PC Upgrade

[S!n!StR]

Done and done ! This build will definitelly blow the OCuk's premade PC you were looking at out of the water:




Total comes to 902.5 pounds with free shipping if you choose delivery in 5 days after order confirmation

[Kirks]

Thats a nice set up, at the mid range that is the GPU and CPU combo to go for at the moment. If you did want to save a bit more money forget the £100 case and and £60 SSD as neither will effect your in game performance, though admittedly both nice to have.

[laugher]

i would go for a more powerful psu in case you want to add another gpu and or sound car at a later time

[Azbec]

Yeah drop the case to something cheaper, like the enforcer or scout. Its not an E-ATX build so an E-ATX case isnt needed. IMHO the cm storm scout bundle with the 700w modular psu is a better deal.
http://www.ebuyer.com/177749-cm-storm-scout-coolermaster-silent-pro-700w-modular-psu-special-offer-sgc-2000-kkwp1-gp

[JoeB361]

Time for some nooby questions
Going by the " This build will definitelly blow the OCuk's premade PC you were looking at out of the water", which parts are a lot better?
I think the PSU and case, I dont know much about RAM.
And the processor cooler, 2nd from bottom, is that in the pre-built one, or is that a much better fan?
Thanks again

[JoeB361]

Also on another note:
I may not be buying this until end of June / July time.
Do you think this will lower the price of some parts?

[S!n!StR]

PSU, case, motherboard and graphics card are way better compared to the prebuilt PC you had your eyes on.

I like full tower cases because they give you plenty of room to hide the cables plus if you want to upgrade later with lets say another graphics card, a high end soundcard or whatever, space def won't be an issue. Also airflow is 10 times better in full towers compared to mid towers and that makes all the difference once you start overclocking ( even if you leave the CPU/GPU/RAM/Motherboard on stock ), cause temperatures start to rise and a good airflow will keep your parts nice and cool. The case I picked for this build is one of the best when it comes to airflow and cooling ( talking bout air cooling not water cooling ).

Regarding the PSU, it's not all about Watts since a lower W but quality PSU ( and the Corsair TX seriers are known to be quality PSUs ) beats a higher W but low quality PSU any day. This PSU is 80%+ efficient ( 80 plus bronze certified ) and has plenty of amperage so if you decide to pick another 7850 to crossfire, you'll have plenty of Watts and amperage for it.

Also the motheboard is top notch in that price range and overclocking a 2500K processor with this baby will go smooth as silk. How much you can overlcock a CPU depends a lot on what kind of motherboard you have and with this one you won't have any problems whatsoever. Also it supports Ivy bridge along with Sandy, so it's future proof ( until Intel changes socket ) in case of a later upgrade although with an overclocked 2500K you def won't need to upgrade for quite some time.

If I were you I wouldn't change the PSU, motherboard, graphics card and RAM from the build I just posted. The rest is up for debate and can be changed at will. More or less I stayed within your budget ( a tiny smidge over 900 pounds ) and if you decide to buy the parts from that site, that's the best you can get for that kind of money.

[JoeB361]

That is probably what I will use, but I am open to suggestions.
Thanks for making that list / explaining parts.
I will look into the parts in more detail now
Note: I have just noticed, that does not have a copy of windows 7!
When I talk to my uncle about building it, I will ask if he has a copy I can install. (Im guessing he does.)

[S!n!StR]

Note: I have just noticed, that does not have a copy of windows 7!
When I talk to my uncle about building it, I will ask if he has a copy I can install. (Im guessing he does.)

Or you can aquire it by "other" means  /hint

[JoeB361]

Done that for my laptop, accidently let it update or something and it is now constantly flashing warnings at me
Also, I noticed for the case it has two optional fans (bottom and side), im guessing they aren't on this one?
But seriously. Thats a damn sexy case

[S!n!StR]

Done that for my laptop, accidently let it update or something and it is now constantly flashing warnings at me
Also, I noticed for the case it has two optional fans (bottom and side), im guessing they aren't on this one?
But seriously. Thats a damn sexy case

Download CHEWGA for Win 7, install it and the flashing warnings will be gone

About the additional fans ( 2 on the side and 1 on the bottom ), they are indeed not included and you don't really need them, maybe just one 120mm fan for the side panel ( optional but definitelly not needed if you won't crossifre straight away ) so you have additional cooling for your GPU, although the 7850 doesn't really produce much heat.

[JoeB361]

I have only checked out the case so far (doing homework xD), but I plan to check out all of the other parts so most likely will return with more nooby questions
But that at all looks great so far

[knightey]

Don't worry about the nooby questions Joe, I am learning a lot from this thread And we all have to start somewhere, and here you are getting some of the best advice for free People hear will give you free and impartial advice, if I don't now sound like an injury claim advert

[JoeB361]

I will now claim my PPI
Im learning lots and there seems to be lots of skilled and knowledgeable people here

[Limey]

thats wrong.. you can mix amd with intel i know

Asus motherbored (AMD)
Processor (Intel)
Graphics Card ATI Readon 6990 (AMD)
RAM dominator gt DDR3 (intel)

as you can see mixed you can also do a dual graphics card 1 nvida other one ATI works better than 2 nvida or 2 ati its really od

Never said you can't mix..

I just said its better not to.

and as stated above ATI/nVidia can't Xfire/SLI with intel/AMD.

Main reason being that ATI graphics cards are made by AMD...