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Re: Considering building a gaming PC. Advice on this build

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
I would suggest adding a SSD disk for your boot/programmes disk.
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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit View Post
Yes SSD is a must specially now they are cheap

I might also up the wattage of the psu to 800w imo although the 650w is most likely plenty
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Originally Posted by Kabaal View Post
Maybe think about going with 8GB RAM. Prices are sky high right now and unless you specifically need 16GB for certain programs you'll get little use out of it.
Cheers. Was going to add a SSD I think but was more concentrated on the rest of the build.

Done

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You haven't picked a CPU cooler or are you hoping the standard retail cooler is enough?
Wasn't going to overclock so wasn't sure I needed one. Add Tiz's recommendation however.


New build taking your recommendations on board:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£158.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£14.62 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.64 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.96 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£99.95 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.87 @ Scan.co.uk)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£244.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.78 @ Scan.co.uk)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£80.10 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £931.79

Anything else? Should I go for i7 or i5 you think?
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