BUILD HELP

gardenshed

gardenshed

gardenshed

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hello i am looking to build a PC but i do not know the best products to get. i know what case i am wanting to build it in and a few things which i would require in the build such as:

8gb of memory
bitfenix shinobi white
i5 processor

but however i need some help with the other things like motherboard, CPU, PSU, GPU, Storage.

i have a budget of £500 for the computer without the screen keyboard and mouse.

i would like to use this computer for gaming, editing and general use really.

i would like the mobo to be 1155 socket. so could you all help me please and suggest parts or a full list of parts i could get for my build for £500

it would really help me out.

cheer gardenshed
 
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Yeh it is possible, if you want a bad computer or are happy with second hand items, and without a decent GPU.
 
 
i managed to find this lot for 515 without the case but i have spoken to parents and they said they would buy the case.

Your basket

Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail - £154.99
Sapphire HD 7770 OC EDITION 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £119.99
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - £81.98
BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black - £54.98
OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - £49.99
Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit - £44.99
Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM - £44.99
Sony DDU1681S-0B 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM - £13.99


Total : £565.91

what do you all think?
 
If i was you, id get a secondhand GPU.

Buy:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £44.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Optical Drive Bay Stealth Cover - White £3.98
Total : £514.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).



And get a secondhand GTX 460 or 5850/6850 for £60.

Such a better PC.
 
If you dropped the aftermarket cooler, it would save a bit of money, but not allow you to overclock as high.

The reason i picked that one was because it is an overclock able version. It can reach 4.5Ghz quite easily. This will increase your CPU performance by a fair bit and in turn last you a lot longer. I have the previous gen chip and Overclocked it makes a great difference, for no further outlay.
 
You don't but it will increase performance and usually keeps the CPU going for a few more years than a non overclocked one.
With a simple air cooler a 4.4Ghz overclock can be made. This is about a 20% performance increase.
 
*sigh*

Read rules, your not allowed to link to competitors. So remove the link before your banned.

What was the name of the GPU?
 
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