Had the bones of my PC now for 6 years, few bits have been replaced along the way but i feel its time for a new one
Currently have
1TB HDD - which im more than happy to take out and re-use
Geil 2x1GB DDR2 6400
A whopping Core 2 Duo 1.8GhZ
ATI HD4850 512MB
Still running windows XP
Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower with a 430W PSU
Still able to play Skyrim with decent settings, but i just feel its time
Recently bought a nice new monitor which is running at 1920 x 1080 and mouse / keyboard im fine with, also have 2 18x DVDRW which i could steal one of to keep costs down a bit and i also have a 5.1 system so could possibly just swipe the sound card out of this PC
With that in mind im looking for a new build, including windows 7, im not fussed about overclocking so silly amounts of cooling etc are not going to be needed.
Mainly used for gaming (would love to run skyrim at full res on all high settings ideally) and the odd bit of photoshop work.
Looking for something around the £600 mark, presuming i re-use the 1TB HDD / Soundcard / DVDRW i have, but will need a copy of Windows 7 in there unless i can pick that up from elsewhere...being able to re-use the case would be a possibilty, the rear fan has been replaced for better airflow and the PSU (bearing in mind it is 6 years old) could be removed and replaced, or even reused?
Would ideally like some USB ports on the front / top of the PC...strange request yes...but that adds to the fun of it no?
So if a new case was to be used, this is kind of a must
So presuming i get a new case and PSU, and after reading a number of other "spec me" threads i have come up with :
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £146.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £72.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Crucial V4 32GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £38.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £622.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).
Added a small SSD for installing windows and possibly photoshop on...again not a necessity if other parts can be upgraded with the cost of this.
Looking to possibly buy this at the end of the month...so i know the few things on offer may need to be changed out by then, but just gives me the base of something to work round
Currently have
1TB HDD - which im more than happy to take out and re-use
Geil 2x1GB DDR2 6400
A whopping Core 2 Duo 1.8GhZ
ATI HD4850 512MB
Still running windows XP
Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower with a 430W PSU
Still able to play Skyrim with decent settings, but i just feel its time
Recently bought a nice new monitor which is running at 1920 x 1080 and mouse / keyboard im fine with, also have 2 18x DVDRW which i could steal one of to keep costs down a bit and i also have a 5.1 system so could possibly just swipe the sound card out of this PC
With that in mind im looking for a new build, including windows 7, im not fussed about overclocking so silly amounts of cooling etc are not going to be needed.
Mainly used for gaming (would love to run skyrim at full res on all high settings ideally) and the odd bit of photoshop work.
Looking for something around the £600 mark, presuming i re-use the 1TB HDD / Soundcard / DVDRW i have, but will need a copy of Windows 7 in there unless i can pick that up from elsewhere...being able to re-use the case would be a possibilty, the rear fan has been replaced for better airflow and the PSU (bearing in mind it is 6 years old) could be removed and replaced, or even reused?
Would ideally like some USB ports on the front / top of the PC...strange request yes...but that adds to the fun of it no?
So if a new case was to be used, this is kind of a mustSo presuming i get a new case and PSU, and after reading a number of other "spec me" threads i have come up with :
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £146.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £72.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Crucial V4 32GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £38.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £622.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).
Added a small SSD for installing windows and possibly photoshop on...again not a necessity if other parts can be upgraded with the cost of this.
Looking to possibly buy this at the end of the month...so i know the few things on offer may need to be changed out by then, but just gives me the base of something to work round
as is the SSD but i can just swap that with the corsair one that lukey boy suggested
