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iliketofly

iliketofly

iliketofly

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HI,

I have a 3 year old AMD pc and have stopped playing games in the main.

Now I am starting with video editing and need a faster pc.

Current spec:
AMD Athlon X2 640 3.0GHZ
Asroc 890GM M3
2 x 4gb DDR2 1333
GTX 470 1280
Ezcool PSI-800INF
Power Cooller Master Ful Size Case

I want a SSD too. I guess I need the I7-4770 and a new Mobo. I am running Win 8.1 64.

Can I use the case, Psu and Gpu to save money?


Thanks,
 
Weclome.

Well, for video editing the AMD 83**'s are very good for the money.

I would also replace you PSU, as it is (well, there no politer way of putting it) Junk.

I would also get a cpu cooler for the 8320 but i need to know if your cas ewill fit it first.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £107.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £71.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler £28.99
Total : £358.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
If all I am going to salvage is the case then I may as well go for the case too.

Looks are not improtant. I do not want to o/c it and its under a desk so I do not need colour co-ordinated components.(whatever is cheapest)

Come on then, whats the damamge on an I7 4770, Cooler, Mobo, Case, 250G SSD, Gpu (be gentle. Odd games and video), 16Gb Ram... Lets go for £1000

Cheers,

I have tried to spec it myself (Randomly picking lower cost componentes) but it is a nightmare making sure it all plays with each other and fits in the case???:confused:

HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Boost 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/16X) Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/16X) £139.99
Asus Z87-A Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard Asus Z87-A Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £109.99
Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
Aerocool Xpredator X1 Midi Tower Case - Black Aerocool Xpredator X1 Midi Tower Case - Black £49.99
Sub Total : £914.93

(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £185.34
Total : £1,112.02
 
 
The CPU is OEM so is a good price - hopefully stock will arrive shortly, also the after market cooler will keep the machine quieter than the stock heastsink if you did buy retail (OEM is not supplied with one)

the motherboard and psu will come with cables required.
 
You definitely won't be overclocking this (locked chip, H87 motherboard) and you won't be able to add more RAM - but you do get a 280X in there. The CPU cooler is nice and quiet, and the case should be too.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £275.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £109.99
1 x Gigabyte H87M-HD3 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £73.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming Black Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler £28.99
Total : £1,006.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
I'm back again...

It has been a long week of looking and thinking.. I now will have a 24" monitor too and add a new Hdd.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO "BF4 Edition" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus VE247H 24" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £63.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler £32.99
Total : £1,255.73 (includes shipping : £19.10).



I want to get the cost as low as possible but want a dabble at o/c a little later on.

So, what could I chnage here please? (Ram timing, cooler, mobo?)

Spec me happy!
 
Yes and I have not herd of any CPU cooler limitations on the Corsair 200R bar the dual rad all in one water coolers.
 
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