Build for friend

BigChief · 2 Sep 2013 at 16:15

My friend is looking to upgrade.

The components he requires are:

CPU
MOBO
RAM
GPU
PSU

and has a budget of £550.

Thanks for your suggestions in advance.

Hyburnate · 2 Sep 2013 at 16:16

What does he already have?

BigChief · 2 Sep 2013 at 16:23

Hyburnate said:
What does he already have?

Intel Q8200
AMD 5770

I'm donating a Gelid Tranquillo to his cause and someone else a fractal design R2. He also already has HDDs, a DVD Drive and all necessary peripherals. He just requires the parts I stated.

avit27 · 2 Sep 2013 at 16:26

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-233-OK
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-203-MS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-119-CS

Total £510

BigChief · 2 Sep 2013 at 16:43

I was thinking maybe this? Please critique my concern is the 600W PSU will this suffice?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) with FREE GAMES £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
Total : £570.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

teppic · 2 Sep 2013 at 16:56

Get the HIS 7950 instead, it's better than the MSI.

I would go with Haswell rather than Ivy Bridge if he can afford it. Also you can get better quality RAM for not much more.