Hi new to the site and building PC's
I have zero idea what I need to be honest, I put this together by browsing other threads on the forum.
I normally just buy systems, so building one myself is all new to me.
I am using a Dell XPS7100 atm, which has started to feel slow in the latest games. It has a HD5870 and AMD Phenom II X6 1055T. Maybe I could sell these parts ???
I will only be using this system to play BF3 and ARMA.
I have mouse and keyboard already, so need pretty much everything else.
I will only ever use a headset, so do not require any speakers.
The system will be under the desk, So not interested in any LED lights or windowed cases etc, just a plain one is great.
I have no preference over AMD or Nvidia as long as it does the job. Although I would like to have the option to add a second card in future.
The XPS has Win7 x64 but its OEM I think, Can this be transferred to the new system? Or will I need to buy a new key?
I also need a new wireless headset, I added a sound card but unsure if it is really needed.
Budget is £2000
Thanks in advance.
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £379.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian Stealth Enthusiast Bundle £311.98
1 x Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus 7.1 PCI-E Soundcard ** Free ROG 16GB USB ** £185.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Corsair Dominator 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMP16GX3M4X1600C7) £139.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £139.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM (Version C - with new Firmware) £19.99
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (4g) £6
Total : £1,976.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).
I have zero idea what I need to be honest, I put this together by browsing other threads on the forum.
I normally just buy systems, so building one myself is all new to me.
I am using a Dell XPS7100 atm, which has started to feel slow in the latest games. It has a HD5870 and AMD Phenom II X6 1055T. Maybe I could sell these parts ???
I will only be using this system to play BF3 and ARMA.
I have mouse and keyboard already, so need pretty much everything else.
I will only ever use a headset, so do not require any speakers.
The system will be under the desk, So not interested in any LED lights or windowed cases etc, just a plain one is great.
I have no preference over AMD or Nvidia as long as it does the job. Although I would like to have the option to add a second card in future.
The XPS has Win7 x64 but its OEM I think, Can this be transferred to the new system? Or will I need to buy a new key?
I also need a new wireless headset, I added a sound card but unsure if it is really needed.
Budget is £2000
Thanks in advance.
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £379.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian Stealth Enthusiast Bundle £311.98
1 x Asus ROG Xonar Phoebus 7.1 PCI-E Soundcard ** Free ROG 16GB USB ** £185.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Corsair Dominator 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMP16GX3M4X1600C7) £139.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £139.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM (Version C - with new Firmware) £19.99
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (4g) £6
Total : £1,976.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).
