Spec a 500 quid build (intel)

SkeeterUK · 13 Feb 2011 at 19:44

Bro wants a gaming system for 500 and im to look at building one for him. Im not up to date with the prices and specs really.

Lookin for intel at least and quad core and somit to overclock so get good bang for buck.

Lookin for a good but not amazing gfx card, nvidia im thinking with a gig of vram.

4gb ram

probs a 1tb sata drive probs samsung as i dont trust seagate and wd are too expensive imo.

not sure if sound card is needed as he doesnt have decent speakers.

He already has a tft and kb and mouse.

RJC · 13 Feb 2011 at 19:57

Couple of options below, AMD and Intel build, tried to offer most items.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £91.99
(£76.66) £91.99
(£76.66)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.19
(£10.99) £13.19
(£10.99)
Sub Total : £413.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £84.78
Total : £508.70

Intel build which can't be overclocked

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £147.98
(£123.32) £147.98
(£123.32)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.19
(£10.99) £13.19
(£10.99)
Sub Total : £429.24
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £87.95
Total : £527.69

SkeeterUK · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:09

You suggested things opposite of what i asked for. Thanks for the effort tho.

stulid · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:12

SkeeterUK said:
You suggested things opposite of what i asked for. Thanks for the effort tho.

Dont worry, I will sort you out.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £413.55
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £84.81
Total : £508.86

The difference between the 768MB and 1GB GTX460 is very small - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/156?vs=180

anuraj · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:22

Sulids build is pretty much bang on.

SkeeterUK · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:25

I dont think ill go sandybridge route due to issues i heard about i might go core 2 quad and lookin for an asus mb thats good for overclocking as most likely 2nd hand from mm it will come from as new mbs cost far too much when u can get decent mb for 40 ish used like i did with my setup some years ago.

Dont need a gaming case just a 30 quid one probs do.

Thanks for the reply.

Btw sry if i sound ungrateful its just i got an idea of what the parts are just wondering whats the best setup that ppl would recommend for 500 ish (might get it all 2nd hand from mm tho).

stulid · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:29

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £163.99
(£136.66) £163.99
(£136.66)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £91.99
(£76.66) £91.99
(£76.66)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £435.23
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £89.15
Total : £534.88

Its more expensive for less performance, it needs over clocking just to match the stock 2400 cpu performance.

as shown here - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_7.html#sect0

RJC · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:30

One option is to look out for a 2nd hand Q6600 and a P45 board from the MM.
Had my Q6600 @ 3.4-3.6ghz.

Missed the bit regards Seagate, skim read that part and computed as WD were to expensive!!

anuraj · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:34

SkeeterUK said:
I dont think ill go sandybridge route due to issues i heard about i might go core 2 quad and lookin for an asus mb thats good for overclocking as most likely 2nd hand from mm it will come from as new mbs cost far too much when u can get decent mb for 40 ish used like i did with my setup some years ago.

Dont need a gaming case just a 30 quid one probs do.

Thanks for the reply.

Btw sry if i sound ungrateful its just i got an idea of what the parts are just wondering whats the best setup that ppl would recommend for 500 ish (might get it all 2nd hand from mm tho).

Case is good because it comes with a power supply.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 4MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £21.98
(£18.32) £21.98
(£18.32)
Sub Total : £421.05
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £86.31
Total : £517.86
Like you wanted
Could change the hard drive to this to fit budget: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-206-SE

SkeeterUK · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:43

Yeah im thinking of just copying my system which would probably be buildable for 300 and get a 460 card or somit, still im interested in builds ppl post to consider.

Samsung dvd rw sata for 13 quid seems good didnt think they were that cheap new.

As stated samsung HDD only so the seagates arnt an option as i dont trust em. And as RJC said i didnt want WD as their expensive compared to SS.

Hopefully theirs a corsair 600w psu about 2nd hand for 50 quid or so.

Case i might be able to reuse i duno, depends on what bro wants. If he wants a new one ill get somit like

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-068-SV&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

Am i being paranoid with sandybridges i mean whats the issues with em as i just know about the sata ports and somit to do with volts not being able to go too high or somit. Can i get a mb with cpu and overclock it like i normally would (my Q6600 with asus p5kc for example to 3.2ghz methods). I mean ill consider getting the better cpu u said but only if its no problem to overclock it with a 20 quid cooler like tuniq tower or somit similar.

anuraj · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:44

Skeeter don't you like the above build.

stulid · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:45

4 of the sata2.0 ports can maybe fail, less than 5% chance of this happening.

all the others are fine.

stulid · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:46

anuraj said:
Skeeter don't you like the above build.

No because spending £500 on LGA775 is grounds for committal

anuraj · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:47

Oh well, he wanted core 2 I gave him core 2. He can be happy with it or cry.

anuraj · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:49

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
Intel Core i3 550 3.20GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Asus P7P55-M P55 Express Chipset (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £21.98
(£18.32) £21.98
(£18.32)
Sub Total : £401.05
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £82.31
Total : £493.86
Much better

stulid · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:50

He asked for Nvidia, and wheres the quad core?

SkeeterUK · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:50

anuraj said:
Skeeter don't you like the above build.

Its interesting but i avoid ati cards as i had no end of problems forcing AA in games when i used to use em. Nvidia only cos i like the drivers and control panel and nvidia inspector to force aa and other hidden settings.

And with a cpu and mb which the cpu id probs get a Q6600 GO for 80 quid used and find a similar mb as i used Asus p5kc for 30 quid used i think i payed in mm.

Thanks for trying a build tho just still not quite spec wise as i said in my OP like nvidia only and stuff. Plus the dvdrw is a bit pricy and i might not need one if the mb has ide as id just reuse the liteon he has.

Also im not sure why i get ocuk prices when mm prices will do or should i say prefered (guess i should have stated this at the start hehe as id probs never buy brand new hardware as u can get so much more for ur money used)

RJC · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:51

The other option is to look at AMD.

Had a look earlier in the MM for the Q6600 and some have gone for £60 ~

Edit:

AMD build:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 460 1024MB DirectCU GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £91.99
(£76.66) £91.99
(£76.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sub Total : £399.10
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £81.92
Total : £491.52

stulid · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:55

SkeeterUK said:
Its interesting but i avoid ati cards as i had no end of problems forcing AA in games when i used to use em. Nvidia only cos i like the drivers and control panel and nvidia inspector to force aa and other hidden settings.

And with a cpu and mb which the cpu id probs get a Q6600 GO for 80 quid used and find a similar mb as i used Asus p5kc for 30 quid used i think i payed in mm.

what about the i5 760 in post #7?

anuraj · 13 Feb 2011 at 21:57

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £163.99
(£136.66) £163.99
(£136.66)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
MSI H55M-E23 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash SATA Retail £21.98
(£18.32) £21.98
(£18.32)
Sub Total : £421.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £86.48
Total : £518.87
I5 with nvidia.