Help me to decide!

Spangles · 7 Oct 2012 at 17:49

Hey Guys & Gals,

I am looking at doing a build in the very near future. At first I wanted to spend about £1k. I currently have a laptop with a I3 2.4, 4gb Ram, GeForce 310m graphics card. Now this is not too bad and does ok for most things.

My parents have gone away for a few weeks / month as they just sold their business and having not had a holiday for 5 years are going to make up for it.

I currently have borrowed their PC with the intentions of cleaning it up a bit for them as it was getting a bit cluttered.

They have a Phenom X4 695 Black 3.4ghz processor, 4gb of ram, and a Radeon 6870.

Compared to my laptop, in games this trounces it completely.

So instead of forking out loads for a new machine, I am giving serious consideration to the new AMD platform, and getting something similar in the way of a dedicated GPU, which if I am correct will run alongside the built in graphics yes?

Paired with a SSD as the main drive, this really should be fast enough, shouldn't it?

Would rather spend £650 - £700 for it than £1000 obviously.

Also, the new AMD set up & motherboards, will they allow me to update to newer AMD cpu's in the future?

Thanks for any help.

tamzzy · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:11

noooo...not amd!
lol

brb with a spec.

i guess you'd need monitor, os, keyboard, mouse speakers too?

RJC · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:11

Done a build, not AMD though.

CPU and Hard drive finishes tomorrow first thing.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £163.99
(£136.66) £163.99
(£136.66)
Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £38.39
(£31.99) £38.39
(£31.99)
Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
(£15.82) £18.98
(£15.82)
Sub Total : £579.40
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £118.38
Total : £710.28

tamzzy · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:14

the works:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £163.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £38.39
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Creative T3130 2.1 Speaker System (51MF0395AA003) £34.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
1 x Steelseries Ikari Optical Mouse (62000) £19.98
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,001.28 (includes shipping : £27.55).

Spangles · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:20

Just tried putting a build together myself, with the new trinity stuff. Came to around £725 and that is without a dedicated GPU but with some slightly better other bits.

This is the thing, a thousand pounds is a lot of money. And for playing mainly Football Manager and some other games here and there, is it worth the extra £300 or so pounds?

Probably is, as it leaves me more open with my choice of what I want to do in the future with it.

That is really impressive for the price Tamzzy, especially seeing as it comes with some nice peripherals too!

Argh! So much choice! So many options!

tamzzy · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:23

trinity is a budget build, if you're gonna spend 700-800 just get an intel rig

RJC · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:26

As with my build and Tamzzy the CPU and Hard drive finish tomorrow morning,

stulid · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:26

RJC said:
Done a build, not AMD though.

CPU and Hard drive finishes tomorrow first thing.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £163.99
(£136.66) £163.99
(£136.66)
Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £38.39
(£31.99) £38.39
(£31.99)
Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
(£15.82) £18.98
(£15.82)
Sub Total : £579.40
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £118.38
Total : £710.28

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Spangles · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:29

Ok guys thanks, will most likely go for the Intel based build then. Going to be a few weeks until I order so will have to repost at the time to take advantage of the deals at the time.

You have convinced me though, so thanks, have an ice cream!

tamzzy · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:34

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £163.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x BenQ G2255 21.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £38.39
1 x Aerocool Strike-X ONE Midi Tower Case - Black £28.98
1 x Logitech MK320 Wireless Desktop Set (920-002885) £27.98
1 x Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £806.41 (includes shipping : £13.50).

there ya go, had a play, 800ish quid for the whole shebang. though the offers will change, so cant say how much u'd pay when you decide to order.
had to take away the ssd and heatsink, so the next upgrade when you have 100 or so quid would be to buy an ssd and heatsink

Bacon? · 7 Oct 2012 at 18:57

Not bad Tamzy not bad at all

Spangles · 7 Oct 2012 at 19:14

Tamzzy, I would if ordering now, probably go for the SSD as it would save a lot of hassle in reinstalling the OS at a later date, also just to give the full feeling of value for money through pure speed increase over my current system. So would be looking at around £875 based on the current pricing, which to be honest, for what you have listed, is absolutely phenomenal to be honest!

tamzzy · 7 Oct 2012 at 22:31

Bacon? said:
Not bad Tamzy not bad at all

xD

Harbourite said:
Tamzzy, I would if ordering now, probably go for the SSD as it would save a lot of hassle in reinstalling the OS at a later date, also just to give the full feeling of value for money through pure speed increase over my current system. So would be looking at around £875 based on the current pricing, which to be honest, for what you have listed, is absolutely phenomenal to be honest!

i have to say, you should shop around to find the best prices. although for post sales customer services, ocuk are pretty damn good

Spangles · 14 Oct 2012 at 20:28

Hello again guys!

Am either going to save up and buy the whole rig at the end of November or am thinking about getting about £600 worth at the end of this month, then getting the rest a month later.

What could I get from the above specs, but would need to have the OS & Monitor with it for around £600.

Would rather get a SSD first, then get normal HDD's later to add in. Also can do without the graphics card for a month as I will just have to play football manager for that time!

Got a keyboard & mouse I can use for the time being.

So would need to have a decent base that can be built on.

Work your magic please OCUK'ers!