£400 build with keyboard and mouse (NO OS or Monitor)
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Caporegime
Is this gaming only?
Caporegime
I cant beat it I think,
I tried this bundle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-240-OK
Gives a full 8GB on Dual Channel but it makes it £414.
Edit, thats without HDD too!! so no, it cant be done I believe.
I tried this bundle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-240-OK
Gives a full 8GB on Dual Channel but it makes it £414.
Edit, thats without HDD too!! so no, it cant be done I believe.
Spend the extra £15 on a 2TB hard drive.
Even if you have to ditch the £30 kb/m pack and go with a temporary 2nd hand pair. Or even bite the bullet and drop down a notch on the GFX card.
I can appreciate you not wanting to go 2nd hand on the motherboard. But 1TB hard drives will need you to reach for the wallet sooner again than a notch down on the gfx. And a spare kb/m can have its uses.
Even if you have to ditch the £30 kb/m pack and go with a temporary 2nd hand pair. Or even bite the bullet and drop down a notch on the GFX card.
I can appreciate you not wanting to go 2nd hand on the motherboard. But 1TB hard drives will need you to reach for the wallet sooner again than a notch down on the gfx. And a spare kb/m can have its uses.
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Thanks for the build
YasinRahman(noob)
YasinRahman(noob)
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Why on earth would you want to go a notch down a gfx card for the sake of a 2tb hard drive, are you really going to be playing that many games at once! Haswell pentium and a "ott" gfx card tends to work pretty well in my experience, its amazing how many games really dont touch the cpu. Even supposedly "cpu heavy games" are still playable with lower cpus, bf4 for instance still playable on high with 2 cores and a good gpu.
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x MSI H81M-E33 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Aerocool V2X Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £19.99
Total : £443.80 (includes shipping : £19.10).
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x MSI H81M-E33 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Aerocool V2X Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £19.99
Total : £443.80 (includes shipping : £19.10).
Caporegime
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x MSI H81M-E33 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Aerocool V2X Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £19.99
Total : £443.80 (includes shipping : £19.10).
Is that what you bought or planning to buy?
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Yes hopefully.
Here is my updated basket(£17 keyboard+mouse from competitor.):
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x MSI H81M-P33 V2 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £35.99
1 x Aerocool GT Black Edition Mid tower - Black £23.99
Total : £397.92 (includes shipping : ).
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Caporegime
The PSU is unlikely to come back into stock.
Heres an AMD build,
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-4 Quad Core 4300 3.80GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £50.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
Total : £426.88 (includes shipping : ).
Free delivery with this PSU on the whole basket - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207
Z97+overclockable Pentium,
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
Total : £409.88 (includes shipping : ).
Heres an AMD build,
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-4 Quad Core 4300 3.80GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £50.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
Total : £426.88 (includes shipping : ).
Free delivery with this PSU on the whole basket - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207
Z97+overclockable Pentium,
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
Total : £409.88 (includes shipping : ).
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This should be my final build, if i manage to buy it by next week.
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £145.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIW) - White Light £59.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £53.99
1 x Antec VPF550 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £48.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x MSI H81M-P33 V2 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £35.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Aerocool Qs-102 Micro-ATX Case - Red £22.99
Total : £451.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £145.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIW) - White Light £59.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £53.99
1 x Antec VPF550 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £48.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x MSI H81M-P33 V2 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £35.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Aerocool Qs-102 Micro-ATX Case - Red £22.99
Total : £451.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).
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If you are going to get a Pentium K then can i suggest that you get a motherboard that will overclock it?
Take a good look at the Pentium K Owners thread in the CPU section, they can give you a good idea of what sorts of boards you can use to overclock this chip.
Take a good look at the Pentium K Owners thread in the CPU section, they can give you a good idea of what sorts of boards you can use to overclock this chip.
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Should i go with the G3220 instead of the Pentium K
BTW i am probably not going to overclock
BTW i am probably not going to overclock
I would go for this case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-RT&groupid=2362&catid=2850
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-RT&groupid=2362&catid=2850
The PSU is unlikely to come back into stock.
Z97+overclockable Pentium,
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
Total : £409.88 (includes shipping : ).
Get this and you'd be better with an SSD drive
I think the Aerocool Qs-102 case isn't a good choice as it will be cramped and hot.
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £145.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIW) - White Light £59.99
1 x Antec VPF550 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £48.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £41.99
1 x MSI H81M-P33 V2 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £35.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Raijintek Arcadia Mid Tower USB 3.0 Case - Black £24.95
Total : £441.43 (includes shipping : £8.00).
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £145.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIW) - White Light £59.99
1 x Antec VPF550 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £48.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £41.99
1 x MSI H81M-P33 V2 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £35.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Raijintek Arcadia Mid Tower USB 3.0 Case - Black £24.95
Total : £441.43 (includes shipping : £8.00).
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