This is what you would be looking at, xfire capablemATX mobo and an i5 to OC.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Silverstone Grandia GD05 Desktop HTPC Case - Black (SST-GD05B USB3.0) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30
Total : £518.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).
Sorry, should have said at least 750W for xfire 7950.
YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
Total : £95.48 (includes shipping : £8.75).
This thread and your time is worth it's weight in gold to me right now!
Thank you... If I could add rep or give internets or something I would
You have helped me so much!
Ok,
So in this case, I think the system you built here is perfect!
It's over budget, but it's upgradable!
I can use 2 cards, get a few years of console ports out of it with some over clocking and I'll stick in 2x 3GB HD7950's for all my gaming needs.
I just want to move away from consoles, over to pc gaming but with the ease of console gaming and the small foot print.
The above spec could pretty much solve that for a few years to come!
Honesty bro, I can't stress enough just how much your knowledge has helped me over the last few days! You should get commission!
Well,
I think this, plus a new wheel and pedals too and I'm going to have me some fun
So,
Before I go...
Just to be sure...
With the spec above.
Will this all fit inside the case? (when I add 2 7950)
Will I need anything else other than what's listed above?
Will this spec be left in the dark in comparison to a ps4? (not looking for people to fight over this, what I mean is... If raceclub for example, came out on PC, would this spec run it at least as good as a console) or is my spec going to look like a spectrum in 2 years, in comparison to consoles?
Do over lockers offer. "we will build it service"
Do I need a sound card? Will adding one gain me more fps or can I just bitstream DD/DTS via my HDMI at no cost to the CPU/GPU?
And finally,
If you were limited to this space, and the restrictions on placement, noise etc that I am... is this what YOU would build?
Knowing what you know about all these parts and from your experience, going etc... What would you do differently (if anything) if you had to build this for a living room, in this particular PC Tower/Case.. Would you personally do it (anything) any differently?
I value your opinion and just want to know I'm not burning money in any wrong ways...
Thanks again for everything
no way I could have that in the front room 