- Feb 12, 2008
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As some of you know, many years ago I built my own PC, and now my brother has decided he would like me to put one together for him. However having been a bit out of the loop with such things, I am not upto speed on the best kit / deals, and I know we have quite a few computer savvy people on here, hence the request for advice!
So what do I need? At a bare minimum I need a new tower which is a reasonably good gaming PC. My brother mainly plays sims like Flight Simulator etc, which can be quite taxing on CPU, graphics etc. I would if possible also like to future-proof it a little. By that I mean get decent specs that will see him through for a few years at least, it looks like the last PC he bought was just ok at the time, so 18 months later was struggling.
His current components are really no good (old dual core, 4GB, small hard drive etc), so I am shopping for:
Moneywise, my brother is will to spend a decent amount but not too much, realistically under £1000, if closer to £500 all the better!!
Ta very much! xd
So what do I need? At a bare minimum I need a new tower which is a reasonably good gaming PC. My brother mainly plays sims like Flight Simulator etc, which can be quite taxing on CPU, graphics etc. I would if possible also like to future-proof it a little. By that I mean get decent specs that will see him through for a few years at least, it looks like the last PC he bought was just ok at the time, so 18 months later was struggling.
His current components are really no good (old dual core, 4GB, small hard drive etc), so I am shopping for:
- New motherboard - I previously bought an Asus as I have heard very good things and I’ve not had any issues. Are these still the best?
- CPU – My previous purchase was an i7. I’ve no idea what is a good current CPU so any suggestions (which work well with the motherboard obviously)
- Graphics Card – Obviously important, we both have old Radeons so really need help with this one
- RAM – Looking around RAM is now dirt cheap, able to pick up 16GB of DDR3 for under £100, any comments on this?
- Hard drive – Looking at a SSD, I have a Kingston HyperX 240GB. Again are there any better recommendations? The plan here is to have the operating system for this and another hard drive for storage
- Power – Need help here as I just have an old 750w I managed to get off work.
- CPU Fan
- Case – Not too bothered about something fancy, the main thing is that is has to keep the rig cooled by air (no water!)
Moneywise, my brother is will to spend a decent amount but not too much, realistically under £1000, if closer to £500 all the better!!
Ta very much! xd