Spec check this system please.

coopsjc21

coopsjc21

coopsjc21

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Hi
Been considering a new system to replace my ageing Core 2 Duo 8400 system that I built in Nov 2008.

I've put something together below, if some local gurus can have a look and suggest improvements please. Mainly for gaming, with the usual office tasks, web browsing etc in between. Budget is £500-600. Have monitor, keyboard & mouse.

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Please see my note below
 
Here's a nice spec.
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £134.99
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 £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan £5.99
Total : £561.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).


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Also, no price checks outside of the Members Market, sorry.
 
Also, Intel build if you're able to up the budget ;)
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £134.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £98.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan £5.99
Total : £656.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Slightly better build. The mobo will allow you to upgrade the Cpu at a later date, as well as the ability to OC, altough you will need to get a decent cooler. The 270X is a better Gpu.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £143.99
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 £79.99
1 x Samsung M3 1TB USB3.0 Slimline Portable Hard Drive - Piano Black £62.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIR) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £596.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
Do you need the 1TB external HDD? You should be able to get an 8320 and a 270X without that taking up budget space.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
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 £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0600-KR) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £605.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Stick an SSD in now for OS and your fave programs, get the external HDD later on. Better GPU. Better mobo. Memory speed won't make much difference. Colour coordinated (the case you like brings a blue led fan).
 
altrewin said:
Also, Intel build if you're able to up the budget ;)
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £134.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £98.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan £5.99
Total : £656.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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That cooler stands at 170mm in height with the fan, so wont fit in the case.
You have also missed out the OPs portable drive. :D

@OP, do you need an OS, as you have not mentioned it.
 
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Sorry missed a few things. First of all.. apologies, didn't relaise system valuations weren't allowed here.

OS not required, have Win7 64bit, an SSD is not required, have a Samsung 256gb SSD. The HDD is for mass storage.. pics, films music etc.. I guess the portable hard drive isn't really needed, I have an 80gb drive for transferring stuff for now and can get the 1tb at a later date, so that £63 can go on the rest of the components.

What does the R9 offer over the R7? It has more stream processors, but it appears to have slower core and memory speeds?

Is the stock cooler on the AMD CPU just not up to the task?

I quite like the Zalman tower so will probably stick with that.

I didn't think a 550w PSU would be big enough for such a build?

Thanks for all the help!
 
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coopsjc21 said:
Sorry missed a few things. First of all.. apologies, didn't relaise system valuations weren't allowed here.

OS not required, have Win7 64bit, an SSD is not required, have a Samsung 256gb SSD. The HDD is for mass storage.. pics, films music etc.. I guess the portable hard drive isn't really needed, I have an 80gb drive for transferring stuff for now and can get the 1tb at a later date, so that £63 can go on the rest of the components.

What does the R9 offer over the R7? It has more stream processors, but it appears to have slower core and memory speeds?

Is the stock cooler on the AMD CPU just not up to the task?

I quite like the Zalman tower so will probably stick with that.

I didn't think a 550w PSU would be big enough for such a build?

Thanks for all the help!
Click to expand...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £143.99
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 £79.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken CPU Cooler £32.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £596.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).



260X vs 270X http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1044?vs=1043
 
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