Not for me, for a friend.
He has a Case, HDD, Keyboard, Mouse, OS and monitor already.
This build is mainly for gaming but will also be used for browsing the internet. I have done my best but I know a lot of people will have better ideas then me. Here is what I can come up with:
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (015-P3-1480-KR) £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.99
Total : £525.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).
I am into my overclocking, but I don't want to be his 24/7 tech support. This is why I have chosen the GPU as it seems for the price to be the most powerful at stock. PSU is in this week only & I trust Cooler master PSUs. he wanted a Blu-ray rom, and 8GB of ram should last him imo. My main query is the CPU and MB. Will they be ok? Also, have I forgotten anything?
He has a Case, HDD, Keyboard, Mouse, OS and monitor already.
This build is mainly for gaming but will also be used for browsing the internet. I have done my best but I know a lot of people will have better ideas then me. Here is what I can come up with:
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (015-P3-1480-KR) £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.99
Total : £525.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).
I am into my overclocking, but I don't want to be his 24/7 tech support. This is why I have chosen the GPU as it seems for the price to be the most powerful at stock. PSU is in this week only & I trust Cooler master PSUs. he wanted a Blu-ray rom, and 8GB of ram should last him imo. My main query is the CPU and MB. Will they be ok? Also, have I forgotten anything?
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