Morning guys,
I am looking at building a desktop machine to play some new games, particularly Dota 2 and CS:GO. I have not had a desktop for some time now (have made do with a laptop) and think it is time to treat myself. The machine will be used for gaming, music, movies and office-type work. I have a rough budget of £500-550. I realise this won't get me BF3 on all max settings, but I'd be keen to get your opinions on what offers the most value for my budget. I literally know NOTHING about building a PC and don't own any components already, please inform me if I'm missing anything required. I don't need an OS.
Approximate Purchase Date: In the next fortnight
Budget Range: £500-550 before rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, sound quality, everything else.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ebuyer.com (unless there is a better value site out there?)
Country of Origin: UK
Parts Preferences: No preference, whatever offers the best value.
Overclocking: Maybe if I am capable of doing it.
SLI or Crossfire: I think this is out of my price range.
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 minimum.
Additional Comments: The budget is for the tower and all components, I will buy the monitor seperately and would like a good value one that can also be used as a TV?
Here is what I have researched already... please advise if it seems stupid:
AMD Phenom Bundle with Phenom II X6 1100T Socket AM3 Processor Asus M5A97 Motherboard and Patriot G2Series 8GB DDR3 Kit Bundle £288.42
Coolermaster Elite 330 Case With Coolermaster eXtreme Power 500W PSU £49.98
Samsung SH-222AB 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black £14.00
Plexus Serial ATA 2.0 to Right Angle SATA 7-pin Cable (Red) 61cm / 24" £1.92
D-Link DWL-G510 Wireless-G PCI Adapter £20.49
Asus GTX 560 DirectCU 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card £143.74
Cart total inc vat: £518.55
Does this offer good bang for my buck? Apologies for any newbie mistakes or ignorance in advance.
Many thanks.
I am looking at building a desktop machine to play some new games, particularly Dota 2 and CS:GO. I have not had a desktop for some time now (have made do with a laptop) and think it is time to treat myself. The machine will be used for gaming, music, movies and office-type work. I have a rough budget of £500-550. I realise this won't get me BF3 on all max settings, but I'd be keen to get your opinions on what offers the most value for my budget. I literally know NOTHING about building a PC and don't own any components already, please inform me if I'm missing anything required. I don't need an OS.
Approximate Purchase Date: In the next fortnight
Budget Range: £500-550 before rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, sound quality, everything else.
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, speakers, OS.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ebuyer.com (unless there is a better value site out there?)
Country of Origin: UK
Parts Preferences: No preference, whatever offers the best value.
Overclocking: Maybe if I am capable of doing it.
SLI or Crossfire: I think this is out of my price range.
Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050 minimum.
Additional Comments: The budget is for the tower and all components, I will buy the monitor seperately and would like a good value one that can also be used as a TV?
Here is what I have researched already... please advise if it seems stupid:
AMD Phenom Bundle with Phenom II X6 1100T Socket AM3 Processor Asus M5A97 Motherboard and Patriot G2Series 8GB DDR3 Kit Bundle £288.42
Coolermaster Elite 330 Case With Coolermaster eXtreme Power 500W PSU £49.98
Samsung SH-222AB 22x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black £14.00
Plexus Serial ATA 2.0 to Right Angle SATA 7-pin Cable (Red) 61cm / 24" £1.92
D-Link DWL-G510 Wireless-G PCI Adapter £20.49
Asus GTX 560 DirectCU 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card £143.74
Cart total inc vat: £518.55
Does this offer good bang for my buck? Apologies for any newbie mistakes or ignorance in advance.
Many thanks.