New PC

[spunkywads26]

Hi all,

I have been looking through the forums and the website to get some ideas for a new rig.

I built my last one some years ago which is:

Antec Gaming case
Q6600 quad core
nvidia nforce 610i
nvidia Geforce GTX260
Crucial Ballistix 2 x 4GB DDR2
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit

I used to be a gamer but don't tend to do so much now, but my old rig has served me well for quite a few years but after a mobo & ram failure I have decided to build me a new one. I mainly use my PC for work (office work/email/google maps), downloading/watching TV shows, occasional dvd ripping/coding. The only game I tend to play now is Civilisation (rarely).

Below is the spec I have come up with:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-08289) £116.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H55 Quiet Liquid CPU Cooler £52.99
1 x Zalman Z1 Midi-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £30.95
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £1,161.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



A lot has changed since I last built my old PC so I am not 100% confident with the new stuff I have spec'd (compatability, practicality etc..) so any useful input would be greatfully appreciated. I asume that I have overkilled it with the spec for my type of useage, but my budget is £1000 tops and ideally I would also like a screen to go with this but could maybe wait and get one at a late date.

Cheers

 

[subbytna]

You don't really need an i7 cpu for what you do. Try the i5 version

 

[subbytna]

Also a 280x or so for gaming is suffice too

 

[Doomedspeed]

Seems massively overspecced. No gaming but a £300? And no CPU heavy programme but a £280 CPU.

Really you could get what you need for around £600 easily.

Have a look at OCUKs i5 DIY bundle. Includung a i5 4440 and 8gb RAM. Thats a solid start. As for the GPU you can get away with spending less than £100. Either a GTX 750(ti) or a 7950. Both of them are still over specced really.

You could also buy without a GPU and look for one SH. Something like a 7850 would be around £50-£60.

 

[Danny75]

Agree with the others. For your needs, and if I wanted to splash a bit of cash, I'd make a nice monitor the main focus. Maybe one with a good deal of real estate for productivity and visual enjoyment.

And might as well go with a newer 850 EVO for the slightly better performance and two years extra warranty.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £112.99

 

[spunkywads26]

Thanks for the input guys. I had a feeling is was over killing it a bit, but I just thought that as I did it last time to a decent spec that if I did it again it would last me for a good few years again.

Could some one put me a spec together based on the i5 CPU please. I would like a 250GB SSD & regular HD for data. I will need an OS as my old PC will still be used but at work.

This is the moniter I have been looking at:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VE248H 24" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £149.99
Total : £159.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Is this any good?

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x MSI AMD ATI Radeon 7850 OC 2048MB PCI-Express Graphics Card **REFURB 90 DAY WARRANTY** (R7850-2PMD2GD5/OC) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x "Xenon H81M" Configurable Intel Pentium / Core i3 / i5 Micro ATX Home PC Bundle £44.00
- 1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD316G1600HC11DC01) £99.95
- 1 x No Upgrade - Intel Stock Cooler (None overclocked systems) £0.00
- 1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £142.99
- 1 x Standard Build Laptops - Approximately 3 to 5 working days £0.00
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £689.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Doubt you need anything more than this.

 

[phate101101]

If you still have your initial budget in mind I'd 100% go for something like Stulid's build but get a better monitor, specifically a good 27" 1440p IPS. A massive upgrade to the monitor you're currently looking at.

 

[spunkywads26]

When I built my last PC the question of Intel vs AMD was answered with Intel as they were generally better processors for the extra cost. Can the same be said now or does the extra cost not out weight the performance/reliabilty?

 

[Doomedspeed]

When I built my last PC the question of Intel vs AMD was answered with Intel as they were generally better processors for the extra cost. Can the same be said now or does the extra cost not out weight the performance/reliabilty?

Same scenario.

Intel CPU's are better but cost more.

They also perform better and are more reliable..

 

[IPBA]

Same scenario.

Intel CPU's are better but cost more.

They also perform better and are more reliable..

More reliable? In what way?

 

[Doomedspeed]

More reliable? In what way?

They don't pull more power than there rating, as the 8350's do.. (this is why if OCing you need good power regulation)

They are threaded properly so they don't suffer performance issues on high level single threaded games such as skyrim (the AMD CPU's suffer a lot with that game).