Hi there!
So recently my birthday passed and I've been saving up to finally replace my 7 year old retail PC with something a bit more.. 'special'. Obviously my Intel Core 2 Quad and Nvidia GeForce 8500 are out of date long ago by now.
I have approx. £750 budget for the tower, with an additional £100 spare for a good quality monitor. These can be combined of course if the total is worth paying, that's just what I've assigned myself to.
The primary use is gaming, with the higher end games being Battlefield 3, Borderlands 2, etc, but also for MMO's such as TERA Online and League of Legends. The secondary use is video editing, as it is a big part of my university studies. Basically the PC needs to be able to handle fairly demanding tasks. I'm not too fussed about the gaming graphics quality, I'm no perfectionist in that aspect, but as always: higher = better. I would like to be able to play most of my MMO games at high settings, as those are the ones I spend the most time with.
For the PC components, it's been a long time since I have built a PC so I am unfamiliar with the new recent releases. I do have a preference towards Intel and Nvidia however. I would like to aim for a i5-3570 build, I don't plan on overclocking right away, but having the option for later would be nice. For graphics and the rest, I need plenty of suggestions. SSD is optional but not required as I can buy one later when I have more money spare. I also prefer air cooling, I don't think I could invest so much into maintaining an optimal water cooled build.
For a monitor, around £100 would be perfect as long as it has HD ability, after having HD TV and playing my PS3 in HD for so long, I don't think I could settle for less.. I'm thinking around 22" for the size. Again, suggestions are welcome!
I have speakers, keyboard and mouse already. I also have a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Anytime disc, but I am not sure if it's possible to use this with a new formatted PC, so I may need Windows 7 as well.
Finally, I don't have the money fully available just yet, but I should be ready within the next 2-4 weeks. Since my dad is giving me some money to help out, he said I need to have a final cost for him.. it's hard enough giving an estimate let alone a solid figure.
I would be building the PC myself with a friend after I ordered everything.
Looking forward to seeing some replies and help.
Thanks in advance!
So recently my birthday passed and I've been saving up to finally replace my 7 year old retail PC with something a bit more.. 'special'. Obviously my Intel Core 2 Quad and Nvidia GeForce 8500 are out of date long ago by now.
I have approx. £750 budget for the tower, with an additional £100 spare for a good quality monitor. These can be combined of course if the total is worth paying, that's just what I've assigned myself to.
The primary use is gaming, with the higher end games being Battlefield 3, Borderlands 2, etc, but also for MMO's such as TERA Online and League of Legends. The secondary use is video editing, as it is a big part of my university studies. Basically the PC needs to be able to handle fairly demanding tasks. I'm not too fussed about the gaming graphics quality, I'm no perfectionist in that aspect, but as always: higher = better. I would like to be able to play most of my MMO games at high settings, as those are the ones I spend the most time with.
For the PC components, it's been a long time since I have built a PC so I am unfamiliar with the new recent releases. I do have a preference towards Intel and Nvidia however. I would like to aim for a i5-3570 build, I don't plan on overclocking right away, but having the option for later would be nice. For graphics and the rest, I need plenty of suggestions. SSD is optional but not required as I can buy one later when I have more money spare. I also prefer air cooling, I don't think I could invest so much into maintaining an optimal water cooled build.
For a monitor, around £100 would be perfect as long as it has HD ability, after having HD TV and playing my PS3 in HD for so long, I don't think I could settle for less.. I'm thinking around 22" for the size. Again, suggestions are welcome!
I have speakers, keyboard and mouse already. I also have a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Anytime disc, but I am not sure if it's possible to use this with a new formatted PC, so I may need Windows 7 as well.
Finally, I don't have the money fully available just yet, but I should be ready within the next 2-4 weeks. Since my dad is giving me some money to help out, he said I need to have a final cost for him.. it's hard enough giving an estimate let alone a solid figure.
I would be building the PC myself with a friend after I ordered everything.
Looking forward to seeing some replies and help.
Thanks in advance!
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