Pc Build - £1200 budget.

Supermellow

Supermellow

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Hey guys,

My brother is looking at getting a new gaming PC, requirements are as follows:

Budget is £1200 total, if we can come in under this all the better - this is to include a 24inch monitor and an OS (no keyboard/mouse required)

Optical drive and 500Gb drive can be re-used from the existing machine.

System must include an SSD large enough for the OS and a few games.

Case is still undecided but we have been looking at the Corsair C70 / Shinobi / Akasa Venom Toxic / CM Storm Trooper so case budget is looking at anything between £70 to £130 at the moment so please factor this into the build.

I've not read up on the latest Nvidia offerings or Haswell, is it worth going for those or get the last gen for a bit cheaper?

We will also be putting a small OC onto the CPU so a half decent cooler will be required (air only)

Thanks for the help in advance.

SM
 
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Unfortunatley, the previous gen has not come down in price and is about £3-4 more expensive than Haswell.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KXZ) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £59.99
Total : £1,291.94 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
Looks a great spec to me snips, I'm thinking to get it on budget he goes for a 120/128Gb SSD for now and he can add a second one when he can afford it and then transfer his Steam games over.

What % of the SSD should be left spare if we go for my method, should you be leaving about 10-15% free?
 
snips86x said:
Unfortunatley, the previous gen has not come down in price and is about £3-4 more expensive than Haswell.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KXZ) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £59.99
Total : £1,291.94 (includes shipping : £20.10).

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With the above rig, would you gain much by having the 1866 ram over the 1600?

Also, the house can get pretty dusty - does anyone recommend a good air cooling case with a really good stock filter system.

mickyflinn said:
Samsung magician software will do it for you, it will set aside a portion of hard drive called over provisiong.
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Sounds nice and easy, I'll have a look at that later.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KXZ) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £1,132.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



You can use the Windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) Edition for free on a 3 month trial. Windows 8.1 will be a service pack of sorts and will add back the start menu and it too should get a trial. You can then worry about buying the OS much later and concentrate your cash on components now. I'm still under budget incase you want to get an OS from the get go though ;)
 
Supermellow said:
With the above rig, would you gain much by having the 1866 ram over the 1600?

Also, the house can get pretty dusty - does anyone recommend a good air cooling case with a really good stock filter system.
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1866 or greater RAM makes the system more responsive/efficent, that NZXT case has ok dust filters for easy cleaning.
 
honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KXZ) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £1,132.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



You can use the Windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) Edition for free on a 3 month trial. Windows 8.1 will be a service pack of sorts and will add back the start menu and it too should get a trial. You can then worry about buying the OS much later and concentrate your cash on components now. I'm still under budget incase you want to get an OS from the get go though ;)
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Very good point re the evaluation download, I'll have to get my brother to join later today so he can chime in too on his thoughts but I'm sure he'd be over the moon with either system.

Still a bit of digging to do on the case yet though...

Cheers for the responses so far

SM
 
Hi guys, I'm Supermellow's brother! Thanks for all the specs you've sent in, been so helpful. I didn't realise I could get such a high quality comp for the price :) . I should be ordering the setup next Friday, so ill post up which components I end up getting. I think I'm leaning more towards Hono's setup at the moment, but I've got a fickle mind!

Chrir
 
Chrir said:
Hi guys, I'm Supermellow's brother! Thanks for all the specs you've sent in, been so helpful. I didn't realise I could get such a high quality comp for the price :) . I should be ordering the setup next Friday, so ill post up which components I end up getting. I think I'm leaning more towards Hono's setup at the moment, but I've got a fickle mind!

Chrir
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It would be wise to get a re-spec done as the prices i.e the offers change. That mobo no longer comes with the free cooler sadly. I look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end
 
Yea that's probably a sensible idea, I'll have another look at what's available this Friday when I go to order.

I'm thinking of going for the white bitfenix shinobi case (ATX) as it looks awesome! :)

Would it be worth going for a mobo without a cooler and buying a cheapish one to fix next to it? Or would the difference in temperature be negligible?

Counting down the days!!
 
Chrir said:
Yea that's probably a sensible idea, I'll have another look at what's available this Friday when I go to order.

I'm thinking of going for the white bitfenix shinobi case (ATX) as it looks awesome! :)

Would it be worth going for a mobo without a cooler and buying a cheapish one to fix next to it? Or would the difference in temperature be negligible?

Counting down the days!!
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Just spoke to my Chrir and he will be ordering Friday for a Saturday delivery so if we could have a re-spec by then that would be much appreciated. :D

Cheers guys.

SM
 
Supermellow said:
Just spoke to my Chrir and he will be ordering Friday for a Saturday delivery so if we could have a re-spec by then that would be much appreciated. :D

Cheers guys.

SM
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
Total : £1,183.74 (includes shipping : £19.10).




• The PSU is made by Seasonic.
• The motherboard doesnt come with a cooler anymore so thats why the H100 is included.
• Faster RAM
• Awesome cooler on the GFX card.
 
stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
Total : £1,183.74 (includes shipping : £19.10).




• The PSU is made by Seasonic.
• The motherboard doesnt come with a cooler anymore so thats why the H100 is included.
• Faster RAM
• Awesome cooler on the GFX card.
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Thanks Stulid,

Great spec as usual!! We'll swap the 300R for a Shinobi which is about the same cost and more than likely go with air cooling as I'm not sold on the idea of a closed loop cooler (read too many bad comments about them on these forums when I was looking at them)

Any suggestions on an air cooler?

SM
 
Supermellow said:
Thanks Stulid,

Great spec as usual!! We'll swap the 300R for a Shinobi which is about the same cost and more than likely go with air cooling as I'm not sold on the idea of a closed loop cooler (read too many bad comments about them on these forums when I was looking at them)

Any suggestions on an air cooler?

SM
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The H100 will be fine and clears the extremely tall RAM without any issue, the radiator will go into a Shinobi's roof area.

If you want an air cooler then these are nice,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan (Socket 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £52.99
Total : £122.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).




The Noctua clears all RAM 100% of the time on Z87, the SB-E X2 should too.
 
Thanks for the re-spec stulid, really liking the look of that build :) Hopefully the prices will stay fairly similar towards the end of the week!
 
stulid said:
The H100 will be fine and clears the extremely tall RAM without any issue, the radiator will go into a Shinobi's roof area.

If you want an air cooler then these are nice,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan (Socket 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £52.99
Total : £122.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).




The Noctua clears all RAM 100% of the time on Z87, the SB-E X2 should too.
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Thanks for the options - I'll leave Chrir do a bit of reading on the cooler and see what he thinks, I do agree they look better in the case though!! Gives a nice clean look.

SM
 
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