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1200-1500 Euro's Build (Tower)

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  • 11-04-2012 10:05pm
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    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭


    So after making the novice mistake of buying a gaming laptop 2 years ago i now want to build my first good rig, i have been holding out for the good 6 cores and also waiting for SSD's to drop to a reasonable level.

    May get it built in the UK as i don't think i have the brains/free time atm to go about it.

    • Looking for a suitable case, don't care about looks too much moreso ventilation.
    • 2x 1TB spin drives (i use sony vegas alot)
    • 256gb SSD
    • 8-12 Gig's of ram
    • Core 6 processor
    • Undecided on motherboard
    • Suitable Powersource (Maybe coal lol)
    • Decent but not OTT graphics card that is in line with rest of the system.
    Any advice ?


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    Don't know if you need Windows or not, but:

    Item|Price
    ASRock Z77 Pro4, Sockel 1155, ATX|€103.01
    Intel Core i7-2600K Box, LGA1155|€264.90
    BitFenix Merc Beta|€31.61
    Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€43.47
    2 x 8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€67.30
    Crucial M4 256GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€265.64
    Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€102.99
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7750, 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express|€96.63
    Shipping|€18.99
    Total|€994.54

    4/8 core processor, 16GB of RAM, 256 SSD + 2TB HDD, and decent case, PSU, GPU, etc.


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    #3
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Looks decent, might need a slightly beefier power supply though, where are you pricing these from ?


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    The items in the table are links, they'll take you to hardwareversand.de.

    The PSU there should be perfectly fine for that and more.


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    Osmosae
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭Osmosae


    add this and they'll build it for you. Costs €20


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    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Osmosae wrote: »
    add this and they'll build it for you. Costs €20

    Really ? That's very interesting


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    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    is this a gaming PC or just vegas etc?


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    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Gaming and vegas


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    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    youre going to want to up the GPU then. what games and what res is your monitor?


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    #10
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Dunno moniter will be a 22-24 inch lcd of some sort, i play everything and anything tbh mmo's like eve onine and daoc when i have afew hours or the likes of skyrim/bf3


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    #11
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Anyone ordered a fully built rig from this German company ?


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    Eboggles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    Jimbob 83 wrote: »
    Anyone ordered a fully built rig from this German company ?
    Dozens are ordered each month from this forum, and they've all been grand. I've used them twice before and they've been a pleasure to deal with.


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    #13
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Excellent thanks alot, they install an english version of Windows or ?


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    Kirby
    Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Windows has every language by default. If I'm not mistaken, it's very easy to alter it even after installation.


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    #15
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Thanks for all the help guys i will update you on the final build, im thinking of beefing up the power supply and graphics card a little and possibly the processor to the tune of 1300 or so, i will post final build just before i order.


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    #16
    BillyCom
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭BillyCom


    Is the integrated sound adequate nowadays? It's just that people rarely have a soundcard listed on their builds here.


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