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Hi, I am new to this forum and looking for some advice on a new pc. I will literally only use this for gaming, browsing the internet and using Microsoft Office.

I have not really decided on a budget yet but I imagine it will be in the £1,000-1,500 range and I will need a monitor, case...everything basically!

I would appreciate any advice you can give me as I don't know a huge amount about pc's. I have a friend who said he would help me build it (IT technician) as he said it will save me some money on buying a pre-built system.

From reading around, I am looking at getting an overclocked bundle as I have heard the lifespan is fine as long as you stick within the manufacturers temp limits? I would prefer a 27" monitor but if a 24" is better suited I am fine with that. I have also read that an Intel i5 system is preferable to an i7 for gaming purposes?

Anyways, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Edit - should have mentioned I have an old Dell 22" monitor which I will use dual screen to have the net on while I use the new monitor for games
 
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Thanks for the reply tamzzy.

What sort of speed could I overclock the i5-3570k to? Were I too oc would that cooler be up to the job?

I have seen people talking about sealed water coolers (not keen on a full system). Would it be possible to fit one of these in that case?
 
Dell UltraSharp U2410 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £379.99
(£316.66) £379.99
(£316.66)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
(£249.99) £299.99
(£249.99)
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Fractal Design Core 3000 Midi Tower Case - Black £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUKV2) £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
Akasa AK-CC4006SP01 Nero V2 CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Sub Total : £1,086.57
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £221.33
Total : £1,328.00


Room for a mechanical drive, DVD drive and mouse.
 
Thanks for the reply tamzzy.

What sort of speed could I overclock the i5-3570k to? Were I too oc would that cooler be up to the job?

I have seen people talking about sealed water coolers (not keen on a full system). Would it be possible to fit one of these in that case?

a 4.4ghz overclock is a safe overclock for most aftermarket heatsinks.
clc water coolers are just pricey compared to a bog standard heatsink+fan, and they perform about as good as a mid-highend air cooler whilst being noisier. looks good cuz it keeps the case more clutter free though.
yes, u can fit one in almost any case
 
You might want to consider a 120hz monitor, depending on what games you're playing (i.e. it will be beneficial in fast paced FPS). Also at the risk of stating the obvious, mice are very much down to personal preference, although the G500 as suggested by Tamzzy is highly regarded.
 
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