Another £550 build

Fate Zero · 5 Nov 2014 at 17:16

Hi there, I'm looking to make another £550 build. Just wondering if there are any better parts I can get than my last build a few months ago. I'll need everything except for the OS, keyboard, mouse, speakers and monitor. I'm essentially just looking to get the best build possible for the budget.

Lastly the current monitor is a old VGA one which will be upgraded soon, so I'll need a HDMI to VGA converter as well.

Thanks

stulid · 5 Nov 2014 at 17:21

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x **B Grade** HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 TURBO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Avexir Gold Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CEY) - Yellow/Gold Light £65.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Raijintek Arcadia Mid Tower USB 3.0 Case - Black £24.95
Total : £560.40 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Hopefully the GFX card still comes with its DVI-VGA adapter, if not they cost very little.

Free delivery - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207

Fate Zero · 5 Nov 2014 at 17:35

Is it worth getting a 128gb SSD to install the OS and important programs to?

stulid · 5 Nov 2014 at 17:37

Sure, or add it later.

Fate Zero · 5 Nov 2014 at 17:38

Thanks. One last question, how does that graphics card compare to the http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-019-VX which is about £20 more?

stulid · 5 Nov 2014 at 17:39

Fate Zero said:
Thanks. One last question, how does that graphics card compare to the http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-019-VX which is about £20 more?

The HIS is faster as its a 280X.

280 = renamed 7950

280X = renamed 7970

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1332

Fate Zero · 9 Nov 2014 at 16:42

The graphics card is the original list is now unavailable. Is there a suitable alternative?

stulid · 9 Nov 2014 at 16:43

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-740-AS

Fate Zero · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:24

Card is showing as unavailable again. Anything for around £120-£130 of similar power that I can use with the build above?

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:26

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-372-GI

Fate Zero · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:33

B Grade? Will there be any notable issues with the product that you know of?

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:35

It maybe missing parts such as DVI-DSUB adapter (shouldnt need that in 2014 anyway) and a maybe a driver disk, (download the latest from AMD).

As long as the actual card is fine thats all that matters, It is Gigabyte so at least the warranty+customer support is the best.

DaleTheWhale · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:35

Will just be a DSR returned card.

Fate Zero · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:56

I've just changed a few items (such as the SSD I had put in) and I've got about another £30 to play with for the graphics card. Would a GTX 760 be better on worse than the previously mentioned card? Thanks again.

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:57

A GTX760 is slower than a R9 280X - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1038?vs=1041

If you want to buy a new card your only option is a R9 280 at £150 and that comes with a gold voucher for 3 free games which you could sell.

Fate Zero · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:01

I guess I'll go with the B Grade card then. As mentioned before the current monitor is an old VGA one so I assume I'll need a HDMI to VGA converter.

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:04

It may come with the card, who knows till you open it up.

P.S DVI-I to VGA adapter is what you want.

Fate Zero · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:09

Will one of them come with the i5 at all? I'm guessing I'll need one for both.

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:09

Huh?

why do you want two adapters? do you have two VGA only monitors?

Fate Zero · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:11

Never mind, I just noticed my mistake.