£900 build pls

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hyper_active

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Hi friends

I'm still clawing pennies together for my build but here's one for a friend of mine that I could use help with, I know you guys like a challenge.

price to beat is £800( i reckon it could be done for under 9 ). If anyone can do it its you people.

He uses Sony Vegas pro 11 and auto desk Maya, photoshop.
so hes looking at an i7 build ( 3770k) .

He also has gaming needs, borderlands 2 mainly so needs a decent card, preferably nvidia for physx.

He doesn't need monitor or keyboard, mouse. his res is 1920 1080.

Also he wants an ssd for his os, he was looking at a 32gb one,but I think he would be better of doubling that.
Any takers?
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x ASUS GeForce GTX 660TI Direct CU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £43.99
1 x **B Grade** Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £913.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x **B Grade** Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £815.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Idleman said:
Does he already have an OS or does it need to be included in the budget?
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oh god yer please throw a os in if possible. this is the list he came up with see what can be done please.

theirs a few parts I know can definitely be changed.
case: xion predator 970
cpu: i7 3770k
cooling: asetek 510lc 120mm (i read these arnt that much better than stock)
mobo: asus p8z77 v lx
ssd :32gb crucial
ram: 8gb corsair 1600 xms3
gpu: 650ti
psu: cooler master 650
hdd: 500 gb sata3
sound card: asus xonar dx 7.1

Thanks doomspeed I will look in to those builds.
 
Not very knowledgeable when it comes to sound cards, so not to sure how well the card I have included, performs.
If your friend had some components from an existing PC that he could reuse, then we could spend more in other ares for a better system.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games £179.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Asus Xonar DSX 7.1 PCI Express 1.0 Sound Card Retail £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £925.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



He could also try using the Win 8 preview for a few months, then buy an OS when he has more funds.
 
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Thanks idleman, does the 550 watt give plenty of headroom. also wouldn't the stock cooler be good enough for the time being. I know its the k but i don't think hes gonna be overclocking just yet.
Also no he hasn't got any other components.
 
hyper_active said:
Thanks idleman, does the 550 watt give plenty of headroom. also wouldn't the stock cooler be good enough for the time being. I know its the k but i don't think hes gonna be overclocking just yet.
Also no he hasn't got any other components.
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The Psu is more than sufficient for his needs, as the mobo specced is for a single Gpu setup. And yes, stock fan will be okay.

Just seen what you said about the windows 8 preview, how does that work? does it need to be downloaded from Microsoft? how long can it be used?
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When you download the the Iso, you will get a one time key to activate it. And is good to use for about 180 days. Just follow the link.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx
 
hyper_active said:
Thanks a lot mate, I cant wait to start my own build, its killin me.
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I`ll bet it is.:)

Here is a build without OS and cooler. Case can be changed, if your friend wants something different.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Asus Xonar DSX 7.1 PCI Express 1.0 Sound Card Retail £43.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £888.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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Ah nice case choice,(300r) thats what iv chosen for my build.
would you say the MSI GeForce GTX 650Ti OC Power Edition would be a better budget card for him considering hes not a heavy gamer?

Whats the routine when setting up a ssd for the first time, what needs to be done in the bios.Iv installed os's many times but getting the ssd set up is different yes?
 
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