Spec a Build £600-650

Dual · 21 Aug 2013 at 11:08

Hey so my colleague would like a new PC.

His budget is £600-650, an OS IS required.

No special case or special requirements, peripherals and screen not needed. Just trying to get the most from the budget.

I was thinking trying to get an SSD and a secondary storage drive, to keep it fast.
What do you think you could squeeze into this?

Is there an option for overclockers to prebuild it?

Thanks

DaleTheWhale · 21 Aug 2013 at 15:14

Overclockers can pre-build however you lose some of the customisation & costs a little extra. Will this be for gaming?

Dual · 22 Aug 2013 at 10:22

This will be a home computer, which will be used for downloading itunes/music/movies, he has children so they may want to run games (minecraft and small games) I would think a medium range GPU would be fine. The machine will not be gaming specific.

This is what I have so far, may need tweaking and changing. Any ideas?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
(£124.99) £149.99

Gigabyte HD 7770 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Gigabyte HD 7770 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
(£83.29) £99.95

Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
(£66.66) £79.99

Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403)
(£61.66) £73.99

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD
(£59.99) £71.99

Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX) Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX)
(£49.99) £59.99

OcUK Crusade 650W Dual-Rail High Efficiency '80 Plus' Power Supply OcUK Crusade 650W Dual-Rail High Efficiency '80 Plus' Power Supply
(£39.99) £47.99

BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black
(£39.16) £46.99

Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S20BK DVD Rewriter - Retail Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S20BK DVD Rewriter - Retail
(£17.49) £20.99

Sub Total : £543.22
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £111.14
Total :£666.86

Idleman · 22 Aug 2013 at 10:44

Mobo is out of stock atm, so you would need to check with OCUK when they expect it back in. Ssd is sata II but still faster than a hdd. The 7850 makes it a decent little gaming machine. Slightly over budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £124.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £73.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £53.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Crucial V4 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £660.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Rainagul · 22 Aug 2013 at 10:51

I think that system is going to be let down by not having an SSD.

I would get a small SSD (due to budget) for the OS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-047-CS&groupid=1657&catid=2101

Change your RAM to something a little cheaper:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

That's about it really. Without dropping your CPU or GPU down a notch the price isn't going to change that much from what it is at the moment.

The only other option would be to drop your HDD drive to something smaller to save some money.

(Talking about OP's system here)

Idleman · 22 Aug 2013 at 11:02

Rainagul said:
I think that system is going to be let down by not having an SSD.

I would get a small SSD (due to budget) for the OS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-047-CS&groupid=1657&catid=2101

Change your RAM to something a little cheaper:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-058-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

That's about it really. Without dropping your CPU or GPU down a notch the price isn't going to change that much from what it is at the moment.

The only other option would be to drop your HDD drive to something smaller to save some money.

(Talking about OP's system here)

I would`nt pay £70 for a 64GB ssd when a couple of quid extra I could get a 120GB instead. This would save £20.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £51.95
Total : £54.92 (includes shipping : £2.48).

I would also change that Psu( Crusade 650W) out for starters and get a decent branded unit.

Rainagul · 22 Aug 2013 at 11:04

Idleman said:
I would`nt pay £70 for a 64GB ssd when a couple of quid extra I could get a 120GB instead. This would save £20.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £51.95
Total : £54.92 (includes shipping : £2.48).

I would also change that Psu( Crusade 650W) out for starters and get a decent branded unit.

Brand preference but good point.

Dual · 22 Aug 2013 at 12:04

I like the AMD build, I've tried changing a few parts, and would like to repost my basket.

I'm sure this has been asked before, I can't seem to find it on the forum but how do you post your basket in that format?

Idleman · 22 Aug 2013 at 12:28

Dual said:
I like the AMD build, I've tried changing a few parts, and would like to repost my basket.

I'm sure this has been asked before, I can't seem to find it on the forum but how do you post your basket in that format?

Use this http://ocuk-shopping-cart-to-forum-converter.googlecode.com/git/INSTALL.htm

Dual · 22 Aug 2013 at 12:33

Thanks,

So I thought If I save the money on the MoBo(this one is in stock, has good reviews) and go for a faster SSD, it gets all the closer to budget too.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £124.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £73.99
1 x MSI 970A-G46 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £64.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £51.95
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £651.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Idleman · 22 Aug 2013 at 12:38

Dual said:
Thanks,

So I thought If I save the money on the MoBo(this one is in stock, has good reviews) and go for a faster SSD, it gets all the closer to budget too.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £124.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £73.99
1 x MSI 970A-G46 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £64.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £51.95
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £651.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

That will make for a very nice every day/gaming PC. Can always add a cooler at a later date to OC the Cpu for more performance as/when their needs change.

Potty27 · 22 Aug 2013 at 16:50

From what I gather that mobo will be a fairly poor choice for that CPU and wont OC well.

Potty27 · 22 Aug 2013 at 16:57

I'd get your post count to 100 for free P&P, then something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £124.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £73.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
Total : £650.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

Decent size SSD, good GPU for the OP's needs, decent 550w PSU in case the kids want a more powerful GPU later on, CPU/mobo will support a decent OC if you get an after market cooler.

Could get a 1TB HDD if it's needed for £10 extra.

teppic · 22 Aug 2013 at 18:11

The cheaper MSI board is ok if you want to drop to an FX-6300 and won't overclock (except maybe a tiny bit). With the 8320 I'd never go for anything under the Asus Evo.

tamzzy · 22 Aug 2013 at 18:54

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x MSI 990XA-GD55 AMD 990X Chipset (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £76.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £73.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
Total : £650.81 (includes shipping : FREE).

Potty27 · 22 Aug 2013 at 19:10

If you'd rather Intel and know they won't be overclocking:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4430 3.00GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £73.99
1 x Asus B85M-G Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
Total : £645.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

Dual · 23 Aug 2013 at 09:40

They will most likely not be overclocking, will the Intel build have any better performance over the AMD?

Dual · 23 Aug 2013 at 12:12

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £119.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x ASRock 970 Extreme4 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £73.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £51.95
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/RSMS 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £17.99
Total : £648.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

Had to swap over the ASUS board as it wasn't in stock to this ASRock which looks pretty sufficient.