My first build! (advice)

[blu]

Hi lovely people of the FORUM! i was told by a good friend that this is the place to come for advice.

I'm going to be building my first rig soon but i have many questions and in need of a lot of advice!

I'm looking to spend around £700, on my gaming desktop.

but honestly i have no idea what parts to buy ! i would like something with a sexy look.

and good upgrade ability so in a few years time i can simply buy a extra GPU and have 2.

and enough power and performance to run games like...

starcraft 2

guild wars 2 (when available)

MINECRAFT!! (with a large amount of mods installed)

league of legends

and possibly call of duty

i would like theses games to be able to be run with a high FPS and the important bit fraps with out lag,

as im going to be using this pc for videos on a new site im going to set up, it going to be a pass time for me and a hobby.

im going to put up a small form type thingy for you to place parts u think are good for what im looking for at an affordable price of course

and also if your able to post some good website i could look at to possibly buy these parts from i would be grateful.

here the form.

MOBO:

CASE:

CPU:

PSU:

GPU:

HDD:

RAM:

OS:

optical drive:

a friend of mine offered me a case (Antec 902)for £70 i mite get this what do you think?

thanks for reading and any and all advice would be ooo so helpful.

 

[Lollipop]

I can only recommend the bitfenix shinobi if you are looking for a sleek looking case

 

[daniSAUR]

Mobo: P67/Z68 board

CPU: i5-2500k

CPU HSF - Noctua NH-D14

HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint

GPU: 560GTX-Ti/6950 (unlock to 6970)

OS: Windows 7 HP 64

ODD: anything, they can range from £10+

PSU: something like the Corsair AX650/HX650.

 

[Tortuga]

Case: Cooler master Storm Enforcer. Great looking budget case.

Mobo: MSI P67-G43 (B3)

CPU: 2500k

Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212, Nice budget cooler, for mild overclocks OR Gelid Tranquillo

HDD: 1tb Spinpoint

GPU: SOC GTX 460 1gb

PSU: Corsair 600 or 650 watt

RAM: Whatever good deal is going on. 4gb or 8gb

 

[ruthless_villain]

I5 2500K -- £163

MSI P67A-G45 - 100

4GB mushkin silverline -- £28

Evga GTX 560ti -- £170

F3 1TB samsung f3 -- £43

CM 690 ii advanced special edition -- £63

Corsair 800W GS --£82

Windows 8 HP 64 bit OEM £70

Total £ 710??

Prices from either aria or ebuyer.

Oh and Not a lot of people on here would recommend a antec case

 

[blu]

thanks for the suggestions all.

honestly are very helpful

i could also do with some advice on a good 1155 cpu cooler?

 

[dugdiamond]

dont get a spinpoint - get a WD Caviar HDD (green, blue or even black)

much more robust

 

[ruthless_villain]

thanks for the suggestions all.

honestly are very helpful

i could also do with some advice on a good 1155 cpu cooler?

D14 Best

Gelid Tranquilo Adequate

---------------------- (borderline) coolermaster hyper 212 plus

Anything thermalbreak etc = crap.

 

[rishisen]

ruthless out of interest why not the spinpoint?

 

[ruthless_villain]

duggy said dont get the spin point

 

[rishisen]

lol my mistake, sorry dude

dugdiamond out of interest why not the spinpoints , i remember a few friends going on about how they where awesome

regards

 

[sheroo]

Must admit I only tend to buy WD these days - although I still have a couple of old 250GB spinpoints in a couple of machines and they have never missed a beat.

 

[KaraMurat]

lol my mistake, sorry dude

dugdiamond out of interest why not the spinpoints , i remember a few friends going on about how they where awesome

regards

Just opinions, some people favour different brands. Both samsung and western digital drives are pretty reliable with minimal failure rates.

oh and as for the OT

many people have suggested very good configurations here, I would go with something like:

• Case: (I see cases as a personal choice)
  
• Mobo: P67/Z68 board
  
• CPU: i5-2500k
  
• CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-D14 / Thermalright Silver Arrow / Corsair H100 (if you don't mind loud fans)
  
• HDD: Samsung Spinpoint / Western Digial Caviar
  
• GPU: GTX 570 / GTX 560ti / 6970
  
• OS: (Your choice)
  
• ODD: (external disk drive?)
  
• PSU: Corsair / Enermax / Seasonic / Mushkin (good wattage 600 to 800, above 800 for dual gpu solutions)
  

 

[WYP]

a key thing for a gaming pc is to spend as much as you can afford on your gpu. this does not mean any cpu and mobo would do but i recommend you spend more on a gpu than cpu. id sag go for gtx 560ti or 570 or hd 6950/6970 if you prefer amd with a intel i5 2500 cpu. as for case, cooler etc go for what you like the look of and functions well, for the psu go for 600w minimum from a well known brand.