I've decided to try gaming on a pc instead of my xbox and looking to play BF3 and COD MW3. This will be my first PC build so not confident knowing which components are going to give me a rig that will cope with current games and into the future.
I already have a Viewsonic TFT 22" monitor at 1920 x 1080, Samsung Spinpoint HD501LJ 7200rpm 500GB hard drive, and hope that both of these will be adequate. I will carry on using my basic keyboard and optical mouse for now, unless budget really allows or are considered essential, and want to focus on getting the best components for my budget. I dont need an OS.
I've never overclocked and dont know whether I need to worry about this at the start, so dont know whether a cooler is important at this time.
I'm not sure whether SLi/crossfire option is a must have, so looking for guidance, and how this affects choice of motherboard and PSU.
As far as cases go I dont have a clue, looks arent important, but adequate space for cards and potential cooler and good air flow are important.
My budget is £700-800.
I already have a Viewsonic TFT 22" monitor at 1920 x 1080, Samsung Spinpoint HD501LJ 7200rpm 500GB hard drive, and hope that both of these will be adequate. I will carry on using my basic keyboard and optical mouse for now, unless budget really allows or are considered essential, and want to focus on getting the best components for my budget. I dont need an OS.
I've never overclocked and dont know whether I need to worry about this at the start, so dont know whether a cooler is important at this time.
I'm not sure whether SLi/crossfire option is a must have, so looking for guidance, and how this affects choice of motherboard and PSU.
As far as cases go I dont have a clue, looks arent important, but adequate space for cards and potential cooler and good air flow are important.
My budget is £700-800.