£500-£600 beginner build.

stulid · 30 Aug 2012 at 18:47

JM89 said:
Which of these set ups seems to be best suited to my needs? Too much choice confuses me

What resolution is your monitor?

JM89 · 30 Aug 2012 at 18:48

I'm going to be upgrading next month to a 24/25inch 1080x1920.

stulid · 30 Aug 2012 at 18:51

So an average resolution then.

Ideally you want both the 3570K+7850.

JM89 · 30 Aug 2012 at 18:53

RJC said:
A little over:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Silver £29.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £622.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I'm really torn between this one and the £550 set up above. Am I going to notice much of a difference for the extra £80?

RJC · 30 Aug 2012 at 19:13

I beleive you will, much better gpu and CPU and options to overclock if you want, even a little bit

Basically You will have in theory best of both worlds, decent GPU and CPU.

JM89 · 30 Aug 2012 at 19:20

Think i'll go order it right now then. Last chance, anything to change or anything? My mate just wondered if the 500w psu will be enough, I think it will, he says it might struggle.

stulid · 30 Aug 2012 at 20:05

Change the case to the one I picked.