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Hey peeps. I was just reading the beginners guide to building a PC and thought I would follow the advice and post here for suggestions and advice before I go ahead and order parts. I've built a couple of computers a very long time ago while at college and although technology has changed a hell of a lot I'm sure I can still do it.
I will be using my new system to play new games (such as Crysis 3 and SimCity 5) as well as photo and video editing and watching blu ray movies on my new telly eventually.... I'll be leaving it on overnight sometimes so it'll need to be quiet as well.
I would like to build the system around an Intel i5 CPU and and a GeForce GTX 660 GPU. 8GB of ram (What's a decent make of ram these days? Corsair?) and a decentish power supply (650watts?) and cooler. No idea what motherboard to get, so any recommendations on that (and the rest) would be helpful. Preferably one I won't need to upgrade for a few years
Oh, and a nice looking and practical case with room for expansion when I decide to buy a blu ray burner, another hard drive and whatever else.
I've done a few price lists on a few sites and it normally comes to about £750/£850 (not including mouse, keyboard or monitor) depending on the site and makes of product they stock. But I'll probably shop around when I have a definite parts list to get the best prices. I'm looking for decent parts at decent prices if anybody can recommend any sites they use.
Anyway..... Thanks for reading and I shall look forward to any input and suggestions you may have.
Cheers!
P.S. Pre overclocked CPU? Yes or No?
I will be using my new system to play new games (such as Crysis 3 and SimCity 5) as well as photo and video editing and watching blu ray movies on my new telly eventually.... I'll be leaving it on overnight sometimes so it'll need to be quiet as well.
I would like to build the system around an Intel i5 CPU and and a GeForce GTX 660 GPU. 8GB of ram (What's a decent make of ram these days? Corsair?) and a decentish power supply (650watts?) and cooler. No idea what motherboard to get, so any recommendations on that (and the rest) would be helpful. Preferably one I won't need to upgrade for a few years
Oh, and a nice looking and practical case with room for expansion when I decide to buy a blu ray burner, another hard drive and whatever else.I've done a few price lists on a few sites and it normally comes to about £750/£850 (not including mouse, keyboard or monitor) depending on the site and makes of product they stock. But I'll probably shop around when I have a definite parts list to get the best prices. I'm looking for decent parts at decent prices if anybody can recommend any sites they use.
Anyway..... Thanks for reading and I shall look forward to any input and suggestions you may have.
Cheers!P.S. Pre overclocked CPU? Yes or No?