Hey guys,
New poster here. I'm looking to spec. a new rig as a few weeks ago my GPU buggered and I held off buying a new one until I'd been on my holidays. Long story short, when I got back from holiday I had a letter from the taxman telling me I'd paid too much tax this year and that I have a fairly hefty rebate coming my way: excellent!
So I've decided to get a new GPU and upgrade my rig at the same time as my current spec (in my signature) is getting slightly long in the tooth now and my tax rebate money is burning a hole in my pocket! Unfortunately I've lost touch with the components world so I don't have a lot of an idea as to what is good at the moment.
Cutting to the chase, I'll use the PC for general use and gaming. I don't need a super-rig, but something nice and powerful that will therefore keep going a while is preferable.
I have screen/speakers/mouse/keyboard/storage (SSD main drive and storage HDD) as well as a decent power supply, so I shouldn't need them. My OS (7 Home Premium) is an OEM version so I'm not sure if I'll need another copy of that, too).
Total budget is £600-800. Obviously the lower this can be kept the better, but I can go to the top of this range if needs be.
What I'll definitely need/want:
1 x CPU (probably looking at the i5 3570K)
1 x Motherboard (had a brief look and the Asus P8Z77-V is on offer at the mo. and seems like it would fit my needs)
1 x GPU (considering the GTX660 - other NVidia cards just seem too expensive, but I'm willing to go with an AMD card instead)
1 x RAM - probably 8GB (had a brief look and was overwhelmed by the options so some tips there would be good)
1 x CPU cooler (currently have the Noctua in my sig. but doubt that will fit the new socket, if it will I don't need one)
1 x DVD-RW/BR drive (doesn't really need to be BR but if it's not too much more expensive I may as well get something BR capable)
What I would like to add if my budget permits it:
1 x case (I have an Antec 900 at the moment but I'd prefer something a bit quieter and plainer/less showy)
Thanks a lot for any help any of you can offer, I really do appreciate it. Cheers,
Jim
New poster here. I'm looking to spec. a new rig as a few weeks ago my GPU buggered and I held off buying a new one until I'd been on my holidays. Long story short, when I got back from holiday I had a letter from the taxman telling me I'd paid too much tax this year and that I have a fairly hefty rebate coming my way: excellent!
So I've decided to get a new GPU and upgrade my rig at the same time as my current spec (in my signature) is getting slightly long in the tooth now and my tax rebate money is burning a hole in my pocket! Unfortunately I've lost touch with the components world so I don't have a lot of an idea as to what is good at the moment.
Cutting to the chase, I'll use the PC for general use and gaming. I don't need a super-rig, but something nice and powerful that will therefore keep going a while is preferable.
I have screen/speakers/mouse/keyboard/storage (SSD main drive and storage HDD) as well as a decent power supply, so I shouldn't need them. My OS (7 Home Premium) is an OEM version so I'm not sure if I'll need another copy of that, too).
Total budget is £600-800. Obviously the lower this can be kept the better, but I can go to the top of this range if needs be.
What I'll definitely need/want:
1 x CPU (probably looking at the i5 3570K)
1 x Motherboard (had a brief look and the Asus P8Z77-V is on offer at the mo. and seems like it would fit my needs)
1 x GPU (considering the GTX660 - other NVidia cards just seem too expensive, but I'm willing to go with an AMD card instead)
1 x RAM - probably 8GB (had a brief look and was overwhelmed by the options so some tips there would be good)
1 x CPU cooler (currently have the Noctua in my sig. but doubt that will fit the new socket, if it will I don't need one)
1 x DVD-RW/BR drive (doesn't really need to be BR but if it's not too much more expensive I may as well get something BR capable)
What I would like to add if my budget permits it:
1 x case (I have an Antec 900 at the moment but I'd prefer something a bit quieter and plainer/less showy)
Thanks a lot for any help any of you can offer, I really do appreciate it. Cheers,
Jim
