Spec Check

SilverTongue · 21 Jul 2012 at 17:29

Is there anything in the build you would change? Need to keep cost below £400.

Am keeping GPU (9800GTX) HDD and Optical drives from current rig.

Also keeping kb, mouse and speakers

TIA

tamzzy · 21 Jul 2012 at 17:31

no for the love of god dont get an amd!

SilverTongue · 21 Jul 2012 at 17:33

tamzzy said:
no for the love of god dont get an amd!

care to offer any reasoning or even an alternative?

I avoided Intel as I don't see the point in getting Sandy/Ivybridge when I don't have a need for either...

and having read reviews this particular Bulldozer is apparently fairly good bang for buck

RJC · 21 Jul 2012 at 17:34

Done a slight remod:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
(£83.29) £99.95
(£83.29)
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £95.99
(£79.99) £95.99
(£79.99)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
(£69.16) £82.99
(£69.16)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
* Sub Total : £315.74
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.85
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £66.72
* Total : £400.31

tamzzy · 21 Jul 2012 at 17:37

SilverTongue said:
care to offer any reasoning or even an alternative?

I avoided Intel as I don't see the point in getting Sandy/Ivybridge when I don't have a need for either...

and having read reviews this particular Bulldozer is apparently fairly good bang for buck

sorry i just had to post that so you didnt click buy

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S23A350H 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £101.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £32.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
Total : £404.86 (includes shipping : £19.10).

SilverTongue · 21 Jul 2012 at 17:38

Thank RJC, better system for less.

how acurate are the reviews that say bulldozer is better bang for buck?

Is that PSU going to be enough? Used a couple of online calculators the say i would need at least 650w?

RJC · 21 Jul 2012 at 17:41

No way my or even the system you speced would pull any more than 300w ~

Even my system with a 580 and 2700k overclocked pulls 430w from the mains at full load.

honosuseri · 21 Jul 2012 at 17:49

Monitor is on preorder but this is my take on it

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S23A350H 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £101.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
Total : £401.53 (includes shipping : FREE).

The Z77 mobo can use lucidMVP to boost your old GPUs performance with the IGP. The RAM is a recognised brand (which does overclock quite well for a very low price). Much better case and a good reputable power supply. The 430W corsair RJC suggested is ok but i'd be happier with the XFX incase you want to upgrade the GPU later.