Hi there!!
I've long wanted to build my own PC and now i have job after graduating to afford to do it and I know you must get a fair few of these threads from newbs so apologies . I've already asked some gaming friends for their opinion and have narrowed down a pretty nice build (I hope!). However there was debate over if I should go for Socket 1155 or 1366. Its mainly going be used for MMO gaming(STO/the upcoming TOR) but if i had a decent computer I'd probs other games.
Anyway i've come up with this for 1366 build, someone convinved me based on their experiences of the mobo, but I been reading and would i be correct in assuming I would get more life out of 1155 Mobo before needing to upgrade that as well as the CPU?
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7 960 3.20Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £215.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £179.99
1 x Asus X58 Sabertooth TUF Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99
1 x Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two (V3) Ultimate Gaming Case (with USB3.0 Support) - Black £109.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit (BL3KIT51264BA160A) £67.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 2 50GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTX50G) ** NEW LOWER PRICE ** £64.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1155/1156/1366) £47.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARX) £44.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £15.02
Total : £1,174.42 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Thanks for any assistance!
I've long wanted to build my own PC and now i have job after graduating to afford to do it and I know you must get a fair few of these threads from newbs so apologies . I've already asked some gaming friends for their opinion and have narrowed down a pretty nice build (I hope!). However there was debate over if I should go for Socket 1155 or 1366. Its mainly going be used for MMO gaming(STO/the upcoming TOR) but if i had a decent computer I'd probs other games.
Anyway i've come up with this for 1366 build, someone convinved me based on their experiences of the mobo, but I been reading and would i be correct in assuming I would get more life out of 1155 Mobo before needing to upgrade that as well as the CPU?
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7 960 3.20Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £215.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £179.99
1 x Asus X58 Sabertooth TUF Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99
1 x Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two (V3) Ultimate Gaming Case (with USB3.0 Support) - Black £109.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit (BL3KIT51264BA160A) £67.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 2 50GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTX50G) ** NEW LOWER PRICE ** £64.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1155/1156/1366) £47.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARX) £44.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £15.02
Total : £1,174.42 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Thanks for any assistance!







































