New build for a friend

RogueGB · 11 Dec 2013 at 11:54

Hi -- Should I change anything on this system build?

Processor: Intel Core I5-3470 Processor (3.20GHZ, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)
GPU: Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
RAM: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Motherboard
HDD: Western Digital 1TB internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue (3.5 inch)
CD Drive: Samsung 24x SATA DVD Writer - Black
PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit
Case: ADVANCE Hunter X PC Tower Case in black with green LED

Quoted £850

Thanks

RogueGB · 11 Dec 2013 at 16:46

The rig will be used for gaming. I really need some options for a decent build. Thanks for the input

RogueGB · 11 Dec 2013 at 17:07

I'll be helping.

He just game me the specs and I wanted to know what was the main uses of the new system.

This is my system, so something like mine - Budget £850

Case - Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD

Heatsink - Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler - NEW

Graphics - Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X OC 3072MB

Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

1st Hard Disk SSD 250GB

2nd Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply - NEW

RogueGB · 11 Dec 2013 at 17:28

Basically I've got a budget of around £850.

Don't need monitor, keyboard, mouse, OS