700 quid build...ideas?

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £139.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Gigabyte HD 7770 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £57.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Microsoft Wireless Desktop 800 (2LF-00021) £24.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99
1 x Logitech X-140 2.0 Speaker System (970264-0120) £17.99
Total : £707.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).




How does that look?

No need for OS

A bit of gaming but mostly for general use with some photo editing/streaming thrown in too.
 
would be hard to beat as you;re already scraping the bottom of the barrel. I would however consider a diferent motherboard, as this on I believe is voltage-locked. Something like either the P8Z77-V LX, or the forum favorite, the Z77-D3H (but not the DS3H, asit is also voltage locked). Can maybe save £10, £20 tops with different components.

For gaming, I'd avoid wireless, especially cheap. Just get some decent wired peripherals, unless you are willing to compromise your gaming experience a bit.

Can may be go FX6 with good multicore requirements, however I'm not too clued about AMDs.
 
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1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45.00
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £31.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £11.99
1 x Logitech S-120 2.0 Speaker System - OEM (980-000011) £9.59
Total : £700.32 (includes shipping : £19.10).



needs a better heat sink and fan if your going to OC, but for now it would do, B grade doesn't mean cheap either just maybe a part missing (cable etc) but same warranty

got you the best m/b and cpu combo for the money, video ok, 2gb will do for some games as you don't play many, hdd is big enough and was same as your spec, rest of bits will be fine, case is low end and feels cheap, but only holds your parts in, not the greatest OC case as needs more fans tbh, but no OC fan anyway so will be ok for now to get you started, not gone wireless as cheap are rubbish as said above, wired cheap are loads better
 
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1 x samsung s24b300bs 24" widescreen led monitor - glossy black £129.95
1 x amd a10-5800k black edition 3.80ghz (socket fm2) apu trinity quad core processor (ad580kwohjbox) £95.99
1 x msi hd 6670 2048mb gddr3 pci-express graphics card £59.99
1 x **b grade** seagate barracuda 7200.12 1tb sata 6gb/s 32mb cache - oem £45.00
1 x msi a55m-e33 amd a55 chipset (socket fm2) ddr3 micro atx motherboard £40.99
1 x xfx pro 450w core edition '80 plus bronze' power supply £39.95
1 x avexir mpower series 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel kit (avd3u16000904g-2cm) £31.99
1 x bitfenix merc alpha gaming case - black £29.99
1 x ocuk 24x dvd±rw sata rewriter (black) - oem £18.98
1 x gigabyte km6150 keyboard and mouse set £11.99
1 x logitech s-120 2.0 speaker system - oem (980-000011) £9.59
total : £535.82 (includes shipping : £17.85).



another option, amd trinity cpu and m/b, same parts as above, changed monitor to a 24" and picked a different video card, so it can be used in hybrid crossfire mode, with the saving made, you can now add bigger hdd, better kb and mouse, or other parts like case etc

the cpu isn't to be compared to an i5 either, just showing you what you can do with your budget, for me the first build is loads better, as when you have more money you can take out video card and upgrade it, fit and oc heatsink and fan or change case and and do it, so there's more options, but for now budget is tight, better if you had some older bits to re use etc so don't need to scrimp too much, even £20 less for an older dvd drive helps on a tight budget

1 x his hd 7850 iceq x 2048mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card (h785qn2g2m) with tomb raider & bioshock pc games £161.99
1 x amd piledriver fx-8 eight core 8350 black edition 4.00ghz (socket am3+) processor - retail £149.99
1 x samsung s24b300bs 24" widescreen led monitor - glossy black £129.95
1 x gigabyte 970a-ds3 amd 970a (socket am3+) ddr3 motherboard £59.99
1 x **b grade** seagate barracuda 7200.12 1tb sata 6gb/s 32mb cache - oem £45.00
1 x xfx pro 450w core edition '80 plus bronze' power supply £39.95
1 x avexir mpower series 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel kit (avd3u16000904g-2cm) £31.99
1 x bitfenix merc alpha gaming case - black £29.99
1 x ocuk 24x dvd±rw sata rewriter (black) - oem £18.98
1 x gigabyte km6150 keyboard and mouse set £11.99
1 x logitech s-120 2.0 speaker system - oem (980-000011) £9.59
total : £712.32 (includes shipping : £19.10).



changed cpu and m/b again, same monitor as above and other parts, just added mid ranged video for more power, best card used so far, so good choice for gaming with better than trinity cpu power for games with 8 core, not that any game so far will use it, plus users a bit more power than a i5 as well, so to re cap, less cpu power and more video power so it's choice, could have used 22" monitor on this and gone under budget as well, but why go smaller? i wouldn't not for a few quid, whats £12 when most of the extra is shipping anyway, shame you don't get it free as you have been here long enough :( (location: belfast)

http://www.cpu-world.com/compare/391/amd_a10-series_a10-5800k_vs_amd_fx-series_fx-8350.html

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
 
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I'll bite.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £161.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £41.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Microsoft Wireless Desktop 800 (2LF-00021) £24.98
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S20LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail £20.99
1 x Logitech X-140 2.0 Speaker System (970264-0120) £17.99
Total : £772.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



It's 10% over budget, but well over 50% better :)

I'm not a fan of b-grade personally. But if you must, there you have a GPU that will bring it back towards £700. You can also get a cheap CPU cooler (£15, xigmatek loki), or just the retail 3570K which comes with a Intel cooler.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x Microsoft Wireless Desktop 800 (2LF-00021) £24.98
1 x Antec VSK3000 Micro ATX Case £19.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £16.94
1 x Logitech S-120 2.0 Speaker System - OEM (980-000011) £9.59
Total : £692.36 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
olivier renault said:
I'll bite.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £161.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £41.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Microsoft Wireless Desktop 800 (2LF-00021) £24.98
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S20LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail £20.99
1 x Logitech X-140 2.0 Speaker System (970264-0120) £17.99
Total : £772.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



It's 10% over budget, but well over 50% better :)

I'm not a fan of b-grade personally. But if you must, there you have a GPU that will bring it back towards £700. You can also get a cheap CPU cooler (£15, xigmatek loki), or just the retail 3570K which comes with a Intel cooler.
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50% better than what?

:)
 
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