Hi All,
I would like some build advice please. I built my last PC in 2003 and it's still running (I'm writing this from it now), however, I feel it's on its last legs so I'm looking to get a new one before it packs in. It is getting close to the industry-standard 10-year mean time between failure (MTBF) point!
I currently have an AMD3200+, with an Asus k8v deluxe and a 7600GT on AGP (upgraded from an original 9800pro). Quite a lot has changed since 2003 in PC technology and it seems to me as if there is more choice now than then.
I’m looking to be able to run my old games CS 1.6 and quake 3 (lol) and possibly some new ones too; possibly CS:GO, MW3. I’m also looking for a reasonably quiet PC because I’ll use it for work/media as well. A key requirement is the longevity of the system and upgrade potential as this worked for me in the past to extend system life.
I’d generally like to stick with nVidia as I believe they have better opengl performance in the old games that I play; and with Asus as the reliability of my old system has been remarkable. I’m also not really looking to overclock (for long life) – so superior cooling performance not required - and also in Scotland it’s always cold! I’m going to re-use my old CRT (iiyama Vision Master Pro 413) monitor as well.
I’ve done some research and the following is what I’ve come up with. Comments are very much appreciated, thanks.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Golden Sample 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £170.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £114.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £108.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £81.95
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £54.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x StarTech.com Black DVI to VGA Cable Adapter - M/F £4.99
Total : £1,184.74
I would like some build advice please. I built my last PC in 2003 and it's still running (I'm writing this from it now), however, I feel it's on its last legs so I'm looking to get a new one before it packs in. It is getting close to the industry-standard 10-year mean time between failure (MTBF) point!
I currently have an AMD3200+, with an Asus k8v deluxe and a 7600GT on AGP (upgraded from an original 9800pro). Quite a lot has changed since 2003 in PC technology and it seems to me as if there is more choice now than then.
I’m looking to be able to run my old games CS 1.6 and quake 3 (lol) and possibly some new ones too; possibly CS:GO, MW3. I’m also looking for a reasonably quiet PC because I’ll use it for work/media as well. A key requirement is the longevity of the system and upgrade potential as this worked for me in the past to extend system life.
I’d generally like to stick with nVidia as I believe they have better opengl performance in the old games that I play; and with Asus as the reliability of my old system has been remarkable. I’m also not really looking to overclock (for long life) – so superior cooling performance not required - and also in Scotland it’s always cold! I’m going to re-use my old CRT (iiyama Vision Master Pro 413) monitor as well.
I’ve done some research and the following is what I’ve come up with. Comments are very much appreciated, thanks.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Golden Sample 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £170.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £114.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £108.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £81.95
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £54.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x StarTech.com Black DVI to VGA Cable Adapter - M/F £4.99
Total : £1,184.74
