confused....help!!!

animalmk · 5 Jul 2012 at 14:40

hi everyone
i posted a couple of weeks ago ,but after looking around i am now having doubts about my choice of componants.I was originally going for an asus sabertooth MB,and a 3.60ghz amd processer//
But after looking around the site and on the you tube reviews i am doubting that amd choice is the way to go..
only thing I like is a coolermaster dominater case ,so i trust you guys opinions and want a system speced for a maximum cost of £900.00 (thats as far as i can go cash wise end of)
I have a copy of win 7,a moniter,keyboard and mouse,comp will be used for normal everyday use and playing games such as ...halflife 2,natural selection,quake 4...and maybe a few others..
so its over to you,rather like the asus range of mother boards(sabertooth)...
want to order this stuff tomorrow friday 6th july..

jeff6475 · 5 Jul 2012 at 14:43

intel is the way to go the guys that do the specs will be along anytime
and for 900 quid and not needing the monitor etc you get an i5 easy and decent GPU

animalmk · 5 Jul 2012 at 14:49

cheers....

forgot to add i wont be overclocking the processer...

doyll · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:02

animalmk said:
cheers....forgot to add i wont be overclocking the processer...

Than I suggest you get someone who knows how to do it for you. You will have a much faster system and the only added cost is a good cooler.

Steveocee · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:11

Most will recommend an i5 and rightly so. I use AMD but my itch seems i5 shaped

Bacon? · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:11

Something like this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Krypton Z77 665i" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Overclocked Bundle £400
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £50.39
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC WindForce 2X 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £89.99
1 x Sharkoon T28 Midi Tower Case - Black/Blue £49.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £781.84 (includes shipping : £11.25).

The bundle comes with pre-overclocked CPU and RAM. The graphics could be better but since the games you are playing arent very demanding there would be no point unless you were considering getting some high DX 11 games in the future.

doyll · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:13

Steveocee said:
Most will recommend an i5 and rightly so. I use AMD but my itch seems i5 shaped

Good one.

doyll · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:27

Bacon? said:
Something like this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Krypton Z77 665i" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Overclocked Bundle £400
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £50.39

It comes with 2x4GB and you are adding another 2x4GB? Overclocked system will accept more memory without adjustment?

Bacon? · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:30

Thats what comes with the system as standard.

doyll · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:38

Aahh yes. Only a little confusing to my feeble mind it is.

Just priced components.... + £65-70 to assemble, test and warranty for a year.
Peace of mind is worth it if you can't OC it yourself.

jeff6475 · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:53

so easy to overclock tho and plenty on here can help and i would get a 7850 incase you wanted to play better games in the future

doyll · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:57

Overclocking really is easy these days.
Just required patience and documentation.

And knowing who our Gurus are.