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TonyTBR

TonyTBR

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So my mate has asked me to build him a gaming PC, he is selling his mac after much persuasion :D. Anyway he only really plays flight simulator x. so here's what i thought, i kick ass machine for around £600.

What i thought:

CPU: i5 3570
RAM: Corsair Vengance LP
GPU: MSi GTX 650Ti Boost
HDD: 1Tb Seagate Baracuda
SSD:Samsung 830 64Gb

What i'm not sure on is the PSU, Case, and whether or not he will need a CPU cooler, he is not overclocking so i didn't think so.

The case im not sure on coz i reckon something around £50-£70?

And for the PSU im not sure what wattage he would need, i reckon around 500w but what PSU's would you recommend?

Any thoughts??
 
For the psu I would get him something around 650w just incase he ever wants to upgrade. I would get him a decent cpu cooler just so it's quiet, something like the 212+ etc. Case I would say try and get a fractal r4, there around 70 quid from what I remember.
 
psu: anything made by corsair 600w is plenty
case in the £50 to £70 range you have lots of options its all personal taste i like bitfenix and corsair cases

for the ssd i would go with a samsung 840 everything else is good as he wont be overclocking.
 
SavageCupcake said:
For the psu I would get him something around 650w just incase he ever wants to upgrade. I would get him a decent cpu cooler just so it's quiet, something like the 212+ etc. Case I would say try and get a fractal r4, there around 70 quid from what I remember.
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Oaky thanks, i thought something around their would be good, and that looks like a perfect cooler for him. Case wise i showed him the R4 and he also liked that, but he also liked the r3, so ive left the decision with him.

UkGouki said:
psu: anything made by corsair 600w is plenty
case in the £50 to £70 range you have lots of options its all personal taste i like bitfenix and corsair cases

for the ssd i would go with a samsung 840 everything else is good as he wont be overclocking.
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Cheers for the help, made some changes and he is happy with it, he looked at the shanobi and some corasir cases and decided to go with either the r3 or r4. he is still yet to decide, and ssd wise i see the 840 is a better choice now. Thanks Again
 
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TonyTBR said:
Cheers for the help, made some changes and he is happy with it, he looked at the shanobi and some corasir cases and decided to go with either the r3 or r4. he is still yet to decide, and ssd wise i see the 840 is a better choice now. Thanks Again
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R4 will be easier to upgrade in for the future. Psu wise go for a 600w Seasonic,Corsair, Silverstone, Kingwin, or Enermax.

64gb of SSD is next to nothing as win 7 will take up about 14-20gb(depedning on what you disable/delete) so i recommend using a higher capacity or adding a HDD.
 
NeverBackDown said:
R4 will be easier to upgrade in for the future. Psu wise go for a 600w Seasonic,Corsair, Silverstone, Kingwin, or Enermax.

64gb of SSD is next to nothing as win 7 will take up about 14-20gb(depedning on what you disable/delete) so i recommend using a higher capacity or adding a HDD.
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Yerr we have decided to go with a white r4(I have a black one and he like it but not the colour), also decided to go for a Corsair 760w, i know its overkill but he said it will give him room to expand in the future. SSD wise after persuasion he is going for a 128 gb Samsung 840 pro, along with his 1tb storage drive.
 
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