A little help needed :) (PC build)

[svensonbanks]

Hello OC community!

First off, ace community. Ive been following theese forums for a couple of months now and I am really impressed how you help people out etc. I could spend more time watching discussions on this site, than gaming Thumbs up!
Im starting a computing degree this September and im willing to buy (build) a new PC asap, my beloved Laptop has finally given up after 5 years. So heres what im looking for:

- Budget £600 (atm.)
- Gamer /Work machine
- Without monitor
- Up to scratch for the next gen. of games

Following the other threads, ive tried my best to get the best build for the price. I must admit, Its not easy to get down to £600 if your looking for a descent machine. I was thinking of purchasing the GFX card next month (Sept.), because then I will have a couple of pounds more available for that.

So far, this is what Ive worked out:



CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155
Processor
£169.99
MB: Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67
£139.98
FAN: Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler
£23.99
CASE: Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black
£66.98
RAM: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9)
£59.99
PW: BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply
£45.98
OD:Samsung
SH-S222AB/BEBE22xDVD±RW £16.99
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ)
£32.99

Sub Total : £464.08
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £95.32
Total (Without GFX card) : £571.90



The GFX card that Im looking at is the:
Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£179.99

..that I would then get next month because it just explodes the Budget to £753 atm. Could you recommend me this hardware to be fully compatible? Do you agree with my choice, any suggestions? Please help!

Thanks, Svenson.

 

[PCNoob1992]

What sort of games will you be playing. I just put together my first build together last week. Main uses; Runescape (blushes) and general web browsing).

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Llano A8-3850 2.90GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
MSI A75MA-G55 AMD Hudson D3 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Llano MIcro-ATX Motherboard £71.99
(£59.99) £71.99
(£59.99)
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) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Logitech Ultra-Flat Keyboard (967653-0120) £12.98
(£10.82) £12.98
(£10.82)
Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (953688-1600) £5.99
(£4.99) £5.99
(£4.99)

£442.30 INC VAT AND DELIEVERY.

 

[Reaper 392]

if you want to get the 560Ti and a decent PC in the £600 area, this is what ive come up with:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £28.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £594.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

ready for an i5 2500k upgrade and a second 560Ti.

however, if you want the i5 2500k, 8GB RAM and a really good motherboard and are happy to not be able to play games until you get your graphics card* then something like this would probably be best:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £28.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £606.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

i would also go for the MSI twin Frozr version of the 560Ti because it has a better cooler and is slightly cheaper.

also, dont buy windows 7 until your at university because its very likely that you will be able to get Win7pro for free because you are doing a computing degree. if not you will still be able to get home premium for ~£40 at the most with a student discount

 

[Jony27]

my 2p

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £74.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £28.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £613.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[svensonbanks]

also, dont buy windows 7 until your at university because its very likely that you will be able to get Win7pro for free because you are doing a computing degree. if not you will still be able to get home premium for ~£40 at the most with a student discount

Good idea, I will take that into consideration.. Thanks for help guys!