£1000 -+ Spec me

pipson

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Sold my 2 month old machine and now ive got a higher budget of £ 1000 -+ tops i can do is 1.2k but prefer 1k.This machine will be used for everything, gamming, work, uni, etc, etc and for long term (3 years min) so i was something that will allow me to play games, multi task without any problems and on full settings. i will also use 2 monitors.


I already have the following: 8gb of ram 1600mhz, windows 7

What i would like:
CPU: No preference AMD/Intel
GPU: No preference AMD/Intel
HDD: min 1gb HDD / bonus if 2 HDD or 1 SSD + HDD
RAM: Min 8GB, has i said before i alerady have 8, if u thin 16 is a must have add another 8.
Monitor: Prefer 24 inch / bonus HDMI input
Case: Cool looking with seethru panel
Motherboard: Asus motherboard
keyboard + Mouse: Must have preferably gaming ones.
Cooling: Bonus if loads of fans with lighting, decent cooler for cpu and gpu
Optical drive: basic one.
Network: Wireless must have
 
Do you have a preference to Mini, Micro or standard ATX?

Something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) £239.99
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 Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £99.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLE2CP4G3D1608DE1TX0CEU) £49.99
1 x Corsair Raptor M30 Gaming Mouse (CH-9000042-EU) £34.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard - With Free Gaming Mouse Pad (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £1,186.75 (includes shipping : £19.10).



I would also recommend a fan controller and lighting is HERE.

Do you need an OS?
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
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 E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Asus Z87-A Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £24.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,150.93 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £249.95
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 Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £39.95
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £24.98
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £1,142.68 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
RJC said:
Nice but OP asked for a case with a window and Asus motherboard.
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The 300R I used has a window fella. Nothing wrong with Gigabyte mobos as you well know :)

I notice you have gone with an Asus ATX sized mobo in the Corsair 350D.....it's mATX which is why I avoided it. Snips has made the same mistake ;)
 
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Ha ha!!!!!!

Changed, Indeed nothing wrong with the Gigabyte, not sure why I did that!!!!!!

Excitement of my new car arriving tomorrow! :D
 
RJC said:
Thats true, were here to help and each other :p

Mondeo Estate :)
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Indeed! I look forward to seeing what he settles on :)

I'd have gone with the Mazda 6 myself. Ford bought into Mazda ages back to sort their reliability out. Not that the Mondeo is bad....just saying ;)
 
honosuseri said:
Indeed! I look forward to seeing what he settles on :)

I'd have gone with the Mazda 6 myself. Ford bought into Mazda ages back to sort their reliability out. Not that the Mondeo is bad....just saying ;)
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Same here, I am Gigabyte person :)

No worries, I am site engineer (contractor) at the Ford Dunton Technical centre in Essex.

I see all the Vehicle and engine testing :)
 
RJC said:
Same here, I am Gigabyte person :)

No worries, I am site engineer (contractor) at the Ford Dunton Technical centre in Essex.

I see all the Vehicle and engine testing :)
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So you've nicked it then when nobody was looking? lol

To get back on topic. I did use a Modular PSU, although I did consider the 630W as it would probably be a bit more efficient but 530W will suffice. SSD will be faster as it's larger. I left out the RAM as he has 8GB but he should say what he has, if it's really tall the better cooler that comes with the mobo might not fit :(
 
is the SSD worth the price tag? just thinking if the money could be used elsewhere and i would be pretty happy with a 1gb HDD. personally i dont think the improved loading times is worth the price?

and whats a better GPU between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660Ti 2GB 16X and 7950?
 
Lower end price range, motherboard includes free cpu cooler:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
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 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 Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £24.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £998.96 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
is there a difference in terms of performance, overclocking or whats the actual difference between a Micro-ATX and atx?
 
pipson said:
is there a difference in terms of performance, overclocking or whats the actual difference between a Micro-ATX and atx?
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Not a lot really both overclock just as good but ATX offers more expansion slots and if running dual cards usually offer better spacing.

pipson said:
the nvidia gtx 660 ti seems to be a lot better than amd 7950 so why does everyone recommed it if the 660ti is cheaper?
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The scores are mixed with Nvidia winning some and AMD gains in others.

The cheapest 660 TI on overclockers is £215 and the cheapest AMD is £217.
 
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