Need PC help!

[Skraa]

I currently use a fairly standard 5 button mouse, but its buttons are beginning to stick and I have been considering a gaming mouse for a while now.  However, the cost seems to be around £60 which to me seems a fair bit for a mouse.

So, what are your views on them - are they worthwhile and if so which make/model would be the one to go for - what are the key features to look for?

Steelseries Cataclysm mouse is weird, Razer Naga is made for girls/asians (and men with girly small hands). Neither of those is recommended unless you really need to get more mousebuttons. For actual quality gaming mice there are two really obvious choices currently, Logitech G500 and Microsoft Sidewinder. Nothing from Razer is recommended unless you specifically want a small mouse, other than that the company is overrated and overpriced when it comes to build quality.

Do not buy any mouse without having access to toy and play with 'em for at least ten minutes before, or order from a store where you can return it with no questions asked.

Any info on the best place to order as well would be helpful (delivery in the UK needed).

http://www.scan.co.uk/
http://www.overclock.co.uk/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/

Check which is cheapest (including shipping)... or where you can return the opened box for refund.

[paladoise]

Hai: Thought id throw in my 2 cence. I recently bought a new machine (literally about 2 weeks ago) and I did alot of research on forums etc to get as best i could for my money. So I went to pcspecialist.co.uk (Dunno if you're in the UK) - but they provided excellent value/service - I placed my PC order on monday, and received it like 10 days later - also, they have been praised for their after service. So here's what I got:

Case   PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)   Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard   ASUS® P8P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™

Memory (RAM)   8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card   1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

2nd Graphics Card   NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk   750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk   NONE

RAID   NONE

SSD CACHE DRIVE   NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive   24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive   NONE

Memory Card Reader   INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply   COOLERMASTER 750W GX SERIES™ -80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72) **SPECIAL***

Processor Cooling   SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card   ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities   ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)

USB Options   6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Modem   NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive   NONE

Firewire & Video Editing   NONE

TV Card   NONE

Operating System   Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software   FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus   BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Monitor   IIYAMA E2271HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£139)

2nd Monitor   NONE

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables   NONE

Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision   NONE

Keyboard & Mouse   LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)

Mouse   NONE

Speakers   LOGITECH S120 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£9)

Webcam   NONE

Headsets (VOIP)   NONE

Surge Protection   NONE

Printer   NONE

External Hard Drive   NONE

Warranty   3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Home Installation   NONE

Data Recovery   NONE

Delivery   STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time   Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

TOTAL COST; £1115 - including VAT.

I realise that this is much less money than you are wanting to spend, so maybe it's not agood example - but I can run WoW at ultra settings at 60 fps (i think it's being capped at that - could probs go higher).

If you're wanting to cram more money into it, possible rock a better gfx card, or potentially go SLI (2 gfx cards - but I hear this is sometimes more hassle than it's worth). I can't vouch that my computer is that uber yet - since I havent really tested it on draining games (bring on BF3) - but I think it will be pretty damn decent.

I wouldnt recommend going out there saying I want a computer for say £1900 - just go with WHAT you want, and then see how much it comes out to - not the other way around. I mean, you can sink as much money as you have into just the gfx card.

Hope this helps

Pete