Building a system

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 22:30

Hi, I'm thinking of building a system to replace this laptop which is only good for web surfing, literally.
I was wondering if these parts would go together (i'll attach an image or post one), I don't want to spend a lot - just want it basic to start with then upgrade over time.
Mainly want a good graphical performance, I'm not sure about the graphics card I've chosen - is it good, can it be OC'd, can my CPU be OC'd?

Don't link to competitors or talk about competitor pricing please.

I've just put the basic parts in, OEM DVD drive shouldn't cost more than £20? One of my relatives must have a HDD, would it matter what sort of HDD, because isn't there IDE and SATA? I'm not too sure.

What do you think? What can be improved, it'll also be for Christmas so could push a bit on the price but not too much.

Also, is this worth paying an extra few quid for; amd-fx-6-6100-black-edition-6-core-3-3ghz-socket-am3-8mb-l3 ?

I could probably go to about 300, and I may be able to get the mobo next week

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 22:45

Items were:
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3
AMD FX-4 4100 Black Edition 4 Core - worth going for the 6 core one?
G-Skill 4GB DDR3 @ 1600
PowerColor HD 6570 2GB - What about this? Any good?!
Casecom 500w PSU

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 22:59

Sorry for late replies, if I'm late :S!
I just need the case, internal hardware. MIGHT be able to get a case off my uncle, it's my old one.
I mainly want to play games like LoL, maybe a bit of CoD4? Or any decent games tbh

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 23:06

I can use Ubuntu or Software4Students.
I need everything really, it can be next to basic to start off with then over the months I'll save up, buy some parts, upgrade.
£300-350

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 23:14

Would I be able to OC the processor to get more performance?
What games would this system be able to play with, smoothly? (What games on low & high)
What would I upgrade overtime?
Why have you gone towards Intel and not AMD?

Sorry for all the questions.

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 23:20

When upgrading, it seems like a whole new system to be bought, why do you say a new motherboard? I can understand new PSU if you're bringing in a new GPU and CPU.
And I always thought AMD were more to the gaming side.

I'd be using this on my LG TV too, best way to connect it? DVI or HDMI, which provides better quality?

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 23:26

Thanks for all this.
Just wondering if there's any other builds I could try out

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 23:30

I could really sacrifice the GPU I guess, I want to play League of Legends mostly, that's all I'll be playing but obviously I'll upgrade?

Edit: Thanks Honos!

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 23:50

I'd like to see some variations with this Trinity.
Anyone up for that?

Euphoric · 19 Oct 2012 at 23:55

I didn't go back up to check, really tired-.-!
And it doesn't have to be overclockable, I'm a newbie to overclocking.
HDMI output, I thought DVI was better?

Euphoric · 20 Oct 2012 at 00:06

I'm gonna go for the HDMI option then, plainly because of the audio.

And yeah I know what you mean

;Just looked at the trinity builds, anyway of making them a bit cheaper? Or being able to reduce performance now, upgrade later?

Euphoric · 20 Oct 2012 at 00:19

335/325, doesn't sound bad!
I will more than likely order these parts when I've got the money in my bank!
Any other suggestions are welcome - this system is mainly for playing LoL if any new readers are reading!