£600 - Spec me up!

[Prophet]

I've managed to sell my existing PC so with some additional cash I've got £600 to spend.

I've already got a 4850 Graphics Card which I'm happy with and a Corsair HX620 PSU.

Needs to be spec'd with quiet perfomance in mind so fans need to be included if the stock units are anything more than a whisper

Will be used for photo editing and some gaming.

 

[moppy89]

So you dont want another graphics card?

Best thing to do right now, would be to wait and see how i5 turns out before putting down any kind of serious money.

Sept 8th is reveal date, so you might wanna hang on till then.

 

[Drake22]

Intel Core i5 750
MSI P55 GD80
2x2gb DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaw
1TB WD Black 7200rpm
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case
LG dvdrw

~£410 if you dont miss motherboard sale

 

[Prophet]

So you dont want another graphics card?

Best thing to do right now, would be to wait and see how i5 turns out before putting down any kind of serious money.

Sept 8th is reveal date, so you might wanna hang on till then.

I'm not selling the 4850 with the PC as the buyer just wants an HTPC for DVD's etc. I've only got a 22" monitor so the 4850 will be fine for the time being, then become a 2nd card when I upgrade.

 

[LittleChimp]

+1 for drakes spec.

 

[Prophet]

Intel Core i5 750
MSI P55 GD80
2x2gb DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaw
1TB WD Black 7200rpm
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case
LG dvdrw

~£410 if you dont miss motherboard sale

How well does the case as standard cope with cooling?

Is it quiet?

 

[Drake22]

Don;t see any problem with cooling.

As for loudness, your graphics card probably will be loudest piece of equipment ;P

You could also have a look at Antec 300, or something high class like Antec 902 cases.

Although the cm335 will do.

 

[Prophet]

As it's replacing a near silent (bar the 4850) HTPC I'm a little worried about the volume.

I don't mind getting a better case if it's uber quiet

 

[Deific]

I'm also building with a budget of 600, this is what I'm going with (although I'm waiting for the new CPU's and GPU's to release to see how much prices drop), I've gone slightly over but with a few minor changes you can get it down. I not only had performance in mind when putting it together but noise level aswell. Case has 120mm rear and 140mm top aswell as 2 optional front 120mm fan slots. Excellent case if you ask me.

 

[Prophet]

Any more opinions on this?

Looking to place an order tomorrow so getting a few more option would be great

 

[Drake22]

you should have gotten this one hour ago, but its out of stock now
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-123-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495

they might get more, so keep an eye out

 

[roop128]

what about a sound card? do you think you will need one

 

[Prophet]

what about a sound card? do you think you will need one

Sorry, Assumed there would be onboard sound.

However I'm open to a better quality SC and I do need optical out.

My PC will also double as an HTPC.

 

[roop128]

if your PC is going to be an HTPC i would definitely recommend a sound card, because you will probably need the optical outs.

 

[Prophet]

if your PC is going to be an HTPC i would definitely recommend a sound card, because you will probably need the optical outs.

My existing PC used the Gigiabyte 780G motherboard so I originally overlooked that.

Suggestions for a nice sounds card would be great. I'll be scrapping my PC speakers for an Amp and Bookshelf speakers in the near future.

 

[roop128]

how much are you willing to spend on a sound card?

 

[Prophet]

Budget is around £600 for everything bar the Graphics Card and PSU.

 

[Drake22]

get the one i suggested, just with different motherboard now - asus p55 pro

that makes it £50 more expensive, which leaves £140 on either Essence STX or ST depends if you do stereo or 5.1