Can anyone get this slightly cheaper but retain its gaming capability

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Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
**B Grade** MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
**B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60.00
(£50.00) £60.00
(£50.00)
**B Grade** Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM £60.00
(£50.00) £60.00
(£50.00)
Swift 750W V2 Silent Power Supply £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Patriot Viper 3 "Venom Red" 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Single Module (P34G169UR) £16.79
(£13.99) £33.58
(£27.98)

£528.13
 
 
 
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Those who know more about this PC building lark then me will probably recommend that you don't get that PSU, even if you stick to that budget.

You'd probably be best getting less HD space now, that's easily upgradeable in the future when you have more cash, and spending the difference in cost on the PSU.

If you're not in a rush to get it all at once and you're on a budget it's also worth looking out for the daily / weekly specials and picking up parts over a period of time, but no doubt someone will be able to spec you something cheaper that will do the job.
 
 
Basically my limit is around £500..

It's all very confusing, you look online say eBay at new builds and they have either got good processors or bad un upgradable motherboards, or good motherboards but no graphics cards.

Just want something that is good for now to play the latest games but has scope to be upgraded in the future.

I used to have dell xps but they can't be upgraded at all.

Frustrated by my budget.
 
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Bacon? said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3550 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £161.99
1 x **B Grade** HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £129.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x **B Grade** Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £29.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £508.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

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Any reason for spending £162 on a non-K CPU that cannot be properly overclocked?
 
Intel Core i5-3570 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
**B Grade** HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
(£32.49) £38.99
(£32.49)
**B Grade** Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 (MB-364-GI) £35.00
(£29.17) £35.00
(£29.17)
**B Grade** Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £401.60
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £82.67
Total : £496.02
 
another 36 more posts and you get free shipping just fyi.

anyways, my take on your budget. slightly over, but just dont drink 4 pints over the weekend and it'll be fine ;p

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x **B Grade** HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £129.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x **B Grade** Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £517.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Bacon? said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3550 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £161.99
1 x **B Grade** HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £129.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x **B Grade** Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £29.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £508.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

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I'd go with this one!
 
tamzzy said:
another 36 more posts and you get free shipping just fyi.

anyways, my take on your budget. slightly over, but just dont drink 4 pints over the weekend and it'll be fine ;p

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x **B Grade** HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £129.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x **B Grade** Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £517.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

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I'd go for this but substitute the mobo for the msi g45 and drop the optical drive to help offset the extra on the mobo.

Do you already have Windows?
 
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