Partial/total rebuild advice

Dhamp

Dhamp

Dhamp

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Hi all,

I'm sure you guys get this a lot, but I'm looking for a new gaming machine.

My current rig is in ok nick, but it's starting to flag and it's foibles are getting annoying.

I'd be happy to move my existing optical drives and sound card over, and I'm considering only getting an OS and core apps SSD drive and using my 1TB mechanical drive for data and less demanding apps.

I need no speakers, headset, mouse or keyboard and my monitor is serviceable, but I'd like to move off VGA if I can (I don't have space to dual-screen). I'm also limited to wifi (living in a listed house makes running cable rather costly)

Budget wise I'd like to spend £800ish, but while I can support hardware, I cant spec for toffee. Help please!
 
Has to be said, I don't know a great deal about wireless cards, only ever used the Adapter things or built into the motherboard. So if somebody can suggest something else then.. woop! :)

Spec is with a monitor. Could probably get much more in there without the monitor if you can live with your current.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £814.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
I wasn't expecting a response this fast - thanks!

Given the relative limits of VGA compared to HDMI, is it going to be more cost effective to go for a better computer and keep the old monitor, or go for the better screen and suffer a performance hit?
 
I still use one of my monitors as VGA, don't really notice much difference if i'm totally honest...

You won't really face a performance hit as such, but you could get better components, maybe a better GPU or something? or an i7...
 
Idleman said:
Can you list full spec for existing system, especially make and model of Psu?
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Will do - give me an hour to get home.

My PSU is definately shot though - its switch is reversed (0 is on 1 is off) and it needs to have the rear switch toggled in conjunction with the faceplate switch to boot...

Getting a new monitor would earn Brownie points with the missus - she has a tiny, low quality one =p
 
Idleman said:
Can you list full spec for existing system, especially make and model of Psu?
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PSU: I cant find the make or model of this - theres only generic warnings and S/Ns on the device and I no longer remember what it was !
Mobo:Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
GPU: GeForce 9600 GT
CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9750
RAM: 4GB DDR2
Monitor: LG W2242
 
Dhamp said:
PSU: I cant find the make or model of this - theres only generic warnings and S/Ns on the device and I no longer remember what it was !
Mobo:Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
GPU: GeForce 9600 GT
CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9750
RAM: 4GB DDR2
Monitor: LG W2242
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New Psu then. :D
 
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