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the base i7 with 4 cores and 8 threads is about £240, the higher end versions have 6 cores and 12 threads.
16gb of ram is fine, about £80 at 1600mHZ with heatsinks and branded.

What size hard drives? considered ssd as well for some files?

Case will depend on individual preference, obviously at a least midi tower or bigger, rest will be determined on the features you want it to have, such as loads of fan space, hdd holders, etc. and maybe its appearance?
Cpu cooler, also again, its preference, whether you want to overclock or for better temperature and lower noise.
Motherboard, best value is about £80 however doesn't have sli support, it depends what you want for the future.
Graphics is another issue, as the 5xx is dated now, so support should come with the new 6xx, which are far cheaper than Quadros, as they cost quite a bit more, its your preference again, whether you want a dedicated professional card or use a gaming one?

what other multimedia software were you looking to use?
if its things like autocad, etc than a i7 would be much stronger

It's mostly going to be the Creative Suite Adobe range, with some Audio/video editing.

Thanks for this.

So would this do the job? Any suggestions?

http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom-pc-quote.php?id=174360

I'm getting to the point of ordering parts to build a gaming PC, only I need to be sure everything is compatible.
I have a general understanding of what is needed / what is popular but I've never put a PC together nor do I know much about standards like PCIE and SATA etc.

OS: Win. 7 Premium SP1 64bit OEM - Amazon - 72.99
CPU: i5-3570k - Amazon - 174.94
RAM: Corsair 8GB (2X4GB) Vengeance Low Profile (Jet black) - Scan.co.uk - 34.99
Case: Corsait 600T white - Amazon - 134.41
Cooler: Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced - Scan - 40.97
PSU: Corsair AX850W - Amazon - 142.97

Above I've listed components that I'm sure of using / those that will carry on into new builds. Below are components I'm not so convinced about.

Graphics card: MSI GTX 670 Power Edition - Scan - 311.60
MOBO: MSI Z77-GD65 - Scan - 134.41
SSD: Intel 330 120GB (or Samsung 830 128GB, whichever is cheaper?) - Amazon - 77.90
Optical drive: Standard Asus optical drive - Amazon - 15.99

Total: £1145.68. Not really willing to spend more, happy to spend slightly less.

- What is MSi's RMA / warranty policy like? Especially when compared with the likes of EVGA and Asus (for motherboards).

- Differences between the GD55 and GD65 motherboards?

- Intel 330 or Samsung 830?

- I'd rather order components form as few retailers as possible, unless the saving is significant (£4> per component).
From what I've gathered after using PCPartPicker, if Scan isn't the cheapest then Amazon nearly always is.

- The OEM version of windows is OK to use, isn't it?

- One other thing: I understand this might be trivial for some people, - but I like the internals to look decent.

Thank you in advance for any responses and for taking the time to read this somewhat lengthy post

My option should be perfectly fine than, it should do very well, though i7 can be worse for gaming slightly, but the hyperthreading technology will make things like autocad a lot smoother. The gt650m is the best you can get for your price.

Might consider this, http://www.medion.com/gb/electronics/prod/MEDION%C2%AE++AKOYA%C2%AE+P6815+15.6%22+Laptop+%28MD98061%29/30014011A1?category=notebook_15&recId=&wt_mc=gb.intern.m-shop.pro-pla.on-ma&wt_cc1=m-shop_topseller_notebook-1.333-mitte&wt_cc2=30014011A1&wt_cw=30.2.8&utm_source=Internetseite-intern&utm_medium=Kachel&utm_content=notebook_1.333-mitte&utm_campaign=Kategoriekachel-Hotspots&utm_term=30014011A1

or this http://www.medion.com/gb/electronics/prod/MEDION%C2%AE+AKOYA%C2%AE+P7815+17.3%22+Laptop+%28MD98062%29/30014018A1?category=notebook_15



you might wanna look at the above.






Medion is a subsidiary of Lenovo by the way, i would also recommend a cooling pad, as high end usage can get hot especially where your pushing the graphics card on laptops

what do you think of this:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Samsung_700G7C_Gamer_1218158.html

compared to this:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Samsung_700Z5C_1217865.html

Can I take the cover off my PC and hoover the insides? Or would this create too much static charge?

How about this:

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Lenovo_Z570_Core_i7_Windows_7_Laptop__M556CUK/version.asp?refsource=LDfroogle#maindesc

OR

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_IdeaPad_Z57_1147644.html

Worth getting for my multimedia adventures?

Haha whoops I posted the wrong link. The one I posted is the one Im going to get... Thankyou for your help!

No, you shouldn't do that at all, it can ause serious issues with components



You do realise they are both the same laptop loooool
both powerful enough for your needs

Anyway I can clean it otherwise?

well the first one is serious amount of power, larger screen, much more powerful graphics card, more ram and a bit of ssd and a large HDD compared to the 2nd one.

That is serious money mind you, have a look at Asus and MSi.

Can you find me powerful one under 1500 then plz,
Thanks for ur help

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/ASUS_Lamborghini_VX7SX-S1126Z_1133188.html

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/ASUS_G53SX-IX122V_Gaming_Laptop_G53SX-IX122V/version.asp

tech is older for under £1500 from Asus


http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Products/man/msi/cat/laptops/sort/1

Have a look through the above link for MSi laptops, seem pretty good