Help me spend the Goverments money!

khevolution

khevolution

khevolution

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Now i got you in here, hoping you can help, due to a huge mess up at HMRC i should be getting a bit of money coming my way and im putting roughly £700 to one side for new PC. Ive spec up a few configuration, but seeing as i've never built a computer before, would like to see what you all come with

Requirements:

Must include retail version Windows 7
No monitor needed
Speakers not needed but a new decent 2.1 set up would be nice if possible in budget
 
Monitor and the basic keyboard and mouse, my current desktop is a 5 year old dell, so dont think any components i got running now will be any use along side a new rig
 
The retail Win7 rather than OEM hurts, means you have £50 less to play with.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99
1 x Gigabyte HD 7770 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £68.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £45.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £39.95
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £694.45 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £49.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Triglav CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1156/1155/AM2/AM2(+)/AM3(+)/FM1) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Mesh Stripes for Shinobi Tower Case - Blue £6.98
1 x BitFenix Optical Drive Bay Stealth Cover - White £3.98
1 x BitFenix Logo for Shinobi Tower Case - Blue £1.98
Total : £690.19 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
T345 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £49.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Triglav CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1156/1155/AM2/AM2(+)/AM3(+)/FM1) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Mesh Stripes for Shinobi Tower Case - Blue £6.98
1 x BitFenix Optical Drive Bay Stealth Cover - White £3.98
1 x BitFenix Logo for Shinobi Tower Case - Blue £1.98
Total : £690.19 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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What, no storage.:eek:
 
T345 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £49.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Triglav CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1156/1155/AM2/AM2(+)/AM3(+)/FM1) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Mesh Stripes for Shinobi Tower Case - Blue £6.98
1 x BitFenix Optical Drive Bay Stealth Cover - White £3.98
1 x BitFenix Logo for Shinobi Tower Case - Blue £1.98
Total : £690.19 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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thats almost identical to a build i spec'ed myself
 
 
khevolution said:
what if i up the budget an extra £50, would that really make that much of a huge difference?
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With the extra £50 and the tiny bit left in your budget you could just get a 7850 if on offer like today with the VTX.

Or as Chris said, an SSD will improve load times and provide a more pleasant experience if you are impatient.
 
 
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Asrock P67 Extreme 6 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION ** £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti DirectCU 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £68.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £49.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £41.99
Total : £783.40 (includes shipping : £11.25).




I know its a bit over priced but im hoping we can find a way of cutting cost a bit
 
Just because if i choose to upgrade in the future i dont want to go through the expense of buying another OEm copy, i would rather be able to buy a copy i can reuse
 
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