First build, could use some advice!

prometheus banned

Hi folks. So I'm looking to build myself a gaming PC. However, I have no experience at all with this really, but I've been researching for a week or so and have compiled a list of components, I would appreciate if you guys could look at them and tell me what you think.

First off;

• Budget is €800
• PC is for gaming, would like to run Skyrim, Battlefield, high end games at reasonably high settings
• Do not need copy of Windows
• Do not need monitor yet, will purchase at later date, for now I'll be using it through my TV (1920x1080 I think?)--> http://www.walker.ie/products/WP3210LCD.html
• No peripherals needed
• Wont be overclocking
• Probably pay with CC or cash
• Hope to purchase within the next week

Here is what I've compiled so far;
Item|Price
Cooler Master Elite 431 RC-431P-KWN2 Midi-Tower - pure black, ohne Netzteil|€46.44
ASUS DRW-24B5ST Retail|€20.13
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 3 6GB/s|€74.35
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€55.73
XFX DD RADEON 7850 860M 2GB D5 2x mDP HDMI 2x DVI|€203.21
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€418.85And then there's this http://www.maplin.co.uk/quad-core-amd-fx-4170-4.2ghz-asus-board-bundle--8gb-memory-624857
Seems like a reasonably priced bundle to me, but then again I'm very new to this so I cant be sure.

Any and all feedback appriciated people, Thanks!

Eboggles

Two things:

• Don't go near Maplin

• Your monitor (tv) is pretty bad: It's 720p.

Here's what I'd go with.

Item|Price
Intel Core i5-3450 Box, LGA1155|€177.77
MSI B75MA-P45, Intel B75, mATX, DDR3|€59.84
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.34
Sapphire HD 7870 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express|€232.00
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€17.82
Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box|€67.17
WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 6Gb/s|€61.56
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€55.73
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil|€53.03
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€779.25

prometheus banned

Wow thanks! That really looks awesome, and make life a lot easier for me! yeah I think I'll stay away from Maplin so.
I didn't realize my TV had such low res! Well I defo getting a monitor soon, along with a gaming keyboard and mouse, but I have saved around €800 now so I wanted to go ahead and get the guts of the machine and just use my current cheap-o peripherals for now
If I could ask 1 thing, noob question I know, but what is the purpose of getting a HDD and an SSD? I've seen it in a lot of builds online, I'm just not sure why?
Thanks again!

Eboggles

prometheus banned wrote: »

Wow thanks! That really looks awesome, and make life a lot easier for me! yeah I think I'll stay away from Maplin so.
I didn't realize my TV had such low res! Well I defo getting a monitor soon, along with a gaming keyboard and mouse, but I have saved around €800 now so I wanted to go ahead and get the guts of the machine and just use my current cheap-o peripherals for now
If I could ask 1 thing, noob question I know, but what is the purpose of getting a HDD and an SSD? I've seen it in a lot of builds online, I'm just not sure why?
Thanks again!

Basically, you put your Windows install and most used programs on the SSD (Web Browser, Steam etc) and then all your games/movies/music/other crap on your HDD.

It means you get the benefit of the SSD's speed for bootup, but you also get the HDD's space.

prometheus banned

Eboggles wrote: »

Basically, you put your Windows install and most used programs on the SSD (Web Browser, Steam etc) and then all your games/movies/music/other crap on your HDD.

It means you get the benefit of the SSD's speed for bootup, but you also get the HDD's space.

Ahh! It all makes sense now. Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it, will probably go with this build in the next day or two. Cheers!