My new PC build, any problems?

Soldato
Joined
30 Sep 2006
Posts
5,269
Location
Midlands, UK
If you have any more cash i'd say get a smallish SSD for your OS and apps, and use your 1tb for data. Even a 6gb mechanical is no match for an SSD.
Your pc will fly much faster with an SSD in charge.
 
Man of Honour
Joined
26 May 2012
Posts
16,176
YOUR BASKET
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £46.98
Total : £58.08 (includes shipping : £9.25).



cheaper and more features than the z11

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
Total : £131.09 (includes shipping : £9.25).



cheaper and bigger screen

YOUR BASKET
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £19.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).



faster optical drive for not much more

YOUR BASKET
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
Total : £70.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).



you dont need a 600w psu. the 500w will be more than sufficient. saving you extra 10 quid


had a play and managed to add in a 128gb ssd, giving the rig a nice lil boost:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £81.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £46.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £42.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £29.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Steelseries Ikari Optical Mouse (62000) £14.99
1 x Logitech K200 Media Keyboard (920-002733) £13.99
1 x Speedlink Mousepad Basic - Black £2.99
Total : £897.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Last edited:
Back
Top Bottom