£650-700 Spec

Slau85

Slau85

Slau85

Associate
Joined
25 Aug 2014
Posts
11
Hi,

I need a new pc and want to try to build one this time. I need a tower and OS only. I will be using every at stock speed and want this to last a few years.

If possible can you use the Bitfenix Neos Black/Silver case as a base, but I am open to other cases if they are better.

Would prefer an SSD and an I5. I don't need much hard drive space for now and can add more later.

Many thanks
 
Hi.

You've not said what this is to be used for? but here is a gaming spec.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £258.58
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 950 Liquid CPU Cooler £34.99
Total : £712.06 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Theres cashback offer at the moment - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18618965 - meaning you get £17.50 back by buying that board+CPU.
 
Thanks for the spec, it is similar to what I am looking for. It will be used for general computing and light gaming.

Would it be possible to add an CD drive to the spec and could you spec me one with an SSD.
 
 
Slau85 said:
Thanks for the spec, it is similar to what I am looking for. It will be used for general computing and light gaming.

Would it be possible to add an CD drive to the spec and could you spec me one with an SSD.
Click to expand...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 270 TurboDUO 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £701.90 (includes shipping : £8.00).



If you dont actually need the HDD then swap it out and get the 280 again.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Gold (HX18C9BGK2/8-OC) **I52 PROMO** £49.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Silver £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
1 x Lepa LP70D12R Multi Speed 120mm Fan £3.59
Total : £721.08 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Thanks guys for all the specs. Quite a lot to think about.

Do you know if this graphics card and SSD are any good?

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Radeon R9 280 DD Black Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-280A-TDFD) with FREE Kingston 60GB SSD £169.99
Total : £179.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Just thinking I could get this, so I can get an R9 280 and a small SSD for OS and some small installs. The rest can then go on another bigger drive.

Also is the stock cooler on the i5 adequate enough or should I go for an aftermarket one. I can stretch a bit more money if it will benefit the system.
 
Slau85 said:
It will be used for general computing and light gaming.
Click to expand...

What kind of light gaming? If you mean stuff like casual/2D/flash games you can (almost) cut the budget in half. £400-500 should be OK. Give these guys a challenge :p

Also recommending a -K CPU when the OP has said "stock speeds" is silly.
 
Bit of everything gaming wise. At the moment I can't play any newer games cause my current system is so old and struggles to do anything. I'm not going to upgrade any big components for a while so I need it to last and want it so it can do everything.

Well cheaper would be better, I am quite liking Stulid's second spec at the moment.

stulid said:
The SSD is awful when compared to others, it suffered from a switch of memory chips used when compared to the review versions sent out.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info regarding the SSD. Think I will scrap that idea.
 
OK.

Slau85 said:
Well cheaper would be better, I am quite liking Stulid's second spec at the moment.
Click to expand...

Yep that's a nice system, although you might as well take the memory from tamzzy's and save a tenner, there will be no difference between them.

Also if you miss the week only deal on the PSU you can get the 450 W one with no trouble and save another fiver. The R9 270 uses 250 W ish total so both are generous.
 
or take my whole spec ;p lol

for £720 you get a 280 (which is easily 30% better than a 270) and a heatsink
but no hdd storage (but that can always be easily added later)
 
tamzzy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Gold (HX18C9BGK2/8-OC) **I52 PROMO** £49.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Silver £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
1 x Lepa LP70D12R Multi Speed 120mm Fan £3.59
Total : £721.08 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Click to expand...

+1 for this you can add in a big hard drive later cheap enough :)
 
tamzzy said:
or take my whole spec ;p lol

for £720 you get a 280 (which is easily 30% better than a 270) and a heatsink
but no hdd storage (but that can always be easily added later)
Click to expand...

They'd both make very nice systems! I didn't write yours was my fave though because the 280 costs 50% more than the 270, for 30% more performance say, so it's not as good value. And, to fit it in you've cut money from the case* and storage to make up the difference, so I think stulid's is better overall, more balanced. Especially because the OP is not looking for extreme gaming.

The cooler isn't needed because there's no OCing going on here, so actually a CPU like the i5-4440 might be a better choice - saves about £35 that could go into the GPU or SSD, case, whatever. Same for the Z97 mobos, not needed, a £40 mobo would be fine.

* Edit oops actually the OP wants that case so fair enough.
 
Last edited:
Best of both worlds? 400 MHz less on the CPU, but for that you get the 280, SSD, and 1 TB HDD, and it all comes in under £700 as in the thread title. Will be better in games than Stulid's devils canyon + 270 build, and the same as tamzzy's in 99% of games ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £129.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Gold (HX18C9BGK2/8-OC) **I52 PROMO** £49.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £41.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Silver £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £695.45 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
The Rajintek is a much better case, better cable management and comes with two fans as standard.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £258.58
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 270 TurboDUO 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £720.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Still get thats cashback and you gain a much better board that does 8X/8X for dual GPU's.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom