Quick Spec check please, buying on Wednesday

Zenduri · 14 May 2012 at 19:43

Hi folks,

Been about 18months since i built my rig in Sig and I'm now tasked with building a PC for the 'rents. Please advise if I've overlooked anything or if you have any suggestions.

Budget is about £380 for just the tower EXCLUDING OS (Have) AND GFX (I Have) Its purely for home use, internet and mild games and it needs some longevity.
IF possible a OEM copy of windows 7 would be nice to be thrown in if its around £380 - £90

I need the USB flash drive to transfer photos etc over

I currently specced:

http://i50.tinypic.com/6ixx4x.jpg

jamesfreddie · 14 May 2012 at 19:44

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £86.39
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £23.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £363.42 (includes shipping : £11.75).

stulid · 14 May 2012 at 19:48

Come Wednesday the specs will be no good as the weekly offers change then.

Zenduri · 14 May 2012 at 21:12

who me or james freddie?

Smoogels · 14 May 2012 at 21:14

The AMD seems like a solid build for light gaming & the basics. Noting wrong with it at all but if that was me I would personally change the PSU to either a Corsair one or OCZ

shadow_boxer · 14 May 2012 at 21:25

jamesfreddie said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £86.39
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £23.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £363.42 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Yup, like this. Could even get a cheaper motherboard as I doubt his/her parents would overclock an i5/i7 if they do upgrade.

stulid said:
Come Wednesday the specs will be no good as the weekly offers change then.

As long as he orders nice and early (before 9am) he should still be fine.

Cheaper DVD-RW.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-099-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

stulid · 14 May 2012 at 21:28

HybridX said:
who me or james freddie?

Both, just wait and see what crops up.

T345 · 14 May 2012 at 21:32

Intel HD2000 is not too good.
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A6-3670K 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3670WNGXBOX) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x MSI A75MA-P35 AMD A75 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard £42.59
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x OcUK Premium One Piece 16GB USB2.0 Stainless Steel Pen Drive £11.99
Total : £336.52 (includes shipping : £12.50).

or with GPU

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A6-3670K 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3670WNGXBOX) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Sapphire HD 6670 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x MSI A75MA-P35 AMD A75 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard £42.59
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x OcUK Premium One Piece 16GB USB2.0 Stainless Steel Pen Drive £11.99
Total : £396.50 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Zenduri · 15 May 2012 at 02:19

any more comments or thought on ym roig spec build

beejjacobs · 15 May 2012 at 11:23

HybridX said:
any more comments or thought on ym roig spec build

Are you ordering tomorrow? If so, things like the Core i3 are on offer and this will all change tomorrow morning as stulid said.

Also, what graphics card will you be running?

mp260767 · 15 May 2012 at 15:01

Few £'s may need to be added on as the windows 7 is on offer (normally £80).

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00 (£60.00)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99 (£51.66)

AMD A4-3400 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3400OJGXBOX) £49.99 (£41.66)

Gigabyte A55M-DS2 A55 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99 (£37.49)

BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99 (£26.66)

OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £29.99 (£24.99)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99 (£19.99)

LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98 (£15.82)

OcUK Value 16GB USB2.0 Drive Black £9.95 (£8.29)

Sub Total : £286.56
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £59.81
Total : £358.87