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Evening there everyone. First time poster, long time lurker here.
Have been putting together a list for a new comp I will be building. Finally taking the plunge and building a comp myself.
Here's what I've got so far.
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Z68 Socket 1155
Asus GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB
Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz
Casecom Black Mid Tower Case
XFX 450W Core Edition Pro PSU
Now, to answer the obvious, I will be re-using the HD that I have in my current machine, bought a new one around 6-7 months ago, fairly standard 7200 rpm Seagate 500gb which is more than I need. Also going to re-use the DVD RW thats in this comp, I think i used it at some point in the last 4 months so will just keep it and not bother buying a new one.
I know that i wont be able to overclock it with the factory cooling, but I'm more interested in just getting it up and running before I look into that. hence I havent looked at a decent fan.
I will be using Windows XP at first, but will be upgrading to windows 7 in the near future. Will that bring an increase in performance or is it mainly for the new features and supported drivers, DX11 etc. Have discovered that because I'm a student *cough cough* I can get it for £40.
I just wondered if one of you pro's would be nice enough to have a quick look at this and make sure I'm not buying something thats just going to cause me problems.
Thanks in advance guys.
Have been putting together a list for a new comp I will be building. Finally taking the plunge and building a comp myself.
Here's what I've got so far.
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Z68 Socket 1155
Asus GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB
Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz
Casecom Black Mid Tower Case
XFX 450W Core Edition Pro PSU
Now, to answer the obvious, I will be re-using the HD that I have in my current machine, bought a new one around 6-7 months ago, fairly standard 7200 rpm Seagate 500gb which is more than I need. Also going to re-use the DVD RW thats in this comp, I think i used it at some point in the last 4 months so will just keep it and not bother buying a new one.
I know that i wont be able to overclock it with the factory cooling, but I'm more interested in just getting it up and running before I look into that. hence I havent looked at a decent fan.
I will be using Windows XP at first, but will be upgrading to windows 7 in the near future. Will that bring an increase in performance or is it mainly for the new features and supported drivers, DX11 etc. Have discovered that because I'm a student *cough cough* I can get it for £40.
I just wondered if one of you pro's would be nice enough to have a quick look at this and make sure I'm not buying something thats just going to cause me problems.
Thanks in advance guys.
