Another 'help with a build' topic.

[Mrbenw]

Hi everyone,

I've been pondering building a new PC in its entirity for a couple of months now and I feel I'm nearing the time to take the plunge. I've always been a keen Pc gamer and have confidently built my last 2 computers, though with the last one being some 4/5 years ago I have not kept up to speed with what is what on the market.

Having lurked this forum over the past 10 days I can see there are some really knowledgable people here who are always happy to aid and assist.

I have a budget ranging between 7 and 8 hundred pounds. BF3 is of course a major factor in what I'm putting together. I have a fantastic 24" monitor with a native display of 1900x1200. Aside from the monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers this will be an entire new build. Even a new OS will be needed.

I was looking at the overclocked bundles and thought they looked a good deal. I can build computers but have no overclocking experience so for the performance difference would it be worth picking up one of these bundles or am I better off buying the parts as normal and using stock speeds?

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[Mrbenw]

Thanks so much for the imput so far and that looks like a smart build! I have 2 quick questions though ;

1)Would I need an extra CPU fan in the build too?

2)If I was looking to shave off, say, £50, where could that saving best be made?

 

[Mrbenw]

Well it hasnt gone unapreciated. I wasn't planning on Ocing, as I've never done it before and barely know how, so I may stick with the CPU's stock fan.

 

[Mrbenw]

Hi and welcome

The new intel series are really easy to OC, you can just up the multiplier, maybe add a few extra volts n thats it youre good to go


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Okay I'm close to putting in my order. Thanks very much for the help from everyone here.

Regarding the HDD and the current price rise, I would be prepared to put in my current HDD as long as it wont have any sort of negative effect on the new build. It's a 'Western Digital' 500GB drive, which is plenty in terms of space for my immediate needs but I bought this drive in 2007 (it was a new model at the time) and I have no idea whether there is anything (bar capacity) that has changed in the world of HDDs in the past 4 years. Something in the way of speeds or connections that would mean this HD would hold my new system back a bit?

On another quick note could I maybe have a couple more bits of feedback on the above proposed build, just for peace of mind.

 

[Mrbenw]

Hi again,

I will hopefully put my order in this weekend and have taken onboard everything I've read through these forums over the past few weeks.

I have revised my build a little and would really appreciate some feedback. I need to make sure everything is not only compatible but generally 'in synch' with each other, that the 650w PSU will be enough now that I've changed the motherboard and gone for a slightly better graphics card. I would also hate to find that the motherboard doesn't fit in this particular case properly.

-Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
-Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION
-Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
-Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black
-Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual -Channel Kit
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-Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter
-MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express

I know Win7 isn't listed and I have taken out the HDD as due to the prices I think for the time being I will transfer my 500gb SATA. I do not plan to overclock for the time being so will the stock CPU fan definately suffice? And I changed from a 1gb graphics card to the 2gb version so will the PSU be okay?