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Here is my current PC,
CPU - Intel i7 870 Quad Core (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache) - LGA1156
MB - ASUS P7P55 LX, LGA 1156 / ATX
RAM - 8GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM - ( 4x2GB )
GFX - 1GB NVIDIA Geforce GTX460
Case - ThermalTake V5 Black Edition Gaming Chassis
PSU - X-Power 700W
HD(s) - 1 TB HD, 128 SSD Drive
OS - Win 7
Misc - Blu ray and other on board stuff
I paid about £1000 for it in Nov 2010. Its about 2.5 years old now and I think its time for an upgrade even though this PC meets all my needs! As for needs, the PC is used to 70% gaming and 30% work(compiling Visual Studio apps).
My budget is about £1200 - £1300 and the PC I build/buy now should last another 2.5 years or more!
Anyone like to spec out a new PC for me please?
I do have spec in mind but I have the following conflicts in my mind,
CPU – I *think* I don’t want AMD. That leaves it with i5 or i7. Most people say there is negligible difference between i5 or i7 when it comes to gaming. The i7 has hyper threading but many games don’t make use of more than 2 cores these day. Will this be true in 2 years time? I5 is about £100 cheaper than the i7.
MB – these range in price between £100 - £200. I have no idea why some of them cost more than £150! What am I missing?
RAM – 8GB or 16GB? I am thinking of 16GB but do I need that much for games? May be I should spend the money on fast 8GB?
GFX – GTX 770 or GTX 780. It’s going to be a gaming PC that is supposed to last for 2.5 years so really tempted by GTX 780 but it cost £200 more than GTX 770. Not sure what to do here really.
CASE – they seems to cost between £50 to £180. Do case make huge difference? I don’t want very big case due to space issues in my room but the case should be good and should help with cooling etc.
PSU – I don’t believe the above PC will need more than 600W but there are so many different price points. What should I look for here?
Cooling – Most people use water cooling these days for CPU? I would like to OC my CPU if I can.
CPU - Intel i7 870 Quad Core (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache) - LGA1156
MB - ASUS P7P55 LX, LGA 1156 / ATX
RAM - 8GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM - ( 4x2GB )
GFX - 1GB NVIDIA Geforce GTX460
Case - ThermalTake V5 Black Edition Gaming Chassis
PSU - X-Power 700W
HD(s) - 1 TB HD, 128 SSD Drive
OS - Win 7
Misc - Blu ray and other on board stuff
I paid about £1000 for it in Nov 2010. Its about 2.5 years old now and I think its time for an upgrade even though this PC meets all my needs! As for needs, the PC is used to 70% gaming and 30% work(compiling Visual Studio apps).
My budget is about £1200 - £1300 and the PC I build/buy now should last another 2.5 years or more!
Anyone like to spec out a new PC for me please?
I do have spec in mind but I have the following conflicts in my mind,
CPU – I *think* I don’t want AMD. That leaves it with i5 or i7. Most people say there is negligible difference between i5 or i7 when it comes to gaming. The i7 has hyper threading but many games don’t make use of more than 2 cores these day. Will this be true in 2 years time? I5 is about £100 cheaper than the i7.
MB – these range in price between £100 - £200. I have no idea why some of them cost more than £150! What am I missing?
RAM – 8GB or 16GB? I am thinking of 16GB but do I need that much for games? May be I should spend the money on fast 8GB?
GFX – GTX 770 or GTX 780. It’s going to be a gaming PC that is supposed to last for 2.5 years so really tempted by GTX 780 but it cost £200 more than GTX 770. Not sure what to do here really.
CASE – they seems to cost between £50 to £180. Do case make huge difference? I don’t want very big case due to space issues in my room but the case should be good and should help with cooling etc.
PSU – I don’t believe the above PC will need more than 600W but there are so many different price points. What should I look for here?
Cooling – Most people use water cooling these days for CPU? I would like to OC my CPU if I can.
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