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I've just found out that I've been left £1000 from my step-granddad provided that I spend it and don't put it on bills.

It hasn't fully sunk in yet but I've thought the one thing I'd love to do is upgrade my PC. Now, I can start from scratch.

Its been a while since I've been savvy with hardware so I was wondering if anyone could recommend a bundle from OCuk and a monitor that I could have for my budget.

Ideally, I would want some cash left over.

Thanks.
 
skinneyb said:
first of all what will you be using your pc for ie every day use gaming
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Sorry, yeah.

I used to play games a lot but then I gradually slowed down. Now, the only games I play are FIFA and Steam games. Although, I will get back into games with the right system. New Max Payne, new Hitman, any new GTAs, Crysis 2 etc.

I think the main use for the PC will be as a media centre for playing DVDs (Blu Rays).

Thanks.
 
"Radon Allosaur" Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.40GHz Overclocked Bundle - Asus £449.99
(£374.99) £449.99
(£374.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £197.99
(£164.99) £197.99
(£164.99)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Xigmatek Utgard Midi Tower Case - Black £62.99
(£52.49) £62.99
(£52.49)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - Retail Black £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)

Sub Total : £841.60
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £172.34
Total : £1,034.04
 
Redmint said:
"Radon Allosaur" Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.40GHz Overclocked Bundle - Asus £449.99
(£374.99) £449.99
(£374.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £197.99
(£164.99) £197.99
(£164.99)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Xigmatek Utgard Midi Tower Case - Black £62.99
(£52.49) £62.99
(£52.49)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - Retail Black £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)

Sub Total : £841.60
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £172.34
Total : £1,034.04
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You can go wrong with the above......

Only thing to my liking I would change would be try to squeeze the 2600k cpu in to the build... thats only becuase I wantthe best... but the 2500k is still a great chip.

The VAT really kills any value however!
 
If you didn't go for a bundle, you could have something like this:

Not sure on ram, OCZ have been fine for me & they're on offer too. And a 2600K is in there along with a new LED monitor :)

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++ Missed out blu-ray :p If you change a few things you can fit one in there :)
 
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You may need an operating system so i would go for a cheaper graphics card as you will mainly use it for playback and some gaming. A 6850 at £135 or so or even a 5770 at £90.

The sammy P2370 is on offer for a stonking £140 a good monitor.

With Bulldozer on the horizon and with current intel chipset bother, I would hold off main components choice for 4 weeks or so and see how both camps develop.
 
Ofc, can still make a very nice gaming rig for £900:

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £197.99
(£164.99) £197.99
(£164.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - Retail Black £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £20.99
(£17.49) £20.99
(£17.49)

Sub Total : £740.40
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £150.83
Total : £904.98

:)
 
Thanks. The one thing I'm worried about is that I've never built a PC from scratch before.

Are you definitely against getting a bundle?
 
I'm not definitely against it, however you'd have to settle for a lower spec to stay within budget and learning to build a PC is a good experience and a lot easier than most people think. These days I consider PC building as 'lego for big kids' as it's basically sticking lots of bits together. There are countless guides (both written and video) to be found online and if you have any problems there are lots of helpful people on these forums who'd be willing to help out.
 
Its up to you whether you want to do some assembly or not :)

But the pre-built you mentioned is well under budget for you to get a monitor too, and it will perform well for what you need it for :)

++ Try go for the SSD upgrade if you can!
 
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £197.99
(£164.99) £197.99
(£164.99)
Samsung P2450H 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £187.99
(£156.66) £187.99
(£156.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply £71.48
(£59.57) £71.48
(£59.57)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £61.26
(£51.05) £61.26
(£51.05)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) £38.98
(£32.48) £38.98
(£32.48)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £19.39
(£16.16) £19.39
(£16.16)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £768.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £156.52
Total : £939.14

Personally don't find that capacity of SSD's to be worth the money at the moment, but that's just me. Add one in later if you want.

E: And don't be scared of building your own system, it's really quite easy. My friend bought a £800 system a few days ago, with very little knowlege at all. When I got to his house to build it for him he had already done it himself :p
 
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Redmint said:
I'm not definitely against it, however you'd have to settle for a lower spec to stay within budget and learning to build a PC is a good experience and a lot easier than most people think. These days I consider PC building as 'lego for big kids' as it's basically sticking lots of bits together. There are countless guides (both written and video) to be found online and if you have any problems there are lots of helpful people on these forums who'd be willing to help out.
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Cool, thanks. I will build it myself. I'm sure it will help me.

Thanks again. Gotta wait for the cheque so I don't know when I'll buy it.
 
SoAdCrAzY said:
Cool, thanks. I will build it myself. I'm sure it will help me.

Thanks again. Gotta wait for the cheque so I don't know when I'll buy it.
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If you're not sure when you're going to buy it then just do yourself a favour and check up on latest offers etc. It can save you a lot of money.

:)
 
Rexton said:
If you're not sure when you're going to buy it then just do yourself a favour and check up on latest offers etc. It can save you a lot of money.

:)
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Cheers, will do.

[EDIT] Actually, I can save money on the HDD and use my current one?

I have just bought a Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache. Hmm, I guess they've stopped doing my one so I can't get the name. Mine is the same pretty much but 500GB.

If I keep that I won't need to reload an OS or anything.
 
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