Hi all,
I'm trying to come up with a feasible setup for a friend of mine who is into his gaming. We've recently started work together and he's feeling flush, so we're talking about a grand for the whole shebang, however I want to water cool the system. The rough budget does not include peripherals.
So, i've been looking around trying to familiarize myself with the Intel Core i system, and with the next gen GPUs (my system is of the C2Q s775, HD4850 age...). From what I understand we're looking at a Core i5 to i7 depending on budget, an Nvidia GT450-470 or thereabouts, 6gb of RAM, and I don't know about compatible motherboards to be quite honest.
Perhaps that works out as 200 on CPU, 200 on GPU, 180 on mobo, 90 on RAM, 60 on PSU, 70 on case - is that a reasonable distribution of budget?
Any advice would be very welcome, even if it's just reading material,
Thanks,
Max