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.Sean

.Sean

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It's upgrade time! As close to £500 as possible. No overclocking. Will be reusing my PSU, HDDs, and optical drives.

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black
Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC)
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G)

Total: £503. Could be £499 if I buy the OcUK value ram?

Thoughts? If I bought a slightly cheaper case I could have an i5-3550, worth it?

Thanks! :)
 
Oh right, the i5 mentioned z77 technology so I thought I had to buy one! Thanks guys, haha. :D Any suggestions?

Oh and the SSD was just a "because it's so cheap" type of thing. I've got 4 large hard drives so I'm not too fussed about a large SSD. Just thought I'd chuck Windows on it for speed along with maybe a game or two.
 
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When you say "get the most" do you mean that it'll actually run slower on the older motherboards at stock or something? :o

I see! Glad I decided to post here, SATA-III it is then. Can't believe I didn't even notice that! What a nub I am. :D
 
Nice, thanks. :) I'm not sure I'd even utilize whatever features you are on about, though. :( I just like to have a fast system for general browsing and HD content. I do however play lots of Football Manager so the quad core and 8gb of RAM will really improve my experience. When I do play the odd MMO or Starcraft 2, I'd like them to be pretty. From looking at benchmarks, having a stock i5, 8gb of RAM, and a 7850 will be capable to do that for the next 2/3 years. (or at least I hope so! :p)

Sorry if I'm being ignorant about the newer features and tech. I enjoy building and fiddling, but I wouldn't call myself an enthusiast and certainly don't keep up with the tech. :(
 
Cheers mate, appreciate the help. :)

All ordered now! Applied the following changes:

Fractal Core 1000
micro-ATX MSI mb
SATA-III SSD

Decided to give micro-ATX a go!
 
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