first time new build help.

simong1

simong1

simong1

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I've never built a desktop PC before but i want to try now and maybe save a little money in doing so. The main thing with this PC is being able to play Rome Total War 2 at high end. but there's no spec for it yet as its not out till the end of the year.

Here's what i think will be good enough:

i5 quad core 3570k £170
GAINWARD GeForce GTX 560 Ti Phantom 2 GB GDDR5£63
Aerocool GT-S Series 500w '80Plus Bronze' £60
Corsair Vengeance 16 GB : 2 x 8 GB £50
gaming case £30
3tb hard drive Seagate Barracuda £90
SAMSUNG SH-224B dvd-rw+ £15
what motherboard would be best? ???
total:£478+

so would that be ok to play rome total war 2 high end?
is it all compatible?

any questions please ask cheers simon
 
This is what you are looking at really to be honest:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2GW) £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £683.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



It would be easier if you set a budget as the graphics card could be with being a 7950, 16gb RAM is not really needed if your simply gaming.
 
Considering the Recommended Specs (Recommended for optimum game play) of Total War: Shogun is 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor.

Stratagy games can be very CPU intensive when the unit count gets high.

You expect Rome Total War 2 to be at least that at max settings.
The 3570k would be the safe option.
 
A 560ti for £63 is a very good deal. Even more handy that it's a 2GB version.
Also, you don't really need 16GB of RAM, 8GB will be fine.
The i5 would be a good option, as I expect it will be quite CPU intensive.
A 3TB hard drive may be a bit too much, but then again I don't know what else it will be used for? For the PSU, look for a XFX/Corsair/Silverstone/other popular good brand.
As for the motherboard, the Gigabyte Z77-D3H is currently one of the best around the £90 price mark.
 
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