£500 - 550 PC

quotidian

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I'm looking to get a pc to replace my laptop as it is starting to get a bit slow for newer software and stuff.

I only really play minecraft and some older titles on my laptop but if it could play newer titles that would be awesome. I also do a bit of photo editing / creation but its not that big an issue for me, apart from playing games I'll have to use it for school work (word processing and possibly a bit of CAD but nothing too severe)

I don't mind having to leave out maybe the gpu now and just use the igpu until I can afford a decent one.

Thanks
AL
 
 
stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £543.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).




• Quad core CPU
• Excellent budget board, overclocks well.
• Case has USB3.0
• 8GB RAM (do you have a 64bit OS?)
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Yeah I'm going to use windows 8 64bit previews until its released.
 
A touch over I know however ive saved a bit on the case and memory and cpu as you wont notice that much difference and used the extra to get a good cooler for a bit of overclocking and the hybrid drive should give better loading performance than a everyday mechanical. The oem cpu cause if overclocking the extra warranty is irrelevant anyway

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £173.99
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid SATA-II 2.5" 7200RPM 32MB £67.99
1 x Corsair Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMV8GX3M2A1333C9) £34.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Loki SD963 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £14.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £559.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).




If you have no want to overclock though id save on the k model and cooler while getting better ram and gfx


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3550 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £164.99
1 x XFX HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid SATA-II 2.5" 7200RPM 32MB £67.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £560.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
LukieBoy007 said:
You will notice the difference in the CPU's in a few years time when Sandy Bridges aren't cutting it anymore :p
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You could argue that with the current ivys in a few years time, the ivys didnt actually bring that much more to the table, remember when the q6600's were cutting edge? oh wait that was only a few years ago too lol

Give the budget here your hardly going to be future proofing for 4-5 years of top end gaming anyway
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £191.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £101.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
Total : £548.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).





YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked FTW 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £124.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £96.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
Total : £578.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).





YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 570 Classified 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 PC Game £215.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail with FREE Dirt Showdown PC Game **£10 Cashback** £91.99
1 x MSI 970A-G46 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME ** £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Corsa 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GOC38GB1866C9DC) £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
Total : £555.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Are any of those 3 above any good?
 
You can compare various CPU against each other with This

Use the i3 2100 as the 2120 isnt featured to hopefully give you an understanding of how much faster the i3 is against older chips.
 
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