Hey guys
so I'm in the process of ridding of my old favourable machine and investing in something a little more current. I don't have loads of money and so I'm going for something that has decent specs but not the best parts. Now I'm no computer whizz, I never took the time to learn about computer hardware but I know how to use the internet and read reviews in the right places, that being said here are my current specs, nothing special... ATI Radeon 5700 850Mhz 1GB GDDR5 - it's got me through all the games I've played on with little lag and very little fuss, just bought Skyrim and only now am I starting to see what it can and cannot cope with, Intel i3 2100 3.10Ghz, Corsair Vengeance 4GB, 500GB WD5000, case is a CoolerMaster *forgot the model number*..
So a pretty minimal computer. Here's the new computer I propose..
CASE: Corsair Carbide 200R
PSU: Corsair 550W PSU
MOTHERBOARD: Asus H81M-PLUS, 2xSATA 6Gbps, 2xSATA 3Gbps, 2xUSB3, 4xUSB2, HDMI, DVI, D-Sub, mATX
CPU: Intel i5 4460 3.2Ghz Quad Core
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance 8GB LP 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24
GFX: 2GB EVGA GTX 760 SC ACX, 1072MHz GPU, 1152 Cores, 6008MHz GDDR5
HDD: 1GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM, 64MB Cache
OPT: Samsung SH-224DB - 24x DVD Reader & Writer
Tell me what you think and like I said, I can't really afford to swap parts and go for a R90X as much as I'd want to or the latest Z91 motherboard as much as I want to or get an OC i7 CPU again - as much as I want to. This is literally as much as I can afford whilst trying somewhat to balance quality with quantity.
Look forward to your opinions