Small PC or Laptop?

twera

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Hi everyone!

I'm looking at building myself a gaming computer, nothing too much - my limit is £750.

I've been able to find myself good parts roughly what you see below for £650.

AMD FX8350
asRock 990FX Mobo
250gb hdd
gtx 660ti
vengeance 2x4gb
zaman z11 midi tower
lg cd burner
corsair 600w psu

I would love to have mobility, meaning a laptop with these specs but to get something even close would be minimum £1000. I know that I can go get a custom build done but with a gtx 660m and i7 and 8gb we are looking at the same price, but gtx660m is nothing on the 660ti.

Any input would be great, even a whole new setup :) thanks. No more than £650 for a built PC and no more that £750 for a laptop.

Thank you
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £50.00
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £31.19
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £646.72 (includes shipping : £10.50).



or with a modular PSU......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £50.00
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £41.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £649.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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Is the 7850 better than the 660ti?
I am also aiming for small rig, so prodigy.

Thoughts? Will the 430w run the below setup?

What about this?

£79.41 Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard
£64.99 BitFenix Prodigy
£159.99 Intel Core I5-3570 Processor
£34.00 Western Digital Scorpio Black 250GB SATAII 16MB Cache 2.5
£214.20 PNY GTX 660Ti GeForce
£34.98 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance
£38.99 Corsair Builder Series CXM 430W Modular
£86.32 Samsung 21.5inch 1080

Total 712 but £626 without monitor.
 
That PSU only has 1 PCI-E connector which I don't think is enough for the 660TI.

This would be my spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £54.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £47.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £27
Total : £756.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Better processor (K CPU)
Has an after market cooler
Bigger HDD
Better GPU
Better PSU

However has no monitor :)
 
I have the L8 (630W) they are not made by seasonic but are a nice PSU. The fan is very quiet and that 430W would certainly do. It would get to just over 500W before powering down, my 630W in it's review made it to nigh over 700W before safely shutting down.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £50.00
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £745.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Would be nice to have a modular PSU but the prodigy wont suffer really with a non modular unit, tis a clever little case. Bacon would need an optical drive too putting it over the max budget further

Martini1991 said:
He spec'ed the same one I've said, although don't agree with his modular choice, I'd have said the modular XFX 650W for the same price.
I think they're just coming in stock as we're speaking, which could explain it.
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Spec'd before the offers changed fella. Was doing my best to balance it to the £650 he said for the tower. I did toy with doing a prodigy build but he listed the Z11 which is a midi tower, so went with a midi tower build. Just seen he wants a panel too for the price.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £100.00
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £50.00
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £755.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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honosuseri said:
Spec'd before the offers changed fella. Was doing my best to balance it to the £650 he said for the tower. I did toy with doing a prodigy build but he listed the Z11 which is a midi tower, so went with a midi tower build
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Agh that makes more sense, at normal pricing though, that XFX 650W modular is an absolute steal.
 
Martini1991 said:
Agh that makes more sense, at normal pricing though, that XFX 650W modular is an absolute steal.
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Yeah man for sure. Same price as it's non modular sibling too :) Probably a little overkill for a single GPU setup though. You know the crack there is always a little wiggle room in spec'ing.
 
WOW these are great.

I've noticed no one dropping in the 660ti but 7950 and 7850 - which is the 660ti off the table?

Also - hard-drive space is not important. 500gb is enough. I'm trying to squeeze as much as possible. I can do with the PSU change, also the ram - im not sure which ram suits the board and cpu best..


Is there any reason for H20 CPU cooler? I'm not looking at overclocking, this is just a plain gaming rig.
 
If you decided to go for a ATX sized board, then the Gigabyte Z77-D3H is now £79.99 and is a better board.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-391-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261


Reviews.

Kitguru.
Hexus.
eteknix.
Madshrimps.
Windwithme.
tbreak.

Kitguru even gave it the budget board for 2012 award - http://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/zardon/kitguru-annual-awards-2012/5/

As well asthe good performance it has a 3 year warranty with UK based center and also includes dualBIOS, VRM cooling and other niceties.
 
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Definitely going mini so it fits in the prodigy...

I'm also wanting a little lighter, which is why I've chosen to go for 2.5" drive.

Don't link to competitors please.
 
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twera said:
WOW these are great.

I've noticed no one dropping in the 660ti but 7950 and 7850 - which is the 660ti off the table?

Also - hard-drive space is not important. 500gb is enough. I'm trying to squeeze as much as possible. I can do with the PSU change, also the ram - im not sure which ram suits the board and cpu best..


Is there any reason for H20 CPU cooler? I'm not looking at overclocking, this is just a plain gaming rig.
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Just trying to balance the build best I can bud. The RAM I used has a better CAS rating than the Geil kit. The Viper kits overclock well from the reviews, so was a no brainer really for the same price as the Geil.

The 7950 is better value than the 660Ti, more VRAM and with the new drivers and overclocked it's on par with the 670. The 7850 overclocks well to get better performance, it was cheap enough to help get the panel in the spec too.

The 1TB B grade HDD was a great price (usually £70ish), your next logical upgrade is a SSD making the 1TB ideal for storage of movies etc etc. Bacon used a smaller sataII HDD with much less cache but it's an option for sure.

These little mobos have issues with mounting tower heatsinks as they can overhang the PCI-Express slot for the GPU, hence the CLC cooler in Bacons spec. I ommited it as you could get to say 4ghz on the stock heatsink and add a better cooler later if you wanted to.

Hope these specs help you balance something out yourself. I look forward to seeing what you settle on :)
 
honosuseri said:
Just trying to balance the build best I can bud. The RAM I used has a better CAS rating than the Geil kit. The Viper kits overclock well from the reviews, so was a no brainer really for the same price as the Geil.

The 7950 is better value than the 660Ti, more VRAM and with the new drivers and overclocked it's on par with the 670. The 7850 overclocks well to get better performance, it was cheap enough to help get the panel in the spec too.

The 1TB B grade HDD was a great price (usually £70ish), your next logical upgrade is a SSD making the 1TB ideal for storage of movies etc etc. Bacon used a smaller sataII HDD with much less cache but it's an option for sure.

These little mobos have issues with mounting tower heatsinks as they can overhang the PCI-Express slot for the GPU, hence the CLC cooler in Bacons spec. I ommited it as you could get to say 4ghz on the stock heatsink and add a better cooler later if you wanted to.

Hope these specs help you balance something out yourself. I look forward to seeing what you settle on :)
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Legendary reply, it helps enormously. I haven't built anything since my Phantom build: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=1001246 which I'm selling back in Australia to buy a new rig here. :)

I will 100% show you the end result. Thank you.
 
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