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Hey guys, long time since I've posted here but glad to see this place is still a thriving hub of knowledge 
I've finally given in and decided to build a new system (upgrading to Win7 so the time is probably right). To put it in context I'm currently on a Core2Duo E6750, Gigabyte EP45-UD3 and HD4870 and perfectly happy
I'm after a mid-range gaming spec; we're talking Skyrim and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, not Battlefield 3 at max spec. Having said that I want most of this to last for 3+ years, and I'll hopefully get around to playing Diablo 3 and the new Star Wars Battlefront next year...
OC wise not bothered, would rather save money than have the capability but the option is always nice for a boost further down the line.
A lot of this is based on the PC Gamer Rig, here's my thoughts:
GPU - R9 280 seems to be on par with the GTX 770 but much cheaper
CPU - don't want to spend anymore than this, would rather spend less
Mobo - pulled straight from PCG, any thoughts? I'm not after m.2 support, would like to save some more money here
Case - I've had black boxes for years and just really like the look of the orange DS200, not too bothered about noise, any other suggestions welcome
PSU - mostly used Corsair but seem to be a few questions about their quality now, any suggestions?
RAM - no idea! Seems much more expensive than I remember!
SSD - again no idea, M500 seems a reliable model, I just want to boot Win7 and a select few games, possibly Steam, quickly
I'm missing a better CPU cooler so any cheap suggestions there appreciated, and everything else I already have.
Love to hear your thoughts and suggestions, many thanks in advance
YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £145.99
1 x Gigabyte H97-HD3 Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £74.99
1 x Aerocool DS200 Orange Edition £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £62.99
1 x Crucial M500 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT120M500SSD1) £54.98
Total : £646.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).
I've finally given in and decided to build a new system (upgrading to Win7 so the time is probably right). To put it in context I'm currently on a Core2Duo E6750, Gigabyte EP45-UD3 and HD4870 and perfectly happy
I'm after a mid-range gaming spec; we're talking Skyrim and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, not Battlefield 3 at max spec. Having said that I want most of this to last for 3+ years, and I'll hopefully get around to playing Diablo 3 and the new Star Wars Battlefront next year...
OC wise not bothered, would rather save money than have the capability but the option is always nice for a boost further down the line.
A lot of this is based on the PC Gamer Rig, here's my thoughts:
GPU - R9 280 seems to be on par with the GTX 770 but much cheaper
CPU - don't want to spend anymore than this, would rather spend less
Mobo - pulled straight from PCG, any thoughts? I'm not after m.2 support, would like to save some more money here
Case - I've had black boxes for years and just really like the look of the orange DS200, not too bothered about noise, any other suggestions welcome
PSU - mostly used Corsair but seem to be a few questions about their quality now, any suggestions?
RAM - no idea! Seems much more expensive than I remember!
SSD - again no idea, M500 seems a reliable model, I just want to boot Win7 and a select few games, possibly Steam, quickly
I'm missing a better CPU cooler so any cheap suggestions there appreciated, and everything else I already have.
Love to hear your thoughts and suggestions, many thanks in advance
YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £145.99
1 x Gigabyte H97-HD3 Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £74.99
1 x Aerocool DS200 Orange Edition £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £62.99
1 x Crucial M500 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT120M500SSD1) £54.98
Total : £646.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).
