Here are my current specs:
i5-2500 CPU @3.30GHz
4GB ram
1TB HDD
Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2P-B3
Not sure on PSU without opening my PC but I should say it's weak. I'm on a pre-built computer my father got for me last year.. It's not great but A LOT better than what I was on before.
Some horrible case, which is made extremely bad.
A cheap £1 mouse that has lasted me about 4 years.
And a cheap keyboard.
Oh, and I got a GTX 460 a while back.
Not sure on a budget, but I'm in the UK so prices from english shops/websites please. If you want to know anything else just tell me and I will post it asap.
I will say £500 - £700
Probably more Ram and a better GPU
If you are going for a better GPU you probably need to know what kind of PSU you have.A "low-end" PSU wouldnt be able to handle the "high-end" GPUs
The mainboard is not the best but you can stick with it and the rest
Getting another 460 for sli will nearly double the gpu performance as they scale pretty damn well, but then you're also going to have to replace both of them once you want more power.
It's hard to find something that two 460s wont run well, but futureproofing as much as possible can also be important.
As you're for now stuck with a locked i5 (which isn't bad by any means, just a shame to get one when the unlocked one is only a few dollars cheaper), replacing anything else would be in vain other than if you want to get z68 a motherboard just for the heck of it in order to shove in something better once you're willing to replace it all.
I'd just get a 7970 and save the rest for later on, and maybe another stick of ram if you feel like you need that. And you should in any case still open up the side panel and check what powersupply it is.
His current board cant do SLI
But the budget still allows for a sli compatible motherboard and another 460, although I'd regardless not bother with that.
His budget also allows for a complete computer.
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PSU [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-corsair-enthusiast-series-650txv2uk-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v[/url]
CPU [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/29-4intel-core-i5-3570k-s-1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-[/url]
GPU [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-670-power-edition-oc-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1019mhz-boost-1079mhz-cores-13[/url]
Motherboard [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z77-v-lx-usb-30-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-dvi-d-hdmi-d-sub[/url]
Case [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-haf-912-plus-black-mid-tower-performance-gaming-case-w-o-psu[/url]
Wait until someone else comes along and picks something out a bit better, you can keep your current CPU and save some cash. You can basically build a new computer with your budget.
Really silly to spend nearly £180 on a cpu that isn't miles far better than the i5 2500 when you could save the money and get something else once the difference will be majorly significant.
The i5 2500 will perform just fine even if it's not unlocked, spending the money on a better gpu (and maybe a powersupply if needed) for the meantime would both grant him more performance as it is of now and in the long run.
[QUOTE=swagboat;37995547]Really silly to spend nearly £180 on a cpu that isn't miles far better than the i5 2500 when you could save the money and get something else once the difference will be majorly significant.
The i5 2500 will perform just fine even if it's not unlocked, spending the money on a better gpu (and maybe a powersupply if needed) for the meantime would both grant him more performance as it is of now and in the long run.[/QUOTE]
Maybe if you would have read the part where I said
[QUOTE]Wait until someone else comes along and picks something out a bit better, [B]you can keep your current CPU[/B] and save some cash[/QUOTE]
You really don't need to upgrade that much.
CPU: Keep the i5-2500, just plan to upgrade once Haswell comes out if you want to overclock
Mobo: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-z77-pro-4-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx[/url] (85)
Memory: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-xms3-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-24-15v[/url] (30)
PSU: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-corsair-enthusiast-series-9020001-modular-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan[/url] (73)
Case: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-cm-690-ii-lite-black-mid-tower-case-with-e-sata-w-o-psu[/url] (58)
GPU: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-xfx-radeon-hd-7950-double-d-black-ghost-hcell-5500mhz-gddr5-900mhz-1792-cores-hdmi-mini-dp[/url] (240)
Total: 486
Keyboard: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/razer-arctosa-black-edition-programmable-gaming-keyboard-with-hyperesponse[/url] (40)
Mouse: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/razer-deathadder-high-precision-black-edition-gaming-mouse[/url] (48)
I know people are going to give me flack for the Razer products, but the Deathadder is an overall solid mouse and the Arctosa is a great low end gaming keyboard. These are just recommendations, everyone has their preferences and I have used Razer products for a while and they have worked for as long as I've had them.
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Keyboard: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/razer-arctosa-black-edition-programmable-gaming-keyboard-with-hyperesponse[/url] (40)
I know people are going to give me flack for the Razer products, but the Deathadder is an overall solid mouse and the Arctosa is a great low end gaming keyboard. These are just recommendations, everyone has their preferences and I have used Razer products for a while and they have worked for as long as I've had them.[/QUOTE]
Or he could spend 30 more on a keyboard and get a good quality mechanical that'll last way longer [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-storm-quickfire-pro-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-with-partial-red-led-backlight-on[/url]
I wouldn't recommend reds, especially not for a guy.
Black if you insist on linear switches, brown for typing comfort.
What the fuck does switch type have to do with gender?
Finger strenght. I take it you've not even tried reds and compared them to blacks. Reds are really light and certainly not comfortable in comparison to the heavier equivalent blacks, that actually work well for more than just tapping fast as hell. I see nobody who would insist on reds after actually have tried out blacks and browns too.
The red switches are marketed as hurr mega gayming switch bcuz so lite, but that doesn't make them particularly good or comfortable. Same thing for why people buy blackwidows just to get a mechanical keyboard, despite it being a piece of junk.
People with rubber domes and blackwidows rating me dumb woo
[QUOTE=swagboat;38006438]Finger strenght. I take it you've not even tried reds and compared them to blacks.[/QUOTE]
It's a different actuation force by 15 cN... Nobody is going to call you a woman because you are using cherry Reds...
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Well, except for you. You damn sissy.
Neither did I claim so you knobhead. Do you got cherry reds yourself? Do you got blacks and browns to compare to? Don't toss around your ignorant biased opinion and have people buy something worse for the very same price. It's a significantly noticeable difference, and I'm personally using reds for my desktop myself as it is of now, they work well for my weak fingers but I can't at all say that they are more comfortable than my old 6gv2. For typing comfort they are far too light, the only thing they are actually good for is tapping really fast and constantly which I really doubt OP will have issues with on blacks. They aren't bad switches, but they are really uncomfortable typing switches.
[QUOTE=swagboat;38006476]Neither did I claim so you knobhead. Do you got cherry reds yourself? Do you got blacks and browns to compare to? Don't throw away your ignorant biased opinion and have people buy something worse for the very same price.[/QUOTE]
Calm your tits man, I misunderstood and was just giving you a hard time. I've compared blacks, browns and reds all in store. The browns appealed to me more because they had a somewhat lighter feel than the blacks but tactile. If I had a choice between blacks and reds because I don't exactly like smashing keys down if its not a tactile key, I'd pick red. I just don't exactly get what you're getting at with the gender thing.
Who cares about the gender thing you knob, the point of it was that the reds aren't comfortable switches and shouldn't be recommended to anyone with normal fingerstrenght unless he is in some starcraft league facerolling his keyboard all day constantly.
Trying switches out in a store doesn't count. I liked blues too when I "tried them out", then gave away my blackwidow to a friend after a week of using it.
If you're going to normally use a keyboard, then a hurr gayming switch is not for you. Blacks are a tid bit heaver, which makes them more comfortable to type on as you're not pressing down on switches on paper springs, but they aren't too heavy either, which makes them an obvious choice in comparison to the reds.
And browns are just great in all ways I don't even need to get into this.
[QUOTE=swagboat;38006506]Who cares about the gender thing, the point of it was that the reds aren't comfortable switches and shouldn't be recommended to anyone with normal fingerstrenght unless he is in some starcraft league facerolling his keyboard all day constantly.
Trying switches out in a store doesn't count. I liked blues too when I "tried them out", then gave away my blackwidow to a friend after a week of using it.[/QUOTE]
Well the blackwidow is a piece of junk, no wonder you gave it away. I seriously don't see how reds are bad, for gaming they would actually be better just because it requires less force to press down a key and thats pretty helpful, especially in those button mash parts of a game ( most games have some button mash in some part of the game ) or just typing out key combinations. Also a lighter actuation force increases the amount of time before someone might start feeling pain in the fingertips or wrist due to the lighter force. Which is why they probably appeal to gamers quite a bit.
It really just boils down to personal preference, If he doesn't like the reds he can take it back and go try something out in a store.
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Or he can just go to a store and try them out anyway.
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Okay, whatever Trashboat.
Illiteracy galore.
[QUOTE=Zerokateo;38006541]
Or he can just go to a store and try them out anyway.
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Took you this long to make one valid point.
[QUOTE=swagboat;38006598]Illiteracy galore.
Took you this long to make one valid point.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=swagboat;38006506]
Trying switches out in a store doesn't count.[/QUOTE]
Quit being a damn hypocrite.
edit: From now on, I'm gonna call you trashboat.
[QUOTE=Zerokateo;38006608]Quit being a damn hypocrite.
edit: From now on, I'm gonna call you trashboat.[/QUOTE]
In this context it doesn't count, you can't suggest keyboards by only having tried them briefly in a store.
Also, /wrist
What are you, twelve?
[QUOTE=swagboat;38006623]In this context it doesn't count, you can't suggest keyboards by only having tried them briefly in a store.
Also, /wrist
What are you, twelve?[/QUOTE]
How do you know how long I was trying out keyboards? I spent 30 minutes in the damn keyboard aisle with a bunch of friends pressing switches and trying to pick one out for a decent price, I sure as hell can suggest a damn keyboard.
You think I'm 12? Lmao you're the one being a little hypocrite and talking trash about reds just because they have a lighter force, if anyone is 12 it's you, Trash Boat..
Never trashtalked any switch, I use reds for my desktop after replacing my old 6gv2 and browns for my PS3 myself, but I can still with ease say that the reds are too light and a bad overall switch unless you're planning to be tapping the keyboard nonstop constantly.
I can't at all vouch for it being comfortable to type on, and regardless if you're planning to do a lot of gaming, buying a hurr gaymer switch is not at all justified by that, as you'll need more than just a super light switch for "gaming efficiency" or whatever you tools like to call it.
If you honestly can say that you need to "smash down" blacks, then you have very obviously not even tried them. A switch isn't better because it's lighter, what makes blacks an ideal switch if you insist on a linear one is that they both allow for quick tapping but at the same time are heavy enough to give you the comfort of actually pressing down on a key and feel that you're pressing on it, unlike with reds unless you got pretty weak fingers.
[QUOTE=Zerokateo;38006745]I give up, your stupidity and being a hypocrite alone have made my brain cells die.[/QUOTE]
lol okay, why didn't you give up in the first place instead of wasting your time trying to justify your biased opinions
I give up, your stupidity and being a hypocrite alone have made my brain cells die.
My current keyboard is a relic. Anything will be an upgrade.. so you guys can shush about that now haha.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys I will have a better look once I get home and on my PC ;)
Can anyone recommend me a HDD? 1TB gets filled pretty quick with me.
A WD caviar black or a spinpoint F3, take your pick but note that WD's usually are better quality.
OK. Thanks a lot I will check them out when I get back home as well.
[QUOTE=swagboat;38006438]Finger strenght. I take it you've not even tried reds and compared them to blacks. Reds are really light and certainly not comfortable in comparison to the heavier equivalent blacks, that actually work well for more than just tapping fast as hell. I see nobody who would insist on reds after actually have tried out blacks and browns too.
The red switches are marketed as hurr mega gayming switch bcuz so lite, but that doesn't make them particularly good or comfortable. Same thing for why people buy blackwidows just to get a mechanical keyboard, despite it being a piece of junk.
People with rubber domes and blackwidows rating me dumb woo[/QUOTE]
I have the keyboard I just linked, and there's nothing wrong with them. I don't lay my hand on my keyboard like a dead fish, if you're accidentally pushing keys with reds then you're probably not doing it right.
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