Hi,
After over 14 years of building my own PCs (excluding laptops) my enthusiasm has somewhat waned, and to be honest since I last researched all the current components for my current rig (some 4 years ago) I’m really not looking forward to the usual effort and time investment in researching and re-familiarisation myself with all current components/configurations and set-ups!
So, I’ve initially peeked at the OCuk “Intel Z77 Ivybridge 10400i Configurator - Ultimate LAN Box Gaming PC” configurator but the myriad of options/configurations (best RAM type for CPU and M/B etc.) is now bewildering to me. My requirement is simple, the best “value for money” SFF PC with 16GB RAM with smaller primary SSD for OS and secondary Sata HDD (500GB+) for working storage which will hopefully last me for another 4 years. I do not necessarily have a budget but by reference to “value for money” as an example using the OCuk configurator, would be opting for a KFA2 Geforce GTX 680 as opposed to the Asus GeForce GTX 690 which is an additional £300+.
Alternatively I guess it’s a standard “spec me a SFF” which is “value for money”!
Cheers in advance, Paul.
EDIT - This box will be my main gaming PC and if I can get it to sound less like an aircraft taking off when in full swing that should placate the strife! Again, budget isn't a consideration however I do not want to be too extravagant by adopting the latest and greatest HW (primarily GPU).
After over 14 years of building my own PCs (excluding laptops) my enthusiasm has somewhat waned, and to be honest since I last researched all the current components for my current rig (some 4 years ago) I’m really not looking forward to the usual effort and time investment in researching and re-familiarisation myself with all current components/configurations and set-ups!
So, I’ve initially peeked at the OCuk “Intel Z77 Ivybridge 10400i Configurator - Ultimate LAN Box Gaming PC” configurator but the myriad of options/configurations (best RAM type for CPU and M/B etc.) is now bewildering to me. My requirement is simple, the best “value for money” SFF PC with 16GB RAM with smaller primary SSD for OS and secondary Sata HDD (500GB+) for working storage which will hopefully last me for another 4 years. I do not necessarily have a budget but by reference to “value for money” as an example using the OCuk configurator, would be opting for a KFA2 Geforce GTX 680 as opposed to the Asus GeForce GTX 690 which is an additional £300+.
Alternatively I guess it’s a standard “spec me a SFF” which is “value for money”!
Cheers in advance, Paul.
EDIT - This box will be my main gaming PC and if I can get it to sound less like an aircraft taking off when in full swing that should placate the strife! Again, budget isn't a consideration however I do not want to be too extravagant by adopting the latest and greatest HW (primarily GPU).
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