First build

alolly

alolly

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Hi, I am planning on building my first PC at the end of the month. I have picked out some components but since it is my first time building I need advice, my budget is £780. I hope to play bf3, and other games, at high or the highest settings and a resolution of 1280x1024. I also hope the pc won't have to have a major upgrade for at least 2-3 years (no motherboard change).
I do not plan on sli/overclocking for a while, but would kick myself if I wanted to in the future and didn't have the option.

Here's the stuff I've picked, I do not need a hard-drive and I know the graphics card isn't available on the site any more:

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Thanks.
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kdriver said:
Go with this Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti GOLDEN SAMPLE 1GB NVIDIA Graphics Card
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I looked at reviews but it doesn't look much better than the MSI.

99Androidguy777 said:
I'd wait and get 2 of them graphics cards if I were you
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It would cost more, more power usage etc. So I can't do that at the moment but in a year I'd probably be able to afford another card.

fowler002 said:
change the ram to low profile(I.e without fins) and add the gelid tranquilo cooler for £26
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What RAM would you suggest? I don't think I'd ever use all 4 slots anyway (16GB seems slightly overkill).
Getting a CPU cooler would mean more money and I can always get one in the future when I need to overclock.

fowler002 said:
other then that not looking too bad, if you already waiting till end of november maybe worth waiting till the new year for the new graphics cards.
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I thought about that but I'd rather be happy for 3-4 months than bored waiting (my old graphic card is nearly dead).

Thanks.
 
fowler002 said:
if you're going to buy by next tuesday night(the deals change on wednesday tho not sure what time exactly)

the cpu is down to £168 saving £12

the graphics card
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-267-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341 more expensive but comes with 2 games,

the ram is down to £42 saving £8

windows is bac upto £80 so £5 more

so thats £20 saving on the cpu and ram, the graphics ard is £14 more than the one you chose and windows is £5 more so over all you save £1(every little helps ;) )

if you buy by the 21st you get 20% cash back for the msi motherboard

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18338613
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So it doesn't matter that the RAM isn't low profile if I won't use all 4 slots in the future?
I'll take a look at the asus graphics card.
I might buy on tuesday night. I didn't know about the motherboard, thanks.
 
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