MB,CPU,RAM - £400

LukasBB · 26 Oct 2011 at 11:51

Hi,

My friend asked me to upgrade his old pc. He's got a budget of £400 and needs a MB,CPU and RAM. He doesn't play any games but he requires a fast responsive system. So what I picked:

i5-2500K £169.99
Asus P8Z68-V £124.98
Kingston HyperX Gray 2x4GB £43.99
Thermalright Venomous X Silent £34.98

What do you think about this? He already has a PSU and SSD so don't need that.

bigjimmyauk · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:15

we really need to know what his current system is, and what he uses it for if not for gaming is it photoshop or something else?

fowler002 · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:16

Having a psu is all well and good but what make/model is it? a cheapo/no brand even if it's say 700w is worse than a good quality 400w/500w. never a good idea to skimp on the psu or you risk it taking the rest of the pc with it if it goes bang.

Hyburnate · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:24

Spell Grey properly its OCUK. What ram does he have as it could conflict.

LukasBB · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:27

It's not for photoshop or anything specific, he just want a fast pc for everyday usage. I mean he wants it to boot quickly, to react fast, etc.

Doomedspeed · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:27

As awaiting the answer to the above questions.

The motherboard is a little over the top for his uses.

This Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 £90 will be prefect.

The only reason you'd go for the one you selected is if you were going for an Xfire/SLI set up. As he's not a gamer, he won't be.

LukasBB · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:29

PSU what he has is an older corsair hx650.

fowler002 · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:31

LukasBB said:
PSU what he has is an older corsair hx650.

what no £20 1kw?

it more then fine in that case

Doomedspeed · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:31

LukasBB said:
PSU what he has is an older corsair hx650.

That should be fine, as long as he had no problems with it.

bigjimmyauk · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:35

LukasBB said:
It's not for photoshop or anything specific, he just want a fast pc for everyday usage. I mean he wants it to boot quickly, to react fast, etc.

well if not for gaming or anything specifically tasking i see no problem with a fast SSD and windows 7, even a dual core DDR2 system should be very fast with the latest SSD tech like the crucial M4

LukasBB · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:35

Doomedspeed said:
As awaiting the answer to the above questions.

The motherboard is a little over the top for his uses.

This Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 £90 will be prefect.

The only reason you'd go for the one you selected is if you were going for an Xfire/SLI set up. As he's not a gamer, he won't be.

is that MB any good? he wants good OC

Doomedspeed · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:55

LukasBB said:
is that MB any good? he wants good OC

This review somes it up well.

Obviously as its a cheaper board he will get a lower overclock but he should be able to get to 4.3Ghz-4.5Ghz quite easily. If he wants any more than that you'll need to go for a £140+ board.

LukasBB · 26 Oct 2011 at 13:05

allright that mb should be good enough thanks but now he says that he will want to play the new star wars game when it comes out :rolleyes:

what about an hd6850 gpu? is there anything better for £100ish ?

fowler002 · 26 Oct 2011 at 13:09

6870 if you can stretch.

Doomedspeed · 27 Oct 2011 at 10:24

Or a GTX 460 if you can find one in your price range, I know they have *B grade* ones for £90.