First time build - £750 or less please!

addylad

addylad

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Hi there

I'd like to build my first PC for < £750. I need everything:
Case (Antec 300 looks good)
Fans (worth it?)
PSU
CPU
GFX card
Motherboard
RAM
HDD
Cables (DVI?)
Monitor
Mouse/keyboard
OS (Windows 7)

A few points:
- Mostly bothered about fast loading times and being able to have plenty of stuff on the go at once. I like the look of an SSD as I won't really need more than 320 GB storage - was thinking of an SSD for boot/applications
- Will do gaming but not immediately, would like a pretty good card but not the priority (worth getting an ATi and going to XFire early/mid next year?)
- Monitor can be 20"-24", I'd like a big one but quality over quantity :)
- Will also be doing plenty of office work, music listening, and browsing (not sure if sound card is necessary)
- I'd like 6 GB+ RAM :)

Any other questions please ask. ;)

Thanks!
 
Dont think youll need 6 gig of RAM, 4 is still plenty for most things, hows this look to you? the mobo will allow xfire and the psu is enough too as the 6850s are v low power draw

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE CODMW2 Game £134.98
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £115.14
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £111.61
Asus M4A89GTD PRO AMD 890GX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £99.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.24
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £46.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.99
OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply £41.98
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
LiteOn IHAS124 - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Serial ATA £11.74
Total : £725.66

Edit; Oh and SSD isnt really within your budget Im afraid, but the Samsung F3s are very good mechanicals
 
Would I be better off getting an Intel CPU and newest chipset motherboard possible, as I may not upgrade for a while? Spec looks good though, thanks. :)
 
Wait for sandy bridge.

Also, if you're not going to game (which I didn't see you mention in your OP, might've missed it) you won't need a GPU. Just get a sandy bridge and with certain boards it's got a HDMI port on it. Sandy has a basic GPU built into the chip...
 
Dark_Angel said:
Wait for sandy bridge.

Also, if you're not going to game (which I didn't see you mention in your OP, might've missed it) you won't need a GPU. Just get a sandy bridge and with certain boards it's got a HDMI port on it. Sandy has a basic GPU built into the chip...
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Thanks for your input. :) Yes, in my OP I did (covertly) mention it. :p I'd like to game but I won't be doing it until sometime in February when I buy some games, so I was thinking of getting a card that I could XFire/SLi at some point in the future. Obviously it has to be pretty good now though, so I'm not wasting my money. :)
 
Intel Core i5 650 3.20GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £137.99
Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £115.14
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £94.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM £82.24
OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply £41.98
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz £39.99
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £31.98
Blaze M1178 Tomahawk 1600DPI Laser Wireless Gaming Mouse £19.99
Belkin Pro Series Dual Link DVI Cable 3M (CC5001AED10) £14.09
Logitech UltraX Premium Keyboard - OEM (920-000189) £12.98
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.74
Sub Total : £656.23
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £117.25
Total : £787.23

Whoops, a bit over but will come back tomorrow and try to shave some pounds off. I've heard good things about Intel/ATi hence the choices.

Feel free to add/change specs to get better value. :) I'd love an SSD but I guess that can be added in a few months' time.

Thanks! :D
 
addylad said:
Thanks for your input. :) Yes, in my OP I did (covertly) mention it. :p I'd like to game but I won't be doing it until sometime in February when I buy some games, so I was thinking of getting a card that I could XFire/SLi at some point in the future. Obviously it has to be pretty good now though, so I'm not wasting my money. :)
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if u dont plan to game until feburary, might be worth just using onboard gpu until then.

then u can save up soem extra money and upgrade to a proper gpu.
and its likly u'll get something better for the same money by then too
 
addylad said:
Intel Core i5 650 3.20GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £137.99
Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £115.14
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £94.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM £82.24
OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply £41.98
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz £39.99
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £31.98
Blaze M1178 Tomahawk 1600DPI Laser Wireless Gaming Mouse £19.99
Belkin Pro Series Dual Link DVI Cable 3M (CC5001AED10) £14.09
Logitech UltraX Premium Keyboard - OEM (920-000189) £12.98
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.74
Sub Total : £656.23
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £117.25
Total : £787.23

Whoops, a bit over but will come back tomorrow and try to shave some pounds off. I've heard good things about Intel/ATi hence the choices.

Feel free to add/change specs to get better value. :) I'd love an SSD but I guess that can be added in a few months' time.

Thanks! :D
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I5 650 = no...

If you're going to buy an I5 now, 760 Only.
 
Also the motherboard does not support the CPU specced, you will require the P55 chipset or the H55.
 
that spec is awful for the price
and wouldn't work together anyways.

i would go for the 460 over the 5770 as well
 
addylad said:
Intel Core i5 650 3.20GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156)
Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard

Total : £787.23

Whoops, a bit over but will come back tomorrow and try to shave some pounds off. I've heard good things about Intel/ATi hence the choices.

Feel free to add/change specs to get better value. :) I'd love an SSD but I guess that can be added in a few months' time.

Thanks! :D
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biggest face palm ive ever seen
 
addylad said:
I apologize, I didn't realize the Grand Master had graced the thread. ^^
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Maybe his response was a little mean, but telling the OP to get a I5 650 CPU which is one socket, and then a motherboard which doesn't even fit it (1156 pins vs 1366 socket on the CPU).

If the dude had bought the stuff, imagine how disappointed he would've been.

Also, the 650 is far worse than the I5 760.
 
Dark_Angel said:
Maybe his response was a little mean, but telling the OP to get a I5 650 CPU which is one socket, and then a motherboard which doesn't even fit it (1156 pins vs 1366 socket on the CPU).

If the dude had bought the stuff, imagine how disappointed he would've been.

Also, the 650 is far worse than the I5 760.
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That guy is the op btw
 
Okay guys, so assuming I wanted a spec which was purely to do with speed and not gaming (so the GFX card could suffer), what could I get for my money? Just with the option to upgrade to SLi/Crossfire at a later date.

Thanks for the help so far, been great. :)
 
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