Budget: Around £800 Main uses of intended build: Watching online videos and surfing, watching video files, playing of games such as dawn of war 1 and 2 and command and conquer to Mass effect 2 and fallout 3 and expansions. Office applications Parts required: All components Previous build information (list details of parts): Dell XPS 630i with crossfire 3870 cards Monitor resolution: 22" samsung monitor resolution 1680*1050 and 40" sony tv 1920*1080, will be gaming mostly on the tv using a HDMI cable Storage requirements: Around 1TB wont need any more as I already have external storage for archiving will you be overclocking: yes/no (delete as required) Would like to overclock Any motherboard requirements (no. of USB, Xfire/SLI, fan headers): Nothing special required Extra information about desired system: After looking through the buyers guide in this months Custom PC I have devised a spec that better fits my preferences please see below for my ideas; Motherboard,CPU and RAM: http://3xs.scan.co.uk/ShowSystem.asp?SystemID=1202 CPU - Intel Core i5 2500K MoBo - Asus P8P67 Ram - 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair Vengeance All pre overclocked to 4.6Ghz Power Supply: As with buyers guide - Antec Truepower New TP-650 Graphics Card: 1GB Sapphire 6870 Toxic HDD: As with buyers guide - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Case: Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced Extras: 2x Coolermaster Sickle Flow 120mm fans I work this out to be within my budget of £800 but would like some input as to suitability for purpose, compatibility, reliability etc... Just a bit of background on myself, I am a desktop support technician and have much experience fixing computers but this is just a little out of my depth and my first pc build from scratch. Thank you in advance for all advice and help.
just change the GFX card to a 560 ti and you are good to go, but you don't need to buy the pre overclocked bundle as it is simplicity itself to do it anyway. no need to pay the premium for scan to do it. get a gelid tranquillio or a thermaltake frio, and you'll be a happy bunny in no time. If you can squeeze in an SSD, it'll make a world of difference too
Don't get the bundle and save a little. With that budget you can get a better graphic card. Consider getting a SSD
some good advice there, I have always preffered ATI cards but will do some reading up on nvidea after the advice. The SSD is a potentially out of my budget at the moment but will check costs and try and find some more money. As with the bundle I looked at the cost of the individual items and there didnt seem to be a huge price difference which is why I went for it.
This one comes in under budget: http://www.easypc-uk.com/gamers-systems/89-eco-gaming-water-cooled-36ghz-core-i5.html
