6core for under £600?

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I've got about £600 to spend and absolutely dumbfounded by the choice of gear these days anyway I went to a local computer shop and the guy quoted:

6core intel processor
asus/gigabyte motherboard
8gb ram
2gb graphics card (sorry in original post I said 2mb lol)
£50 second hand hmdi tv
for about £500

the only issue was he seemed reluctant to give me specifics and I'd like to have some manufacturers warrenties/boxes incase anything went wrong he'd assured me if there were any problems he'd be happy to help. Looking on here this spec seemed cheap I wondered if there's anything screaming out to anyone on these forums or if anyone could point me in the right direction to getting a excellent system for my money on this site.. I got a couple of mates that could help me build it and I already have windows but looking at some of the OC specs they offer a 24month collect return that might be helpful...

any tips/advice will be greatfully received!!
 
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Welcome to the forums!

I would treat that with some suspicion without specifics, the cheapest 6-core Intel on OCUK is £449.99 on its own! Intel Core i7-3930K

Before we help with a spec may I ask what you need (I see you have an OS, what about keyboard/mouse/monitor?) and what it will be used for?
 
You can get a six core Xeon for just over 300 quid. But I'd still be suspicious of the guys offer, unless it's an older i7. And you need more info on the graphics card. I imagine you mean 2GB which is just the GDDR amount. You need to find out what the GPU chip is.
 
No way that would be an hexacore, hyperthreaded Intel processor (like a i7-970, i7-980X). He is probably talking about an AMD CPU, either FX-6, or an old Thuban hexacore (1090T, 1100T). These are not very interesting, unless overclocked to around 3.8-4GHz.

As for the 2mb card, he or you mean 2GB card? That should be an older generation 560ti, HD6950, or a more recent card, like a 7850, GTX660.

Then for the price, what PSU would that be, because those tend to cause a lot of problem when cheap, especially with a power hungry system (Bulldozer, or the older generation cpus and graphics cards).
 
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beejjacobs said:
Before we help with a spec may I ask what you need (I see you have an OS, what about keyboard/mouse/monitor?) and what it will be used for?
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Wow thanks!! prompt reply even at this time in morning! I have keyboard mouse monitor and OS looking to upgrade monitor 17" LG LCD but it'll do I hope. I'm tempted to get Minecraft/Guildwars2/Diablo3 and some Call of Duty title in future (I've got an xbox) it'll be a gaming PC.

OhEsEcks said:
You can get a six core Xeon for just over 300 quid. But I'd still be suspicious of the guys offer, unless it's an older i7. And you need more info on the graphics card. I imagine you mean 2GB which is just the GDDR amount. You need to find out what the GPU chip is.
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Is there anything I should be suspicious of? I'll ask him if its an older i7 or different make! But if he's up front and comes up with the parts are there any things I should avoid. I'm not expecting the bee's knees but should I be for £600 or less?!

olivier renault said:
No way that would be an hexacore, hyperthreaded Intel processor (like a i7-970, i7-980X). He is probably talking about an AMD CPU, either FX-6, or an old Thuban hexacore (1090T, 1100T). These are not very interesting, unless overclocked to around 3.8-4GHz.

As for the 2mb card, he or you mean 2GB card? That should be an older generation 560ti, HD6950, or a more recent card, like a 7850, GTX660.

Then for the price, what PSU would that be, because those tend to cause a lot of problem when cheap, especially with a power hungry system (Bulldozer, or the older generation cpus and graphics cards).
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Thanks Oliver I got MB GB mucked up goes to say when I last upgraded my graphics card! He mentioned a power supply too he said the spec he built someone over xmas was pretty much the same he quoted me and said it runs well... the only item he said I should go look up is the cases lol! Thank you for the model numbers these might help me if he divulges what he's building it with...

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So if he builds along the line as you've all suggested to fit in the budget should I go along with him or can you guys come up with something less suspicious!?
 
Is there a reason you need a hex-core?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £621.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



There is AMD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £561.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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If the guy does not give you details and exact names for every item inside of the PC tell him to stick it up his ****.

If he can't then he either doesn't have a clue or is trying to con you.
 
Why not build a machine yourself then you will know exactly what's inside it. There is a tremendous amount of information, learning and support available on these forums. Gurus which have just about every aspect of specing and building covered. :D
 
I would avoid that, go with a custom built pc snips86x did a great spec.. would pick the i5 one myself.
 
The thing about guys in "local computer shops" is most of the time they are monkeys, an afternoon in these forums and you can learn enough to completely bamboozle them. Most people that are in the market for a high end or bespoke machine either go to a specialist like OcUK, for example, and buy it pre-configured or order the parts and build it themselves. They rarely need the "expertise" of the local monkey. Secondly the people who just want a bog standard computer for Skyping their dear old granny who is living the high life in Tenerife; or dear old granny wants to get a little crazy and join Facebook, will just nip down to their local retail park and get one from the same shop that sells coffee machines and steam irons.
This leaves the local monkey with no customers and no revenue so when i guy like you walks in, full of enthusiasm and cash, the guy smells easy money. He would have probably promised you the earth to get that cash from your pocket.
Now i am not saying ALL are like this, just most of them. If you want some good advice forget about this guy, buy the Intel spec (with minor adjustments like a case that suits your style and a PSU) that is posted further up this thread and get your mates to help you build it. If you run into any problems, come back on here for your technical support and leave the monkey to his DDR2 and Pentium 4s.
 
I would be very suspicious of buying a case and not knowing what's inside it :p

If you do want to buy from the local shop guy, ask him for a complete and full list of the specific parts he will use..

..otherwise buy it here, build it yourself and have an awesome pc without getting conned
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £131.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Cooler Master Xornet 2000DPI Gaming Mouse £14.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £646.75 (includes shipping : £19.10).




- Z77 motherboard for upgrades (3570K / 2500K highly recommended).
- decent PSU.
- good gaming CPU (dual core with hyper-threading and good base clock).
- Good GPU (although I would recommend spending a little more for a 2GB version).
- decent screen (although can remove from budget and replace with a TV, not really recommended as TV are not as sharp as monitors).
- good case. Also upgradable (extra fan, and cosmetic upgrades).

Something like that would be my target.
 
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nick.lidgett said:
The thing about guys in "local computer shops" is most of the time they are monkeys, an afternoon in these forums and you can learn enough to completely bamboozle them.
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Local computer shop monkey calling in. Not that I'd be willing to build a computer for a customer, there's not enough margin in it.

@OP, don't buy a computer if you don't know what the spec is. There's loads of computers out there. You can buy some for a tenner second hand. The circuit boards inside the box are fairly important.
 
snips86x said:
Is there a reason you need a hex-core?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £621.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).
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Right looking good, the guy I went to seemed to know his stuff was talking about sli/crossfire (lol) motherboards and some good patter about graphics cards etc I appreciate the guy need to make a profit but it was the whole "I can't give you specifics" I walked out and came right here.. if he was gonna sell some second hand stuff with his technical support I would have paid for a reduced spec knowing top spec = top dollar. His loss I suppose..

I'm gonna use Snips spec as a base thank you everyone for commenting and discussing great forum! I'm a bit of a muppet so bare with me.

I'm concerned about psu and case.. anyone happy with there's in terms of upgrade potential and noise happy to spec me a case with the right accessories..

I have an 'old' Sonic fury (circa 2002) sound card was state of the art is there room for it or does onboard wipe the for with it?!

Are there any base models built by OC like this spec so I can take advantage of their collect return warranty.

Is it worth getting 1 8gb RAM and how many slots does the Motherboard have?!

Cheers!:rolleyes:
 
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