Building a PC for a friend, need advice on components

mikey1090

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My flatmate would like a PC building. He's looking at spending £500 - £650 without a monitor.

His main use will be some gaming, entertainment (blue-ray), occasional video editing, web browsing and university work.

I'd be grateful if you could suggest the necessary components and their prices, and any other advice you have.

Thanks,
Mike
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE 3D Mark 11 £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £77.95
(£64.96) £77.95
(£64.96)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £33.98
(£28.32) £33.98
(£28.32)
Sub Total : £457.67
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 : £93.63
Total : £561.80
 
stulid said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE 3D Mark 11 £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £77.95
(£64.96) £77.95
(£64.96)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £33.98
(£28.32) £33.98
(£28.32)
Sub Total : £457.67
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 : £93.63
Total : £561.80
Click to expand...

+1.

Could go for a better mobo, but its not really needed.
 
Thanks guys. If he wanted a bit more of a flashy case would that compromise the above specs at all?

Also when buying motherboards do they provide you with all the necessary cables to attach the components?
 
Motherboards will come with all the cables you need, here's an alternative Intel spec towards the higher end of his budget:

Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ***PRE-ORDER PRICE ONLY!*** £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £77.95
(£64.96) £77.95
(£64.96)
Asrock H67M-GE Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £73.99
(£61.66) £73.99
(£61.66)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £33.98
(£28.32) £33.98
(£28.32)

Sub Total : £521.01
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 : £106.30
Total : £637.81

If he can get a cheap copy of Windows 7 then you could spend more on the case.
 
mikey1090 said:
Thanks guys. If he wanted a bit more of a flashy case would that compromise the above specs at all?
Click to expand...

You would need a seperate psu, as that was a case and psu bundle.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE 3D Mark 11 £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £77.95
(£64.96) £77.95
(£64.96)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £33.98
(£28.32) £33.98
(£28.32)
Sub Total : £480.71
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 : £98.24
Total : £589.45

how flashy do you want to go?
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE 3D Mark 11 £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £87.82
(£73.18) £87.82
(£73.18)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £77.95
(£64.96) £77.95
(£64.96)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £33.98
(£28.32) £33.98
(£28.32)
Sub Total : £516.40
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £105.78
Total : £634.68

awesome case.
 
stulid said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE 3D Mark 11 £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £77.95
(£64.96) £77.95
(£64.96)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £33.98
(£28.32) £33.98
(£28.32)
Sub Total : £457.67
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 : £93.63
Total : £561.80
Click to expand...

Seems Good For The Money. +1
 
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