Looking to build a new pc but on a budget.

robarthur87

robarthur87

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Hi guys,

Ive had my current pc for about 2.5 years and back then it was a cheap gaming pc, specs are

Gigabyte GA-H55M-U2DH motherboard
Intel i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20ghz currently clocked to 3.82ghz
Nvidia GTS 450 1024MB
4GB RAM (CORSAIR XSM3)
CORSAIR VX450W power supply
OCUK value casehttp://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=ca-063-op&groupid=2362&catid=505
2 x 500gb hardrives
windows 7 64 bit

pretty basic but used to play battlefield 3 and crysis 2 at a reasonable quality.

im looking to get back into playing games on the pc and would like a new build, i have been looking and was wandering if any fo you guys could help me spec a few bits. mainly looking at new case, motherboard bundle as such, gpu and power supply, i dont think my current one is up to much more. i would like to start off with one gpu to start off with and then when funds allow to purchase a second card to run in crossfire. this is what i have spec'd up so far for the bits mentioned i would like to try and stick to a budget of roughly £600 - 700.



Thanks
Rob
 
thanks guys your help is much appreciated, comparing the intel and the amd cpu's in the last 2 specs is there much in it in terms of bang for buck? is the intel worth that much more in your opinion? i take it with the cases spec'd i would still be able to put a second graphics card into my system with enough room?
 
thanks for your input guys, im going to try and go with a black and green theme if possible and i know it raises the price, but it has to be done, plus i fell in love with the corsair case, what do you think to this spec? could you recommend a reasonbly priced modular PSU, as i would like to keep the case as tidy as possible. no green GPU cards :( so i will just take the shroud off the card and spray it at work, no problem.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £160.00
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £79.99
2 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler £34.99 (£69.98)
Total : £792.94 (includes shipping : £12.50).




as for the heatsink it was the cheapest black one i could find, do you reckon its worth the extra cash to go for this themed setup?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler £49.98
2 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 140mm Green LED - Black £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £87.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).



or do i just go for a watercooled cpu setup?

cheers
 
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