£900 spec me pc ?

hakank68 · 28 Mar 2013 at 22:46

i know i have done about 2 spec me threads however im doing a lot of research on parts to my, this will probably be the last thread until in about 1 month when i actually build it. My spec is £900 +- £50, thank you

I will not need-
Optical Drive
Mouse
Keyboard

Casterina · 29 Mar 2013 at 00:47

What's the use of the computer?

[TW]Sponge · 29 Mar 2013 at 00:53

Haven't been able to put an SSD in for that price, but this is pretty much the best you're going to get. I take it you need an operating system and a monitor?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x BenQ GW2250HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £956.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Doomedspeed · 29 Mar 2013 at 07:43

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x Samsung S23B300BS 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £107.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £55.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x Zalman Z9 Windowed Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £934.31 (includes shipping : £13.75).

would have gone for the D3H but it was out of stock..

Bigger Monitor, Case with a window.

snips86x · 29 Mar 2013 at 08:10

Doomedspeed said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x Samsung S23B300BS 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £107.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £55.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x Zalman Z9 Windowed Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £934.31 (includes shipping : £13.75).

would have gone for the D3H but it was out of stock..

Bigger Monitor, Case with a window.

No point me doing a spec, this would be my choice!

Idleman · 29 Mar 2013 at 08:38

Stole Doomedspeed`s spec but changed case and cooler. You get free shipping, so about on budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x Samsung S23B300BS 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £107.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £55.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
Total : £963.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Ripjaw · 29 Mar 2013 at 09:48

How do you do the basket thing? I've had a crack at a spec too for him. But going amd route

snips86x · 29 Mar 2013 at 09:52

Ripjaw said:
How do you do the basket thing? I've had a crack at a spec too for him. But going amd route

I got it here, but I'm only using Chrome:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...wer/empfloiadabicdlgahhamannadefhehj?hl=en-GB

Fire_fly · 29 Mar 2013 at 09:55

For those that don't use Chrome

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076

Ripjaw · 29 Mar 2013 at 10:04

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11197-11-40G) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £329.99
1 x BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P10 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £131.99
1 x BenQ GW2250HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £104.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD5003AZEX) HDD £68.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1869DT2TXRGCEU) (Red & Green Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black £32.99
Total : £946.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Slightly cheaper but still 1866mhz 9-9-9-24 RAM 9-9-9-24 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-062-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

Ripjaw · 29 Mar 2013 at 10:05

Sweet it worked. I didnt put you on an after market cooler as you didnt say anything about overclocking, but tbh you can worry about that later. so there you go thats my crack

Doomedspeed · 29 Mar 2013 at 10:23

Ripjaw said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11197-11-40G) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £329.99
1 x BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P10 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £131.99
1 x BenQ GW2250HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £104.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD5003AZEX) HDD £68.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1869DT2TXRGCEU) (Red & Green Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black £32.99
Total : £946.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Ripjaw said:
Sweet it worked. I didnt put you on an after market cooler as you didnt say anything about overclocking, but tbh you can worry about that later. so there you go thats my crack

You know that is no way near as good as the above right..

The 8350 is comparable to the i5 (gaming performance), the 6300 is off the pace.

No OS included.

No Aftermarket cooler included.

Really expensive HDD and RAM.. (The HDD is designed for RAID, if not used in RIAD its no better than any other HDD)

Massively overspecced PSU.

Ripjaw · 29 Mar 2013 at 10:28

lol meow!
That HD is mega from what i've read and the ram is the cheapst 1866 with the best timeings, could have gone cheaper with slower timeings but who wants slow ram? Dont need an aftermarket cooler as no OC was mentioned, didnt say he needed an OS and you should never skimp on a psu.
Everyone else has gone with a more expensive cpu+mobo and skimped on the other bits i've gone the opposite

Bacon? · 29 Mar 2013 at 10:55

You realise on that setup fast RAM wont increase peformance. And suggesting that if you dont spend £100+ on a PSU then you are scimping is ludicrous.

Ripjaw · 29 Mar 2013 at 11:00

Bacon? said:
You realise on that setup fast RAM wont increase peformance. And suggesting that if you dont spend £100+ on a PSU then you are scimping is ludicrous.

How so? with regards the psu i personaly never buy anything less than gold rated (personal preference) the list was/is my oppinion no one has to take it. I'll just keep myself to myself from now on eh!?

Bacon? · 29 Mar 2013 at 11:03

Becuase most modern setups don't take advantage of the increase in speed. Only Trinity and Llano for AMD because it increases the AGP speed and the 2011 Intel socket designed for workstations.

We're advising him on a good build. But your build is far behind any of the others here specc'd. It might be your take on the budget but either way its not a good take.

And the XFX PSU, its Seasonic, so yeh...

Fire_fly · 29 Mar 2013 at 11:18

An AMD build that is more comparable with the i5s.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung S23B300BS 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £107.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £55.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £948.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

If it were my money though I would still go for an i5 setup.

hakank68 · 29 Mar 2013 at 18:12

[TW]Sponge;24025472 said:
Haven't been able to put an SSD in for that price, but this is pretty much the best you're going to get. I take it you need an operating system and a monitor?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x BenQ GW2250HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £956.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

really like the build, i may be able to get an OS from a freind, will i be able to have a decent ssd for that price ?

hakank68 · 29 Mar 2013 at 18:13

Fire_fly said:
An AMD build that is more comparable with the i5s.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung S23B300BS 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £107.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £55.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £948.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

If it were my money though I would still go for an i5 setup.

thank you but ive never been to keen about AMD proccesors

hakank68 · 29 Mar 2013 at 18:15

Ripjaw said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11197-11-40G) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £329.99
1 x BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P10 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £131.99
1 x BenQ GW2250HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £104.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD5003AZEX) HDD £68.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1869DT2TXRGCEU) (Red & Green Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black £32.99
Total : £946.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Slightly cheaper but still 1866mhz 9-9-9-24 RAM 9-9-9-24 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-062-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

i would rather get a 7950 and improve some other parts, i dont think i need a 7970 but in the future i may add another 7950