Advice on this build please.

Martinnewton

Martinnewton

Martinnewton

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Looking for advice, what i can change/add.

Well it will mainly be for gaming, i just want a pc that will actually play stuff decently, ive been trying to maintain the current one i have now for years adding new parts or replacing and its just on its last legs now, never had the money to build one for myself until i started working.

So yes please could i get some advice on what to change having a little trouble. The budget is around £600-£650 could go higher lower a bit either way.
Here is what i have been looking at (Be gentle :P)

AMD Bulldozer FX-6 Six Core 6200 Black Edition 3.80Ghz £104.99 - This is probably the one that i most need help with,and im not up to date on amd at all, i would go with intel but they seem pricier.
Corsair Hydro Series H55 All-In-One Liquid Cooler for CPU £52.99
ASRock 970 Extreme3 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99 Again not sure on this, it looks like it has good specs and be just what i need.
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3 £41.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache £61.99
corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5 £85.99
CiT Vantage Midi Mesh Gaming Case - Black £35.88 - not sure on the case at all what makes a good case?
power supply undecided
Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 £169.99

== £619.81

Thanks for your time lads.
 
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That is looking better than what i could do already. Would that power supply be enough if i added the 7850? Or would i have to go a little more W? I would not know about voltage requirements or anything.
 
You be best coming back nearer to the time of purchase, prices will change and also give you time to save a bit more.
The build will also depend on the uses of the system. Gaming, possibly video editing/rendering will determine what is best for you and your budget.
 
I definitely wont be video rendering/editing its not my thing, usually just playing games - im not one for crisp graphics either so the higher end wont be a problem for me ive had a c2duo for years on low resolution. Im just sick of playing games like Dayz and struggling with lag.
 
Came up with this with help from you guys and a friend.

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £165.14
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 Series 4 CPU £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case£49.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache £47.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express £131.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) £16.99

£682.46

He seriously kept recommending a 120gb SSD instead of or with the other one, do they really give that much of an increase or is it unnoticable?
 
Was thinking on it last night actually and likely will go for a 2GB version, it might make it last a little longer anyway for £30 extra and that is something i definitely want.

Thanks for everyone's help.
 
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