Quick system, large monitor, £900 max!

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I’d like to have two windows open side-by-side, hence the large monitor. Alternatively, two 19” monitors, but I can’t find two smaller monitors anywhere near as good as the ProLite for £160. I want a system with fast boot times, and that can handle a few games, e.g. Call of Duty, the usual. ;) I’ll also be using it for general office work, and I like a snappy system! Any comments/suggestions?

Oh, and my budget is £900 excl. delivery (not sure whether I get it free anyway) although I’m willing to listen to cheaper ideas! I need everything.

Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor – Black £159.98
Intel Core i5 650 3.20GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) – Retail £145.99
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £119.99
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £47.99
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £41.99
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case – Black £38.80
Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKS) £32.99
Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000 - Retail (ZHA-00007) £28.99
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) – OEM £13.99
OcUK Value 5m Male - Male Gold Plated v1.4 Oxygen Free HDMI Cable - 3D READY £9.59
Coolermaster CS-S Battle Pad H2 Small Mouse Pad £6.98

Sub Total: £752.71
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping: £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT: £153.29
Total: £919.75

Thanks. :)
 
A little over budget, but a lot better (IMHO)

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Gainward GeForce GTX 460 GS 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99
(£119.99)
Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £104.98
(£87.48) £104.98
(£87.48)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
Akasa AK-CC4005SP01 Venom Nano CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £760.06
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £154.76
Total : £928.57
 
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Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £175.99

Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £159.98

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £90.00


XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £43.99

BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98

Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £17.99


Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99

Sub Total : £648.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £132.43
Total : £794.60
 
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Hi guys

Both look like awesome specs. Just a few Q's. :)
  1. Do you think I need the better processor for the sort of stuff I am doing? Or is this mainly future-proofing?
  2. Same question, but about the graphics card. Obviously having a 24" monitor means I need a pretty good one. :)

Thanks!
 
OK, so if I were to go for:
ATi 5770 1024MB
Windows 7 bundle with 500GB HDD

That would save me quite a bit of cash. Could anyone explain the performance differences between:
i5-2500K and the 2400/2300
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB and Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB

Hopefully I haven't got anything in my system that's overkill compared to the other parts. :) Thanks!
 
addylad said:
That would save me quite a bit of cash. Could anyone explain the performance differences between:
i5-2500K and the 2400/2300
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB and Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB

Hopefully I haven't got anything in my system that's overkill compared to the other parts. :) Thanks!
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2500K can be overclocked - it's a simple exercise that will significantly boost the CPU. The 2300/2400 can't be overclocked.

The crucial SSD doesn't use a Sandforce controller. The Sandforce controller is very fast when dealing with compressible files but not that great with pre-compressed files. The C300 doesn't care about this and works fast with all files! Both are considered "last generation" now though..

re: Better GPU. The 5770 is a reasonable GPU but will struggle with modern games @ very high detail at 24" resolutions. The 460 is a much better GPU for "only" £50 more.
 
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Thanks for that explanation. :) It seems that every time someone answers a question, I think of more to ask! :(

Say I dropped to a 22" monitor; would I be able to get a lesser graphics card with similar results (smaller resolution obviously)? Or, if I was happy with medium settings, would the other card be okay?
 
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