PC build - what to choose!

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Hello All,

I need to build a friend a new PC, his old one died and before speaking to me he threw the thing out about 2 months ago but kept the HDDs from it.

I plan on using one of the HDD's for storage and then throwing in a SSD, the other drive is a IDE drive so I am going to put that in a external enclosure to get the data from it.

the PC will be used for gaming only and the internet etc.

now I was thinking of the I5 range but cannot decide if I should go for the K version or not, he is not computer minded so will never overclock the PC so debating if its worth saving the money and getting a non K version CPU

so what would you guys suggest? he needs the complete PC (not OS) and a monitor, nothing fancy on the monitor as its just for gaming so doesn't need to be 4k, a standard monitor would be fine

I wasn't given a budget but would like to get it as cheap as possible for him but if there is something worth getting which will benefit the build then can throw it in. he has a keyboard and mouse as well

thanks a lot!
 
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well I have had a look during my lunch and came up with this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD316G1600HC11DC01) £119.99
1 x AOC E2470SWHE 23.6" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 750 SuperClock 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P4-2753-KR) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
1 x Akasa AK-CBSA05-30BL Super slim SATA rev 3.0 data cable with securing latches - 30cm, Blue £3.29
Total : £754.61 (includes shipping : £17.85).



can lower down the ram to 8GB from 16GB as its only a gaming system but its a starting point
 
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Idleman said:
It's would be easier to spec with a budget in mind, otherwise, it's all guess work
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I have spoken to him and got a quote of £600, doesn't matter if its AMD or Intel as once its built he will not be doing anything on it from gaming and internet

thanks
 
Bit over budget. You could drop the ssd and get one later.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x **B Grade** Asus VX239H 23" Widescreen Super-Slim Bezel LED Monitor - White £89.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Asus M5A97 R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.95
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Silver £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £9.95
Total : £637.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Idleman said:
Bit over budget. You could drop the ssd and get one later.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x **B Grade** Asus VX239H 23" Widescreen Super-Slim Bezel LED Monitor - White £89.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £83.99
1 x Asus M5A97 R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.95
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Silver £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £9.95
Total : £637.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Just would like to chip in that the Sapphire 280 comes with free games whereas it appears the MSI doesn't? May be wrong here though, but it may well be worth going for the same price Sapphire as it's ensured to come with the games :)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-347-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

And it also seems this PSU for £1 more has a bit more warranty and is still Seasonic OEM so might be worth looking at
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-202-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088
 
Always buy k chips. You can change your mind and overclock with a k. It will also sell easier down the road.

I've just overclocked my dad's i5 760 to 4ghz so it handles arma 3 better. We weren't going to bother with an overclockable board at the time but very glad that we did.

Stopped him having to upgrade his pc.
 
Shivy011 said:
Just would like to chip in that the Sapphire 280 comes with free games whereas it appears the MSI doesn't? May be wrong here though, but it may well be worth going for the same price Sapphire as it's ensured to come with the games :)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-347-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

And it also seems this PSU for £1 more has a bit more warranty and is still Seasonic OEM so might be worth looking at
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-202-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088
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But, the MSI has 3 years warranty compared to the Sapphire's 2 years.

Good spot on the Psu, btw. :)
 
What sort of games are we talking?

I personally would spend a little more and future proof the GPU to say a GTX970 - Superior card in practically every way.
 
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