Hi, I used to keep up with PC hardware a few years back when I had my ATX build. I got fed up with the size and noise and expense of maintaining a PC so about 3 years ago I chopped it all in and bought a laptop. To be honest I still prefer owning a laptop simply for convenience sake. Lately though I've noticed my laptop struggling to perform certain tasks, and it doesn't give gaming much of a go either. I've also got reason to believe that it's on the way out too.
So I've been thinking I'll probably make my way back in to owning a PC build, but this time I think I'd enjoy the benefits of SFF (desk footprint, ease of transport etc). So this is what I'm proposing;
Silverstone TJ08B-E Temjin Evolution
Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3
Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155,
8GB (2x4GB) Kingston DDR3 HyperX Genesis Grey, PC3-12800 (1600)
1GB XFX HD 6850 XXX, 4200MHz GDDR5, GPU 800MHz
550W PSU, OCZ Technology ZS Series, 80 PLUS Bronze
Any potential issues with any of those components? The only components I'm not entirely sure about are; RAM and PSU. I've owned Kingston before which is the only reason I opted for that, and that particular OCZ PSU seems quite popular.
So I've been thinking I'll probably make my way back in to owning a PC build, but this time I think I'd enjoy the benefits of SFF (desk footprint, ease of transport etc). So this is what I'm proposing;
Silverstone TJ08B-E Temjin Evolution
Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3
Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155,
8GB (2x4GB) Kingston DDR3 HyperX Genesis Grey, PC3-12800 (1600)
1GB XFX HD 6850 XXX, 4200MHz GDDR5, GPU 800MHz
550W PSU, OCZ Technology ZS Series, 80 PLUS Bronze
Any potential issues with any of those components? The only components I'm not entirely sure about are; RAM and PSU. I've owned Kingston before which is the only reason I opted for that, and that particular OCZ PSU seems quite popular.
