£700 PC Build

zMarkon · 29 Jun 2013 at 20:26

Hey,

Been reading up a lot on building a PC but still undecided!

Budget: £700

Don't need a PSU already got 750w one. Will be used for gaming most of the time. Still can't decide between amd or intel as amd leaves me more cash for a better GPU yet if I go Intel it will leave less.

Want it to be future proof if possible and maybe do some overclocking in the future. As I said i've spend hours reading through if I should go Intel or AMD and still can't decide.

Any help appreciated!

RJC · 29 Jun 2013 at 20:35

What make is your PSU and will you need a monitor or operating system?

snips86x · 29 Jun 2013 at 20:35

£50 over, but worth it

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T/OC) £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £64
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £49.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £35.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £755.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

RJC · 29 Jun 2013 at 20:40

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T/OC) £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £74.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £733.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

zMarkon · 29 Jun 2013 at 20:51

snips86x said:
£50 over, but worth it

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T/OC) £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £64
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £49.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £35.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £755.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

@RJC It's a Corsair CX750, don't need a monitor or operating system I should have put that in the OP!

Really like this build! Wasn't expecting to fit in a SSD so i'm impressed. I've read about people having problems with fitting those coolers in some cases. Will it fit in their?

RJC · 29 Jun 2013 at 20:55

zMarkon said:
@RJC It's a Corsair CX750, don't need a monitor or operating system I should have put that in the OP!

Really like this build! Wasn't expecting to fit in a SSD so i'm impressed. I've read about people having problems with fitting those coolers in some cases. Will it fit in their?

Decent PSU which is good

The Corsair coolers are on 5-6 weeks lead time so you need to order separate and should fit in the case fine.

I have done a build with a air cooler and is a little cheaper.

Almost forgot, welcome to the forum

snips86x · 29 Jun 2013 at 20:56

zMarkon said:
@RJC It's a Corsair CX750, don't need a monitor or operating system I should have put that in the OP!

Really like this build! Wasn't expecting to fit in a SSD so i'm impressed. I've read about people having problems with fitting those coolers in some cases. Will it fit in ~~their~~ there?

The CLC uses a 120mm mount and there are 2 in the rear of the case, you should be fine.

zMarkon · 29 Jun 2013 at 21:09

Both very similar, appreciate the help

Thanks.

zMarkon · 30 Jun 2013 at 15:09

Quick question, Is it worth going for the 4670K over the 3570K? What am I gaining for the price?

RJC · 30 Jun 2013 at 16:18

You get a extra performance boost and if you ever need to use it better onboard GPU.

For the extra £15 ~ I would go with Haswell.

Link below shows a rough performance difference between the 2 cpu's:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/701?vs=837

zMarkon · 31 Jul 2013 at 18:43

Hey guys,

Back again and things have slightly changed. So to recap I didn't need a PSU or OS.

Now though I found these pretty cheap:

i5 4670K
MSI Z87-G45
8GB Kingston HyperX 1600MHz

So, basically I have £600-700 to finish off my build. Now I said I don't need a PSU but thinking of getting a Modular one. I hope I didn't make a mistake going for that motherboard at the time but the specs look pretty good. Also a monitor is needed but I could get that seperate from the budget if needed.

So need suggestions to finish the build taking out what I bought.

Thanks!

zMarkon · 31 Jul 2013 at 22:05

Anyone? @RJC @snips86x

RJC · 31 Jul 2013 at 22:16

Hello

I think I have got all the items:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £658.34 (includes shipping : £11.25).

zMarkon · 31 Jul 2013 at 22:33

RJC said:
Hello

I think I have got all the items:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £658.34 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Thanks once again

That GFX card is a very good price! Also would it be worth it to drop the Modular PSU and just use my cx750 to get a better case?

honosuseri · 31 Jul 2013 at 22:39

zMarkon said:
Thanks once again That GFX card is a very good price! Also would it be worth it to drop the Modular PSU and just use my cx750 to get a better case?

You still can get a better case in budget.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £696.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

or

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £113.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £688.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The Corsair 540 has so much room behind the mobo tray keeping your non modular PSU won't hurt at all

zMarkon · 31 Jul 2013 at 22:49

That Corsair 540 is awesome, something different to the towers. And that CPU cooler is fine to fit in it due to the amount of space behind the mobo tray? Looks like im keeping my other PSU

RJC · 31 Jul 2013 at 22:51

You might as well keep your current PSU the Corsair is a nice case.

honosuseri · 31 Jul 2013 at 22:53

zMarkon said:
That Corsair 540 is awesome, something different to the towers. And that CPU cooler is fine to fit in it due to the amount of space behind the mobo tray? Looks like im keeping my other PSU

There are a few video reviews on youtube so you can get a good look at the case.

It has more than ample room for any air heatsink you choose and lots of options for watercooling if you ever want to go down that road. The PSU and storage drives have their own compartment behind the mobo tray. Think it's 120mm to the side panel if memory serves, so plenty of space for all that PSU cabling

zMarkon · 31 Jul 2013 at 22:57

Yeah thanks again guys

Will keep my current PSU, plenty of room in that case to hide those cables

honosuseri · 31 Jul 2013 at 23:04

zMarkon said:
Yeah thanks again guys Will keep my current PSU, plenty of room in that case to hide those cables

I'm pretty certain the MSI Z87 G45 is a proper Xfire/Sli mobo (both PCI-E lanes in sync X8 & X8) too so it makes sense to keep the 750W PSU to allow a second GPU