Pc spec

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 14:41

Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £103.99
(£86.66) £103.99
(£86.66)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £19.39
(£16.16) £19.39
(£16.16)
Sub Total : £526.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £107.39
Total : £644.33

So this is very good for it's money? Anything else worth tweaking? I'm just wondering why my new friend Davey didn't suggest the Radeon over Nvidia, personal preference maybe? Everything is compatible, yes yes yes?

stulid · 17 Feb 2011 at 14:43

He didn't suggest it because he spec'd the K cpu with a P67 motherboard filling up the budget.

that build is great for the money.

only concern now is what psu do you have? if its rubbish then a psu upgrade will be needed.

Rexton · 17 Feb 2011 at 14:45

you won't be overclocking with that CPU or board, so I doubt you'll need the cooler (correct me if you feel otherwise)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-222-OC
On offer this week

Everything else looks fine

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 16:51

Stulid the PSU was included in that build I posted. I doubt I would need the cooler no, but for only £20 I may aswell, right? My room can get quite hot and where it'll sit it's not extra ventilated.

I've always gone for OCZ memory, so maybe i'll change that too. What's a better performer? The Geill is slightly more expensive, one could suggest better lol. So I may stick with Geill even...

Hmmmm?!

stulid · 17 Feb 2011 at 16:54

Never heard of Cyberpower before, but like all cheap PSU'S I suspect it to be naff, and actually not able to output its rated power.

Golden riule around here is never skimp on the PSU.

A XFX 650w pro psu is a good match for the above spec.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/XFX-PRO-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1165

Rexton · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:00

Shibbzy said:
Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £103.99
(£86.66) £103.99
(£86.66)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £19.39
(£16.16) £19.39
(£16.16)
Sub Total : £526.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £107.39
Total : £644.33

So this is very good for it's money? Anything else worth tweaking? I'm just wondering why my new friend Davey didn't suggest the Radeon over Nvidia, personal preference maybe? Everything is compatible, yes yes yes?

stulid · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:02

Thought he meant his first post spec, not the second, so was just re-affirming his choice.

Rexton · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:04

Good PSU, and for £20 I think getting the cooler would be a nice idea if it'll give you some peace of mind, otherwise it won't matter much I guess

E: and yeah I know Stulid, was just pointing it out

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:06

haha thanks very much all for the advice. I've just had a mare, the only OS I have is XP SP2, would this be alright for the time being? It wouldn't under perform any of the hardware would it, by not using windows 7?

stulid · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:07

you just miss out on DX11 is about it.

Shibbzy · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:12

Meh, i'll stick to the XP for now then, ill try and pick up a version from work or something.

I shall hopefully be purchasing this system tonight, just hope it all fits into the case!

Many thanks all.

stulid · 17 Feb 2011 at 17:13

Shibbzy said:
just hope it all fits into the case!

It will.