New build - £600 - £800

TomElZ

TomElZ

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Right after careful thinking and debating I think I'm going to scrap the idea of getting an iMac just simply because I can't justify spending all that money when I can build a much better spec'ed machine for probably about £400-£500 cheaper as you will all probably agree.

I'm looking at basically getting everything I need excluding O/S & Peripherals.

I will need a monitor however and would prefer to go down the Intel route with regards to processor. Baring in mind I don't think I will be Overclocking it...well not straight away anyway.

Main uses of PC : Little bit of Gaming, Browsing the net, Listening to Music, Doing Uni work so the likes of Office and maybe a little bit of Adobe, Watching HD video and possibly a bit of Graphics rendering and Programming.

Chears lads.
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Iiyama ProLite E2410HDSD 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £146.86
(£124.99) £146.86
(£124.99)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £146.86
(£124.99) £146.86
(£124.99)
Asus GeForce GTX 460 Direct CU TOP 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.98
(£106.37) £124.98
(£106.37)
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
(£89.35) £104.99
(£89.35)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £76.36
(£64.99) £76.36
(£64.99)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.98
(£37.43) £43.98
(£37.43)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Sub Total : £604.28
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £107.94
Total : £724.72

so many options avalible too you with that decent budget, get make this spec cheaper still or more expensive.
 
Any other recommendations or is that pretty much bang on?

What if I specifically want a Coolermaster case? Which one would you recommend?
 
TomElZ said:
What if I specifically want a Coolermaster case? Which one would you recommend?
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-212-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29 on special offer till wednesday.

Im also wondering if it wouldnt be rude not to spec a modular psu, to help keep the build tidy.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-111-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088
 
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^ a 690 II variant for your budget

also get a PSU bigger than the CX400, ideally you'd want at least a 550w to be on the safe side and give you room to upgrade the graphics card
 
HW91 said:
^ a 690 II variant for your budget

also get a PSU bigger than the CX400, ideally you'd want at least a 550w to be on the safe side and give you room to upgrade the graphics card
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I'd say the CX400 would probably be enough for that build as Corsair PSUs tend to give quite a bit of power for their listed wattage, compared to some of the lesser brands.

The build above looks more-or-less ideal for your budget and requirements, but I would swap out the GTX 460 768MB for the 1GB version- there's quite a big performance gap (particularly as many top games assume your graphics card has 1GB of memory now) and the 1GB version is excellent value for money. Don't get the Pallit one though, I hear their method of cooling is substandard.
 
Hi. I did try and get this on finance however after a few issues I've decided to just pay it off straight away.

However, I did notice that a few of the components on there where 'Week Only' offers and therefore may have stopped by the time I come to order it on Tuesday night.

Could anyone create a new spec for me including offers which will still apply on Tuesday.

Thanks
Tom.
 
prices have increased on some items.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £158.61
(£134.99) £158.61
(£134.99)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £151.99
(£129.35) £151.99
(£129.35)
Asus GeForce GTX 460 Direct CU TOP 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.98
(£106.37) £124.98
(£106.37)
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
(£93.61) £109.99
(£93.61)
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMD4GX3M2A1600C9) £79.99
(£68.08) £79.99
(£68.08)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £32.99
(£28.08) £32.99
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£13.61) £15.99
(£13.61)
Sub Total : £636.20
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.85
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £114.46
Total : £768.51

that case you like is on special offer - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-196-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29


OR, AMD with that coolermaster case and a modular psu.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £158.61
(£134.99) £158.61
(£134.99)
Asus GeForce GTX 460 Direct CU TOP 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.98
(£106.37) £124.98
(£106.37)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £110.44
(£93.99) £110.44
(£93.99)
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£74.03) £86.99
(£74.03)
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMD4GX3M2A1600C9) £79.99
(£68.08) £79.99
(£68.08)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £68.98
(£58.71) £68.98
(£58.71)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £56.99
(£48.50) £56.99
(£48.50)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£13.61) £15.99
(£13.61)
Sub Total : £623.80
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £19.10
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £112.51
Total : £755.41
 
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TomElZ said:
Hi. I did try and get this on finance however after a few issues I've decided to just pay it off straight away.

However, I did notice that a few of the components on there where 'Week Only' offers and therefore may have stopped by the time I come to order it on Tuesday night.

Could anyone create a new spec for me including offers which will still apply on Tuesday.

Thanks
Tom.
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I had the same issue yesterday mate. Phone up the OcUK team and tell them about it. I was immediately offered all of my setup on this weeks prices.
 
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