Hi all,
looking for some advice on a new PC, mainly for work (mainly Java development) but that I can use for games too. I'd like to be able to play relatively up-to-date games (CoD: BC, Starcraft 2), but I'd be quite happy with relatively low graphics settings.
Here's a system I specced out on Scan (mostly from Today Only). I'd appreciate any advice. I'd be particularly interested in hearing some first hand experience on the noise of the case/PSU/cooler fans if anyone has these components. Always looking to save a few quid too, so if anyone knows of cheaper alternatives I'd appreciate it.
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked OEM
£172.79
GPU: 1GB EVGA GTX 460 SC Super Clocked
£136.79
RAM: 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 Classic DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600), x2
£67.49
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3
£98.39
PSU: 650W Antec TruePower New, Modular
£59.98
HDD:
1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM £40.78
Heatsink: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
£18.95
Thermal paste: Thermalright Chill Factor 3
£5.15
Blu-Ray/DVD player
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BD-ROM & DVDRW
£46.98
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit OEM £75.68
Total:
£722.98
Some thoughts:
I feel like I may be cheaping out on the CPU. The 2500K seems to be generally the best bang/buck but I did find one compiler benchmark in which the 2600 is significantly faster. Not sure I can justify an extra £80 for this one use-case though.
Similarly, not sure about the GPU but the next step up in the Nvidia range is ~£100 more (I need to go Nvidia - AMD's Linux drivers have caused me nothing but problems in the past :-)). As I said, I'm not all that fussed about eye-candy so I think the 460 should do the job
8GB of RAM may be OTT, but with it being so cheap/GB I thought I might as well
Thanks in advance,
Temp