need help with a new pc

[zimboy69]

my son has £700-£800

he needs a new pc as his old one is slow


he has a keyboard, mouse, a monitor (1920x1080) and windows 7 already

as i was just going to sell the old pc i didnt want to take anything out of the system box unless it was really needed


as Ive not built a pc for years Im a bit unsure about doing it especially as I need it for xmas
so what he needs the system box I would prefer it to be already built with no hassle but i can build it if there is a huge difference in components /price

I would like intel processor but i will take amd if performance price is a lot better
i also would like it quiet or as quiet as our budget would allow
its main use will be games

thx

 

[stulid]

Intel is the way to go and Z97 is suppose to support Broadwell CPU's also.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £258.58
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £229.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £811.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Get £30 off the GFX card - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631947

Free shipping because you are buying a Superflower PSU+case - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207


But for Crossfire support (a 2nd R9 290) then a 850W PSU is needed.

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If you want to save some money,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Avexir Gold Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CEY) - Yellow/Gold Light £65.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £714.91 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[mtj111]

You're right about not retaining any of the old parts - pretty much everything will be too slow... maybe keep the DVD drive if you want one I guess.

 

[stulid]

Depends how old the DVD drive is, if it is IDE (fat ribbon) then its no good.

 

[zimboy69]

im pretty sure i can find another £15 for a dvd drive

I would like to say thank you so far but i have one more question

As this is a xmas present i kinda wanted a case which was a bit more wow factor as his old pc is in a coolmaster plain black case (and i wanted somthing which looked very different )any ideas if i spent another £30 on the case what would be a good case

this isnt exactly like his old case but its close http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-197-CM&groupid=2362&catid=29 you can see they almost look similar

 

[ShivP]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £69.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Orange (CC-9011038-WW) £59.99
Total : £218.60 (includes shipping : £15.60).




Got to be one of these - the 230T comes in a couple of different colours
You could look on the OcUK site yourself and have a look at the range of cases at what price you're willing to pay, and then post here and someone can check if it's decent or not

 

[stulid]

You can get ones with LED fans,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zalman Z3 Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Zalman Z3 Plus Midi-Tower - White £39.95
Total : £92.20 (includes shipping : £10.25).



Or this one which may suit the red board+RAM extremely well.,

YOUR BASKET
1 x In Win 703 Midi Tower - Black / Red £54.95
Total : £64.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Aerocool DS 200 LITE Black £64.99
Total : £74.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Antec Performance Series P280 Midi-Tower - White £79.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 240 Midi-Tower - White £65.99
Total : £159.48 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Got to be one of these - the 230T comes in a couple of different colours

No it doesnt

 

[ShivP]

No it doesnt

I didn't mean it quite like that Obviously they aren't the only choices but I believe are very good

 

[stulid]

I didn't mean it quite like that Obviously they aren't the only choices but I believe are very good

Surprised you haven't suggested a case that doesn't fit the cooler.

 

[ShivP]

Surprised you haven't suggested a case that doesn't fit the cooler.

Lol, learnt my lesson

 

[zimboy69]

im looking at stulid £811 basket

as im just about to purchase the items above on monday i am just checking that they are still the best value for money and there is nothing i should change

 

[stulid]

im looking at stulid £811 basket

as im just about to purchase the items above on monday i am just checking that they are still the best value for money and there is nothing i should change

Yes still relevant as of today

So go for it.

 

[ShivP]

There's now some b-grade bargains, eg


YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefie (GX-122-GI) £129.95
Total : £139.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Faster & cheaper so you could go for that and save money/get better performance
You'll need to take a HDD cage out to fit this GPU but it will still fit and you'll have enough space for a HDD and SSD

Scratch that, sorry thought it was the £700 ish one, I agree with stulid, go for it

 

[stulid]

There's now some b-grade bargains, eg


YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefie (GX-122-GI) £129.95
Total : £139.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Faster & cheaper so you could go for that and save money/get better performance
You'll need to take a HDD cage out to fit this GPU but it will still fit and you'll have enough space for a HDD and SSD

That is not faster than my £811 build

@OP ignore shivy.

 

[ShivP]

That is not faster than my £811 build

@OP ignore shivy.

Edited it just before, agreed it's better

 

[stulid]

@OP,

As you can see the price is still the same,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £215.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £811.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Still get £30 off the card, Free delivery because of the PSU etc.

Or if you want to penny pinch,

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Avexir Gold Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CEY) - Yellow/Gold Light £65.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £748.39 (includes shipping : ).

 

[zimboy69]

if anything changes can you let me know before sunday night then i will order monday if i dont hear

atm im going for stulid recommendation


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £215.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £811.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[zimboy69]

Had a problem with my credit card so I had to wait for a new one to arrived which it did yesterday I went to order the components last night to discover a lot of the item where out of stock

sorry to be a pain but can you redo me a list and i will order later today

thanks

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £42.95
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £834.41 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Still get the free delivery.

£22.50 cashback - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18637856

Everything is in stock right now.

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If you want try and save money you can get the Xiamatek case now for £23 and there are one or two Bgrade motherboards if you fancy that (but no cashback so making the new board actually a good buy)