Soldato
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Evening all. Venturing back in to the world of building a new machine myself, after deciding to retire my existing rig in its entirety. In one form or another it's lasted a total of ten years now so it's well past it.
Due to space restrictions I'd like a micro- or mini-ATX system, in particular the Prodigy, but with a bit of punch.
I've about £1000, maybe a little more, to spend. The machine will be used for gaming, photo editing, the odd spot of video work and so on.
I'd like a decent SATA drive for Windows (which I have, 7 64 bit) and various programs, then a terabyte or two for storage.
I was thinking of a Intel Core i5-4670K with a suitable motherboard, 8gb of RAM (to start with) ... and then kind of tailed off a little bit.
I almost veered to the dark side and went for a Mac, but I can't live with the idea of being so constrained with regards to upgrades and alterations. Also, the graphics side of things bug me too...
Any spec suggestions welcome. Cheers!
Due to space restrictions I'd like a micro- or mini-ATX system, in particular the Prodigy, but with a bit of punch.
I've about £1000, maybe a little more, to spend. The machine will be used for gaming, photo editing, the odd spot of video work and so on.
I'd like a decent SATA drive for Windows (which I have, 7 64 bit) and various programs, then a terabyte or two for storage.
I was thinking of a Intel Core i5-4670K with a suitable motherboard, 8gb of RAM (to start with) ... and then kind of tailed off a little bit.
I almost veered to the dark side and went for a Mac, but I can't live with the idea of being so constrained with regards to upgrades and alterations. Also, the graphics side of things bug me too...
Any spec suggestions welcome. Cheers!
