First Build --- £500 - £600

Hypo Rhino

Hypo Rhino

Hypo Rhino

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Hi,

Im looking to build a PC for first time.
I have a budget of max £600 but would like to keep it a bit under if possible.

I'll need everything apart from keyboard, mouse and monitor. Will need OS and Wi-fi card.

Would like to be able to play recent games on good settings and ability to upgrade in future.

I have no idea where to start so any help will be appreciated!!!

Thanks!
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £46.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £591.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £52.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £46.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £589.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2130 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £46.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £39.98
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £526.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
If you wanted to spend even less, you could get this:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £91.19
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Gigabyte F2A75M-D3H AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Asus HD 6670 SILENT EDITION 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £61.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £46.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £488.20 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Note the higher speed RAM, helps a lot with the Trinity APU.
 
Hmmm not sure what to do now aha!
was planning on buying it the end of next week however a lot of the components in the builds are on offer- Do you suggest getting it early or waiting and hoping better offers are on??
 
I think going with a Z77 board gives you a better upgrade path, as you could get a 3570k when funds allow.
It`s hard to say whether buying now or later will get you better bargains or not. It all depends on what is on offer at the time.
As already mentioned, you can upgrade the Cpu.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £46.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £569.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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Nice one! I'm liking that build. Do you think that would be my best option from all the builds?

Just got to decide whether to buy it before the deals change!
 
As the build stands at the moment with the offers(Gpu,ram and OS), it is about £50 cheaper than it would normally be.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £52.98
1 x Intel Pentium G850 2.90GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £50.39
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £47.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.95
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £571.24 (includes shipping : £12.50).



The pentium G850 has plenty of poke for the price. As it's much cheaper than the i3 it's easier to justify "writing it off" to put in a 2nd hand i5K down the road and overclock it.

The 660 GPU adds cuda support which will help make up for the loss of quicksync as I'm not using an i3. Case has LOTS of extras, PSU is modular which is great for looks as well as airflow. 600W is overkill but it's cheaper than the 500W version so i'm going for it ;)

If you have a £600 budget, I would suggest using THIS HDD instead. Much more storage and a larger cache as well.

Hope this helps

P.S You wanted a WI-FI adapter too........click me
 
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My first build consisted of a GTX 560TI, AMD Phenom II X4 850, ASUS M5(something) mobo, a crappy CIT PSU, GALAXY 3 CASE and some other shtuff. It was pretty good (it was under £600 i think) and i still have it - but upgraded obvs.
 
triggerthat said:
I'd highly recommend settling for the 3570K to be honest.
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Let's see a spec with it then bud. I can't see it being done in the budget.

I already think my buddy Idleman has had to make compromises to get the i3 and a decent GPU in his specs. Having to pay for an OS hasnt helped the situation.

I did my best to make a solid foundation to build from, the OP requested an upgrade path. He doesn't "need" an i5K for gaming.....no games really use a quad core properly (ok BF3 but thats a rare exception). I would go with my spec and look for a second hand i5 2500K down the road, if not the 3570K
 
Cheers guys!
Just got to decide on which build to buy! i will probably go for the better HDD.
I might buy the items on offer before they change then get the others after.
If i post after the deals change stating what i have will you be able to suggest the rest of the parts i need based on the new offers??
Thanks for all the help!
 
Hypo Rhino said:
Cheers guys!
Just got to decide on which build to buy! i will probably go for the better HDD.
I might buy the items on offer before they change then get the others after.
If i post after the deals change stating what i have will you be able to suggest the rest of the parts i need based on the new offers??
Thanks for all the help!
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That would make sense if you had free P&P but you don't. It's a gamble really, we dont know what will come on offer. You could buy stuff now and then see there are better options on wednesday.

I'd do it all in the one hit if I was you. My spec with the 2TB HDD and wifi would be a little over £600 but worth it.

That PSU is a steal and should be nabbed ASAP. The Z9 case is a great starters case. Four 120mm fans, digital temp display, fan controller, cable management with P4/8 Extension cable included. a lot to like for the price ;)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £68.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40.00
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £591.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Does this look okay? really tempted with the case but might just stick with cheap one!
 
Hypo Rhino said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £68.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40.00
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £26.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £591.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Does this look okay? really tempted with the case but might just stick with cheap one!
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It's not bad but I prefer how I balanced the budget. I've tried to explain why, don't think because the pentium is half the price of the i3 that it's garbage.....it's really not.
 
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