570K or a 7770K processor. Since i'd be using it more for gaming and every day tasks (Sans Video editing), most people i have read on the forums says go for the i5 3570K, so my final choice unless proven wrong will be the 3570K i5
HDD:
Looking to get a 120GB SSD for OS and Application installs and i will have the 1TB for Music, Photos (Usual Stuff) and i have an external 1.5TB i will hold for information too.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, the place i am stuck at is Mobo, i WILL Overclock the i5 so people i have read favour the Z77 mobo, will that be a good choice?
About the PSU. Im a bit confused as i had help build my PC from my mate who knew a LOT. Im a bit baffled by when the motherboard says 8 + 4 pin etc. Could someone elaborate for me please? Also, what Wattage will i need too? I been looking at 800W ish.
For the housing, i think i may keep my original case but im not after something fancy. My front bit where my 2 external USB are has broken so a new case may serve me good.
Should i change my GFX? I thought my CPU would be bottle-necking with GTX260 so i may have been wrong. A lot of people like the AMD's nowadays although i have to admit i am a bit of a Nvidia Fan boy.
DDR3 Is new to me (I know i know n00b) but looking at the best value for money ram money could buy within my budget.
Thank you, and i apologise for my n00by questions as i have been far out of the game and also if i take time to reply, my boss is lurking around in the office
.Thank you,
Michel
