[Build Ready] Going for a £500 build; did I get it right?
I'm tired of having games sitting around unplayed on my hard drive because all I have is a laptop, so here's the build. Not included are the hard drives (1.5T + 500G) + mouse + keyboard + screen that I already have. Oh, and first build btw!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3450S 2.8GHz Quad-Core Processor | £144.53 @ Amazon UK |
| Motherboard | MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard | £45.30 @ Scan.co.uk |
| Memory | Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | £26.94 @ Scan.co.uk |
| Video Card | XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card | £174.94 @ Scan.co.uk |
| Case | NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | £39.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk |
| Power Supply | Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply | £46.00 @ Ebuyer |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | £477.69 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-02 19:53 GMT+0000 |
Should I downgrade the PSU to a 400W one? PCPartPicker gives me a 309W estimated wattage, but I read somewhere else that 500W was best for the HD 7870, so I dunno.
Also, I'll be dual-booting win7 and linux (Debian) on this, so I'm hoping that I didn't overlook any incompatibilities with linux.
Thanks in advance for your feedback and suggestions!
Posted Dec 2, 2012, 8:14 PM UTC
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