So I collected some money to buy a new computer and checked out a few builds from this shop nearby my home. I can't decide which one to take.
[B]1st Build [I](~1200 euros)[/I][/B]
Intel Ivy i7 3770 3.4GHz + Arctic Freezer Xtreme
8GB DDR3 1600MHz
GTX 560 1GB DDR5
1.5TB SATA3
[B]2nd Build [I](~1000 euros)[/I][/B]
Intel Core i7 870 3.4GHz + Freezer 7 Pro
16GB Corsair DDR3 1333MHz
Gigabyte GTX560 OC 1GB
500GB SATA
[B]3rd Build [I](~1000 euros)[/I][/B]
Intel Core i7 2700K 3.5GHz + Freezer 13 Pro
8GB DDR3 1600MHz
HD7850 2GB
1TB 32MB SATA
They are all prebuilts and they are all overpriced.
I'm sure this has been said many times before, but I guess I should say it again: there's no need for 16GB of ram unless you're (correct me if I'm wrong) doing a lot of video post-processing (as this requires lots of memory and more memory = faster processing times). 8GB is really all you need for games as it'll be more than adequate.
Also, those computers are severely over-priced. If you built the PC yourself with hardware you buy, you'd save a lot of money. Also, building your own PC is fun and an awesome achievement.
Thanks for the advice. Ended up buying all the parts seperately and it really payed off.
[QUOTE=Panto;37049670]Thanks for the advice. Ended up buying all the parts seperately and it really payed off.[/QUOTE]
Have you built it yet?
Not yet, still waiting for the processor & SSD to arrive. Anyway, specs:
Intel® Core™ i5-3570K
GIGABYTE GTX670 2GB GDDR5 WindForce3
2x Elixir 4GB 1600 MHz
+ various other shit.
Total cost was a little over 900 euros. Considering the country I live in and the price of prebuilts, I think I saved quite a few euros. I'm like a little schoolgirl on her first date... can't wait to put it together already. :v:
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