Hi
It's been a while since I built my last pc and I know a lot has changed and just wanted some informed opinions on whether what I have in the basket works together and if there's something I should add or change ?
I mainly use PC for gaming and messing about with virtual PC's, hence the amount of memory. I will apply slight overclock but would rather have the PC quieter than quicker.
I will reuse from my existing setup:
Crucial m4 120GB SSD
XFX 750W modular psu
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB
Budget is £550 so below is just about right. Only upgrade from my basket I have been thinking about and willing to spend more on is a I7 4770k instead of the i5 4670k, but in the end think I may be better off just waiting and maybe get an upgrade in a years time to an i7
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9K2/16X) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £97.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011012-WW) £94.99
1 x NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan £52.99
1 x Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 PCI-Express Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp £24.98
Total : £550.90 (includes shipping : FREE).
Any advice on spec/combinations or even build tips, let me know. I've been using review sites to see what other people have used in terms of combinations of cpu/mem/mb/cooler unfortunately the more I look the more confused I get,. Doesn't help that I stumble on things like the a review of a OCUK competitor's PC on a expertreviews and find this
Now unless I'm mistaken, that cpu cooler is pushing air to the front of the case. I know some coolers are push pull, but is there any that are just pull or did they mount that wrong ?
Any feedback appreciated
It's been a while since I built my last pc and I know a lot has changed and just wanted some informed opinions on whether what I have in the basket works together and if there's something I should add or change ?
I mainly use PC for gaming and messing about with virtual PC's, hence the amount of memory. I will apply slight overclock but would rather have the PC quieter than quicker.
I will reuse from my existing setup:
Crucial m4 120GB SSD
XFX 750W modular psu
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB
Budget is £550 so below is just about right. Only upgrade from my basket I have been thinking about and willing to spend more on is a I7 4770k instead of the i5 4670k, but in the end think I may be better off just waiting and maybe get an upgrade in a years time to an i7
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9K2/16X) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £97.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011012-WW) £94.99
1 x NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan £52.99
1 x Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 PCI-Express Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp £24.98
Total : £550.90 (includes shipping : FREE).
Any advice on spec/combinations or even build tips, let me know. I've been using review sites to see what other people have used in terms of combinations of cpu/mem/mb/cooler unfortunately the more I look the more confused I get,. Doesn't help that I stumble on things like the a review of a OCUK competitor's PC on a expertreviews and find this
Now unless I'm mistaken, that cpu cooler is pushing air to the front of the case. I know some coolers are push pull, but is there any that are just pull or did they mount that wrong ?
Any feedback appreciated