Mid Range System £350 ?

fowler002 · 26 Nov 2011 at 00:06

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Asus P8Z68-M PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Asus P8Z68-M PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Sub Total : £291.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £60.33
Total : £361.96

jpod · 26 Nov 2011 at 00:10

Nice spec Mr Fowler, respect, whats the on board gfx performance like for hi def playback now? Improved?

pod

fowler002 · 26 Nov 2011 at 00:18

jpod said:
Nice spec Mr Fowler, respect, whats the on board gfx performance like for hi def playback now? Improved?

pod

have you got any benchmarks to support your claim that the £25 graphics card is better than the i2500k onboard for playback? if you do then I'll gladly change it from z68 to a p67 + discrete card.

Reaper 392 · 26 Nov 2011 at 00:23

fowler002 said:
have you got any benchmarks to support your claim that the £25 graphics card is better than the i2500k onboard for playback? if you do then I'll gladly change it from z68 to a p67 + discrete card.

i dont know about a £25 card, but i know the ATI 5450 is actually slightly worse than intel onboard (well, thats what the mods said anyway)

_Jimlad_ · 26 Nov 2011 at 00:32

cheers guys lots to look over, no need for micro motherboards, but i guess they fit

Reaper 392 · 26 Nov 2011 at 00:33

_Jimlad_ said:
cheers guys lots to look over, no need for micro motherboards, but i guess they fit

oh, i chose a mATX motherboard because when you asked about the motherboard being mATX i thought that was all that would fit in your case

respec incoming

*edit*
also, you get free shipping. makes things a lot easier

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Lepa W-Series 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) **BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL DEAL** £34.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £345.95 (includes shipping: FREE).

8GB RAM for you and a bigger PSU for if you decide to put a decent graphics card in there. of course, feel free to use the corsair RAM and PSU i suggested in my earlier build if this isnt of any use to you

stulid · 26 Nov 2011 at 00:40

fowler002 · 26 Nov 2011 at 00:43

will refer you back to my original spec then(same as reapers but with a bigger psu)

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) **BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL DEAL** Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) **BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL DEAL** £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £291.62
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £60.22
Total : £361.34

you get free shipping(only just realised) so will come in budget(maybe ~£1 over)

jpod · 26 Nov 2011 at 01:09

fowler002 said:
have you got any benchmarks to support your claim that the £25 graphics card is better than the i2500k onboard for playback?

Read again, I didn't make any such claim. My understanding is that initially the HD support onboard was poor. I haven't the foggiest what the current HD support is like, I was hoping you knew

However I do know that any gfx card geforce 8 and beyond is able to support hidef video and is suitable for video play back with HDMI and quality surround sound.

A discrete card may offer more features for folk who want to tinker and process video and match refresh rates, the one I picked is passive for a quiet home theater PC.

fowler002 · 26 Nov 2011 at 01:11

well I did say he can add a card at a later date if needed/wanted

jpod · 26 Nov 2011 at 01:31

Lol yep I picked up on that, what you suggested was a quality spec. Fingers crossed it gets built and it works first time

_Jimlad_ · 4 Dec 2011 at 00:14

ok looking to order on monday, and final thoughts or views, i would prefer a full size mobo

honosuseri · 4 Dec 2011 at 01:08

It's best to start a new thread on the day you purchase so the guys can take advantage of the offers. Things may need tweaking slightly

You have an excellent idea now of what's possible in your budget. Personally I would opt for the IGP too. It's worth checking the mobos video outputs, some just have hdmi others will have multiple outputs. Don't want you getting caught out and not being able to connect your monitor.

It might sound petty by £20 for a gfx card doesnt add up to me. That's 4GB of RAM or close to a half decent heatsink. The z series mobo is the way forward, if you ever fancy gaming you can buy a GPU later without breaking the bank.

As an example, there is a 1GB 460 in the bargain bin for £80. That would give you pretty decent gaming performance, cuda and then the lucid virtu of the Z series mobo kicks in. Something like that is worth having in the PCI-Express slot.

Good luck with the build, any probs or questions come back to us.

bru · 4 Dec 2011 at 01:20

alternatively you can just buy for what you need it for now and save a few bob.

use the integrated GPU, 8gig of ram because you asked for it even though for just movie playback 4gig would be fine and the CPU includes a heat sink and fan.

bru · 4 Dec 2011 at 04:07

or if you really wanted to cheap out just for movie playing

_Jimlad_ · 4 Dec 2011 at 10:41

thanks mate, its for my dad for xmas, and have around £330 in a pot from me and my brother and sister, so wanted to get the best for that, he wont be playing ANY games, but does a lot of movie stuff, not hardcore equipment, but watching films, and using video from his cameras to make to make films, so a dedicated gcard would be good i think.

jpod · 4 Dec 2011 at 12:12

Nice spec Bru