Another spec request I'm afraid

macfanuk · 6 Jul 2010 at 22:44

I've got £500 (max) to spend so what's the best PC I can get for my money?

I've already got a 24" Dell screen, 800W OCZ Power Supply, DVD ReWriter and Speakers and I've got Windows 7 64-bit from University. I've also got 3 x 500GB Hard Drives but want a faster drive if possible.

A new wireless keyboard/mouse would be nice too

EDIT: The computer will be used for Web Development

stulid · 6 Jul 2010 at 22:46

screen? keyboard, mouse, operating system? speakers?

what psu is it?

macfanuk · 6 Jul 2010 at 22:50

stulid said:
screen? keyboard, mouse, operating system? speakers?

what psu is it?

apologies have just updated my original post.

stulid · 6 Jul 2010 at 22:51

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £126.99
(£108.08) £126.99
(£108.08)
Patriot G Series 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel (PGS34G1333ELK) £88.99
(£75.74) £88.99
(£75.74)
Asus M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£74.03) £86.99
(£74.03)
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 635 2.90GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £80.99
(£68.93) £80.99
(£68.93)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard (967929-0120) £27.99
(£23.82) £27.99
(£23.82)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99
(£22.97) £26.99
(£22.97)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £21.98
(£18.71) £21.98
(£18.71)
Sub Total : £426.31
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £76.66
Total : £514.72

PhoenixUK · 7 Jul 2010 at 00:41

^ but I'd dump the G11, get cheaper gpu, maybe 4850 and grab better case and maybe aftermarket cooler for the saved cash.

Fallen god · 7 Jul 2010 at 02:13

PhoenixUK said:
^ but I'd dump the G11, get cheaper gpu, maybe 4850 and grab better case and maybe aftermarket cooler for the saved cash.

Its all depends on how much he games, which is uncertain right now, if he doesnt game then a cheaper mouse/keyboard and less GPU power and then use the amount saved on maybe a SSD since he has 1.5tb of HDD.

mikeyp123 · 7 Jul 2010 at 02:25

Rocking a SSD with PS/Dreamweaver sounds ideal for Web Development. Depends where you can skimp though.

Fallen god · 7 Jul 2010 at 04:00

Heres my go at it

macfanuk · 7 Jul 2010 at 11:48

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't game at all. In my current system I have a GeForce 8800GT so don't mind keeping that to save some cash towards something else. Is AMD my best bet then as I've always gone Intel in the past.

mikeyp123 · 7 Jul 2010 at 13:39

macfanuk said:
Thanks for the suggestions. I don't game at all. In my current system I have a GeForce 8800GT so don't mind keeping that to save some cash towards something else. Is AMD my best bet then as I've always gone Intel in the past.

At this stage in the year, unless you are able to wait for the new sockets, then yes AMD is your best bet. It's about 90% certain that AMD will continue on with allowing upgrades to at least 800 series AM3 boards and you can get quite a powerful bit of kit for your money.
I used to be intel faithful until they started going through sockets like I go through pringles and I enjoy the performance and lower prices just fine!