New Computer

SaraKeene · 21 Dec 2014 at 11:50

Hi there,

I Was wondering if anyone could help me. I am looking into buying a new pc from Overclockers. I wanted to build it myself and pick parts/case from the overclockers website. I don't really have any experience in it and would greatly appreciate some help. I have an old DELL XPS 420. Could I use its case?

I was looking into spending £750/800. I just wanted something that could play all the new games coming out on good graphics?

Would anyone mind helping me

?

Thanks

Sara

SaraKeene · 21 Dec 2014 at 12:13

Hi I will be using my current monitor

SaraKeene · 21 Dec 2014 at 15:41

Hi,

I dont really do anything other than gaming. Netflix etc is about it. :cool:

What operating system might be best?

I have never assembled a computer... is it easy :confused:

Thanks

Sara

SaraKeene · 21 Dec 2014 at 17:32

Threepwood said:
If you don't need a monitor, I'll start the ball rolling with this £50 over budget spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 - Devil's Canyon i5 4690K CPU & Micro ATX Motherboard Bundle **£10 Saving** £287.94
1 x GALAX GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £284.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Aerocool Xpredator Cube Micro-ATX Case - Black/Red £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £44.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler Black £29.99
Total : £848.47 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Hi threepwood for this ssd will I need brackets for it? I noticed one of the reviewers said it doesn't come with it

SaraKeene · 21 Dec 2014 at 18:28

stulid said:
The case itself can fit 2.5" drives, so no adapter needed.

Thank you

Is there any big difference between Magazorb and Threepwood's £800 builds? As I think I may order one of these

.

Thanks

Sara

SaraKeene · 21 Dec 2014 at 19:02

stulid said:
Both look fine, just a size difference.

If you wanted to crossfire the MSI lightening card then a better PSU is needed.

750w to SLI the GTX970s.

Sorry I dont Understand

SaraKeene · 21 Dec 2014 at 19:07

stulid said:
All the boards listed support dual graphic cards.

Except - MSI Z97 Gaming 3 which is 16X/4X so Crossfire only.

550W maybe enough for a single card, but should you want to add a 2nd, then its not.

AH ok so if I were to buy this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-011-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

I could upgrade to the 2x 970's at a later date?

SaraKeene · 25 Dec 2014 at 18:54

I have been thinking about buying a pc rather than building one.

Is this good for the price of £549?
350-watt 80+ Bronze power supply
Military Class 4 - Top quality and stability
Windows 8.1 64-bit
Intel® Pentium™ K G3258 processor, 3.2Ghz
8Gb RAM
1Tb hard drive storage
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 730 4Gb Dedicated Graphics
DVD-RW drive
E2200 Killer Gigabit LAN
7.1 Channel HD Audio Front
H 570, W 490, D 300 mm
MSI Nightblade B85 desktop PC base unit

Oh and merry xmas