Self build or OCUK package?

dt97583 · 11 Dec 2012 at 16:58

Sagalout said:
My question is, can this spec be beaten for the money

Get this and save yourself £70...

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan 8700i Pulse" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Gaming PC £520
1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-00-20G) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £118.99
1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0
1 x Opt Out of FREE AV Software £0.01
1 x No Sound Card Upgrade £0
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
Total : £977.59 (includes shipping : £15.50).

I doubt he'd need 16GB RAM. Would he need 1TB over 500GB + 180GB - up to you. I'd want to confirm if it actually was an i5 and whether it was overclocked to 4.40GHz like the Titan 8700i.

illuz · 11 Dec 2012 at 17:14

Out of budget and doesn't come with a monitor dude, he has about 850 to spend. Far better off building himself.

Sagalout · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:13

illuz said:
It will, no doubt about it - however everyone has a spare HDD lying around these days, hell I'll even send OP some HDDs. He could pick up a hdd for ~£50 by the time thats filled up.

Yeah, his old PC has a recent 1TB SATA drive in it I can re-use.

Thanks again for the advice - I think he's going to get a better overall system from that build

Idleman · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:43

Bit cheaper.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with SIX FREE PC GAMES £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £23.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £822.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Sagalout · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:53

Lots of nice components but nothing to plug them in to ?

Lemin · 11 Dec 2012 at 19:11

Sagalout said:
Lots of nice components but nothing to plug them in to ?

He may have an old mobo he can re-use ?

Idleman · 11 Dec 2012 at 19:39

Sagalout said:
Lots of nice components but nothing to plug them in to ?

No wonder it was cheaper, swapped out one mobo and seems I forgot to add in the other one. Not very good at multi-tasking, cooking dinner and doing a spec.