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Hi All
budget...variable, £700 maybe, lower is better
My current system is coming to the end of its life, 6 years old it has served me well, but it is time to do the journey. I like to build my PCs on a budget.
Current set up (it was pretty dated even for 2010!)
-Pentium dual core E5300 @2.60 GHz
-2 GB of DDR2 RAM (it was 4 but 2gb died a couple of years back and i didn't replace them)
-NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
-ASUS p5k motherboard
-A 1 TB HDD
-Its in an ATX cooler master case with i think a 300 watt PSU,
-I stuck in a dvd writer (SATA) and an wireless card (PCIe)
I originally planned on upgrading this machine, but the CPUs all got discontinued so i can not get anything decent (think it is an LGA 775 board)
The only things i think i would keep is the case, the HDD (as extra storage, see below) the DVD writer (mainly because i wont take it out of the case), and the wireless card.
I want a PC that i can actually upgrade in a few years, down the SLI route and with a decent CPU, when prices come down. with this is mind my proposed build as follows:
- OS - windows 10, what is the deal with windows 10, is it free now? i shelled out for an OEM of windows 7 back in 2010, can i just install that then upgrade?
- MB*[/COLOR]*****.com/719820-msi-z170a-gaming-m5-socket-1151-dvi-hdmi-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-z170a-gaming-m5"]MSI Z170A GAMING M5 Socket 1151 for the so called "future proof," £136.98
- HDD *[/COLOR]*****.com/725816-samsung-950-pro-256gb-m-2-ssd-mz-v5p256bw"]Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2 SSD x 2(raid 0, for the quick boot for the ultra quick boot, £145.98 x 2 = 291.96
- CPU (this is where i start getting budget) *[/COLOR]*****.com/729181-intel-pentium-g4400-3-3-ghz-socket-1151-3mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80662g4400"]Intel Pentium G4400 3.3 GHz, this is the cheapest CPU for the 1151 socket - £50.99
-RAM *[/COLOR]*****.com/710628-kingston-8gb-2133mhz-ddr4-non-ecc-cl15-dimm-memory-kvr21n15d8-8"]kingston 8gb 2133mhz ddr4-non-ecc-cl15-dimm-memory-kvr21n15d8-8 £30.48 pretty standard ram
- GPU *[/COLOR]*****.com/720987-gigabyte-gtx-950-oc-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-gv-n950oc-2gd"]Gigabyte GTX 950 OC 2GB GDDR5 at £127.98 this GPU is the best for price vs performance on the passmark site, but or i might go with *[/COLOR]*****.com/721930-msi-gt-730-4gb-ddr3-vga-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-n730-4gd3v2"]MSI GT 730 4GB DDR3 at £68.99 the only game i play ATM is DOTA 2 but I have been known to dabble in others.
PSU - I havent run the numbers yet but for completeness ill throw in *[/COLOR]*****.com/713439-aerocool-integrator-700w-80-certified-psu-12cm-black-fan-active-pfc-tw-acp-i700hg"]this at 37.98
Total is £676.37
So i think the future proofing is there, if i chose to i could blow another £800 on a couple of sweet gaming cards with SLI and a sweet i7 processor
On the other hand, i could scale this back: recycle my old graphics card (or use the integrated), HDD, and PSU shaving a huge £457.92 bringing my "upgrade" cost down to £218.45 i.e. just the MB, Ram and CPU
What would you guys do in my situation?
budget...variable, £700 maybe, lower is better
My current system is coming to the end of its life, 6 years old it has served me well, but it is time to do the journey. I like to build my PCs on a budget.
Current set up (it was pretty dated even for 2010!)
-Pentium dual core E5300 @2.60 GHz
-2 GB of DDR2 RAM (it was 4 but 2gb died a couple of years back and i didn't replace them)
-NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
-ASUS p5k motherboard
-A 1 TB HDD
-Its in an ATX cooler master case with i think a 300 watt PSU,
-I stuck in a dvd writer (SATA) and an wireless card (PCIe)
I originally planned on upgrading this machine, but the CPUs all got discontinued so i can not get anything decent (think it is an LGA 775 board)
The only things i think i would keep is the case, the HDD (as extra storage, see below) the DVD writer (mainly because i wont take it out of the case), and the wireless card.
I want a PC that i can actually upgrade in a few years, down the SLI route and with a decent CPU, when prices come down. with this is mind my proposed build as follows:
- OS - windows 10, what is the deal with windows 10, is it free now? i shelled out for an OEM of windows 7 back in 2010, can i just install that then upgrade?
- MB*[/COLOR]*****.com/719820-msi-z170a-gaming-m5-socket-1151-dvi-hdmi-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-z170a-gaming-m5"]MSI Z170A GAMING M5 Socket 1151 for the so called "future proof," £136.98
- HDD *[/COLOR]*****.com/725816-samsung-950-pro-256gb-m-2-ssd-mz-v5p256bw"]Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2 SSD x 2(raid 0, for the quick boot for the ultra quick boot, £145.98 x 2 = 291.96
- CPU (this is where i start getting budget) *[/COLOR]*****.com/729181-intel-pentium-g4400-3-3-ghz-socket-1151-3mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80662g4400"]Intel Pentium G4400 3.3 GHz, this is the cheapest CPU for the 1151 socket - £50.99
-RAM *[/COLOR]*****.com/710628-kingston-8gb-2133mhz-ddr4-non-ecc-cl15-dimm-memory-kvr21n15d8-8"]kingston 8gb 2133mhz ddr4-non-ecc-cl15-dimm-memory-kvr21n15d8-8 £30.48 pretty standard ram
- GPU *[/COLOR]*****.com/720987-gigabyte-gtx-950-oc-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-gv-n950oc-2gd"]Gigabyte GTX 950 OC 2GB GDDR5 at £127.98 this GPU is the best for price vs performance on the passmark site, but or i might go with *[/COLOR]*****.com/721930-msi-gt-730-4gb-ddr3-vga-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-n730-4gd3v2"]MSI GT 730 4GB DDR3 at £68.99 the only game i play ATM is DOTA 2 but I have been known to dabble in others.
PSU - I havent run the numbers yet but for completeness ill throw in *[/COLOR]*****.com/713439-aerocool-integrator-700w-80-certified-psu-12cm-black-fan-active-pfc-tw-acp-i700hg"]this at 37.98
Total is £676.37
So i think the future proofing is there, if i chose to i could blow another £800 on a couple of sweet gaming cards with SLI and a sweet i7 processor
On the other hand, i could scale this back: recycle my old graphics card (or use the integrated), HDD, and PSU shaving a huge £457.92 bringing my "upgrade" cost down to £218.45 i.e. just the MB, Ram and CPU
What would you guys do in my situation?