550 computer

[Katsumoto]

My build may be trumped then but I still think i've got the right GPU for you. That one that's about £30 will run basic games and older games just fine. Will of course struggle with newer stuff on anything higher than bare minimum settings but if you're not into gaming that much and only have £550 spending more on a GPU seems silly.

 

[Greavesy]

I would say you wont need anymore than 8GB of ram, i would reccomend trying to squeeze an i5 2500k into the budget but if you cant try and get an i5 2400 with one of theese if they come back in stock
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-206-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1965
Obviously this limits your max ram to 8GB but its the only way i can see which will keep costs down.

 

[honosuseri]

i dont mind pushing it to 550 like just i want the best for the money ive got its mainly for producing music which i need a decent processor and ram i will be buying a production sound card http://www.maudio.co.uk/products/en_gb/Audiophile2496.html mainly want it for production but also t play the on game am nt a massive pc gamer so buying the super best graphic card etc would be pointless

Use the developers build of windows 8 that is saving you £80 getting close to a fifth of your build budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £40.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £504.67 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Buy that! Then look to add a GPU later for gaming. A 6850 or a nvidia 460 really are the minimum you should be looking at, anyone who suggests less is wasting your cash. You really need to budget around £100 give or take for a gaming GPU. If gaming is only a passing interest you could keep a look out for a 2nd hand bargain GPU or maybe the clearance section here on OCuk (B grade items)