Need help on a spec

GeorgeM123

GeorgeM123

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Hi, never built a pc before but i'm going to give it a try. Need a spec for around £650, don't mind going over if it's worth it.
I had ago myself but it was rubbish. I would like 120gb ssd and i also need an OS. I don't need a moniter, mouse or key bored.
Oh and it'll be used for internet browsing, word processing and gaming.
Thanks in advance
 
 
Saphire are known to have a poor RMA service so while it may be a good card if it has to go back to the manufacturer you could be waiting a while. Performance wise there prolly isnt much in it. I try to reccomend items where if something goes wrong it easy to deal with. As such the MSI have UK RMA not an EU or HK one.
 
ok i understand. Do you think it would be worth it going with an i5-3570K to give me that extra bit of power and over clocking ability as eventually i would like to try and over clock i think ocuk have got that on offer aswell
 
Its definetley worth going for an I5 as it will make the system last a few years longer. Its about an £100 extra if you include a decent cooler for overclocking.
 
Idleman said:
Do you need a hdd or dvd/rw?
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Shoot completely forget about them! -.-

Here if you need em:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £43.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £43.98
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £611.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Only thing changed is no SSD.
 
I'm prepared to pay it if you think it will give a significant increase in performance, what cooler would you recommend?
Yes idleman i will probably need a small hdd for music and some movies but i may wait a couple of weeks to spread out the cost a little. As for dvd I thought the case came with one?
 
GeorgeM123 said:
I'm prepared to pay it if you think it will give a significant increase in performance, what cooler would you recommend?
Yes idleman i will probably need a small hdd for music and some movies but i may wait a couple of weeks to spread out the cost a little. As for dvd I thought the case came with one?
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Just out of interest, do you have a PC at the moment.
If so can you post the specs, including make and model of Psu.
Any components that can be reused, will enable you to spend more in other areas.
 
Idleman said:
Just out of interest, do you have a PC at the moment.
If so can you post the specs, including make and model of Psu.
Any components that can be reused, will enable you to spend more in other areas.
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No unfortunately, my old one that just broke was 8 years old and had a IDE hard drive haha, served me very well though!
 
I5 build, with everything.

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 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
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 Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £773.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



GTX 560ti versus GTX570
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/499?vs=306

GTX570 versus Hd7850
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/518?vs=549
 
Thanks. the 7850 doesn't have that much of a performance advantage over the 560 then...
If we are all agreed on idleman's spec i'll order tomorrow and i'll treat you to some pictures of the finished article next week
 
Look for ward to the pics. :D

Don`t forget to select ACHI in the Bios, before installing the OS on the ssd. And don`t connect your hdd, until after the installation.
If, when you connect your Gpu to the monitor and you get no display, don`t panic. All you need to do is download a Bios update(F18) and install using QFlash in the Bios. You can use a USB pendrive or your ssd..
Any problems just post and someone will be around to help.
 
kinda says it all about this years gpu's the 560ti selling ><
just looked at a review of the new 650ti, another lame card
 
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