Core i3 Build – Asus P7P55D Motherboard

I’ve always been a fan of Asus when it comes to motherboards, so it was simply a choice of selecting an Asus motherboard for this build. Bearing in mind the CPU will be a i3 LGA 1156 processor, the range of possible motherboards was limited to one from the P55/H55/H57 range. The H55 and H57 [...]

Core i3 Build – i3 530 CPU

Choosing the CPU for this build was an easy choice as currently there are only two processors in the Core i3 range:

 i3 530 (2.93 GHz) – Socket 1156
 i3 540 (3.06 GHz) – Socket 1156

The 530 is priced at around £90 currently while the 540 is a little more expensive at around £110. There is very [...]

Core i3 Build – Raidmax Ninja Case

Ok, so this may not be the greatest case ever, but it was a cheap bargain which looked good. The case I’ve bought for the i3 build is a Raidmax Ninja. Snappy title if you ask me! It was a inexpensive model I found on eBay and the low price of £45 was too good [...]

Building a triple set of Intel Core ix systems

I planned on building myself a new PC last year. Things never got round to the stage where I was actually buying components for various reasons like studying and welcoming my first child into the world (it was a baby girl by the way if you’re still following… ).
So, in 2010, I will be [...]