Computer build ~£900

almar100 · 7 Jun 2012 at 19:50

Hi all,

I am building a custom set up for my friend (Budget around £900), he wants to play Skyrim and similar spec games at 1080p, I was just looking for your opinion on this set-up please, so I make sure I haven't made any mistakes!:

i5-2500k 3.3GHz (Sandybridge)
Nvidia GTX 560Ti (Gigabyte, Asus, or Evga) or Sapphire hd 6950 2gb or something different?
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB
Coolmaster Elite 430
Asus P8Z68-V LX
WD 500GB Caviar Blue HD
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) 1866MHz
OCZ ZS series 650W
Thermaltake Frio Heatpipe

Many thanks in advance for the help.

mickyflinn · 7 Jun 2012 at 19:52

You should be going for a Z77 motherboard and the i5 -3570k, you will get all the latest feature and Approx 10% faster than the 2500k.

almar100 · 7 Jun 2012 at 19:58

Cheers, I was having trouble with the processors, it's been a couple of years since I've built a system and then intel family seems to have moved forward very quickly!

mickyflinn · 7 Jun 2012 at 20:09

The 7850 is about the best for the money, if you can fit it in your budget.

Do you have £900 for a complete system or just the base ?

almar100 · 8 Jun 2012 at 10:11

Ok awesome thanks, so updated specs:

Intel Core i5 3570K
Sapphire HD 7850 OC Edition 2GB
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB
Coolmaster Elite 430
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
WD 500GB Caviar Blue HD
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz
OCZ ZS series 650W
Thermaltake Frio Heatpipe

olivier renault · 8 Jun 2012 at 10:39

Can save £20 using the M4 (very good drive). Gives money towards 1TB drive / case. You don't need uber write speeds for SSDs, it would be the M4 128, or the SanDisk Extreme which has good perforamnce, and is dirt cheap.

The Frio is loud, expensive and imo if you have a budget, can get away with a £30 cooler (my favorite is the True Spirit 120, on pre-order, loads of others who will do 4.2GHz overclock easy).

The case is OK, comes with only one fan, and lacks some dust filters, but for the price, it's got to be the Zalman Z9+ (£41).

olivier renault · 8 Jun 2012 at 10:49

so around that

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £870.24 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Q_Division · 8 Jun 2012 at 10:57

Looks alright to me. Have the 2500k (the 3570k didn't exist at the time

and a 2600k different machine). Sensible seperation of money to give reasonable all round performance wrt. gaming based machine. Mine does anything and everything (hence the 2600k).

Q_Division · 8 Jun 2012 at 10:58

Forgot to say I have a Z9+, great case for the money, I thought it came with more than one fan though, don't remember adding that many to mine, although it was a while ago.

olivier renault · 8 Jun 2012 at 11:15

Q_Division said:
Forgot to say I have a Z9+, great case for the money, I thought it came with more than one fan though, don't remember adding that many to mine, although it was a while ago.

think it's 4 fans. Rear, front, top, side. And a fan controller.

Idleman · 8 Jun 2012 at 12:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £865.74 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Q_Division · 8 Jun 2012 at 16:40

olivier renault said:
think it's 4 fans. Rear, front, top, side. And a fan controller.

That sounds more like it, I remember adding a couple tops.

BigChief · 8 Jun 2012 at 21:43

That's looking like a really solid build and for sensible money.

Socrates470BC · 8 Jun 2012 at 22:37

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced USB3.0 Dominator Case - Black £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £44.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £958.79 (includes shipping : £12.50).