Could somebody spec me a PC?

PureAppleJuice · 24 Jun 2011 at 16:05

Hi there, I've had a couple of threads on here now, last being a spec for a friend, and a while ago where I only had £400 or so to spend on a machine.

Anyway, I now have £700 for a system, mainly use it for watching films on a 22" montior, the odd game, mostly WC3, StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 whenever it might come out, so I don't need anything top end, though an SSD would be nice as I've had my OS on a WD Raptor for the past few years.

One other requirement is that the case is kind of small/light as I'm moving shortly and my current Antec P180 is a nightmare, I'm passing my current outdated rig on to my sister. Also, if it could run cool and quiet that'd be good... I think I'm asking for quite a lot here aren't I?! Anyway, any suggestions? Was thinking the Lian Li A05-NB case as that is small.

Thanks guys.

stulid · 24 Jun 2011 at 16:15

Just a base unit? need a copy of windows etc?

Pohly · 24 Jun 2011 at 16:41

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Lara Croft Game £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £582.42
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 : £118.98
Total : £713.90
dont forget you get free postage so it is bang on budget also did you need windows?

case wise the smaller you get the more expensive it is

(seems wired) the zalman case i linked isnt overly hudge but isnt super small it light i think its about 4kg

olivier renault · 24 Jun 2011 at 17:17

A05 is a bit too small imo.

There are a few small cases, like the CM 430, CM Scout Enforcer (similar to a HAF 912), and a couple of fractal design cases. The antec 100 is pretty small too, at under 50cm in size. Not that much smaller than a P182, mind.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** with FREE Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler £139.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £689.00 (includes shipping : £14.75).

PureAppleJuice · 24 Jun 2011 at 17:36

Thanks all, and no, I don't need Windows. Just literally need the base unit, have all the other peripherals, hurray.

stulid · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:10

Pohly said:
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Lara Croft Game £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £582.42
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 : £118.98
Total : £713.90
dont forget you get free postage so it is bang on budget also did you need windows?

case wise the smaller you get the more expensive it is (seems wired) the zalman case i linked isnt overly hudge but isnt super small it light i think its about 4kg

Thats a great system for £700

And I +1 it, so you know it must be good

olivier renault · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:17

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** with FREE Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler £139.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £691.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

no SSD :'(

A 6870 will play the games you want no problem.

xNytramx · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:22

stulid said:
Thats a great system for £700

And I +1 it, so you know it must be good

Rofl! Its so true... what a status you have ^^

PureAppleJuice · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:36

stulid said:
Thats a great system for £700

And I +1 it, so you know it must be good

Haha, this is true. Thank you everybody. I think I'll roll with the above £700 spec then, especially now it has Stulid's seal of approval!

Reaper 392 · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:39

stulid said:
Thats a great system for £700

And I +1 it, so you know it must be good

with the problems the OCZ 3 series SSD's ave been having, he might want to switch to the crucial. other than that a big +1 from me as well

timmillwood · 24 Jun 2011 at 20:04

Here's my try, would like to see what sort of feedback it gets, because i'm a noob.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
2 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £127.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £29.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/939/AM2/AM2+) £22.99
Total : £749.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Sorry, £50 over budget, and no optical drive, but have added CrossfireX in.

Pohly · 24 Jun 2011 at 21:46

stulid said:
Thats a great system for £700

And I +1 it, so you know it must be good

omg!!!! i am soo happy the god of ocuk forums liked my spec