I'm looking for a PC build that I can add to as time progresses and I have more money.
I want the build to be able to run most modern games on high at good fps (I'm not trying to run Max Payne 3 on ultra or anything).
Getting an i7, an SSD + HDD and a decent graphics card is nigh on impossible
[editline]16th August 2012[/editline]
with a 500 budget
I can hold fire on the SSD until a later date if that brings the price down. I'm only gonna put the operating system on it just for a quicker boot.
Decent graphics card and i7 still don't mix at £500
[editline]16th August 2012[/editline]
I just bought a £600 in PC parts, bar hard drive and optical drive, the maximum I could get up to was an i5 3570k
Is the i7 really worth it then?
[editline]16th August 2012[/editline]
changed my first post
You don't really need an i7 for gaming, it's more for video editing. The performance increase in games you'll get from an i7 over an i5 is marginal, maybe a little higher on one of the like 3 games that support hyperthreading (which is i7's thang). I'd recommend an i5 2500k or an i5 3570k, because they're unlocked for overclocking, so you can buy aftermarket cooling either with your build and overclock straight away for improved game performance or you can leave out the cooling and overclock later.
As for your video card, if you just want to run modern games without going for ultra, an AMD 6770, 6870 or 6950 should do alright - also the GeForce 480, 560, 570 and 580.
I crammed an i5 3570k and a 6950 in to [url=http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1205408]this build[/url] for £635 including postage.
It REALLY helps if you can reuse at least a harddrive and optical drive, because that'll save you a bit of money, but if you can't reuse any of those you might want to push up to a £600-700 budget if you wanna be playing modern games as they come out.
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