New PC Build €1200-€1500 Budget.

robfullam

1. What is your budget? [€1200-1500]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming Eg Flight Simulator/Skyrim etc, Virtual Machines, coding, media pc and General PC usage.

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No, complete new build

5. Do you need a monitor? Not at the moment

5a. If yes, what size do you need. N/A

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? Upgrading to full HD 3D 1920 X 1080.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Card Reader needed.

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes.

8. How can you pay? Bank Transfer/Laser Card

9. When are you purchasing? End of May/Start of June

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Kildare. No help needed.

This is the build I put together. Advice greatly appreciated:

Item|Price
Intel Core i5-3570K Tray, LGA1155|€206.94
ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe, Sockel 1155, ATX, DDR3|€215.21
2 x 8GB Corsair ValueSelect SO-DIMM PC3-10667S CL9|€90.82
Crucial M4 128GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5")|€110.24
LG BH10LS38 Blu-Ray Brenner Retail|€73.49
Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€102.63
ASUS GTX670-DC2-2GD5, GeForce GTX 670, 2048MB DDR5|€429.48
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€55.27
NZXT Phantom 410 Midi - White , ATX, ohne Netzteil|€96.82
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€1399.89

Eboggles

That looks like one class build, but the RAM you chose is laptop RAM, so put this in instead. If you want 16gb (rarely needed) use the same ones.

I'd change the motherboard to this because of its great SLI/CF support at such a low price.

Any reason for the Blu-Ray?

And finally, the Phantom is a nice case, but there's better ones such as

• Fractal Design R3
• Corsair Carbide 500R (also in white)
• Corsair Obsidian 550D (€20 more expensive)

robfullam

Yeah, I chose that RAM by accident. I chose the blu-ray for future proofing.

I want a graphics card that had great support with 3D. As i'm planning on getting a 3D monitor in the future. Is the graphics too over the top?

Definitely sticking with my original case choice.

Cheers

Eboggles

robfullam wrote: »

Yeah, I chose that RAM by accident. I chose the blu-ray for future proofing.

I want a graphics card that had great support with 3D. As i'm planning on getting a 3D monitor in the future. Is the graphics too over the top?

Definitely sticking with my original case choice.

Cheers

The Graphics card is perfect for 3d, nothing is ever too over the top in gaming computers . No but seriously its perfect.
Unless you're running at 800x600 or something like that...

Just get rid of the Blu-Ray drive. It never really caught on and now that DVD drives are starting to die out they're being replaced by downloading services. Some people install Windows from a USB as its faster so they're pretty much useless. For example, I have never used my DVD drive except for two occasions; Installing Windows and Installing Rome - Total War as I had it on a disc.

If you like the case, then go ahead, aesthetically its great.

EDIT: By the way, you could change the GFX to the Gigabyte model, its €30 cheaper and has an unbelieveable cooler.

Tij da feen

Games are unlikely to be ever made on Blu-Ray for PC. It's all moving towards Digital Distribution through services like Steam and Origin.

Do you need 16GB of RAM. It will benefit if you are running multiple VM's but 8GB is loads. On the gaming side you'll rarely go above 4GB usage.

That graphics card is really good. Stick with that.

Also change the motherboard to the one recommended above. There's no need to spend that much on a motherboard.

robfullam

Ah, I just got the 16GB of RAM as its cheap enough and i'll be running Virtual Machine Teams. As for the blu-ray I just got that as i have a few blu-rays at home and a good few games also. I got that motherboard as it has a good few new features and also has built in Wi-Fi and bluetooth. I'm going to consider the motherboard suggested also.

Has anyone used the case I selected? Looks neat but as regards space is it decent?

Cheers

iDementia

I hear mixed reviews about NZXT cases. In that 90 euro bracket though, the best case is the Corsair 500r if you ask me. It isn't as flash as the NZXT Phantom, but it's the best case for the price.

robfullam

Think I might get that corsair 500r. I suppose its not all about looks