So, as everyone else, I want a new PC and am planning on buying one. I however, do not have a lot of knowledge of computer hardware and also know very little about the brands out there.
This is my first time I can assemble my own PC and am getting the help of a friend. I live in The Netherlands so things will be quite a lot more expansive here.
Basic Desktop Questions:
Your Current Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.0Ghz, HD 4770 (512 MB), 2 GB DDR2 RAM, AliveSATA2 GLAN, Samsung Spinpoint F3 500 GB .
Budget: Around 1000 euros including monitor and mouse. Perhaps more by adding more over time.
Main Use: The main use will be gaming, but I will use this for many things. Emulation, web browsing, programming, 3D modelling, Adobe programs, Dolphin, UDK, Cryengine hopefully.
Monitor Resolution: Right now 1280 * 1024, but I am planning on upgrading to a Full HD screen.
List SPECIFIC games that you MUST be able to play: The Witcher 2, Crysis, Battlefield 3, Skyrim.
Are reusing any parts?: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500 GB
When will you build?: As soon as I have finalized my choice of every component, so a week, maybe two.
Will you be overclocking?: Probably, but not much. And I wouldn't mind very much if it isn't possible.
Now, I have a few concerns. My hard disk is slow, unbelievably slow, loading games takes way longer than it should on a 7200 rpm and I do not know what the cause is. Is it possible that it will go faster when I connect it on different components? Or can it solely be a harddrive hardware problem and is there not a chance it will go faster on a new PC?
I have no space issues, since I do not have a lot of media, 500 gb is fine for me. So to save money, I preferably keep this hard disk and maybe buy a new one (or a SSD) in the future.
An other thing is that I would like to connect my PC on both my monitor and tv so I can switch between them depending on what I want to do. What do I need to set it up and how much will that cost me? Or is it not recommended at all, I am not planning on using my tv as a second monitor, only when I want to play a game.
Also, for Dolphin a bluetooth receiver is necessary, this is included on almost all of the P67 motherboards am I right?
I also need a Windows 7 license since I use XP right now. As a student I should have plenty of options, but most deals are only for US based educations an my school isn't registered at the MSDNAA. My friend from a other college is in a registered school, but he needs a confirmation code or something which he doesn't know what it is or how to obtain it. Are codes on Ebay usually safe to use? Because that would save a lot of money.
Because I do a lot of work outside of games, I have decided I want 8 GB instead of 4 GB, a 2600k is a little too much and I am content with a 2500k.
As for cases, I do not know where I have to pay attention to or how to find it (such as, does the cooler fits on the case?), so I picked a cheap, quite, white/grey (I prefer that over black, but it doesn't matter much) case.
Any recommendations for a mouse or Full HD monitor? I don't have many preferences on this part, and also know little about them but I do not need a very good gaming mouse or anything and also don't have a clue where to watch for in monitors.
I really hope some of you can offer guidance and help to what I want. And I am aware that I am asking a lot. I can raise the budget if recommended. This is what I have right now:
http://tweakers.net/gallery/297490?wish_id=169532#tab:wenslijst (Dutch site, should be clear).
With delivery costs it will probably be around 870, that's without mouse, hard disk and monitor. All which aren't very high priority for me. Also the right cables to connect my tv and monitor both to my pc if possible (tv is around five meters from my PC).
