Spec me a build £1kish budget

fowler002 said:
bundle is £190, samsung 1tb + win 7 is £200. I know which I'd rather get if getting either ;)
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I know, i remember the bundle being a good deal but hardrive prices changed all that it seems but yeah F3 is the better deal....prices are silly now though lol.(used to get 3xF3's for the price of 1 currently.)
 
obs030770 said:
No hard disk available as i said my current gaming rig is going to my son. Oh and i really would like to stick to air cooling rather than water...just have nightmares of leakage everywhere!
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its not 'rea' water cooling, think less risk than custom watercooling, but if thats what you want go back down to the gelid + xms3


Sycho said:
Product Name Qty Price Line Total

MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £251.99
(£209.99) £251.99
(£209.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £78.98
(£65.82) £78.98
(£65.82)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £45.59
(£37.99) £45.59
(£37.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
(£15.82) £18.98
(£15.82)
Sub Total : £882.05
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 : £179.16
Total : £1,074.96
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maybe reduce case to http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-056-CS&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=, put money saved towards http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-021-CS

oh also as mentioned maybe reduce 1tb to 500gb for the time being will allow to up the psu to the suggested corsair tx750m or strectching budget to tx850m(allow for the 590 or similar in future should the op wish).
 
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with fowler002's suggestions:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £99.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £92.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £41.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £41.99
1 x LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,015.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



with "watercooling" they're good kits, nothing to worry about. Or:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £99.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £92.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £45.59
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,003.48 (includes shipping : £12.50).



with air cooling.

Drop down to the 650W PSU, 400R case and 500GB HDD, and you can squeeze a 64GB SSD in there:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £45.59
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,014.47 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Or: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-025-CS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=910 as that one is out of stock :(
 
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Thanks for the replies so far, much appreciated. With regards to Motherboards. The last PC i brought was prebuild by overclockers so didnt have to worry about OC'ing. Ive done some reading up and aren't the Asus P8Z68 Mobo's better? I have never Overclocked a processor before and the Asus has that graphical BIOS EFI that allows you to do pretty much one click safe overclocks.
 
Oh and im happy to not go above a 500GB hard drive, cant stash that much porn anymore the wife will kill me!! But would love to be able to squeeze an SSD and a 500GB drive into the new rig.
 
obs030770 said:
Thanks for the replies so far, much appreciated. With regards to Motherboards. The last PC i brought was prebuild by overclockers so didnt have to worry about OC'ing. Ive done some reading up and aren't the Asus P8Z68 Mobo's better? I have never Overclocked a processor before and the Asus has that graphical BIOS EFI that allows you to do pretty much one click safe overclocks.
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don't let stulid hear you saying that ;)
 
fowler002 said:
don't let stulid hear you saying that ;)
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Lol why would that be?

Final question guys, ive never built a rig before and would be loathe to mess it up after ordering about 1k's worth of components. I would use the Overclockers system config tool but your pretty stunted by the choices on offer if you use that tool. Do you reckon if i called and gave them a list of components they would put the system together for me?.. obviously there would be a cost involved in that.
 
Ok had a play around and took on board the suggestions so far. Came up with this build. What do you think?
No doubt my choice of case will go down like a lead balloon :) but ive read up a bit on that case and for the price the build quality and cooling etc seem to deliver a bang for your buck so to speak.
MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £251.99
£251.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
Asus P8Z68-M PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
£109.99
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £92.99
£92.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £89.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
£79.99
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £78.98
£78.98
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
£49.99
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
£47.99
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
£25.99
Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Sub Total : £841.57
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 : £170.81
Total : £1,024.88
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £92.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £92.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £89.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £78.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT51264BA160A) £35.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,020.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



£25 cash back from Msi would bring it just under £1000 :D
 
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