First time build £500

[tsmith109]

Hi,

This will be the first time I have built my own PC although I have replaced various parts before.

I'm looking to build a PC for around £500 not including optical or hard drives as I recent purchased a blu ray drive and I have a 500GB hard drive anyway.

I mainly use it for entertainment but also some games like Black Ops. I was hoping that my budget would get me a decent i5 bundle.

Thanks

 

[John101]

Hey! Thought I would give my take on a £500 build seeing that no else is willing to

So if you'r adamant on an i5 build i would go for something like this ~~
http://img211.imageshack.us/i/28949098.png/

However for £500 I would defintely go for an amd build....

http://img830.imageshack.us/i/compx.jpg/



That's my suggestion anyway, wait until the experts come though for more advice....

Forgot an aftermarket cooler sorry, you will need it ~ http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=

 

[stulid]

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
(£25.99)
Sub Total : £413.40
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 : £84.78
Total : £508.68

the Sandybridge 2400cpu is faster than any AMD cpu - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_7.html#sect0

 

[smiley1987]

XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AVP, Stalker, CODMW2 Games & 3D Mark 2011 £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H AMD 890GX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
(£89.16) £106.99
(£89.16)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
(£25.99)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.60
(£24.67) £29.60
(£24.67)
Sub Total : £416.46
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 : £85.64
Total : £513.85

This would be a solid build for the money and you get a few games thrown in with it too .