£500 build

Sneakze · 11 Jan 2013 at 16:57

My brother wants to build a PC for games such as WoW, Pes 2013, Fifa 13 and Football manager 13 and will also be doing editing. He already has a case (Zalman Z9) and also a 7850 GFX card.

Cheer

neocon · 11 Jan 2013 at 16:59

pc, monitor, keyboard & mouse?

Sneakze · 11 Jan 2013 at 17:03

Yeah

Sneakze · 11 Jan 2013 at 22:17

Planning to order Wednesday, anyone have any suggestions?

Masterdeadly · 11 Jan 2013 at 22:18

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd365/jsastra/Build-1.png

*Excluded graphics card, I'll explain why in PM.

You can opt for AMD processor/mobo and a cooler if that's your preference.

Let me know.

-Jamie

snips86x · 11 Jan 2013 at 22:54

What you think of this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £99.95
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £47.99
1 x Aerocool Qs-202 Midi Tower Case - Black £43.99
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £27.98
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £8.99
Total : £478.24 (includes shipping : £17.85).

Sneakze · 11 Jan 2013 at 22:58

Yeah looks good. Although need to add an OS, Just noticed heatsink is out of stock too O.o. Don't think he will overclock so he can use a stock cooler

Cheers

LukieBoy007 · 11 Jan 2013 at 23:14

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £99.95
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £47.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £8.99
Total : £518.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).

£18 over but includes an OS, as well as a A85 chipset motherboard.

honosuseri · 12 Jan 2013 at 07:51

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £35.99
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £526.90 (includes shipping : FREE).

Slightly over but worth the cash. Use the developers edition of windows 8, think of it as a try before you buy for 3 months. He can then choose between windows 7 or 8 later in the year. £80 for the OS is eating into the budget, better to use the cash for components......at 100 posts you get free P&P

Idleman · 12 Jan 2013 at 08:14

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x **B Grade** Samsung S22A200B 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-255-SE) £58
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6880 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £9.98
1 x Logitech K120 Keyboard (920-002524) £9.98
Total : £515.46 (includes shipping : £10.50).

And as my mate hono suggested, use Win 8 developer.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx

Doomedspeed · 12 Jan 2013 at 09:31

If he's already got a GPU (7850) like you said..

the 3570k is the bestway to go, may put you over budget a little but well worth it.

I'd go for a mix between hono and idles build.

Hono's: Monitor, PSU and mouse
Idles: HDD, Ram and Keyboard

All the rest of the components they've speced are the same..

It may put you nearer to £530-£540 but it's well worth the £

honosuseri · 12 Jan 2013 at 09:39

Doomedspeed said:
If he's already got a GPU (7850) like you said..

the 3570k is the bestway to go, may put you over budget a little but well worth it.

I'd go for a mix between hono and idles build.

Hono's: Monitor, PSU and mouse
Idles: HDD, Ram and Keyboard

All the rest of the components they've speced are the same..

It may put you nearer to £530-£540 but it's well worth the £

Thanks for giving us the nod bud. He did say he won't be ordering till wednesday though fella. So those B grade items might be gone by then. Granted the extra 1TB of capacity for £4 more going Bgrade is a no brainer. I just tried to use what's in stock or will definately come back into stock.

I don't like how tall the kingston RAM is (you know me) but I was trying to keep the price down. He did say he isn't that fussed about overclocking so I doubt a massive heatsink will find it's way into the system. Providing he sticks with 8GB of RAM it wont be an issue anyway if he uses the blue DIMM slots for the RAM.

Sneakze · 12 Jan 2013 at 10:34

Thanks guys, I think the i5 build is looking the best option so far!

honosuseri · 12 Jan 2013 at 10:50

Sneakze said:
Thanks guys, I think the i5 build is looking the best option so far!

I think so too

I also have the Z9 case, when it comes to build day I can give you some useful builders tips to get the most from it

Sneakze · 12 Jan 2013 at 11:07

Cool, the tips will come in handy!

Masterdeadly · 12 Jan 2013 at 17:58

I completely agree with Doomedspeed, if you can stretch the budget to get an i5-3570k that would do you the world of good.

This is how your basket would look with Dooms' suggestion. Obviously the HDD may be out of stock by the time you purchase but you can swap that out for another one if need be.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-255-SE) £58
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Logitech K120 Keyboard (920-002524) £9.98
Total : £532.86 (Free P&P @ 100 Posts).

*Edit* How do I post builds like you guys did out of interest?

honosuseri · 12 Jan 2013 at 18:03

I'd actually prefer the corsair XMS3 RAM at £41 (it wasn't listed when we spec'd)

It's low profile unlike the kingston beast i used and a more reputable brand than the team group aswell as having a better CAS rating.

When he is ready to buy he can post what he is thinking of and we can help him balance the budget better then

Masterdeadly · 12 Jan 2013 at 18:08

honosuseri said:
I'd actually prefer the corsair XMS3 RAM at £41 (it wasn't listed when we spec'd)

It's low profile unlike the kingston beast i used and a more reputable brand than the team group aswell as having a better CAS rating.

When he is ready to buy he can post what he is thinking of and we can help him balance the budget better then

Very good point, that's the problem with a gap between finding out what to buy and then actually buying it

like you said it will be better if we refined the final build closer to the purchase date.

JCX50 · 13 Jan 2013 at 00:30

honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £35.99
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £526.90 (includes shipping : FREE).

Slightly over but worth the cash. Use the developers edition of windows 8, think of it as a try before you buy for 3 months. He can then choose between windows 7 or 8 later in the year. £80 for the OS is eating into the budget, better to use the cash for components......at 100 posts you get free P&P

+1

Sneakze · 13 Jan 2013 at 11:34

Thanks for all the suggestions guys

Looking forward to ordering this Wednesday! I think buzzing would be an appropriate word lol.