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wrayth

wrayth

wrayth

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Hi Folks

So it's been a while since I upgraded still running a e6700 core duo, so I think it's time to upgrade, trouble is I feel really out of the loop as regards what would be the best stuff to buy for my budget of 500-600 pounds for a gaming machine so I'm hoping you folks can help. I don't need a new case just the stuff inside, I think my psu would still have enough power as well but maybe better getting a new one.

Thanks in advance

Rob
 
reuse the case and optical drive.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £74.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £530.90 (includes shipping : ).




do you need another copy of windows? (i didn't spec one, but there's enough left over in the budget if you do need one)
 
Done a spec anyway :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: AMD FX-8350, Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, AMD 8GB 2133MHz Kit, Superflower 650W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£30 SAVING** £323.88
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £607.84 (includes shipping : ).



Edit:

You could reuse your storage drives:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: AMD FX-8350, Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, AMD 8GB 2133MHz Kit, Superflower 650W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£30 SAVING** £323.88
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £568.85 (includes shipping : ).

 
Hi Guys

Thanks for the help, my case is one of those armor cases a huge thing sure it is atx size, my psu is an enermax but would have to check on the wattage.

The reason I'm thinking of changing my storage devices is because one of them is showing an error, currently using them in Raid and everything still works, been like this for a coulle of years though so think they really need replacing lol

will go and check the things you have suggested and will get back you on the other questions when I'm at home

thanks Rob
 
Enermax Infiniti 720W EIN720AWT Modular PSU

Thats my psu :-) why don't they stick the stickers on the side you can see lol

thanks Rob
 
yea, that psu is absolutely fine. no point changing it.

with that in mind, i'd suggest this instead:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £74.99
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 £65.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £586.91 (includes shipping : ).



reuse your case, psu and optical drive and you're good to go
 
 
practically the same tbh
my spec uses a cheaper motherboard
rjc's spec has a sli/xfire capable mobo if you ever do decide to go dual gpu (but you'll need to change your psu)
 
Asus Z97-K - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving**

Could I possibly swap the gigabyte MB for the one above? Or are the gigabyte mb better value for money?

only because I am used to asus bios really? Or are all the mb bios quite similar? Think I have always had an asus board so not really seen any other bios

cheers Rob
 
I always tended to go with the Gigabyte board, they have a Uk RMA service and I always preferred them.

But ultimately both are good as each other.

There is not a lot between them :p
 
Hi Guys

sorry but there has been a change of plan, i have managed to get my hands on Q6850 extreme for free :-) I know this is quite an old chip but it's still much better than my e6700. So now im after a new graphics card, any sugestion?

I only have 4gb of ram but it can go to 1066 don't really want to get any more just incase I end up building new as I planned.

thanks Rob
 
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