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Hi guys. I'm hoping to build a new pc within the next two or three months and was hoping you could take a look at what I've picked out and see if I'm on the right track.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Primarily gaming at max settings.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around £2500GBP.
3) Where do you live?
I'm living in Ireland but will be making my purchases online from the UK.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
I'm building from scratch, so everything apart from peripherals.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Not reusing anything.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Not to begin with, but definitely in the future.
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
Currently 20" at 1680x1050, but definitely upgrading to at least 24"/1920x1200 in the near future.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next two or three months.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
SLi & DDR3 support.
Ok, hopefully the parts I've picked out so far will give an indication as to what sort of system I'm looking for.
Mobo: Asus Rampage Extreme (£258.75)
CPU: Intel Q9650 (£446.20)
PSU: Corsair HX 1000W (£177.10)
Graphics Cards: SLi BFG GTX280 OC2 (£343.85 each)
Memory: 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 (£263.35)
Hard Drive: Velociraptor 300GBP (£182.85)
Case: Thermaltake Armour
I intend on using Vista 64 as well.
I've done a good bit of research but I'm by no means an expert in this field, so I'm sure theres a few bad choices in there! This is my first build (current was prebuilt) and I want this PC to last at least two years and to run pretty much anything thats thrown at it, smoothly, at full detail. I do want the option of overclocking in the future, but not to begin with - so I'm not looking to save money by overclocking a cheaper component, if you get me, eg. buying a q9550 even though I'm sure it can be overclocked past the stock performance of the 9650. Also I'm planning on air cooling it so any advice on a CPU cooler and even the case would be great.
All of those prices came from the same place (novatech). Seeing as I'm in Ireland, it makes more sense to buy most stuff from the one shop or else I'll get screwed on delivery, but if you think I can get a better deal somewhere else I'd be glad to hear it.
Any and all help is much appreciated! (apologies for the long winded post)
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Primarily gaming at max settings.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around £2500GBP.
3) Where do you live?
I'm living in Ireland but will be making my purchases online from the UK.
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
I'm building from scratch, so everything apart from peripherals.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Not reusing anything.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Not to begin with, but definitely in the future.
7) What size monitor do you have or plan to have?
Currently 20" at 1680x1050, but definitely upgrading to at least 24"/1920x1200 in the near future.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within the next two or three months.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
SLi & DDR3 support.
Ok, hopefully the parts I've picked out so far will give an indication as to what sort of system I'm looking for.
Mobo: Asus Rampage Extreme (£258.75)
CPU: Intel Q9650 (£446.20)
PSU: Corsair HX 1000W (£177.10)
Graphics Cards: SLi BFG GTX280 OC2 (£343.85 each)
Memory: 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 (£263.35)
Hard Drive: Velociraptor 300GBP (£182.85)
Case: Thermaltake Armour
I intend on using Vista 64 as well.
I've done a good bit of research but I'm by no means an expert in this field, so I'm sure theres a few bad choices in there! This is my first build (current was prebuilt) and I want this PC to last at least two years and to run pretty much anything thats thrown at it, smoothly, at full detail. I do want the option of overclocking in the future, but not to begin with - so I'm not looking to save money by overclocking a cheaper component, if you get me, eg. buying a q9550 even though I'm sure it can be overclocked past the stock performance of the 9650. Also I'm planning on air cooling it so any advice on a CPU cooler and even the case would be great.
All of those prices came from the same place (novatech). Seeing as I'm in Ireland, it makes more sense to buy most stuff from the one shop or else I'll get screwed on delivery, but if you think I can get a better deal somewhere else I'd be glad to hear it.
Any and all help is much appreciated! (apologies for the long winded post)