Hi guys, building a Micro ATX spec for the misses, a mate is giving her his old GTX660. She really likes the BitFenix Colossus case, and needs windows.
This is what I've come up with - please advise me on AMD vs Intel, I need to get the basket below £500 ideally.
EDIT: She needs it to be as quick as possible, using it mostly for PhD write-up (loads of tabs and apps running) she does remote connect often (not that this matters). Will play some games on the side, Sims, WoW etc doesn't have to run on high graphics. Will be using 1080p monitor.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8370 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x MSI H97 PC Mate Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x BitFenix Colossus M Micro ATX - Black £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £49.99
Total : £795.43 (includes shipping : £17.10).
This is what I've come up with - please advise me on AMD vs Intel, I need to get the basket below £500 ideally.
EDIT: She needs it to be as quick as possible, using it mostly for PhD write-up (loads of tabs and apps running) she does remote connect often (not that this matters). Will play some games on the side, Sims, WoW etc doesn't have to run on high graphics. Will be using 1080p monitor.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8370 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x MSI H97 PC Mate Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x BitFenix Colossus M Micro ATX - Black £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £49.99
Total : £795.43 (includes shipping : £17.10).
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