Good enough? building my on G computer

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^own gaming computer) Okay i;ve decided to build my own computer well its not purchased yet, however here are the parts i've picked for it.. http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/mel2
all i want to use it for is some rpg games and multitasking watching movies really and maby bf3 or some kind of game not sure should i change anything or do you think its okay as it is? im not sure about the case.. should i downgrade it even tho it looks sick and the reviews are good.. i'll prob upgrade the ram later on(in life) along with the video card

so.. my question is Should i buy it?

Budget 300-500£ from the uk
 
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OK so you're in the UK right? I can probably pull you a £500 build from Novatech if you like?
 
For £499 inc. VAT

i3 3200 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...encorei3,i5andi71155socket/bx80637i33220.html

MSI Z77A-G43 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/intel1155z77chipset/z77a-g43.html

8GB 1600MHz RAM http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/memory-pc/ddr3-pc3-12800/1600mhz/cml8gx3m2a1600c9.html

Corsiar CX 500 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/powersupplies/cp-9020047-uk.html

Zalman Z9 Plus http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/z9plus.html

Seagate Barracuda 500GB http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/harddrives-internal/sata500gbto1tb/st500dm002.html

LG DVD-RW http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/opticaldrives/satadvdwriters/gh24ns90.auaa50b.html

XFX HD 7850 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...aphicscards/amdhd7850series/fx-785a-znfc.html

That system is much better for gaming than the one you put together.

I always buy from Novatech too, they're a great company. :good:
 
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For £499 inc. VAT

i3 3200 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...encorei3,i5andi71155socket/bx80637i33220.html

MSI Z77A-G43 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/intel1155z77chipset/z77a-g43.html

8GB 1600MHz RAM http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/memory-pc/ddr3-pc3-12800/1600mhz/cml8gx3m2a1600c9.html

Corsiar CX 500 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/powersupplies/cp-9020047-uk.html

Zalman Z9 Plus http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/z9plus.html

Seagate Barracuda 500GB http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/harddrives-internal/sata500gbto1tb/st500dm002.html

LG DVD-RW http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/opticaldrives/satadvdwriters/gh24ns90.auaa50b.html

XFX HD 7850 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...aphicscards/amdhd7850series/fx-785a-znfc.html

That system is much better for gaming than the one you put together.

I always buy from Novatech too, they're a great company. :good:
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Looks good however.. can you explain a lil to me how its better than the one did? not taking it to offence or anything just that its and i3 and i picked 3.8ghz 6core wouldn't that run faster? and amd is more for cheaper budget computers thanks alot for thanking the time doing this i think i will mostly purchase it
 
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The graphics card in the system I configured is far, far, far better than the one you originally wanted. The card I chose will play BF3 fine whereas the one you wanted would probably only play it on low. Really, the 6570 is a low end card, the 7850 is a fantastic card.

As for the processor, the i3 3220 is faster than the 6200 which you wanted believe it or not. The number of cores and the clockspeed isn't everything. The i3 has a much better architecture. Granted, an FX-6300 is slightly faster than the i3 3220, but I'd still go Intel.

Another thing too, it's best to buy all the hardware from one place, that way if anything goes wrong you're dealing with multiple shops, only the one.
 
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The graphics card in the system I configured is far, far, far better than the one you originally wanted. The card I chose will play BF3 fine whereas the one you wanted would probably only play it on low. Really, the 6570 is a low end card, the 7850 is a fantastic card.

As for the processor, the i3 3220 is faster than the 6200 which you wanted believe it or not. The number of cores and the clockspeed isn't everything. The i3 has a much better architecture. Granted, an FX-6300 is slightly faster than the i3 3220, but I'd still go Intel.

Another thing too, it's best to buy all the hardware from one place, that way if anything goes wrong you're dealing with multiple shops, only the one.
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Thanks i think you've settled my mind now :) (lets say if i bought everything you put up there but instead of the intel went with the 6200 would that be okay?or would i have to change anything i know some people debate say the other is better, personally my self i have no clue but i have seen alot of good reviews and videos vs i3 and the 6200
 
I think you should go for the i3. You could always upgrade to an i5 or i7 later on if you went for an i3, as the i5 and i7 will work with that board I recommended.
 
Hey it's not a problem. Do you know how to put it all together OK?

If you have any problems let me know or throw a thread up here where we can all help you out. :)
 
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Hey it's not a problem. Do you know how to put it all together OK?

If you have any problems let me know or throw a thread up here where we can all help you out. :)
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Thanks yeah my dad will prob help me :-) if all fails ill come back here ^__^ hopefully it doesnt take long to come where i live(In the middle of nowhere)
 
If you order it from Novatech even if you don't pay for next day delivery it usually comes next day anyway.
 
Isle of Man? Isle of Wight? ;)

If you're on the I.O.W it won'tt ake long as Novatech are based in Portsmouth.
 
Delivery should still be fairly quick, doesn't matter where you are. As I said, I never select the next day delivery option and I still get it next day and I'm in Norwich about 200 miles away from Portsmouth.
 
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