Time for a new PC,

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Hey guys,

it's time for me to get a new PC only problem is I have kind of no idea about the components these days and there is a lot of info for me to read up on.
So my basic question is, is there any specific reason why I should NOT buy a PC at this time? Reasons I could think of is revolutionary new hardware being released soon or prices are about do drop of whatever.

What I want to get is a pc for high res gaming/media stuff. I like to get the best there is (budget allowing of course) and I would like it to be futureproof.

My budget is ~ £1000 for the tower itself.

This is what I would consider to get, altho at £1,323.33 it is about £200 too much.


- Corsair TX 750W ATX SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXUK)
- LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000333AS)
- Zotac GeForce GTX 260 "55nm Maxcore" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (ZT-X26E3KA-FSP)
- G.Skill 3GB (3 X 1GB) DDR3 NQ PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (F3-12800CL9T-3GBNQ)
- Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
- Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366)
- No CPU Overclock
- Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail
- Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
Youve gone for a prebuilt, if youre happy to build yourself you can save some cash
The PSU is more than ample, you can save some money there
Do you really need blu-ray on your PC?
Theres no reason not to buy now, theres alwasy something on the horizon, if you play that game you'd never buy anything, lol

Hows this look for you? Doesnt include an O/S, didnt know if you wanted one
Its got a very solid mobo that will allow for any future upgrades, you could save yourself a bit of cash and get a lower spec model tbh, got dbl the RAM too
The case + psu is pretty budget but should suffice, if you're not comfortable you can swap it out for separate case and a 650W Corsair and still be within budget

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The reason why I chose a prebuilt is because I dont feel comfortable selecting the individual components at the time since I have barely any knowledge regarding compatibility issues etc.
I would consider building the system from scratch but only if the benefit in cost outweighs the risk associated with sticking them pieces together since I havnt done much more then replace a graphics card in the last two years.
A blueray drive is not something I would need right from the start I suppose but I do need one eventually so instead of getting a dvd drive now and then replacing that later I figured that I might as well get it now.
 
Well all those components I selected for you go well together, Im sure others will give you their 2 pence worth too, the spec I did is, imo, much better than the prebuilt one, and saves you almost £400 so yeah its quite a difference, if you want bluray then just sub in the blu ray drive, the one that was in original spec is good, will push price up about £40 as theyre about £60 instead of £20 for basic DVD
 
95thrifles said:
Hows this look for you? Doesnt include an O/S, didnt know if you wanted one
Its got a very solid mobo that will allow for any future upgrades, you could save yourself a bit of cash and get a lower spec model tbh, got dbl the RAM too
The case + psu is pretty budget but should suffice, if you're not comfortable you can swap it out for separate case and a 650W Corsair and still be within budget
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I cant see the image you posted since Im still at work. Will check it out once I get home, thanks for taking the time tho!
 
here you go then

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £246.09 (£213.99)
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99 (£199.99)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (21133-04-20) £164.99 (£143.47)
Antec 300 Gaming Case and Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular PSU £89.99 (£78.25)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £83.94 (£72.99)
OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel Kit (3 X 2GB) (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) £75.98 (£66.07)
Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £31.04 (£26.99)
Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.09 (£13.99)
Sub Total : £815.74
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £124.05
Total : £951.04
 
Instead of:
- OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel Kit (3 X 2GB) (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) £75.98 (£66.07)
- Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £246.09 (£213.99)
- Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99 (£199.99)


Would I not be better off with:
*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) @ 3.6Ghz / Biostar T-Power X58/ 6GB OCZ Reaper PC 1500 (1866Mhz) DDR3 Triple Channel DDR3 Bundle - for £666.99

Im not sure how the performance difference would be without the OC, but with it, it should be at least the same, right?
 
How would this be?

-Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £229.99

-Biostar TPower Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £218.49

-OcUK Value GeForce GTX 260 "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £149.99

-Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £83.94

-Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £80.49

-OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel Kit (3 X 2GB) (OCZ3G1333LV6GK) £75.98

-Coolermaster Sileo 500 Silent Case - Black (NO PSU) £74.74

-Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £31.04

-Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.09


Sub Total : £835.43
Parcelforce Euro 48 Shipping : £33
VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £130.26
Total: £998.69
 
I'm going to replace the Biostar TPower Intel X58 with the Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 for the onboard sound.

Thanks a lot for the help, greatly appreciated :)
 
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