A Few Spec Requests

FinalSquall · 30 Jul 2011 at 14:14

OK So I am doing my first build on a completely new rig, my budget is £700-£1000 (the lower the better), I need every part, including Windows 7 Home Premium, If possible I would like specs with the Core I5 2500K and the Nvidia GTX 560, I would quite like functionality to Overclock the Core I5 to 4Ghz, and ability to go for an SLI setup later on (in a few years time), however I would imagine for £700 this would be difficult, so any good alternatives at the lower brackets would be nice.

Thanks
George

stulid · 30 Jul 2011 at 14:34

Everything including monitor/keyboard etc.

FinalSquall · 30 Jul 2011 at 14:48

A keyboard if possible, although can be left out if neccesary, but I dont need a mouse or monitor

stulid · 30 Jul 2011 at 14:58

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply ** FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advanced ** £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.39
(£21.99) £26.39
(£21.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £623.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £127.53
Total : £765.17

Clum · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:08

Option if you take the £1000 budget. Will be good for SLI without any changes after. Change the DVD-ROM to RW, I added the wrong one.

FinalSquall · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:35

Thanks for the Specs mate, a few questions

On your Spec stulid
Would this GPU be much better?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-074-GI

And I could do with a larger HDD than 500GB, could I maybe get another
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM and use them with RAID?

@Clum
Spec looks fairly decent on my high end budget, altho im not sure what exacetly SSD's do tbh
Im also not sure how to use Water Coolers

stulid · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:37

Would this GPU be much better?

Yes, luckily the PSU I specced will still manage two off those.

You can get Win7 separately+a 1TB F3 drive.

FinalSquall · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:40

Ok thanks mate, and would the I5 2500k overclock to 4Ghz comfortably with the rest of the build?

stulid · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:42

If you cant do 4.5GHZ I will eat my hat.

FinalSquall · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:52

Hehe k cheers mate

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-124-MS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-336-WD

Seems to add a lot more to the price, is there any cheaper way of doing it?

stulid · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:53

OEM+F3

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS

FinalSquall · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:55

Ah nice, cheers mate, out of curiosity, and for future reference, why is the Windows I linked so much more expensive?

stulid · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:58

Being Retail you can re-activate it in different builds (but still only one installation is allowed at a time)

OEM is tied to the motherboard you use, but many people have had success reusing their OEM copy in a completely new build/major upgrade by just phoning Microsoft up and crying that their PC died and they needed a new motherboard

Jony27 · 30 Jul 2011 at 15:58

its the retail version, which means you can use it as many times as you want on different computers.

FinalSquall · 30 Jul 2011 at 16:13

Ok thanks a lot

Just to confirm stulid this is how it looks now

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [GV-N560OC-1GI ]
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply ** FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advanced ** £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) [GFC-00599]
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) [HD103SJ]
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.39
(£21.99) £26.39
(£21.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £681.05

Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £136.21

Total : £817.26+13.75 for Shipping, oops =P

All looks ok?

Thanks
George

RJC · 30 Jul 2011 at 16:16

Looking ok, for a extra £10 ~ you could get the 750w PSU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-116-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

Jony27 · 30 Jul 2011 at 16:19

or for an extra £3 you get this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-LA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2057

FinalSquall · 30 Jul 2011 at 16:19

Could do if its necessary, are there any upgrades which would make much difference and only add another 30 or so pounds or so? Such as RAM/Mobo etc.

Jony27 · 30 Jul 2011 at 16:20

this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS

Clum · 30 Jul 2011 at 16:23

FinalSquall said:
@Clum
Spec looks fairly decent on my high end budget, altho im not sure what exacetly SSD's do tbh
Im also not sure how to use Water Coolers

The small SSD should be used to install windows onto. They just run a lot faster than traditional drives, so you'll boot the computer in seconds rather than minutes. They're a luxury but do make a difference to general use.

As for the cooler, while it is water, it's self contained so is absolutely no different to installing or using an air cooler.