£455 budget build

Stinger53 · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:07

Got a friend who's looking for a gaming building for minecraft, and similar games. Max budget of £455 not inc postage . and would like potential to upgrade in future.

looking at: YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60.00
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £52.79
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178) £49.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £27.98
1 x Kingston Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £463.76 (includes shipping : £11.75).

any better suggestions?

thanks

Bacon? · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:12

Theres a B-grade 460 (overclocked) going cheap:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-048-EA&groupid=595&catid=683&subcat=

Would have to ask OcUK if any parts are missing.

Stinger53 · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:21

how about:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £69.95
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60.00
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178) £49.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £27.98
1 x Kingston Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Akasa SATA-II 15cm Data Cable (AK-CB060) £1.99
Total : £454.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Bacon? · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:27

Do you know if the B-grade mobo includes manual and screws etc?

Stinger53 · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:28

Bacon? said:
Do you know if the B-grade mobo includes manual and screws etc?

no, not sure.

SouthEastBlue · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:33

Screws shouldn't be too much of a deal breaker, probably fairly easy to order new screws from the popular auction site if needed.

Stinger53 · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:36

does the case or motherboard come with standoffs?

SouthEastBlue · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:41

I think cases should come with their own stand offs, although I can't be 100% sure as I've always had a box of spare screws/parts for any build I've done.

Stinger53 · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:42

i have got other screws just no extra stand offs

tjlld · 10 Aug 2012 at 16:44

Stinger53 said:
does the case or motherboard come with standoffs?

All the cases I have got have come with standoffs.

Bacon? said:
Do you know if the B-grade mobo includes manual and screws etc?

I have found that the only thing I use from the motherboard box is the SATA cables, and I/O cover. Sufficient screws come with the case.

Stinger53 · 10 Aug 2012 at 18:26

cheers everyone he decided he liked the look of the last spec. with the i3 and gtx460 so gone with that