Help with new spec

JonoB

JonoB

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My graphics card (4870 1GB) has just thrown in the towel, so its time to get a new one and upgrade the rest of my PC too. I am still running an E6600 processor (please dont laugh!) with 8GB DDR2 ram. Time to say bye-bye.

I have a Corsair 620 modular PSU, and a LianLi 7 case, both of which I am hoping will be fine. I have a 1TB hard drive, which is fine for now, although I would like to get an SSD if possible. I have a 22" monitor, although I'd like to get dual 24" at some point.

I use the PC mostly for work (web development, running DB's, sometimes virtualisation) and some gaming (WoW, SC2, maybe Dishonoured, etc). Graphics card doesn't have to be awesome - just "good enough" is fine.

So, basically, I need:
- new mobo
- new cpu
- new ram (8GB should be enough, 16GB would be nice),
- new graphics card
- would be nice - SSD (128gb)

I'm hoping for £350 - not sure if thats realistic or not.
 
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i5 build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti-448 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £77.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £496.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).



i3 build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti-448 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £77.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £424.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
 
Thanks for the response everyone.

I guess if I am looking to cut some corners, then I'd have to cut back on the CPU (perhaps i3 3220) and the graphics card. SSD just seems to be massive bang-for-buck performance increase.

Decisions, decisions.
 
 
JonoB said:
OK, that looks pretty good!

Only concern with that graphics card is that some reviews for the 7870 version seem to think that its very noisy
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_hd_7870_twinfrozr_iii_oc_review,23.html. Which is surprising, as all the reviews on the OC page say how quiet it is - is this because its a 7850 version?
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It might just have been a fault with that particular card. I have two Twin Frozr cards in my system and i would`nt say they were noisy, even under full load.
 
Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £143.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £358.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).



You can always get an ssd later.
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This +1

however if you want a small SSD as a boot drive below is almost within budget

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte HD 7770 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £50.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £365.30 (includes shipping : £9.50).



but if i was you i'd go with idle's build and get SSD later
 
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