Build spec

5960xNvidiaGamer · 23 Oct 2013 at 20:56

Ive just been asked by a mate to build him a system, he has a budget of 1000 but it's unrealistic so i pushed him to 1200, although he wanted to stick lol. He wants the same monitor as i have which is the BenqXL2420T but the other parts i'm unsure of with this budget. He only wants Intel and only wants Nvidia. What do you guys think is best to this price range?

5960xNvidiaGamer · 23 Oct 2013 at 21:19

Thanks for them doomedspeed. Yeah Nvidia it has to be with him. So maybe a 670 or something im thinking. Im going to speak to him about maybe upping his budget or changing the monitor.

Edit. Exray ted thanks also mate, this gives me a very good start to getting him exactly what he wants

5960xNvidiaGamer · 23 Oct 2013 at 23:53

Just spoken to him, he wants a gtx670 4gb. And still wants that monitor. So he may have to up his costs it looks like doesnt he ?

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 10:00

Yeah i did Doom, he won't use AMD. Im the same too, ive always stuck with Nvidia, love the NCP and the drivers. Im speaking with him now, trying to get him to up his budget. He is going from console gaming to Pc, so i told him he should get a system that is decent enough.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 10:06

He also wants HT, but i'm not sure which i7 is worth getting. I know it will be around the 250 mark for that.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 10:30

Im starting to think hes wanting a lot for the price too mate. Well HT will be usable further down the line, and he wants this to last for him a good few years. I am struggling here to get the system cheaper. If we where to move the budget to 1400, do you think that would make much of a difference?
How is this in comparison to whats out at the moment http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-502-IN

Edit.. Also is this monitor far behind the XL2420T http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-070-BQ&tool=3

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 10:49

Right ok thanks Doomedspeed, im going to use the info you have given me and from what i know and pick the parts. Then ill post here for you to check, I may make a mistake or miss something. Will post shortly mate.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 11:20

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:44

Right thanks for the feedback on that Doomedspeed, and I have never heard of the cart shopper before.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:48

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card GV-N770OC-4GD) £349.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £107.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £78.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1600C9) £62.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,399.33 (includes shipping : £25.45).

That is so much easier I love it. So other than the GPU everything else is fine? The PSU seasonic, are they ok? i usually always go with Corsair for myself tbh. If you think I should leave this as it is im going to get him to order

I still use a 2600k overclocked, and It is plenty. How does this i5 compare to that cpu? I know the 2600k is old now.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 12:59

Nice one mate, he will me made up. He will have to get a mouse/keyboard and headset too, but ill let him pick when he comes lol. Thanks for all your helps Doom

1 last thing, if he wanted an i7 over that i5, which would you choose?

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 13:48

Thanks guys,he is going for the 770 4gb. Not sure yet if he will change to the i7, waiting on him getting here. I will only use corsair when it comes to Ram, aftermarket service is superb and 1600mhz is plenty.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:40

Ill give teamgroup a miss, but thanks for helping mate.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 24 Oct 2013 at 22:36

Thanks for all the advice, all he will be doing is gaming so 8gb 1600 is plenty. I myself was using 16gb and noticed no difference so went back to 8.