£600 budget.

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 16:50

Hey guys,

I've been asked to build a computer for a friend, and he's got a £600 budget to play with.

This is what I've got down so far, but it would be awesome to get a second opinion on whether I've made the right decisions.

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 £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.79
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £602.65 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 16:54

I don't think he's going to overclock it.

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 16:56

I think that the Gelid Tranquillo is a fine cooler for the price.

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:01

Doomedspeed said:
Was just checking that. The CX 430 only has one pci-e connector, where as the 6870 needs two.

If he's not OCing it, what the need of the aftermarket cooler? At least the 3570k gives him the option. It will also have a high resale value.

Didn't even think, I have a CX600W in my brothers PC and it came with two, so I just assumed.

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:07

I already have a DVD drive here he can have actually.

Gives us an extra £17 to play around with.

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:09

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x XFX HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
Total : £598.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Done?

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:13

I would rather get a Gelid Tranquillo, but it looks like there'll be no overclock so the stock cooler is fine.

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:22

honosuseri said:
What are the main uses of the PC? It's hard to balance a build if we dont know the uses.

If it's just for gaming i've made my case for the cheaper CPU and much better GPU.

6850 vs 7850 at stock speeds......remember the 7850s overclock well and have double the VRAM

I've been told to get the 3570k by most of the people who replied to the thread.

I was considering getting an i3-2120 and a 7850, but when I spoke to him about it he hated the idea of having a dual-core.

Number_25 · 30 Jul 2012 at 17:52

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bxi2U2ZnHsueVHFaSGsxX2ZxeUk

So that's what I got.

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2012 at 22:54

Going to have to revise this a bit - the budget is now a mere £500.

Sorry about this guys.

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2012 at 22:58

Literally doing my swede in tonight.

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2012 at 23:00

Would that i3 be bottlenecking the 560ti?

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2012 at 23:05

Will the i3 bottleneck the 560ti?

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2012 at 23:07

Sort of need an answer tonight lads, he's hoping to order.

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2012 at 23:16

So it looks like we're going for that.

I hope to god he's happy with it.

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2012 at 23:26

WEHEY!

WE HAVE TAKE OFF.

Managed to talk him into paying £80 more.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC WindForce 2X 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
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
Total : £595.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Number_25 · 2 Aug 2012 at 23:41

Just about to order, I'm probably more excited than him!