Hi everyone,
After growing up as a console gamer I've finally decided its time to take the leap into the wonderful world of PC gaming. Having spent some time researching online and speaking to a couple of pals who've built PCs of their own I've got together the following build. My choices below have been heavily influenced by a few of the other spec threads in this forum. One thing I am unsure about however is my choice of graphics card; I see most on the forums recommend the "Gigabyte ATI 7950" but I've read/heard Nvidia cards are a bit easier to deal with in terms of drivers and general support due to wider use. I've also read that the 660ti (marginally) outperforms the 7950, though I doubt I'd be able to tell the difference. Any advice on this and the rest of the build would be greatly appreciated.
I should mention I already have a mouse, os and monitor and am looking to spend £1000 or less.
Thanks in advance for any advice, the OC forums have already been a godsend!
Cheers
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660TI EX OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with a free copy of 3DMark advanced edition £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £995.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).
After growing up as a console gamer I've finally decided its time to take the leap into the wonderful world of PC gaming. Having spent some time researching online and speaking to a couple of pals who've built PCs of their own I've got together the following build. My choices below have been heavily influenced by a few of the other spec threads in this forum. One thing I am unsure about however is my choice of graphics card; I see most on the forums recommend the "Gigabyte ATI 7950" but I've read/heard Nvidia cards are a bit easier to deal with in terms of drivers and general support due to wider use. I've also read that the 660ti (marginally) outperforms the 7950, though I doubt I'd be able to tell the difference. Any advice on this and the rest of the build would be greatly appreciated.
I should mention I already have a mouse, os and monitor and am looking to spend £1000 or less.
Thanks in advance for any advice, the OC forums have already been a godsend!
Cheers
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660TI EX OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with a free copy of 3DMark advanced edition £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £995.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).
