Hey, been browsing the forums for a while but only registered yesterday. Been looking to buy a new pc for a while now but a friend of mine suggested I should build one. Never built a pc before but I know a couple friends who have so I will be picking their brains.
Basically I would like to build something that will last me a while and be upgradeable in the future.
I will be using the PC for gaming, web browsing, watching videos, films etc.
My budget is £800 including OS, Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard and Speakers.
Here is a spec a friend of mine helped me with.
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Socket 1155
CPU:Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Ivybridge
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile Vengeance
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Barracuda Hard Drive
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Optical Drive: Something Basic £15-£20?
Monitor:Samsung SyncMaster S22A200B 21.5" LCD DVI Monitor
Mouse: Basic Mouse?
Keyboard: Basic Keyboard?
Speakers:Logitech LS21 2.1 Speakers
Also would it actually be cheaper and worth while building it myself?
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Dave
Basically I would like to build something that will last me a while and be upgradeable in the future.
I will be using the PC for gaming, web browsing, watching videos, films etc.
My budget is £800 including OS, Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard and Speakers.
Here is a spec a friend of mine helped me with.
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Socket 1155
CPU:Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Ivybridge
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile Vengeance
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Barracuda Hard Drive
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Optical Drive: Something Basic £15-£20?
Monitor:Samsung SyncMaster S22A200B 21.5" LCD DVI Monitor
Mouse: Basic Mouse?
Keyboard: Basic Keyboard?
Speakers:Logitech LS21 2.1 Speakers
Also would it actually be cheaper and worth while building it myself?
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Dave
