Serious Reconsideration

Hyburnate

Hyburnate

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Now I was going to get a company to build me a gaming computer, they quoted me £1150, I looked at all the parts and I can buy them for around £800.

I've been considering starting my first build as this, may I just say I didn't put together the specs the CEO of this company did.

Case - Corsair 650D
GPU - XFX HD Radeon 6970
CPU - Intel Core i5 2500k
CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H80
PSU - Corsair HX750
Motherbaord - Asus P67 Sabertooth Intel P67 (Socket 1155)
HDD - 1TB Segate Barracuda
RAM - Corsair Vengance 8GB 1600Mhz
Optical Drive - LG CH10LS20 DVD and Blu-Ray™ Drive
OS - Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Wireless Card - TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter

If I was to break something eg. a pin on the socket, would the OcUK RMA cover it? Can't find it on the site.
 
I think it's a great spec. The only change I would make if it was mine would be to swap the mobo for the Asrock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen 3.

Probably makes little difference, they just seem to be getting very good reviews. Means your ready for ivybridge as well.

How about a small SSD as well?
 
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Hyburnate said:
If I was to break something eg. a pin on the socket, would the OcUK RMA cover it? Can't find it on the site.
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If you actually break something (like a pin in the CPU socket) then it is not covered by the warranty (since it wasn't a manufacturing failure or a failure the hardware developed on it's own) and you would most likely have to pay the motherboard manufactuer to fix it for your (likely replace the socket) or buy a new board.

However, if you are careful then breaking something is pretty unlikely and you do save a lot of money.

As for the system spec you have in the OP - it is a good one. Personally I would go for a Thermalright Silver arrow cooler and a non-ASUS P67 board (Asrock or MSI would be my choice) but apart from that it's pretty spot-on.
 
I'd say swap out the 6870 for a 6950 at least. The rest of the spec is A OK.

I say build it yourself, there are a lot of people who can help you out on here, it's pretty hard to break something if you're being careful.

Wireless card? I'd get rid of that straight away and replace it with some TP-Link powerline adaptors.
 
Thats not a bad spec really. Pricey motherboard, but not bad.
Similar thing, slightly cheaper:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £163.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 RV02B Full Tower Case - Black £129.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
1 x Thermalright Archon CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM3) £44.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851N) £17.98
Total : £1,123.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).



You could change the Archon cooler to a Nochtua DH-14, its pricey but the Silver Arrows are still out of stock here :(
 
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personally i'd change quite a few things in the spec. the person who did your spec obviously knew what they were doing because its quite good, but some things are priced better than others on OcUK so i'd make a few changes to the build.

is £1150 your budget because that looks like an auful lot of computer youve specced yourself for £1150

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ah, i see why my build was coming out so much more expensive - yours doesnt have a solid state drive.
 
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Changed the motherboard, @cmndr_andi thank you!

I'm going to look at a video card, anyone got any recommendations?

It currently stands at:
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi-Tower - Black £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £128.98
(£107.48) £128.98
(£107.48)
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)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
TP-Link 150Mbps High Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN722N) £9.98
(£8.32) £9.98
(£8.32)
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Stands at £942.97, I still need a monitor and a Video Card from a budget of £1000, help?

Edit: Just looking at the one above.
 
so is it a £1000 budget with tower, OS and monitor or a £1150 budget for tower, or something else? im confused :(

i do have a complete tower + OS for £1150 ready to post in here, but im not sure if thats what your after
 
Reaper 392 said:
so is it a £1000 budget with tower, OS and monitor or a £1150 budget for tower, or something else? im confused :(

i do have a complete tower + OS for £1150 ready to post in here, but im not sure if thats what your after
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Post away, I'm going to sell my Nokia N900 and old HTC Diamond to put funds in :)
 
ok, here's what ive got. sadly i couldnt fit my favourite case, the silverstone raven II, the asrock gen 3 motherboard or the thermalright silver arrow cooler in the spec, but with small downgrades to those i was able to fit a really good solid state drive into the build which i would value far higher than either of those:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £169.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £59.99
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £1,151.99 (includes shipping : £14.75).

all the substitutions ive made are still very good, but they just arent as good as what i would have preferred to put in. if you really wanted to put any of those bits i mentioned into the spec and spend a bit more money i would suggest the motherboard
 
just found a couple of other money savers for my build. ive got the gen 3 motherboard that you want almost in budget now:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT51264BA160A) £49.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £1,159.99 (includes shipping : £14.75).

i was going to recommend the cheaper 750W lepa PSU but because of the higher wattage and higher efficiency of the OCZ i figured that would make up the saving on the electric bill
 
You know the Win 7 bundle, it says its a OEM Windows Pack does that include the Disk and is it pre installed on the HDD?
 
Something like this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Thermalright MUX-120 Black CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £34.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,165.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).






with ultimately this in mind.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x LG W2363D 23" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £167.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £39.98
1 x Thermalright MUX-120 Black CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £34.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,413.47 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
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