Guts of PC needed

Potty27 · 12 Aug 2013 at 08:40

teppic said:
I'd also drop to the A8-5600K and the 1600MHz RAM, since there will be no gaming. Saves a good £40 or so.

Somehow missed the no gaming bit... :eek:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £34.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler £24.98
Total : £337.93 (includes shipping : FREE).

teppic · 12 Aug 2013 at 08:50

The system will only pull 150W or so flat out so any PSU will be ok really. I almost automatically go for the XFX 450W for anything that isn't going to take a high end card and OC'd CPU.

Potty27 · 12 Aug 2013 at 08:54

teppic said:
The system will only pull 150W or so flat out so any PSU will be ok really. I almost automatically go for the XFX 450W for anything that isn't going to take a high end card and OC'd CPU.

A cheap OEM would do in my opinion, but as the budget allows, may as well use a branded/80 Plus one, should be fairly future proof anyway.

If he also needed a case you probably know what I'd have spec'd

UKflames · 12 Aug 2013 at 13:42

This is looking good, thanks for all of the suggestions guys.

Potty27 · 12 Aug 2013 at 16:38

Good luck with whatever you buy

UKflames · 12 Aug 2013 at 22:48

Potty27 - Do you know when that SSD is due to be available, cannot seem to find an on sale date anywhere??

Potty27 · 12 Aug 2013 at 22:58

Saw someone say next week, but I'm not sure, may be worth giving OCUK a ring to see when they will be having them in.

UKflames · 13 Aug 2013 at 08:01

Cheers, there are a few bits out of stock, I will give them a call.

Potty27 · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:15

Good luck

Spudsasin · 17 Aug 2013 at 18:37

Could you recommend a 7870 LE graphics card then please

teppic · 17 Aug 2013 at 18:38

Spudsasin said:
Could you recommend a 7870 LE graphics card then please

What's your budget for the graphics card?

Spudsasin · 17 Aug 2013 at 19:00

Say £170 at a stretch but I would rather £160 ish

Martini1991 · 17 Aug 2013 at 19:01

Go for an MSI 7950 at 175 quid.

teppic · 17 Aug 2013 at 19:05

Yeah - the MSI. You'll get a few games with it too.

UKflames · 3 Sep 2013 at 00:51

I am back and need some more help.

The original gigabyte motherboard I was going for is out of stock all over the place so I have moved onto an alternative, ASRock FM2A75 Pro4 AMD A75, which also has what I need.

So i want to check on memory again to be sure I am getting the right thing, would these be okay?

Patriot Viper Black Mamba

Thanks again for everyones help.

UKflames · 3 Sep 2013 at 14:18

Can anyone help me with my memory selection??

I have been reading about different voltages as well (getting more confused) are the ones i linked too okay??

Thanks