New Build £1000

StevenUK · 20 Oct 2010 at 16:13

Hello

Im looking to build a new system but im not up on all the new components like motherbored etc, so i was hoping that you could assist me and recommend some parts to build a new tower. I will need all the components to build the tower, i do not need any OS or peripherals. Only preference is that i would prefer nvidia cards

Thanks

Porcelina · 20 Oct 2010 at 16:56

As always, in order to make a good suggestion one would need to know what the system will be used for and, if it is for gaming, what kind of resolution you will be gaming at.

StevenUK · 20 Oct 2010 at 17:14

I will be using the system mainly for gaming, i run on a 24inch monitor at 1920x1200

Gantoris · 20 Oct 2010 at 17:45

I said something retarded here and edited it out

will sort out a build soon!

stulid · 20 Oct 2010 at 17:48

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £227.94
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OcUK Value GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £199.99
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Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
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Patriot Viper 2 Sector 7 6GB (3x2GB) PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Kit £99.99
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OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £99.99
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Antec TruePower New Blue Modular 750W Power Supply £99.98
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Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
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Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £35.99
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Gantoris · 20 Oct 2010 at 19:28

Heres my two cents, if you buy this i may have to kill you and steal it

Lovely system right there my friend, just don't tell 95thrifles that i recommended an SSD to someone!

stulid · 20 Oct 2010 at 19:30

why the crossfire motherboard with nvidia gpu and a hex core cpu when its a gaming system?

Gantoris · 20 Oct 2010 at 20:04

He stated a preference for an Nvidia GPU, i specced the mobo not particularly for multi GPU nut to have room for various other pieces he could save a few quid there depending on what he may or may not want to pop in down the line. As for the Hex Core, hes got a nice budget why not get the best AMD have to offer overkill i know but a sweet CPU imo.

OP could easily shave £120 of my build by getting the AMD 955 black edition and downgrading his mobo with no real loss to performance if he likes.

stulid · 20 Oct 2010 at 20:07

So why spec a crossfire motherboard if he wants room for stuff, almost any ATX motherboard will have enough slots.

As for gaming, quad core all the way.

Gantoris · 20 Oct 2010 at 20:18

Hmm i may actually have put the wrong mobo in now that i look at it

, im playing with builds for myself aswell and trying to have room for 2xRadeons down the line.

As for the hexcore, doesn't hurt to be future proof if you've got the budget it is more of an epeen thing ill admit in hindsight however pehaps could save some money and get a stupidly high end GPU how about this...

Pretty epic dont ya think? In budget and god damn game eating monster.

stulid · 20 Oct 2010 at 20:23

thats better.

but you know this harddrive - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279 - is fast and cheaper?

RJC · 20 Oct 2010 at 20:24

Your basket
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EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £340.74
(£289.99) £340.74
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Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £138.64
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(£117.99)
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £104.99
(£89.35) £104.99
(£89.35)
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
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Patriot Viper 2 Sector 5 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit £72.84
(£61.99) £72.84
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XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
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Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
(£37.44) £43.99
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Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
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Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £35.99
(£30.63) £35.99
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Samsung SH-S223L/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £14.09
(£11.99) £14.09
(£11.99)
Sub Total : £810.53
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £143.90
Total : £966.18

stulid · 20 Oct 2010 at 20:29

RJC said:
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £340.74
(£289.99) £340.74
(£289.99)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £138.64
(£117.99) £138.64
(£117.99)
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £104.99
(£89.35) £104.99
(£89.35)
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
(£74.99)
Patriot Viper 2 Sector 5 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit £72.84
(£61.99) £72.84
(£61.99)
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
(£37.44) £43.99
(£37.44)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £35.99
(£30.63) £35.99
(£30.63)
Samsung SH-S223L/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £14.09
(£11.99) £14.09
(£11.99)
Sub Total : £810.53
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £143.90
Total : £966.18

I look at that spec and instantly think this,

Gantoris · 20 Oct 2010 at 20:31

You know im actually retarded, i ment to put in a 1.5tb HDD lol, so many windows open at the same time is making my brain hurt.

1. Use my 2nd build
2. Replace the HDD with http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-211-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279
3. ??????
4. Profit

That HDD is only £1 more expensive and has 500mb more storage, this PC would be beautiful to behold and you have £35ish wiggle room with the budget for maybe a more imba case or somesuch.

StevenUK · 21 Oct 2010 at 15:12

Thanks for all the replys and help, I like the look of your second suggestion Gantoris

I will have a look and probably order this weekend

stulid · 21 Oct 2010 at 15:16

you sure you dont like RJC faster i5 build instead?

Gantoris · 21 Oct 2010 at 15:31

No problem m8, ill be quite envious of you if you buy it im lookin at something similar but trying to cram it into a £1200 budget including monitor, peripherals and OS so having a hard time.

If gaming is your thing and you must have a solid state i wouldn't want to suggest less than 120gb considering the size of game installs these days. Personally id prefer a Phenom 2 build over an i5 but for most users it will make no difference except for the cost

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