£600 spec me Sandy Bridge system

jackhobday

jackhobday

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Hey all,

I am looking to build a Sandy Bridge system for £600 in a mini case/htpc size. Going to be using it for gaming (not hardcore) and the usual business, internet media etc. No overclocking.

Looking for a spec to include:
Core i5-2500k
Motherboard
Ram - 4GB
Harddrive ~ 1tb
Wireless card
Graphics card with DVI and HDMI output

I will be running Windows 7 Professional x64

I've got an ATI 4850 which I could use, can this be used with a DVI-HDMI cable to output to 32" LCD tv and provide audio?

Thanks

Jack
 
You are aware that the K sandybridge variant is for overclocking, the non-K isn't. Also elaborate more on what you mean by a "mini" case, what form factor?
 
Hi,

Is the budget including the case or do you already have it?

As far as i know a DVI-HDMI cable won't carry sound with it as the DVI port won't output sound.

If your not overclocking then a "K" chip isn't necessary, although it is currently cheaper (OEM version) than its none K couterpart so it wouldn't hurt.

Do you have a PSU in your current rig that your planning on using on this one?
 
£20 over because of shipping. The 5850 will give you a HDMI output as well as playing games at a decent level. Cooler is made for small enclosures like the Lian Li Cube case.

Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £147.98

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £114.98

Lian Li PC-V351B Aluminium Micro ATX Cube Case - Black £90.89

Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 500W Power Supply £67.99

Asus P8H61-M Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £64.99

OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £37.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM 1yr Warranty (ST31000528AS) £37.99

Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket 939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.99

TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851N) £19.99

Total (with shipping) : £623.90
 
R088ieS86 said:
Hi,
As far as i know a DVI-HDMI cable won't carry sound with it as the DVI port won't output sound.
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Yep, you are right on this one. I recently switched from a hdmi cable to a dvi-hdmi as my hdmi cable became faulty and I can no longer use the speakers on my screen without connecting a separate cable
 
Reasons for owning a P67 board are down to overclocking, neither of the H67 or H61 board can do this. (you need a "K" CPU for this as well)
H67 is basically for people who don't want to overclock (their CPU) and has the benefit of having onboard graphics, USB 3.0 and Sata 6Gb/s ports.
H61 is basically a H67 without USB 3.0 and Sata 6Gb/s ports.

Keep in mind which ever mobo us choose needs to be mATX form factor. Otherwise you'll need a tower case rather than a small one.
 
Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Lian Li PC-V351B Aluminium Micro ATX Cube Case - Black £90.89
(£75.74) £90.89
(£75.74)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £85.98
(£71.65) £85.98
(£71.65)
Asus P8H67-M Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 500W Power Supply £67.99
(£56.66) £67.99
(£56.66)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM 1yr Warranty (ST31000528AS) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket 939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)

Any opinions?

Jack
 
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