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hbk123

hbk123

hbk123

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Hey guys,

Looking to make a new build for Photoshop/Light Gaming. Space is at a premium and my max budget is £550. What do you think of this and will the case be suitable?




Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£169.99
Sapphire HD 7750 Low Profile Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£95.99
Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard
£69.95
OCZ Vertex 4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-64G)
£63.98
BeQuiet Pure Power L8 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in
£54.95
Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black
£39.98
GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1333C9DC)
£31.99
Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM
£14.99
Sub Total :
£451.52
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)

Shipping :

£10.00

VAT is being charged at 20.00%

VAT :

£92.30

Total :

£553.82
 
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567 For just £10 more I would recommend getting the 3570k. Do you really need a DVD drive? Dropping that would let you put that i5 in without breaking budget. As for the SSD, OCZ have had some bad things said about them. So i would go with this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=910. It's on offer this week so it is £4 cheaper than the OCZ. And probably faster. You could also save yourself some money and get this powersupply http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497. It's made by seasonic and also cheaper. Everything else looks in order. Also, http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-101-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699 It's only £4 more
 
must agree with above , if you have anything from an older build you can cut a few bits off here and there and add better stuff, a dvd is fine as long as it works, same as most cases for most people, its the bits in them
 
Do you realise you haven't got a HDD in the Spec, only a 64GB SSD? Is that really enough?

I don't think you need the 2500k or 3570k, as you wont be able to overclock it anyway, may aswell go for the 3570.

A modular PSU is a must. :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £76.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £56.99
1 x Xigmatek Helios XTK231 Mini Tower Case - Black £24.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £542.51 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Or if you wanted to stay Mini-ITX then I'd suggest this:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x MSI HD 7750 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £71.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £59.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £56.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £39.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £553.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
ok, thanks for your input, I do have a 128gb HDD lying around and an old DVD Drive that i could use, heres the updated spec and I agree that it wont be overclocked so i just went with the 3570.




Intel Core i5-3570 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
£161.99
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard
£98.99
MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£79.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2)
£59.99
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White
£56.99
Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black
£39.98
GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1333C9DC)
£31.99
Sub Total :
£441.60
Total :
£529.92
 
hbk123 said:
ok, thanks for your input, I do have a 128gb HDD lying around and an old DVD Drive that i could use, heres the updated spec and I agree that it wont be overclocked so i just went with the 3570.




Intel Core i5-3570 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
£161.99
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard
£98.99
MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£79.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2)
£59.99
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White
£56.99
Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black
£39.98
GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1333C9DC)
£31.99
Sub Total :
£441.60
Total :
£529.92
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That looks like the best sort of thing you could get for £550
 
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