Sorry, I would need a monitor included in the £700 budget. The monitor I was looking at was around £110 so I would have to cut that off the budget for the actual system. The keyboard and mouse won't be included in the £700 budget, I will get them another time.
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Sorry, I would need a monitor included in the £700 budget. The monitor I was looking at was around £110 so I would have to cut that off the budget for the actual system. The keyboard and mouse won't be included in the £700 budget, I will get them another time.
Would it be worth upgrading the card a bit higher for my new budget or upgrading something else instead? The system you quoted me was £506, around £616 with the monitor so I still have a bit left to spend.
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £156.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £124.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £34.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black - £124.99
Total : £736.54 (includes shipping : £11.25).
That look good? Pretty sure that will last me a long time. I have to get a quality system for when I go to uni anyway.
I won't be ordering for a while so I will keep looking for offers or new parts coming out that will be good value.
Thanks guys, you have been fantastic.
1 x Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £124.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £34.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black - £124.99
Total : £736.54 (includes shipping : £11.25).
That look good? Pretty sure that will last me a long time. I have to get a quality system for when I go to uni anyway.
I won't be ordering for a while so I will keep looking for offers or new parts coming out that will be good value.
Thanks guys, you have been fantastic.
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Thats fine, is that the Win7 and HDD bundle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-000-OP
Add one of these - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-004-AN&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4
Stick it at the back or roof of the case to exhaust any hot air.
Stick it at the back or roof of the case to exhaust any hot air.
Update:
Was on another forum and some guys recommended a samsung spinpoint as I want to upgrade to 1TB, is that any better or worse than the caviar blue 500GB HDD?
They also recommended I get a 6870 instead of a 5850. Thoughts?
One guy even recommended I even get a 850w PSU if I wanted to do future improvements :S Don't think that is necessary however.
Thanks.
Was on another forum and some guys recommended a samsung spinpoint as I want to upgrade to 1TB, is that any better or worse than the caviar blue 500GB HDD?
They also recommended I get a 6870 instead of a 5850. Thoughts?
One guy even recommended I even get a 850w PSU if I wanted to do future improvements :S Don't think that is necessary however.
Thanks.
Link below shows the comparison between the two gpu's, The 6870 is slightly quicker but dont think it worth the extra:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=295
The Samsung F3 500GB drive you were talking about, I susoect there would be minimal difference between the 2 drives.
The psu will be fine, unless you want future proof.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=295
The Samsung F3 500GB drive you were talking about, I susoect there would be minimal difference between the 2 drives.
The psu will be fine, unless you want future proof.
The Samsung F3 is quicker, but its not available in that Win7 bundle which was to save you money.
A 6870 is quicker than a 5850, but again its more money.
£149 vs £117 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/295?vs=290
The above prices are OCUK lowest.
A 6870 is quicker than a 5850, but again its more money.
£149 vs £117 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/295?vs=290
The above prices are OCUK lowest.
Of course, forgot about the Win7 bundle.
The guys on there said the 6870 was the same price as the 5850 :S
My absolute maximum is £850 with mouse and keyboard, so I still have a little left to spend, any recommendations on anything else I could get/improve?
Also, how much more is it for a 850w PSU than a 500w?
Thanks guys
The guys on there said the 6870 was the same price as the 5850 :S
My absolute maximum is £850 with mouse and keyboard, so I still have a little left to spend, any recommendations on anything else I could get/improve?
Also, how much more is it for a 850w PSU than a 500w?
Thanks guys
A guy just posted this spec for me after I specified some things I wanted.
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £156.98
Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £124.99
Or
XFX HD 6870 Medal Of Honor 1GB GDDR5 £135
http://www.******.com/product/248885
****** usually have the option of free delivery and even when you choose that option it doesn't usually take very long.
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB £44
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] ubcat=1279
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =7&subcat=
Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620 80Plus Bronze £55
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] 23&subcat=
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £34.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Antec Tri-Cool 3-Speed 120mm Fan - Black £2.99
Total : £640/650
Thoughts?
This is without monitor, mouse & keyboard, just the build.
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £156.98
Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £124.99
Or
XFX HD 6870 Medal Of Honor 1GB GDDR5 £135
http://www.******.com/product/248885
****** usually have the option of free delivery and even when you choose that option it doesn't usually take very long.
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB £44
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] ubcat=1279
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =7&subcat=
Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620 80Plus Bronze £55
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] 23&subcat=
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £34.99
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.98
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Antec Tri-Cool 3-Speed 120mm Fan - Black £2.99
Total : £640/650
Thoughts?
This is without monitor, mouse & keyboard, just the build.
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