Resolution on my LCD TV - Help Please. :)

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SilentIdea

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Hello there,

I'm new here and was wondering if someone could help me with a few questions. I have a 19" 1366 by 768 LCD TV and am getting a gaming build to play on this TV.

Should I spend most of my budget on the gaming build and play with this LCD TV for now? So buy a new 1080p TV in the near future...

or

Should I spend my budget on a new 1080p TV where the rest of the budget will be my gaming build?

I am currently spending £600 on a gaming build. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :) Thanks.
 
If gaming is the primary use, then I would spend the £600 on the PC and buy a decent monitor when you have the cash.

Are you going to be building your self? If so, do want help as to what to buy?
 
Jordan97 said:
If gaming is the primary use, then I would spend the £600 on the PC and buy a decent monitor when you have the cash.

Are you going to be building your self? If so, do want help as to what to buy?
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Hello there, I am building my gaming PC. I do have a list of components and I was wondering if you wouldn't mind having a look. :) Even though I think its overkill I think I should stick with the components to enable me to play on 1080 when I get a new monitor.

Component list:-

Am I allowed to upload products from other online tech shops? I'm assuming i'm not atm. :L
 
I am happy to look at your current spec and give you advice on what you should change.

At £600 for a gaming build then unless you are playing old games, you couldn't have gone OTT that much.
 
No you cannot show items from other stores. OcUK however, have excellent feedback and great customer service. Most things are cheaper here than anywhere else as well.
 
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Jordan97 said:
How is this linking to competitors or even mentioning them?

He hasn't even said where he is buying from??
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He posted a screenshot of his basket off of a competitor site. This also included the URL. The rules are very strict on this as I am sure you are aware. He has since edited it out as I suggested.
 
DJmartin said:
He posted a screenshot of his basket off of a competitor site. This also included the URL. The rules are very strict on this as I am sure you are aware. He has since edited it out as I suggested.
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I've edited that post out now, did not see the post before he edited it.
 
4GB (2*2 GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3-12800 (1600), NON-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.65v.

1TB Samsung HD 103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3GB/s, 7200rpm, 32MB cache, 8.9ms, NCQ.

Coolermaster centurion 5 II, Black, Mid Tower Case, w/o PSU.

Sony AD-7263S-0B 24x DVD +/- R, 12x DVD+RW x8/-RWx6, 12x RAM SATA, Black, Labelflash, OEM.

Intel core I5 2500K Unlocked, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad core, 3.3GHZ, GPU 850Mhz, 6MB cache, 95W OEM.

1GB XFX HD 6870 Black edition, 4600Mhz GDDR5 GPU 940Mhz, 1120 steam processors, DVI/HDMI/mDP.

MSI P67A-G45 (B3), Intel P67, S-1155, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 2133, Xfire, SATA 6GB/s, SATA RAID, ATX.

600W Corsair Gaming series GS600, 80 Plus, 80% Eff, SLi, EPS 12v, 140mm Fan, Blue LED, 48A+12v.

Is this any good? Even though im playing at a resolution at 1366 by 768 for the moment. I will be buying a 1080p TV though in the near future. Any improvements/replacements are greatly appreciated. Budget £600. :)
 
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looks a touch more than £600 worth of kit, but not much over tbh:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £173.99
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Lara Croft Game £149.99
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXV2) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £34.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £607.90 (includes shipping: FREE).

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aha, i think ive worked out what shop your using, and the difference in price is down to the graphics card here. that XFX graphics card you have selected can be found for £138 if you * Cheeky Compititor hint Reaper - Nawty * the internet, whereas on the same site the MSI card is exactly the same as on OcUK
 
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Reaper 392 said:
looks a touch more than £600 worth of kit, but not much over tbh:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £173.99
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Lara Croft Game £149.99
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Certified Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXV2) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £34.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £607.90 (includes shipping: FREE).
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What do you think of my build compared to this one? I am paying £590 for my build. Is this better?
 
Is this all I need for my build? I'm also thinkin about increasing the RAM to 6GB as I can push to £650 if I buy a keyboard and mouse as well. Any help please? :) I don't need to buy speakers as my monitor has built in ones?
 
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