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Trent10182

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My friends computer recently broke and they are looking to buy a new one. The computer will mainly be used for gaming.
He has a budget of £700 and does not need a disk drive, a case or a screen.
He would like to have windows 7 not windows 8.
 
Hi Trent,

Which case does he have? That will have a bearing on the parts.

Does he have an SSD already, apart from HDD? If so, which?
 
We aren't sure what the case is it has no branding anywhere on it, he says it would be okay to include a case as long as it is not too expensive. He does not have an SSD, and would prefer not to have one because of the price.
 
when you say 'disk drive', do you mean optical drive or Hard disk?

Here is something simple, without HDD or OD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £225.97
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £79.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £44.99
1 x Zalman Z3 Midi-Tower - Black £34.99
Total : £545.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).



The i5 DIY bundle is prefect for a non-OC gaming rig.

Is he gaming at 1080p?

You could fit an SSD in there if you wanted.
 
 
Fallen god said:
Put this together, includes a case, without a case you could include a heat sink.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £49.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
Total : £710.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Under £700 with free delivery using SFCASE. :)
 
Convince your mate to get an SSD, they really do make a huge positive difference to general day to day usage. Windows 8 is also quicker than 7, so he should think about that too. If he can't cope with the change, well there are software solutions for that if he's that bothered.
 
I will ask him about getting an ssd, but 128gb isn't really enough for him, would it be okay to use his old hard drive? We were originally going to get a new one because it is quite old.
 
^ What spoffle says, to me it seems false economy nowadays to build a fast machine and use a mechanical HDD, SSD's are much faster and perfectly suited for OS/programs.
 
Okay he has decided to buy an SSD, and go for the build that Doomedspeed recommended as it will save a bit of money. What SSD and Harddrive would you recommend?
 
Personally I would steer away from the Hynix SSD and go with either a samsung (my preferred choice) or crucial.

The lower capacity Samsung are faster than the Crucials, they are similar when you get to 400gb + though.
 
Oh, and with regards to the source 210 elite case I would advise you pick up a 3.5" to 2.5" converter. Also feed the 4+4 PSU connector through the case before you fit the motherboard.

Much like Neil Buchanan here's one I made earlier ;).

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Hope this helps :)
 
modd1uk said:
Personally I would steer away from the Hynix SSD and go with either a samsung (my preferred choice) or crucial.

The lower capacity Samsung are faster than the Crucials, they are similar when you get to 400gb + though.
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The SK Hynix is a good SSD.
 
modd1uk said:
Compared to the Crucial/Samsung? You don't really see the Hynix being reviewed/sold in many places though.
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SK Hynix are a very well known memory manufacturer. The SSD's are pretty new to the market.

In real world usage you probably won't notice any difference in speed between the MX100, Samsung 840 Evo and the SK Hynix. I would go with whichever is cheapest on the day.
 
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