£500 full system spec.

Aod · 22 May 2011 at 20:05

Hello Chaps, i'm looking to advise my friend on a new computer build for which he has a budget of £500.
for this £500 you should include everything, case, psu, drives and keyboard, etc.

the only things not included in the budget is the monitor which is being bought separately and OS and Mouse, which he already has.

let's hear 'em boys

olivier renault · 22 May 2011 at 20:15

lil over £500 (without shipping)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 450 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £37.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Arctic Cooling Keyboard - Black £9.98
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £7.99
Total : £516.78 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Assuming gaming

sk82jack · 22 May 2011 at 20:17

You need an OS?

If so Olivier's build is good

RJC · 22 May 2011 at 20:20

Come up with the below, is the friend into gaming?

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
MSI 870A-G54 AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Logitech Wireless MK520 Desktop (920-002606) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) £27.95
(£23.29) £27.95
(£23.29)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £393.20
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £81.14
Total : £486.84

westylakey · 22 May 2011 at 20:27

As long as you dont need an OS, RJC has specced a very good build. Penies could be saved in certain areas if you do need an OS but the phenom x4 will be much better than the athlon tri-core.

olivier renault · 22 May 2011 at 20:27

no OS

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £143.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £37.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Arctic Cooling Keyboard - Black £9.98
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £7.99
Total : £518.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Can drop the A50, and get better mouse and keyboard, and faster hard drive.

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £143.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £37.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £23.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Logitech Ultra-Flat Keyboard (967653-0120) £12.98
Total : £514.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

A 5850 instead of a GTX 560 will give good performance. adds an extra £30 for a cooler, or bits and bobs.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £119.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £37.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £23.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Logitech Ultra-Flat Keyboard (967653-0120) £12.98
Total : £514.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Aod · 22 May 2011 at 20:37

Thanks Guys, i think we're going to go with something like this:

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
MSI 870A-G54 AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £48.98
(£40.82) £48.98
(£40.82)
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £37.99
(£31.66) £75.98
(£63.32)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.60
(£24.67) £29.60
(£24.67)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Logitech 600 Media Keyboard (920-000031) £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
TP-Link 150Mbps High Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter - with Cradle (TL-WN722NC) £10.79
(£8.99) £10.79
(£8.99)
Total; £516.29

Any issues?

olivier renault · 22 May 2011 at 20:38

I wouldn't get a CX with a 5850. Either a XFX Pro 550W (44A @ 12V, a few pounds more), or a BeQuiet L7 (34A @ 12V, a few pounds less).

The Asgard is OK, the CM 430 is better.

I wouldn't recomend a wireless-N USB, but rather, a PCI card.

Aod · 22 May 2011 at 20:45

olivier renault said:
I wouldn't get a CX with a 5850. Either a XFX Pro 550W (480W @ 12V, a few pounds more), or a BeQuiet L7 (380W @ 12V, a few pounds less).

The Asgard is OK, the CM 430 is better.

I wouldn't recomend a wireless-N USB, but rather, a PCI card.

no problem on the PSU recommendation - swapped that for an L7.

Wireless N USB adapter was a specific request, it'll only be used at G-speeds anyway

olivier renault · 22 May 2011 at 20:48

Thumbs up for me then

Oh yeah, no mouse?

sk82jack · 22 May 2011 at 20:50

If you get 8GB RAM get a 2x4GB set such as Corsair XMS3

olivier renault · 22 May 2011 at 20:53

missed that. Yeah, get 2x4GB, that's overkill though.

Aod · 22 May 2011 at 20:54

sk82jack said:
If you get 8GB RAM get a 2x4GB set such as Corsair XMS3

awesome! thanks