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win1996

win1996

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well im building a gaming pc soon around week or 2 and i was wondering if this was ok for now

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1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x BenQ GW2250HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Aerocool Strike-X 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £46.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £43.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £38.99
1 x Intel Celeron G540 2.50GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £34.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £28
1 x Creative Fatal1ty HS-800 Gaming Headset £22.99
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £21.98
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Logitech K120 Keyboard (920-002524) £9.98
1 x Gigabyte M6880 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £9.98
1 x Steelseries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad (63004) £8.98
Total : £692.51 (includes shipping : £14.75).



i was thinking of keeping the motherboard and the cpu till the new chips come out i heard in like april 2013 so i thought it might be pointless buying an i5 3570k now? or should i just buy one now?

and also is there anything you would change in the spec?
 
I'm pretty sure new chips are coming with a new socket, so if you wanted to upgrade to one in April you'd have to change mobo too, which would just be a blag... I don't think many people would say a 3570k is a pointless buy, and personally I think it's pointless to spend £30 on something I'm only going to replace first opportunity - I'd rather have that money in my pocket. I think I'd at least want one of the faster pentiums, or if I could afford to now (or hold off a bit) an i5.

If you're not bothered by USB3, and don't have an SSD so SATA3 is redundant, I'd think the mobo should suit it's purpose :)

Probably worth asking - what games do you want to be able to play, and at what res?

Personal preference... I'd get win7...
 
I don't reckon you're going to get the best out of your other components with that celeron. You'd be just as well to ditch the celeron now, get an i5 and use the onboard GPU for a few months saving for now 150quid on the 7850. By then the 7850 will be probably be cheaper and you've got the 150 to go towards what you really want (as well as what you get by selling the mobo and i5 secondhand) Just my opinion - I could be talking a load of twaddle ;-)
 
the g540 isn't great - id look at an i3 2100 or the ivy equivalent if you are on a budget - but don't get a 3570k with that motherboard - pointless. you cannot overclock on a H61 board.
 
Jinxter said:
I don't reckon you're going to get the best out of your other components with that celeron. You'd be just as well to ditch the celeron now, get an i5 and use the onboard GPU for a few months saving for now 150quid on the 7850. By then the 7850 will be probably be cheaper and you've got the 150 to go towards what you really want (as well as what you get by selling the mobo and i5 secondhand) Just my opinion - I could be talking a load of twaddle ;-)
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What???

Why would you buy a gaming PC with no GPU....
 
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1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £61.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £42.98
1 x Creative A320 2.1 Speakers (51MF0405AA003) £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £28
1 x Creative Fatal1ty HS-800 Gaming Headset £22.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £711.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
if you're willing to sacrifice the speakers, and get a b-grade mobo (which by the way is the best h61 mobo, but ocuk dont stock them anymore, so just b-grades left)
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £61.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £55.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £42.98
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £42
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £28
1 x Creative Fatal1ty HS-800 Gaming Headset £22.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £698.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).




you can have a small hdd which would make a world of difference to the overall responsiveness
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x BenQ GW2250HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Aerocool Strike-X 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £46.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £28
1 x Creative Fatal1ty HS-800 Gaming Headset £22.99
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £21.98
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Gigabyte M6880 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £9.98
1 x Logitech K120 Keyboard (920-002524) £9.98
1 x Steelseries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad (63004) £8.98
Total : £872.51 (includes shipping : £14.75).



I wanted to get this at the start but im nearly hitting £900 and i was thinking thats a lot to spend on a pc but it might be worth it i dont know.

Also i found some old monitors in the garage from 2 old dell pcs should i use one of them for now but i dont think the resolution is going to be good on them.
 
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win1996 said:
i could proberly sell the mobo and the cpu as a bundle on ebay later on for like half the price someone would buy it, i might just go all out and buy an i5 i wanted to save some more money for christmas hahahaha! how long would an i5 last me gaming wise?
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Tough one to answer to be honest as it all depends on what you expect to run on it. Latest games shouldn't be a problem in general - I'm running a four year old rig which yes is past its sell by date but there are still lots of games out there that will run for me - Starcraft 2, TF2 and lots of back catalogue stuff which is always cheaper to get hold of. If you're looking to play the latest games I'm sure this setup (with an i5) will suffice for the next couple of years at least (IMO) All the best with what you decide to do :)
 
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