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ozzymundo

ozzymundo

ozzymundo

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Hi all,

I've recently been looking into the world of PC Gaming, and as I come from a background of console gaming I haven't really done much building before. I've done some research into all the different parts, what all the abbreviations mean etc, so I feel reasonably up to speed (mainly thanks to lurking on here for a while :p )

With that, I was wondering if you lads (and lasses) could look over this system. I've got a budget of around £1200, and I need everything, keyboard, mouse etc, except for the OS (Looking at windows 8 beta).

The uses will be pretty much gaming, I mainly do FPS like BF3, also Diablo, Skyrim and the like.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £92.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £79.99
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £44.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279)

Any tips on building/critiques please mention :)
 
Thanks for the input guys, I didn't realise SSD's were getting so cheap, £71 for 120gb seems like a bargain... I may have to hold out for around 6 months without one until I can up the budget a little bit

I know this may be the wrong sub-forum, but what would be the best way to connect to the internet? It will be one floor above the wireless hub, so I was wondering whether I should go wifi (I assume a card would be needed) or LAN cable and which one is better?

Thanks again for prompt replies
 
As for RAM, I was actually kinda colour co-ordinating, as well as the fact that it is low profile in case I put on a larger aftermarket cooler if/when I start to overclock it, for example something like a Phantek (I hear they're very effective+quiet).

Regards PSU, I thought the current PSU was modular?

Thanks for the Wifi help, will look into a powerline version as well, one of my mates has one, will have to look into it :)

Thanks again
 
The Psu i linked to is fully modular, unlike the XFX, which is partially modular. Although the XFX would be better for sli/xfire.
 
Cheers for the help, I'll switch out the PSU as I don't really have any intentions of going Sli/xfire, and a gtx670 should last a good time anyway by itself :)

As for the RAM, would non-low profile (aka normal height) be able to fit under large aftermarket coolers? I have seen it can be a tight fit for space under there.

Thanks again
 
Good point, somewhere down the line I may be having a play with overclocking... in which case an extra tenner now won't go to waste, especially if I'm having this for a few years, and the Samsung Green does seem like a very popular choice, so must be pretty good :)

I'll be buying aftermarket coolers and extra fans as well, possible going xfire/sli... I'm getting distracted with my computer dreams, I just need to get started now :D

Thanks for the help again
 
If you are thinking of going sli 670, you will need at least a 750W Psu with 4x6pin(Pcie) connecters. So you really need to choose your Psu wisely, other wise, you will find yourself having to buy again when you decide to dual card.
 
ozzymundo said:
As for RAM, I was actually kinda colour co-ordinating, as well as the fact that it is low profile in case I put on a larger aftermarket cooler if/when I start to overclock it, for example something like a Phantek (I hear they're very effective+quiet).

Regards PSU, I thought the current PSU was modular?

Thanks for the Wifi help, will look into a powerline version as well, one of my mates has one, will have to look into it :)

Thanks again
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I have a set of powerline adaptors, albeit a few years old now and they are great. I never d/c from anything other than Fifa (which may not be down to the powerlines) and they are discrete enough for you to not notice. One of the best value £50 I ever spent.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC) £311.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
Total : £1,262.87 (includes shipping : £20.10).



how's this? but 63 quid over budget ;p
 
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