Gaming/Programming spec £750sh

roverstbh

roverstbh

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Hi guys, been a few years since I last built a pc, but I had a lot of help from here then! and after the same now..

I've got keyboard/monitor/mouse...

Would be nice to get a spec with windows included, and one without, mainly used for gaming and some programming as title suggests!

Thanks for any help! :D
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £712.36 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Twin Frozr IV on pre-order. Twin Frozr III very good too. Less overlocking potential, but a corker nonetheless.
 
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Sorry, a lil over budget :)

Wondering if the CX would be strong enough with a stock 7850. Overlocking a 7850 significantly would probably be best with a better PSU (like the Coolermaster, or XFX Core 550 / 650).

To complete the build later, add a £25 CPU cooler (Gelid Tranquillo, Hyper 212 evo, Corsair A50), and to really make it sweet, a SSD (128GB M4). That's more of a £1000 budget, with a stronger motherboard (Asrock Z77 Extreme4).

If you want a quiet case, the Obsidian 550D is good, but over £100. The Fractal R3 is good too, and will house a 7850.
 
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Do you have any storage drives already? An SSD would be a worthy addition if you have some already, an SSD will run short on space quickly with games.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £159.95
1 x Asrock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £119.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Corsair Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600GUK) £64.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £54.98
1 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £47.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
Total : £757.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Another variant - less processor, more storage :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £159.95
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Corsair Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600GUK) £64.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £54.98
1 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £47.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
Total : £733.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Oh and I love the CPU water coolers, hence its on both builds, if you don't mind the sub-par one that comes with the processors then you can get money back from that. At the end of the day it depends on more specifics, and personal preference of course :D
 
On programming - I've found the i3's at my university quite sufficient, if a bit lacking compared to mine... but thats kind of me, not the processors :D
 
thanks so far guys!! forgot to mention ive got sata drives so a small-medium ssd would be great.. budgetwise i could make 800£ i reckon.. and id prefer going for an i5 i think!
 
You could also install Windows 8 Consumer Preview for the moment too, so you wouldn't have to pay for an OS? Just a thought... would put more money in the kitty!

With OS:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Asrock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £119.98
1 x OcUK HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 60GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F60GB3A-BK) £64.99
1 x Corsair Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600GUK) £64.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £54.98
1 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £47.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
Total : £768.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
 
thanks! one without an os looks really good.. n good point about windows 8! how is watercooling to set up? last pc i built was 4 yrs ago with standard air cooling. Also i assume thatd all fit in the case fine?
 
Personally I'd not get some of the things Rooster212 has specced, nothing wrong with it it would work but I think there's better choices:

Without Windows:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £116.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £101.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £52.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £792.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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With OS:

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £116.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £803.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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What's changed?

  • No need for more expensive RAM, 1600Mhz and reasonable timings is good for SB
  • The PSU is fine, but for a similar price you can get a good 600W modular PSU [in the first spec]
  • I've included a 128GB SSD which will give you much more room for the OS and games/programmes. The Crucial M4 is know to be fast and reliable :)
  • I've got a 7850 is both specs, which is better than the 6850 and 6970 in that its newer and uses less power than the 6970 for similar performance. See this comparison. Also see this thread, they overclock well too.
 
Thanks beejjacobs, would the stock air cooling be enough? I probably wouldn't really want to overclock it any (or much) to begin with, but it would be nice to be able to do so at a later date
 
roverstbh said:
Thanks beejjacobs, would the stock air cooling be enough? I probably wouldn't really want to overclock it any (or much) to begin with, but it would be nice to be able to do so at a later date
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No problem :)

yes the stock cooler is fine, people have even got upto 4.2Ghz on the stock cooler! 4Ghz should be achievable. Of course a better cooler can be added later, will allow more overclocking and be quieter but I think in this instance it's better to get a larger SSD etc.. first :)

I wasn't aware when I did the spec that you could get a 560Ti 448 so cheap now, so another option is one of those + a CPU cooler:

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition"

Gelid Tranquillo

That 560Ti 448 is a cut down 570 basically, so will perform similar to the 7850 but of course it has a very good custom cooler and is a bit cheaper!
 
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Which way would you go if pressed? the 7850 or the 560Ti, and why does that card need a CPU cooler (I assume in this case that'd replace the stock cooler)? Been a few years since even had to buy hardware I feel like I know nothing lol

Really appreciate all the help guys :)
 
roverstbh said:
Which way would you go if pressed? the 7850 or the 560Ti, and why does that card need a CPU cooler (I assume in this case that'd replace the stock cooler)? Been a few years since even had to buy hardware I feel like I know nothing lol

Really appreciate all the help guys :)
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Sorry I added the Gelid in there, because with the cheaper GPU you can fit it in the budget - you could still stick with the stock i5 cooler to save money :)

Personally I prefer Nvidia so would go with the 560Ti 448, but the 7850 is newer/will use less power.

This compares the 7850 with the 570:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/513?vs=549

and this compares the 570 with the 560Ti 448:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/499?vs=306

[Unfortunately you can't directly compare them on there.]
 
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