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Hi, so I haven't even got a gaming rig (I'm using a laptop) but after saving up for a few years I have a budget of £1200 max to build an ITX which will have to include the peripherals such as monitor etc. Thanks for helping a PC noob such as myself out. :'(
Gonna list what I have so far and a couple of questions for each section. o_o
* BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case
* Intel Core i5 4670K 3.4GHz Haswell Quad Core CPU - or -
Intel Core i7 4770K 3.5GHz Haswell Hyperthreaded Quad Core CPU (+£60)
(So from my limited knowledge I assume if I'm only planning on single GTX card which I am then there's no point on getting an i7 and the difference between the two is so minimal that I can safely go with the i5?)
* Intel Stock Cooler
(Is this gonna be enough for because being in such a small case I have concerns)
* MSI Z87I Intel Z87 Mini ITX Motherboard - or -
Asus Z87I Professional Intel Z87 Mini ITX Motherboard (+£22.50)
(I've watched youtube reviews on both, the tech jargon stuff went over my head so I'm not sure what the difference really is between these
)
* Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 16GB (2x8GB) 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit
(No other 16G ram available in the config and 8GB isn't enough for me)
* Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 Windforce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
* Samsung 840 Evo Series 250GB Solid State Drive
* 1TB Seagate 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache Hard Drive
* OcUK 24x DVD+RW SATA ReWriter Drive
* Corsair CX 600W V2 "80 Plus Bronze" Rated Power Supply
(600W is the highest the system config offers, is this gonna be enough? The Nvidia website states 600W is the minimum power requirement for a GTX770 so I feel this is a bit iffy)
* Noiseblocker Blacksilent Pro 120mm PWM Fan
Subtotal £1,230.80
£1,025.67 ex VAT
**** I'm already over-budget and I haven't even bought a monitor or anything yet. Orz ;_; help! Perhaps I should wait until the 800s release so prices go down? D:
Gonna list what I have so far and a couple of questions for each section. o_o
* BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case
* Intel Core i5 4670K 3.4GHz Haswell Quad Core CPU - or -
Intel Core i7 4770K 3.5GHz Haswell Hyperthreaded Quad Core CPU (+£60)
(So from my limited knowledge I assume if I'm only planning on single GTX card which I am then there's no point on getting an i7 and the difference between the two is so minimal that I can safely go with the i5?)
* Intel Stock Cooler
(Is this gonna be enough for because being in such a small case I have concerns)
* MSI Z87I Intel Z87 Mini ITX Motherboard - or -
Asus Z87I Professional Intel Z87 Mini ITX Motherboard (+£22.50)
(I've watched youtube reviews on both, the tech jargon stuff went over my head so I'm not sure what the difference really is between these
)* Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 16GB (2x8GB) 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit
(No other 16G ram available in the config and 8GB isn't enough for me)
* Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 Windforce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
* Samsung 840 Evo Series 250GB Solid State Drive
* 1TB Seagate 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache Hard Drive
* OcUK 24x DVD+RW SATA ReWriter Drive
* Corsair CX 600W V2 "80 Plus Bronze" Rated Power Supply
(600W is the highest the system config offers, is this gonna be enough? The Nvidia website states 600W is the minimum power requirement for a GTX770 so I feel this is a bit iffy)
* Noiseblocker Blacksilent Pro 120mm PWM Fan
Subtotal £1,230.80
£1,025.67 ex VAT
**** I'm already over-budget and I haven't even bought a monitor or anything yet. Orz ;_; help! Perhaps I should wait until the 800s release so prices go down? D:
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