Hey Guys,
Long term forum lurker here.
During my lurking days I have been piecing together a build that would make NASA envious. However due to lack of winning lottery tickets and budget restraints I have managed to budget myself a build around the £1,300 mark which would satisfy my needs. Unfortunately, It won't be conducting any space missions. However it will be used as a sexy gaming machine as well as browsing the internet and using it for media purposes such as Netflix, iPlayer et al.
Having said this, I have been out of the loop for a fair few years (my old system was a Q6600 paired with a 8800 GT) and require some help with a few of the specs which I will list below. I am prepared for you guys to rip my build idea to parts and replace it with your own great ideas, which are undoubtedly better than mine, but please be gentle.
Now back to the build... When I say sexy gaming machine, It doesn't mean I want neons around the rims and/or fans like it is Vauxhall Corsa sat in a McDonalds car park, just a simple plain black case will do fine. Besides if I wanted to look at something aesthetically pleasing whilst sat at my desk then I could always place a mirror next to my monitor
. What I mean by sexy gaming machine is that I want the build to make whatever it's running look sexy. Think of it like Gok Wan.
Currently, I have roughly £800-900 saved so will be doing the build in 3 steps to help with the costs.
1) The basics: CPU, Motherboard, RAM, SSD/HDD, Case etc.
2) The graphic card add-on currently looking at R9 290 series. (the reason for waiting for the graphics card is because the current CPU I'm looking at buying has on-board, which will have to do for a month or two till I can save up for a decent graphics card, besides the current 'high end' games that are currently plaguing the shelves aren't exactly worthy of their £40 price tag. Besides my old 8800GT will do just fine for the short-term.
3) Updating peripherals, Monitors etc.
So here is what I have drafted:
I have a working monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Anyway I have rambled on far to long, now over to the pro's!
I look forward to your suggestions!
tl;dr
I need a gaming pc, £1,300, knock yourself out.
Long term forum lurker here.
During my lurking days I have been piecing together a build that would make NASA envious. However due to lack of winning lottery tickets and budget restraints I have managed to budget myself a build around the £1,300 mark which would satisfy my needs. Unfortunately, It won't be conducting any space missions. However it will be used as a sexy gaming machine as well as browsing the internet and using it for media purposes such as Netflix, iPlayer et al.
Having said this, I have been out of the loop for a fair few years (my old system was a Q6600 paired with a 8800 GT) and require some help with a few of the specs which I will list below. I am prepared for you guys to rip my build idea to parts and replace it with your own great ideas, which are undoubtedly better than mine, but please be gentle.
Now back to the build... When I say sexy gaming machine, It doesn't mean I want neons around the rims and/or fans like it is Vauxhall Corsa sat in a McDonalds car park, just a simple plain black case will do fine. Besides if I wanted to look at something aesthetically pleasing whilst sat at my desk then I could always place a mirror next to my monitor
. What I mean by sexy gaming machine is that I want the build to make whatever it's running look sexy. Think of it like Gok Wan. Currently, I have roughly £800-900 saved so will be doing the build in 3 steps to help with the costs.
1) The basics: CPU, Motherboard, RAM, SSD/HDD, Case etc.
2) The graphic card add-on currently looking at R9 290 series. (the reason for waiting for the graphics card is because the current CPU I'm looking at buying has on-board, which will have to do for a month or two till I can save up for a decent graphics card, besides the current 'high end' games that are currently plaguing the shelves aren't exactly worthy of their £40 price tag. Besides my old 8800GT will do just fine for the short-term.
3) Updating peripherals, Monitors etc.
So here is what I have drafted:
I have a working monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Anyway I have rambled on far to long, now over to the pro's!
I look forward to your suggestions!
tl;dr
I need a gaming pc, £1,300, knock yourself out.
For ease of referencing I have labelled each build with the 'Tango' theme:
