Brother needs a computer

Tehdeadly · 1 Oct 2011 at 10:57

Hi my bro made this basket for himself and i want some help to make sure its good for the money and it actually goes together.

thanks for the help!

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £229.99
(£191.66) £229.99
(£191.66)
Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUKV2) Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUKV2) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
OcUK Terminator Gaming Case - Black OcUK Terminator Gaming Case - Black £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £621.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £126.42
Total : £758.50

Reaper 392 · 1 Oct 2011 at 11:38

few minor changes:

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £46.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £45.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £732.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

i have no idea what the OcUK case is like, so i changed it to something known to be really good.

also, the graphics card seems a bit of a rip off so i changed it (£30 for a custom cooler and a lack of dirt 3)

i also got you the K version of the i5 2500k, which allows overclocking

95thrifles · 1 Oct 2011 at 11:45

Reapers build is much better, in addition to those points he's already mentioned the HDD is better (faster and more reliable) and for £10 youre gaining a modular PSU
Also to clarify, you need the K variant of the CPU if you want to OC it, even if you dont want to OC, for the small premium youll get this back come resale easily

Reaper 392 · 1 Oct 2011 at 11:55

^^
although, with the this week only deals being as they are, theres no difference in the price

Tehdeadly · 1 Oct 2011 at 12:22

Hey Thanks for the quick replys xD

yer it was supose to be the K version that was me re-doing the basket today as i couldnt find a save button >.>; how did u get that neat basket? mine came out horrible.

so this is a good build now? could it be improved at all? he said he could go up to prob £800ish he wants it for games mainley.

what do you think on the graphics card? best one for the money or is it worth paying abit more for the 570 or something?

thanks again ^_^

mickyflinn · 1 Oct 2011 at 12:29

heres a compoarission

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=306

I would probably up the psu to 750w for future sli or crossfire

Tehdeadly · 1 Oct 2011 at 12:44

does seem a lot better cheers

olivier renault · 1 Oct 2011 at 12:46

From Reapers, you won't get much more performance out of a £800 budget, but you can get better components. 570 maybe... You will need a bigger PSU for SLI.

Oh yeah, for the basket think, look up my sig if you are using Chrome.

Reaper 392 · 1 Oct 2011 at 12:49

if your going for the 570 then get one of these PSU's:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-039-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

750W would be plenty (for SLI), but its the 80+ gold energy efficiency that makes me recommend this over the lepa 750W 80+ bronze because you'll save money on the electric bill

olivier renault · 1 Oct 2011 at 13:00

You will need a Lepa B-850 anyway.

Tehdeadly · 1 Oct 2011 at 13:01

Thanks everyone =) been loads of help ^_^
ill show him thiis when he gets back from work