£600 Spec Check

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This is what I will be putting together for a friend wanting to get into PC gaming but it will also be used for everything else he does. I am throwing in a Xigmatek Achilles CPU cooler which is what the fan is for. Let me know if you would suggest anything else instead for the price:

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Skimp on the case a bit (CM 430 is still a decent case) and use your free shipping and he could have a Sandy Bridge rig:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 Game £142.97
(£119.14) £142.97
(£119.14)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £103.99
(£86.66) £103.99
(£86.66)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £73.99
(£61.66) £73.99
(£61.66)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Samsung TS-H353A/HPBH SATA 16x48 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £10.45
(£8.71) £10.45
(£8.71)

Sub Total : £525.97
Shipping cost based on delivery to somehwere with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £105.19
Total : £631.16

Personally the rig I'd go for if I was spending £600ish...

It might seem like a big price difference for the Sandy Bridge chip, however it'll last a *lot* longer before he has to upgrade again. The Phenom II X4 at it's max overclock (~4GHz) won't even touch the SB i5 at stock speeds.
 
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Hey! I'm also thinking about building a rig around the region of £600 and I definitely agree with Redmint about Sandy Bridge! Definitely the way to go... my build is not *hugely* different from the above only that I've changed the PSU for a non modular, less powerful one but I believe its easily good enough to power a 6850 and an i5 which don't draw much power. Also its from *B grade stock* which makes it a good deal! I've also opted for an Antec 300 cause I've used it before and its simply brilliant in terms of cooling + looks! Thats my opinion anyway!

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - £191.99

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 Game - £142.97

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) - £103.99

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black - £49.99

**B Grade** OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply - £40.84

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) - £38.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) - £29.99

Samsung TS-H353A/HPBH SATA 16x48 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM - £10.45

Sub Total : £507.67
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel

(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75

VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £104.28

Total : £625.70
 
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John101 said:
Hey! I'm also thinking about building a rig around the region of £600 and I definitely agree with Redmint about Sandy Bridge! Definitely the way to go... my build is not *hugely* different from the above only that I've changed the PSU for a non modular, less powerful one but I believe its easily good enough to power a 6850 and an i5 which don't draw much power. Also its from *B grade stock* which makes it a good deal! I've also opted for an Antec 300 cause I've used it before and its simply brilliant in terms of cooling + looks! Thats my opinion anyway!

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - £191.99

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 Game - £142.97

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) - £103.99

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black - £49.99

**B Grade** OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply - £40.84

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) - £38.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) - £29.99

Samsung TS-H353A/HPBH SATA 16x48 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM - £10.45

Sub Total : £507.67
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel

(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75

VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £104.28

Total : £625.70
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I would also go for something along the sandybridge route
 
Yeah I agree the pricing is not ideal but there isn't a whole lot of choice for quality cases around the £50 mark... jst thought that the Antec 300 would do an admirable job and it fitted in nicely with the budget. I would also recommend the CM 690 II lite... superb case its just a matter of weather he wants to spend an extra £10 which Isn't a lot for what your getting...

Antec 100 looks good too... superb budget case!
 
Looks like the £600 mark spec is quite popular today. Did a spec for a Sandy Bridge build for a colleague a little earlier today and came up with the following;


  • Intel Core i5-2500K (1155)
  • Gigabyte GA P67A UD4
  • 4GB Corsair DDR3 RAM 1600 [cpu/mobo/ram bundle] £353.99


  • Asus GeForce GTX 460 TOP 768MB NVIDIA Graphics Card £107.99




  • Sony AD-5260S-0B 24x DVD-SM Internal SATA Drive / Black £10.99

    Total Price; £ 595.49

few items from OcUK and few from elsewhere...sorry :(
 
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John101 said:
Hey! I'm also thinking about building a rig around the region of £600 and I definitely agree with Redmint about Sandy Bridge! Definitely the way to go... my build is not *hugely* different from the above only that I've changed the PSU for a non modular, less powerful one but I believe its easily good enough to power a 6850 and an i5 which don't draw much power. Also its from *B grade stock* which makes it a good deal! I've also opted for an Antec 300 cause I've used it before and its simply brilliant in terms of cooling + looks! Thats my opinion anyway!

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - £191.99

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 Game - £142.97

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) - £103.99

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black - £49.99

**B Grade** OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply - £40.84

GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) - £38.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) - £29.99

Samsung TS-H353A/HPBH SATA 16x48 DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM - £10.45

Sub Total : £507.67
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel

(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75

VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £104.28

Total : £625.70
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That looks good to me but go for a New psu:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-035-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

or this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS
 
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