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Suarez7 said:
I'll try and knock a £900 build together for you.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-19-20G) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £64.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £931.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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no monitor man.
 
Suarez7 said:
I didn't see anywhere he mentioned a monitor was included in his budget, if so then a decent i5 build is off the cards for £900 as your build is missing a CPU cooler as well if he ever wants to overclock.
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If I buy the parts over a period of time slowly when they're in offer, hopefully ill be saving enough for a monitor and maybe a better CPU cooler :)
 
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18494865&highlight=username_hakank68

first post, also said he didn't want or wasn't sure he even wanted a gaming build at all, first said £1200, with monitor, now £900 so no idea if it's now needed or not, or other bits like o/s or keyboard mice speakers either.

now everyone has jumped in with pure gaming rigs, so won't spec another, hopefully you will get what your after after you know what you need in the first place, hono's spec in your first thread was about the most balanced gaming rig spec i've seen so far, maybe he will do you another one in your new budget
 
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hakank68 said:
If I buy the parts over a period of time slowly when they're in offer, hopefully ill be saving enough for a monitor and maybe a better CPU cooler :)
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Doing it this way will get you better components, I learnt the hard way and went for cheap spec everything and within a year I'd upgraded nearly every part.
 
Suarez7 said:
Doing it this way will get you better components, I learnt the hard way and went for cheap spec everything and within a year I'd upgraded nearly every part.
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Within how long do you think I will be able to get the parts you recommended if I wait for them to be on offer because there's always a daily offer on OCUK
 
zakblood said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18494865&highlight=username_hakank68

first post, also said he didn't want or wasn't sure he even wanted a gaming build at all, first said £1200, with monitor, now £900 so no idea if it's now needed or not, or other bits like o/s or keyboard mice speakers either.

now everyone has jumped in with pure gaming rigs, so won't spec another, hopefully you will get what your after after you know what you need in the first place, hono's spec in your first thread was about the most balanced gaming rig spec i've seen so far, maybe he will do you another one in your new budget[/QUOTE

When I posted that thread I was planning on using all my money for a pc however I will be needing a bit of it for my driving lessons so that's why I did another one with a £900 spec
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£900 is plenty for a good all round rig that can play games well.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £149.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £37.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £907.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
honosuseri said:
£900 is plenty for a good all round rig that can play games well.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £149.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £37.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £907.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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thanks, i wont be needing the mouse and keyboard set, if i pay another extra £50 will i be able to get the 7950 instead for £950?
 
zakblood said:
another good spec hono same as the first one you did him in his first tread
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Thanks bud. I didn't actually look back at the other thread as he had changed the budget. I realise now he doesn't need the optical drive so I could rebalance it......

Thing is, he should list exactly what he wants/needs for his money. If he keeps changing his mind he'll get a rep as a messer. Then the decent speccers will just plain ignore his threads. I don't mean that to sound nasty, just friendly advice
 
honosuseri said:
Thanks bud. I didn't actually look back at the other thread as he had changed the budget. I realise now he doesn't need the optical drive so I could rebalance it......

Thing is, he should list exactly what he wants/needs for his money. If he keeps changing his mind he'll get a rep as a messer. Then the decent speccers will just plain ignore his threads. I don't mean that to sound nasty, just friendly advice
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i agree with you, next time im making a thread i will definetly say what i need and what i dont need :(
 
honosuseri said:
£900 is plenty for a good all round rig that can play games well.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £149.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £37.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Logitech MK120 Desktop Set (920-002552) £15.98
Total : £907.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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^This

The end.

You should save this in a notepad since its probably the perfect spec for about 25% of the 'spec me' threads in general hardware.

hakank68 said:
thanks, i wont be needing the mouse and keyboard set, if i pay another extra £50 will i be able to get the 7950 instead for £950?
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If you can stretch your budget to £950 and swap a few things in and out to save a quid here or two, it will definitely be worth the upgrade to a 7950.
 
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for me, before anyone ask's for a spec, they need to fully understand what they want the pc spec/build for. no point in having bits or power they will never need, i see 750+psu being asked for and spec'ed many times when only a 450 to 500 would be plenty, gaming cards being used when better pro card would work better, 8gb of ram being quoted as god's answer to everything again which it isn't.

hono spec is far better than any been quoted so far, an all round build/spec that covers all within budget, some items i know he tweak if in stock, like the psu but there not so no point in putting them in, which many still do.

i always read what the poster says first then spec for that, but sometimes it's a bit confusing like when someone asks for portable but doesn't want a laptop etc, says everything is needed then says no to o/s keyboard and mouse etc.

i go with the option that more is always better, but try and keep in budget where possible, but don't always get it right and make some right mistakes, seem this spec was one of them, i thought a younger person ie still at school etc would like a ammo box case, 2 monitors and a half decent quad core setup, as games wasn't the main thing the pc was to be aimed at, but it seems it turned out to be a pure gaming rig with no other uses, as well you can't get them all right, or even half of them it seems :)

good luck on your final thoughts and build, hope it serves you well and does what you need it to do, i'm sure if you go with Hono's build it will do.

happy gaming
 
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