New system build sub £350 ?

MofoKilla · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:13

Hi guys i want a new system for under £350 only cpu , mobo , ram is needed.

is the following about the best i can do for this price range?

ideally id like an i7 but its not going happen for this price

would you change anything at all?

thanks

stulid · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:20

I was going to suggest a i5 2500K, then I seen the price, holy ****!!!!!

Are you sure you want SLI/Crossfire?

shootersam · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:27

stulid said:
I was going to suggest a i5 2500K, then I seen the price, holy ****!!!!!

Are you sure you want SLI/Crossfire?

I know, what happened to the prices?

stulid · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:27

shootersam said:
I know, what happened to the prices?

AMD happened, thats what.

kmax86 · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:31

1p till £200 :eek:

shootersam · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:36

stulid said:
AMD happened, thats what.

*sigh* Guess I'll just have to spend more on my new build. Really need to save the money though

Davefran · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:37

If you're only using 1 GPU and not looking to get a second one.

Could add a decent cooler depening how far you'd like to overclock it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT51264BA160A) £39.98
Total : £336.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

MofoKilla · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:39

i currently have a 6850 , but i was thinking about xfire in the near future.

Does anyone no when ocuk will have more stock of the 2400 and 2500 i5 ?

stulid · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:41

MofoKilla said:
Does anyone no when ocuk will have more stock of the 2400 and 2500 i5 ?

As k them in customer services, instead asking for peoples guesses.

MofoKilla · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:41

i tried ringing them earlier was on hold for 25 mins so hung up.

stulid · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:44

The customer services forum?

MofoKilla · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:51

Never even knew that was there lol

message sent.

Raikiri · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:56

stulid said:
AMD happened, thats what.

I picked the right time to buy, ouch. £285 for a 2500k, motherboard and 16GB.

MofoKilla said:
i currently have a 6850 , but i was thinking about xfire in the near future.

The board specced supports Crossfire, although the second slot is only 4x speed it shouldn't inhibit them too much.

MofoKilla said:
Does anyone no when ocuk will have more stock of the 2400 and 2500 i5 ?

No idea, but you should keep in mind that the non K variants don't overclock.

Even on stock cooling you should be able to clock a 2500k to 4ghz with ease, making them considerably faster. Also, you can still get them for sub £150 (OEM) which frees up £50 for a decent cooler.

Davefran · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:57

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT51264BA160A) £39.98
Total : £181.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).

If you shop around i5 2500K Retails are still available for £167 which would bring the total to around the 350 budget

stulid · 1 Dec 2011 at 16:59

That Ram is a bit naff, 10-10-10 timings is like the stone age.

I know the Sandybridge Ram guides say "modest timings" but not prehistoric timings

MofoKilla · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:02

thanks for the replys , there getting more stock next week.

so the non K i5's dont overclock ? meh i think il hang on till next week unless i can find one online.

Davefran · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:02

stulid said:
That Ram is a bit naff, 10-10-10 timings is like the stone age.

I know the Sandybridge Ram guides say "modest timings" but not prehistoric timings

Doesn't seem to affect my performance compared to other systems, and it's low profile so no cooler issues. XMP sets everything spot on even the voltage @ 1.5v

Plus I only paid £33 for it

Raikiri · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:05

MofoKilla said:
so the non K i5's dont overclock ? meh i think il hang on till next week unless i can find one online.

Nope, completely locked down. You need a 2500k really, just a shame OcUK have ramped up the prices so much.

stulid · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:05

Raikiri said:
The board specced supports Crossfire, although the second slot is only 4x speed it shouldn't inhibit them too much.
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tested here - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pci-express-scaling-p67-chipset-gaming-performance,2887-10.html - theres some difference, also varies with which game (F1 for example).

MofoKilla · 1 Dec 2011 at 17:13

Ok if i change the budget to £400 could an i7 build be done ?

i have a brand new arctic cooler 7 for the cpu so dont need a cpu cooler in the price.