Budget build - this look ok?

/\ndy · 14 Feb 2011 at 22:41

Hi guys, been a while since i've built a pc (last one was socket 478!), so i'm a bit out of the game and not sure what works with what! Done some brief research and figured this might be a suitable build for my needs (web design/programming)

LG E2350V 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - £173.60
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 - £154.99
Gigabyte H67M-UD2H Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) - £84.98
Lian Li PC-A05NB Aluminium Mini-Tower Case - Black - £72.98
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) - £40.99
OCUK Swift 750W Silent Power Supply - £35.74
OCZ Intel Extreme XMP 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C7 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit - £33.98
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £13.99

£611.27

You will notice i haven't included a graphics card, for now i was hoping to just use the integrated graphics via the h67 chipset/intel i5 cpu.

I've always got the option to upgrade the graphics at a later date via the pci e slot anyway.

What you think? any input really appreciated. Trying to keep the build < £700.

Thanks

wakayoda · 14 Feb 2011 at 22:42

Thats double what I made mine for. But I would wait for the new things from AMD!

anuraj · 14 Feb 2011 at 22:46

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £189.98
(£158.32) £189.98
(£158.32)
LG Flatron W2361V-PF 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Asus P8H67-M Pro Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £49.98
(£41.65) £49.98
(£41.65)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £544.91
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 : £111.73
Total : £670.39
Better more reliable psu and cpu so you can have better graphics and if you want to upgrade to a p67 later you wil be able to upgrade.

Just realised 1000th post.

Jupiter · 14 Feb 2011 at 22:51

Unless your settled on an LED monitor then id go with anuraj

Unless stulids around to top it (im sure he'll be here soon)

anuraj · 14 Feb 2011 at 22:53

That LED monitor will fit in the budget.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £189.98
(£158.32) £189.98
(£158.32)
LG E2350V 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £173.60
(£144.67) £173.60
(£144.67)
Asus P8H67-M Pro Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £49.98
(£41.65) £49.98
(£41.65)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £556.26
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 20.00% VAT : £115.07
Total : £690.43

Led monitor

anuraj · 14 Feb 2011 at 23:03

Stulid opinions?

stulid · 14 Feb 2011 at 23:29

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Samsung P2450H 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £187.99
(£156.66) £187.99
(£156.66)
Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM 1yr Warranty (ST31000518AS) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £507.43
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 20.00% VAT : £103.99
Total : £623.92

/\ndy · 15 Feb 2011 at 00:05

Thanks guys for all your input, really helpful.

Whats your take on the onboard graphics? Think they will be ok for general use? Wont be looking to do any gaming really. The only graphic heavy applications would be for things like fireworks/photoshop.

stulid · 15 Feb 2011 at 00:14

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2011/01/27/intel-hd-graphics-3000-performance-review/1

Thats for the K cpus, the non K cpus are a bit slower.

I think general use is fine/photoshop

azazin · 15 Feb 2011 at 00:14

/\ndy said:
Thanks guys for all your input, really helpful.

Whats your take on the onboard graphics? Think they will be ok for general use? Wont be looking to do any gaming really. The only graphic heavy applications would be for things like fireworks/photoshop.

All of that should be fine as long as you don't try and load up any game that requires a real graphics card

.

/\ndy · 15 Feb 2011 at 01:03

Lol can always upgrade later!

Anyway this is what i've put together with all your help. Thought i'd keep the LED monitor and Lian Li case though.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
LG E2350V 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black LG E2350V 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £173.60
(£144.67) £173.60
(£144.67)
Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Lian Li PC-A05NB Aluminium Mini-Tower Case - Black Lian Li PC-A05NB Aluminium Mini-Tower Case - Black £72.98
(£60.82) £72.98
(£60.82)
Cooler Master GX 550W Power Supply Cooler Master GX 550W Power Supply £51.05
(£42.54) £51.05
(£42.54)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £535.48
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 20.00% VAT : £110.67
Total : £664.00

This combo ok? Memory etc compatible? Returning noob.

RJC · 15 Feb 2011 at 07:26

You can save £10 by looking at the BeQuiet psu linked below:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083

anuraj · 15 Feb 2011 at 07:27

Coolermaster gx isn't a good powersupply http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083 Better for you computer.

/\ndy · 1 Mar 2011 at 01:12

Hey fellas, revised my build with your help

Managed to include a graphics card within my budget as well which am please with.

Let me know what you think:

Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Samsung P2370 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black Samsung P2370 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £134.39
(£111.99) £134.39
(£111.99)
MSI H67MA-E45 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) MSI H67MA-E45 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKX) Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Samsung SH-S223C/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail Samsung SH-S223C/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)
Sub Total : £579.41
Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £115.88
Total : £695.29

Pighardia · 1 Mar 2011 at 01:21

Looks like a very good system for £700. You could get a bigger hdd for the same money though, something like this.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-206-SE

or, for £10 more, a 1tb like this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA

I use 2 F3's and they are very good. Also, you will not regret fitting in a graphics card

i also use the same RAM, which is very handy when fitting an aftermarket cpu cooler, as it is low profile, so will not get in the way.

jakejacob0 · 1 Mar 2011 at 08:10

your fial build is very good for £700
=] especially with a monitor and a graphics card

pv123 · 1 Mar 2011 at 10:15

Why don't you go for the i5-2500k, it is overclockable to a higher degree, however the build looks good - personally I would go for a better GPU, but that depends on the use.

Dark_Angel · 1 Mar 2011 at 10:40

/\ndy said:
Hey fellas, revised my build with your help

Managed to include a graphics card within my budget as well which am please with.

Let me know what you think:

Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Samsung P2370 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black Samsung P2370 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £134.39
(£111.99) £134.39
(£111.99)
MSI H67MA-E45 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) MSI H67MA-E45 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKX) Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Samsung SH-S223C/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail Samsung SH-S223C/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)
Sub Total : £579.41
Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £115.88
Total : £695.29

I THINK the H67 series boards limit your overclocking a lot with Sandy Bridge's.

/\ndy · 1 Mar 2011 at 11:31

Thanks for the input guys. Dont really know anything about overclocking which is why i've opted for the 2500 running the h67 chipset, as opposed to the 2500k running the p67.

Does everything here look compatible? Such as memory etc?

Thanks

Rexton · 1 Mar 2011 at 13:42

pv123 said:
Why don't you go for the i5-2500k, it is overclockable to a higher degree, however the build looks good - personally I would go for a better GPU, but that depends on the use.

Read the thread, and he's on a budget.

OP get this ram, saves £10

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-221-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Everything else looks fine