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Moobert

Moobert

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Toying with a build for around £700, general media use with the odd game at 1920x1080.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
(£61.66) £73.99
(£61.66)
TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
(£33.29) £79.90
(£66.58)
Sub Total : £594.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £120.97
Total : £725.84

What would y'all suggest different, alredy have a case and PSU but wouldnt mind a nicer case if it could be done. Also do i really eed 16gb ram, wil 8gb suffice? SSD? Will 120gb be ok? Really would need 2tb for media.
 
Is that two kits of RAM you have selected?


For gaming 8GB of 1600Mhz or better will be fine, that will be around £40, you would only need more RAM for proper video/music/CAD usage.
 
I would go with this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £61.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £702.88 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Don't need 16gb RAM unless you are encoding or using photoshop, 8gb is fine for the casual user.
120gb SSD will get the OS on comfortably with enough space for other apps

What PSU & case do you have?
 
Not sure about case brand but the psu is a modular hiper 550w from a few years. Think it would be compatible? So can stick with 8gb ram and 120gb ish ssd, Def need 2gb hdd tho. Looking at the BF prodigy, nice looking case, with the ram ad ssd savings might be able to keep in budget.
 
Moobert said:
Not sure about case brand but the psu is a modular hiper 550w from a few years. Think it would be compatible? So can stick with 8gb ram and 120gb ish ssd, Def need 2gb hdd tho. Looking at the BF prodigy, nice looking case, with the ram ad ssd savings might be able to keep in budget.
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Hiper PSU were nick-named Hiperexplosive, so I would get a newer/better quality unit.

If you went for the Prodigy case then you will need a iATX board like this nice one - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-417-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2071
 
 
Moobert said:
Not sure about case brand but the psu is a modular hiper 550w from a few years. Think it would be compatible? So can stick with 8gb ram and 120gb ish ssd, Def need 2gb hdd tho. Looking at the BF prodigy, nice looking case, with the ram ad ssd savings might be able to keep in budget.
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If it's a Hiper psu then I would change it :( They are not the best made power supplies. One of these will fit nicely in a prodigy case if you decide on it. You will need to change your spec to a mini-itx motherboard as well.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
Total : £77.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

 
Forgot to mention would probably want to OC the 3570 after about 6-7months for a performanceboost lol . Does an ssd really make that much of a difference? Would I be better waiting until the 250gbs drop sub 100. Ideally don't want to have to upgrade for 3-4 years but I could sacrifice a ssd until the end of the year if I can still get the best bang for buck system for the 650 mark, sans ssd or 700 Inc ssd. Your opinions would be most appreciated.
 
A SSD makes everything nicer to use, the PC boots faster, games load quicker, applications load faster, the overall responsiveness is just amplified greatly.

Going back to a normal HDD would make me cry now.
 
 
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Only reason was choosing the prodigy was because it looks reasonably nice and will probably be moved between different rooms about 5-6 times a year. Could easily get a more "blander" case as long as I could still get a decent OC on air and will still be very quiet.
 
 
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail£179.99(£149.99)£179.99(£149.99)MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards£149.99(£124.99)£149.99(£124.99)Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard£89.99(£74.99)£89.99(£74.99)Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD£73.99(£61.66)£73.99(£61.66)Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK)£59.99(£49.99)£59.99(£49.99)Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black£39.95(£33.29)£39.95(£33.29)Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit£35.99(£29.99)£35.99(£29.99)*Sub Total :£524.90Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:DPD Next Day Parcel(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping :£11.75VAT is being charged at 20.00%VAT :£107.33*Total :£643.98

Thinking of leaving the cooler until I decide to OC. How does it stack up now? Or should I plumpt for the prodigy? Spoilt for choice
 
 
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