My First Build with £600

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Been reading the board this past couple of days trying to work out what way to go about building a decent computer for gaming and general home use.

Was looking at the gaming bundles which seem good but then priced things seperate with extras which works out better value. I have GTX 460 card which I think goes better with intel so this is what I'm thinking of but not decided on a case yet. :confused:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £46.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £21.98
Total : £527.90 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
That gigabyte looks great but it's a pre-order. I have the 768mb overclocked ASUS GTX460 which i got when they 1st came out. Would love to upgrade the card but it should be ok for now and maybe consider SLI in future so yea maybe stick with his board like you say.

How good are the stock coolers for the i5? If I do overclock am I better without it?
I'm looking for a new case with a budget in and around £80
 
Here is a system including the case but no GPU as you already have one


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £159.98
1 x Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *LOWEST UK PRICE* £68.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £46.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4005SP01 Venom Nano CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £19.98
Total : £503.80 (includes shipping : £19.10).



If your wanting a better GPU you could always sell your 460 and use that money plus the rest of your budget to get a 560 Ti or a 6950
 
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TBH I've not bothered with the overclocking on my 2500 cause I don't think it's worth for me at the mo so I've still got the stock cooler. I'm gonna wait a year or two then buy a cooler and OC it.
 
chrisarm said:
If your getting a cooler I'd get the OEM cpu for £2 cheaper
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1275

Are you thinking of using the SLI cause if you are I'd stick with the mobo you chose, if not the Ziddy one seems ok.

What about a case, are you using your old one cause there's not one on your list.
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for £2 more you get another 2 years of warranty, youd be stupid not to pay that extra £2.
id get OPs first spec but change the motherboard to a msi p67a-c45 if he/shes not bothered with sli/cf.
 
Here's basket so far. I appreciate the feedback and suggestions.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x OcUK Value GeForce GTX 460 "Green Edition" 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £46.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
Total : £621.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
that psu only has 1 x 6 pin, 1 x 6+2 pin, so you would have to use molex adapters.
the xfx 650w have the right connections.
 
Ah ok cheers this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

Will 2 gtx460 768mb be better than a 560?

Updated cart again lol


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x OcUK Value GeForce GTX 460 "Green Edition" 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply £80.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £46.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
Total : £647.87 (includes shipping : £19.15).

 
Ok i'll go for the xfx non modular and save a few quid. Seems the SLI 460 is a good idea going by a review i read.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x OcUK Value GeForce GTX 460 "Green Edition" 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £68.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £46.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £41.99
Total : £637.06 (includes shipping : £20.15).

 
I have just noticed the MSI board only supports 4x DIMMs with support for DDR3 1133/1066 up to 16GB MAX

I'm maybe gonna go back to my 1st choice of mobo the Asus P8Z68-V having the SLI and support for my RAM
 
Got parts from OcUK on Monday. Built the pc that day and everything seems to be running great :)

Parts I ended up with:
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge)
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Cooler Master CM690-II Lite Dominator Case & GX 750W Power Supply
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Akasa AK-CC4005SP01 Venom Nano CPU Cooler

Took a short video clip to show how quiet it is.
Running Black ops at a constant 100fps at the moment.
Using a ASUS GTX460 768MB OC
Cinebench tested CPU at 6.79 points

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions guys! ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WpbgPzIs6o
 
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