New PC - Budget = GBP 780.00

Peter Tsang · 20 Jul 2011 at 09:00

I want to build a new system, with a new case. 780 quids is all I've got. Can anyone quote me the various component, this rig is for gaming 70%, working 30%.

Thanks!

R088ieS86 · 20 Jul 2011 at 10:09

Are you going to be keeping anything from your previous rig?
DVD Drive, PSU?

Jasonst888 · 20 Jul 2011 at 10:39

Do we include windows 7 as well or are you happy with vista? how old is your psu?

Also, you want a ssd or is that velociraptor good enough for now?

timmillwood · 20 Jul 2011 at 10:53

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 PC Game £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £159.98
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £21.98
Total : £770.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

£10 under budget, but no windows or CD drive.

Jasonst888 · 20 Jul 2011 at 11:24

timmillwood said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 PC Game £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £159.98
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £21.98
Total : £770.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

£10 under budget, but no windows or CD drive.

All good but I would go for:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-446-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906 as the mobo, the z68 chipset would be wasted with a seperate gfx card and any benefit really wouldnt be worth the extra money....plus this asus board has dual 8x8 pci lanes so can crossfire in the future if you want.

Plus if your psu is not to old, e.g 1yr-2yrs and you are happy to use it that would be more than sufficient.

Case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-068-SV&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1092 My personal preference but I think the Antec 100 is the supeiour case to both suggestions:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-161-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160

Peter Tsang · 20 Jul 2011 at 13:17

Jasonst888 said:
Do we include windows 7 as well or are you happy with vista? how old is your psu?

Also, you want a ssd or is that velociraptor good enough for now?

PSU is really a last item I will not keep. Anyhow it's been in service since 16 Dec 2008 as well as the whole system.

Peter Tsang · 20 Jul 2011 at 13:21

Jasonst888 said:
All good but I would go for:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-446-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906 as the mobo, the z68 chipset would be wasted with a seperate gfx card and any benefit really wouldnt be worth the extra money....plus this asus board has dual 8x8 pci lanes so can crossfire in the future if you want.

Plus if your psu is not to old, e.g 1yr-2yrs and you are happy to use it that would be more than sufficient.

Case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-068-SV&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1092 My personal preference but I think the Antec 100 is the supeiour case to both suggestions:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-161-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160

Jasonst888:
What is your proposal? I also do not want an Asrock board.

I have just downloaded Rise of Flight demo. It's a wonderfully rendered graphics engine. What spec will allow me to run the game at Max'd out settings? I really love this sim and I am waiting for the retail version to come.

Jasonst888 · 20 Jul 2011 at 13:57

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN- I5 2500k £159.98

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-446-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906 - Asus P8P67-M PRO £114.98

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-221-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 - ocz platinum ram 4gb £29.99 (better voltage for sandybridge)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-128-MS - HD6950 - £209.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat= Antec Truepower 650w £74.99 - very good and reliable - all you would need!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-161-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=160 - Antec 100 £44.99 - perhaps the best basic case.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279 - Samsung HDD £41.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-029-CM - Coolermaster hyper 212 - £21.98

Jasonst888 · 20 Jul 2011 at 14:00

This build should be able to run that at max specs, judging by the recommended specs, also have saved you enough money that you could maybe consider a ssd?

olivier renault · 20 Jul 2011 at 16:24

hyper 212 dont fit the antec 100.

Jasonst888 · 20 Jul 2011 at 16:27

Really??? :O call me shocked

how about the silverstone ps03?

Peter Tsang · 22 Jul 2011 at 13:47

Why a Micro ATX board?

Also, about the graphics board, I have used ATi for a while now and it's damn hot!

Can you suggest me a nVidia board?

Also, I want to know if I want to go for 8GB because I will run VMware for serious work like testing out stuffs in Linux and Oracle using VMware...

Jasonst888 · 22 Jul 2011 at 18:45

Micro atx...because you didn't specify the need for crossfire or sli in the future and this is a very good mobo, and will do everything the bigger one would do...just in a smaller package....and cheaper!

whats damn hot? That gfx card is the best one at that price range, and with that cooler.....if it gets hot....then its faulty

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS ram 8gb ... gd make to.

olivier renault · 22 Jul 2011 at 22:33

Jasonst888 said:
Really??? :O call me shocked how about the silverstone ps03?

That's what I gathered. It's a big cooler, despite the price. 160mm and a bit, and that's over the Antec 100, which is actually pretty small in size.

olivier renault · 22 Jul 2011 at 22:38

If you want NVidia, there is no shame in it. 560ti or 570 are very good cards. I would say the Asus 560ti DirectCU. Should remain cool and will perform. 570 can be in budget.

If you do VMware, then yeah 8GB will be very handy. At £50, it's well recommended.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £779.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

stulid · 22 Jul 2011 at 22:45

The Hyper212 should fit,

http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?category_id=7&product_id=6603

120 x 79.7 x 158.5 mm (L x W x H)

Leaves 1.5-2mm as the max fitment is 160mm

Jasonst888 · 22 Jul 2011 at 23:43

olivier renault said:
If you want NVidia, there is no shame in it. 560ti or 570 are very good cards. I would say the Asus 560ti DirectCU. Should remain cool and will perform. 570 can be in budget.

If you do VMware, then yeah 8GB will be very handy. At £50, it's well recommended.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £779.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Damn fine build that, fair play !

Personally I'd go for the 6950 ,practically the same fps in most things....and i wouldnt say the 570 was worth £50 more...but thats just me.....

Iwould use the saved money on an ssd, thats where u would really see the difference