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Ram prices have skyrocketed, from what I know, it may be a hint towards the introduction of ddr4 ram.




Overclockers tend to charge for p+p if your not a member of their forum, etc and can be a bit expensive.

Considering you got a mATX board..............i'm thinking your actually looking for a mATX case?

like this http://www.ebuyer.com/270599-fractal-design-core-1000-microatx-case-fd-ca-core-1000-bl

Ahhh I see. That was a mistake, I'm actually looking for a ATX motherboard and case. What would you recommend for the motherboard,case and power supply?

Thanks for the above.

well to be fair. a ATX mobo is gonna cost quite a bit.........

Case wise, Corsair 300r, Antec 300 2 or get a fractal design or coolermaster..........psu corsair cx600 or the m version which is part modular.

How about the Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard? it's around £83.99 on Amazon. For casing I've decided to go with the Define R4

Sounds like the GPU will fit? Only way to know for sure is to ask someone who has one with that GPU...

Alternatively, get the same case as me - Cooler Master 120. Slightly bigger, accepts "standard" ATX components (PSU, optical drive, e.t.c.), so if you get an ATX box you don't have to replace anything. Massive GPU bay too, but I'm planning on modding it to improve airflow!

Are these parts compatible with each other?http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/laithmo/saved/1ind


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Yes they should be...........however be aware that pcpartpicker, is always out of date, and limited, so doesn't actually give you the best deal.

One thing I would change is the suppliers, stick to ebuyer, amazon, scan and novatech, the less suppliers the better. Of which Ebuyer, amazon and novatech all generally offer free shipping, and anything other product added to a free shipping item is also shipped free.

One thing I should point out is that the aftermarket cooler comes with a small syringe of their cooling compound.

Not sure on the pci network card card though whether it'll fit, nor do I understand why your getting one, as your motherboard has one, infact all motherboards do.

The graphics card price is out of date, its £130 on offer, however its the 1gb version. 2gb version is far better these day, some games use it a lot like GTA series, They tend to do good deals but costly p+p cheaper then rivals, consider only for the gpu. http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/12638311/art/generique/radeon-hd-7870-oem-2-gb-g.html

You also forgot to get a dvd drive, about £13 from ebuyer.


Also understand the limitations of a cheaper and a mATX mobo, eg only 4 sata ports of which 2 are taken up by the dvd drive and the first 1tb hdd. And that you have 6 usb's at the back, no support for usb 3.0. The cpu power pin is in a weird place in my opinion.
Also its a older motherboard version, so be aware that the bios may not be up to date to run the 8320, so you may end up sending it back for them to update it themselves and regive it back to you.


Not a fan of the case maker, but it should do, often see it as a favourite for budget gaming pcs on sale.

Thanks
Is this of worth it and what games can it handle (Dota2) ?
http://m.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/novatechblacknta12.html



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Dota2 isn't very hard compared to other games like Crysis 3, metro, etc
Also you better off building it yourself.

Thanks again for all the help, what motherboard would you suggest to go with be gpu (Y)


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planning on buying this: http://lifebook.uk.ts.fujitsu.com/products/pure-elegance/lifebook-u772.html?gclid=CIPw7aGc2rcCFQ3KtAodzHcAjg

thoughts? should i buy it? i need something portable and light with good battery life, also i don't like windows 8 and that touch screen crap