Spec check for mates PC

FRAGMAYO

FRAGMAYO

FRAGMAYO

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hey people im building a PC for another friend and wanted to know if this spec is ok

hi budget is £580, and this is what i have come up with

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Toxic OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £179.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Aerocool CyborgX Midi Tower Case - Black £67.99
1 x ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £59.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Akasa FLEXA P8 40cm CPU power extension (AK-CBPW08-40BK) £5.99
Total : £564.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



could you let me know where I may be able to improve without going over budget

thanks
Dan
 
get a different motherboard if you want to overclock

i just tried to do one on that board its useless and was advised to go for asus board 990 chipset is better too
 
different board, as said 990FX chipset
I'd go for cheaper case - something like Carbide 300R (well, it's not much cheaper on OCUK)
I'd throw out the DVD drive - is it really needed? install OS from USB and then...?
buy CPU Cooler

where is the HDD?
 
Sorry but that isnt great..

This is (for the money). Managed to get a 8320 and 7950 in. :)

And a HDD (all important)

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** OcUK HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping (GX-177-OK) £139.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £571.87 (includes shipping : FREE).



I would reccomend an extra £30 for a CPU cooler..

Or if he's not even going to think about overclocking..

6300 and a 770. :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclock ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2774) £199.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £59.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £571.87 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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sorry forgot to mention, he already has the HDD

and i have had a word with him, he is fixed on having that case
 
 
Dranzer said:
I know that you cannot see art and beauty from my perspective, but there is no need to laugh at the case; the case is sophisticated and elegant with a simplistic design.
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S/he isn't laughing at the case.

The PSU is garbage and the GPU will be held back by the rest of the parts.
 
BriT said:
^ lol
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Dranzer said:
I know that you cannot see art and beauty from my perspective, but there is no need to laugh at the case; the case is sophisticated and elegant with a simplistic design.
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Come on guys, i know you're having a laugh but this guy wanted our help.. I suggest you take it seriously.

FRAGMAYO said:
sorry forgot to mention, he already has the HDD

and i have had a word with him, he is fixed on having that case
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Fair enough,

Something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** OcUK HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping (GX-177-OK) £139.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Aerocool CyborgX Midi Tower Case - Black £67.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x SanDisk Pulse 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDP-064G-G25) £44.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £21.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £586.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



I can't find out for sure whether the cooler will fit but i asusme so (it looks like it will)..

SSD too. :) Or you could drop the SSD and get the 8320 but i don't think thatll make much of a difference.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x HIS Radeon R9 270X IceQ BOOST 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included (H270XQ2G2M) £155.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60.00
1 x Antec GX 700 Rugged Gaming Case £59.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £53.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £53.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £602.92 (includes shipping : FREE).



Yes it's over budget slightly and I've changed the case to a military themed one as you cop BF4 free still. Mobo is B grade so you might need some sata cables but I thought I'd take a stab at an intel build for you.

All the best with it bud, we look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end :)
 
Doomedspeed said:
Sorry but that isnt great..

This is (for the money). Managed to get a 8320 and 7950 in. :)

And a HDD (all important)

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** OcUK HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping (GX-177-OK) £139.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £571.87 (includes shipping : FREE).



I would reccomend an extra £30 for a CPU cooler..

Or if he's not even going to think about overclocking..
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Take this, swap the case, remove the HDD, add the heatsink.

Done.
 
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