Small-ish Budget

flicksy · 13 Jul 2013 at 20:44

Hi Guys,

First post here.

The boss has allowed me a budget for a new PC to replace my 4 year old system. Unfortunately she says I'm only allowed £600 max

Gonna use the 3 HDD's I've already got in this system and I bought a VTX3D 7870 last week. Got an operting system and monitor, keyboard mouse, and bluray burner

Would like to overclock so need an appropriate cooler.

Not too bothered whether Intel or AMD.

Will be used as a gaming machine primarily but also a family system.

I'll leave it to the experts now

Thanks

snips86x · 13 Jul 2013 at 20:56

How's this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
Total : £489.86 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Use the stock cooler until the H100 is despatched.

teppic · 13 Jul 2013 at 21:03

You need a PSU too, though it'd still be in budget.

Here's an AMD variation:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £124.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
Total : £548.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

RJC · 13 Jul 2013 at 21:07

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £65.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £589.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).

or

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £65.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £547.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

SouthEastBlue · 13 Jul 2013 at 21:12

I wish my boss would allow me a budget for a brand spanking new gaming machine!

mickyflinn · 13 Jul 2013 at 21:23

Dont skrimp on a case its a false economy

flicksy · 13 Jul 2013 at 21:29

thanks a lot. I'll have a look through these