build suggestion please

Yoggumz · 3 Oct 2011 at 11:53

Can someone please suggest to me a build please. I am looking to build a machine that will only generally be used for browsing the internet, playing music etc and playing low level games like AOE and Football Manager etc. I dont want to spend an arm and a leg i just want a good performance machine for good value. I will need the case and everything. ive got monitor, mouse etc

Thank you

95thrifles · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:14

without defining "an arm and a leg"

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £69.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.39
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £18.98
Total : £561.30 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Witcher1979 · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:16

i5 2500k overkill for what he needs?

95thrifles · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:24

It might not be strictly necessary, but imo it hits the performance/price sweetspot, he could get a lower specced CPU for lower cost if he cant afford it, but as no real budget was given I went with what I consider the sweetspot of price/performance to be

AlfBaxter · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:34

I think a HD6850 is overkill given the OP's requirements. If buying a Z68 mobo, why not just use the onboard 2500k graphics, which should easily cope with the type of games he wants to play?

Yoggumz · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:36

sorry. il be more specific. Could someone suggest a £300 spec and a £400 spec

Witcher1979 · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:41

Yoggumz said:
sorry. il be more specific. Could someone suggest a £300 spec and a £400 spec

To be fair, you are better of getting a second hand q6600 setup for you needs. Will be a lot cheaper and more power for your money.

Yoggumz · 3 Oct 2011 at 22:35

is the "bay" the best place to get something like that or do OCuk have a section

Yoggumz · 3 Oct 2011 at 22:38

Can anyone suggest me one for £300 or is that just not a realistic amount

95thrifles · 4 Oct 2011 at 14:56

For that sort of budgetm this would do most, though gaming will be limited, it will still cope with FM & AoE (on lower settings)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £61.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £40.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £18.98
Total : £310.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).