Hello all,
Some of you may have seen my previous thread debating upgrading/recycling my old machine. I think I've finally decided to just build a new machine (largely when I found this was my motherboard http://www.ascendtech.us/dell-c2kjt-inspiron-580-motherboard_i_mbdelc2kjtin580.aspx I decided it would be more forward thinking to simply do it all in one hit now!)
Now I'm the kind of person who will talk myself out of spending the money if I leave ordering the parts too long. So I need to get the parts ordered in time for Saturday delivery. I have a friend in town who did a similar build last month so will be able to help me out!
This will be my first build and so I'm going to be open up front. I'm going to buy a processor already attached to a motherboard. It's taking me a lot to have the balls to build this so any complications I can avoid are welcome.
The machine will be used for gaming largely and recording game footage and editing it for my youtube channel. The games I play are Battlefield 4, DayZ and League of Legends primarily. I like to play games on the best graphics my machine can handle.
The options I'm looking at follow below (I don't know what option is best?!):
OPTION 1:
Motherboard and CPU unit.
This looks a good price, however, I don't know what the motherboard is, or if it will be any good for overclocking should I want to later on?
Graphics Card: I want a GTX 760 as it's the best graphics card I can afford in my price range with shadowplay which will likely be a godsend for recording gameplay footage. I searched for one, and there are many many different options, is there a "best" make? (EVGA etc?)
SSD: Something nice for the OS to sit on and keep my boot experience quick. I was thinking this off of it's cheap, but is it bad?
or
Do I need this metal mounting bracket?
PSU: I really have no clue as to what power rating I need for the spec I want, can anyone suggest a PSU that isn't going to break the bank and will get he job done?
OS: I'll be using windows 8.1, I understand that it can bring improved frame rates in game.
case: I have no idea, again just searched for something cheap that looked suitable, I'll post some links below, but other budget offering you are aware of will be greatly appreciated.
OPTION 2:
Same as above, but with this motherboard/RAM/CPU combo
OPTION 3:
This "barebones build" with the missing bits from above in it.
I think the budget for this is going to be around the £700 mark. Is there a way within my constraints to get more performance than the parts I've selected will give me?
Sorry for the long post and the demanding questions, but I know very little and really want to build a machine I can be happy with for a couple or so years to come.
Thanks!
Bez
Some of you may have seen my previous thread debating upgrading/recycling my old machine. I think I've finally decided to just build a new machine (largely when I found this was my motherboard http://www.ascendtech.us/dell-c2kjt-inspiron-580-motherboard_i_mbdelc2kjtin580.aspx I decided it would be more forward thinking to simply do it all in one hit now!)
Now I'm the kind of person who will talk myself out of spending the money if I leave ordering the parts too long. So I need to get the parts ordered in time for Saturday delivery. I have a friend in town who did a similar build last month so will be able to help me out!
This will be my first build and so I'm going to be open up front. I'm going to buy a processor already attached to a motherboard. It's taking me a lot to have the balls to build this so any complications I can avoid are welcome.
The machine will be used for gaming largely and recording game footage and editing it for my youtube channel. The games I play are Battlefield 4, DayZ and League of Legends primarily. I like to play games on the best graphics my machine can handle.
The options I'm looking at follow below (I don't know what option is best?!):
OPTION 1:
Motherboard and CPU unit.
This looks a good price, however, I don't know what the motherboard is, or if it will be any good for overclocking should I want to later on?
Graphics Card: I want a GTX 760 as it's the best graphics card I can afford in my price range with shadowplay which will likely be a godsend for recording gameplay footage. I searched for one, and there are many many different options, is there a "best" make? (EVGA etc?)
SSD: Something nice for the OS to sit on and keep my boot experience quick. I was thinking this off of it's cheap, but is it bad?
or
Do I need this metal mounting bracket?
PSU: I really have no clue as to what power rating I need for the spec I want, can anyone suggest a PSU that isn't going to break the bank and will get he job done?
OS: I'll be using windows 8.1, I understand that it can bring improved frame rates in game.
case: I have no idea, again just searched for something cheap that looked suitable, I'll post some links below, but other budget offering you are aware of will be greatly appreciated.
OPTION 2:
Same as above, but with this motherboard/RAM/CPU combo
OPTION 3:
This "barebones build" with the missing bits from above in it.
I think the budget for this is going to be around the £700 mark. Is there a way within my constraints to get more performance than the parts I've selected will give me?
Sorry for the long post and the demanding questions, but I know very little and really want to build a machine I can be happy with for a couple or so years to come.
Thanks!
Bez
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