1st System Build Help

Z145Hx · 16 May 2014 at 23:11

Hi I want to build my own computer to play the latest games out, but wondering if you can help on what components I should use for my build.

I have around £500 to spend on one and I already have 2x AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Want to crossfire them).

I'm also looking at the Aerocool Strike-X Advance Midi Tower Case, but I don't know if the graphics cards will be too tight of a fit for this case?

Thanks

no_name_needed · 17 May 2014 at 01:26

Is it just a gaming pc you are after or need it to edit video's ect?
Also will you be needing everything like a monitor/keyboard/operating system?
As you only mentioned you got 2x GPU

Z145Hx · 17 May 2014 at 10:12

Sorry I'm really only looking to use it for gaming but maybe slight video editing to edit game clips. I already have an OS, monitor/ speakers and keyboard/mouse

Fulax · 17 May 2014 at 10:30

AMD build with an SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £109.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £514.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Intel build without an SSD (you can get 20% cashback on the motherboard):

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard **MSI Cashback** £114.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £541.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Idleman · 17 May 2014 at 10:54

Do you have an existing PC?
If so, can you post up the specs, that we we can see what components can be reused.

Z145Hx · 17 May 2014 at 11:00

I just have a laptop at the moment