New build - £750 to £850 budget

Mortanto · 8 Jul 2013 at 16:54

Looking to build a new system. Will need every thing apart from keyboard, mouse, monitor and OS.

Been a while since I have put any thing together so any advice would be great.

Idleman · 8 Jul 2013 at 17:22

Over budget, but by the time you sell off the games you don`t want, should bring it back in line. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18524378

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £895.43 (includes shipping : £17.10).

honosuseri · 8 Jul 2013 at 17:38

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £848.88 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Case and cooler are on pre-order so should be cheaper ordering now before they come into stock. PSU is semi-modular to help with cable management too. An SSD would be nice but you could upgrade to one later on. AS my buddy Idleman says you can flog off the games you don't want, maybe they could help fund the SSD?

RJC · 8 Jul 2013 at 17:48

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £852.41 (includes shipping : £10.50).

honosuseri · 8 Jul 2013 at 17:51

RJC said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £852.41 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Nice! I nearly spec'd exactly that, although I toyed with the Toshiba SSD which is much faster and literally a couple of quid more and I would take the H100. It's the mega-games bundle that comes with the full fat 7950 that ultimately swayed the spec.

RJC · 8 Jul 2013 at 18:02

Cheers, Hono

I was in a quandary and thought sod it! I go with this just to be slightly different

Three good specs, with yours and idlemans having a superior GPU and some good games!!

honosuseri · 8 Jul 2013 at 18:11

RJC said:
Cheers, Hono

I was in a quandary and thought sod it! I go with this just to be slightly different

Three good specs, with yours and idlemans having a superior GPU and some good games!!

Credit where it's due bud

This is what I had originally considered.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £91.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £41.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £859.37 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Is over budget slightly though

SSD is rapid! HDD has more cache. It's tricky balancing it as the 1TB HDD isn't much more and has even more cache, likewise the 2400Mhz RAM is only £4 more.

We should point out the 7870LE is a Tahiti core so is related to the 7950. OC it and it will trade blows with a stock 7950. The MSI 7950 does have a kick ass games bundle included though and will OC to pull further ahead.

Idleman · 8 Jul 2013 at 18:12

Does`nt seem to be a lot of choice now, regarding decent budget Psu`s. The XFX 550W and Thermaltake 530W modular, have suddenly been dropped. And some of the 500-550W Psus are either to expensive or not good enough.

honosuseri · 8 Jul 2013 at 18:21

Idleman said:
Does`nt seem to be a lot of choice now, regarding decent budget Psu`s. The XFX 550W and Thermaltake 530W modular, have suddenly been dropped. And some of the 500-550W Psus are either to expensive or not good enough.

Yeah it is tricky with those goto PSUs gone

One last stab at it......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £91.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £64.00
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £34.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £850.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Alternate case, the Shinobi can't take the H100 but the H80 is an option. Used the faster RAM kit. Could have used the 2133Mhz and the Matterhorn cooler and that would pay for the 1TB HDD. The OP will just have to balance it out as he sees fit

Idleman · 8 Jul 2013 at 18:35

One for the road.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £850.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

honosuseri · 8 Jul 2013 at 18:44

Soooo many options! It's warping my fragile lil mind

Idleman · 8 Jul 2013 at 18:56

honosuseri said:
Soooo many options! It's warping my fragile lil mind

Talking of components being dropped, I thought OCUK had stopped selling the VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition(Taihti LE). :confused:

honosuseri · 8 Jul 2013 at 19:14

Idleman said:
Talking of components being dropped, I thought OCUK had stopped selling the VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition(Taihti LE).

They had, thank god it's back! I got my knuckles wrapped the other week for suggesting looking for one. Although to be fair it is THE best mid range GPU as it's priced almost exactly the same as the standard 7870. To get such amazing bang for buck you'd have to be bonkers not to get the 7870LE and OC it.

Mortanto · 8 Jul 2013 at 19:43

Thanks for all the input into this. I do have a bit extra cash to play around with so not entirely strict on the £850. Would it be worth the extra £60 for the 7950 rather than the 7870? Would be wanting to include an SSD as well so would the samsung be the best choice there?

honosuseri · 8 Jul 2013 at 19:50

Mortanto said:
Thanks for all the input into this. I do have a bit extra cash to play around with so not entirely strict on the £850. Would it be worth the extra £60 for the 7950 rather than the 7870? Would be wanting to include an SSD as well so would the samsung be the best choice there?

The MSI 7950 has 3GB of VRAM, it's also clocked faster out of the box than some of it's rivals. OC that and it's closing the gap on the 7970 and you also get those games bundled in too (stock permitting).

How's this look then?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £91.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £943.87 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Mortanto · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:09

That looks spot on. Thanks for the help

Spangles · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:23

Deffo go for the ssd from the off, saves having to sort it all out at a later date.

Some of the specs posted are brilliant suggestions

stulid · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:31

Mortanto said:
That looks spot on. Thanks for the help

Try and get the Z87-D3HP board, its a much better quality and better clocker than the HD3 which is only good for SI.

spooks · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:36

spooks · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:37

Massive lols, posted in the complete wrong thread. :/