Spec Help - Around £500 no OS | Build required for 3D/video/photoshop

oliver2601

oliver2601

oliver2601

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Hi,

I'm need a computer for work as mines due an upgrade. I need it to be quick all-round and be able to handle some video and 3D work if needed. This won't be used for gaming.

I'm looking to spend around £500 incl. VAT without OS. I've been looking at the following but I'd like the price to come down towards the £500 mark if possible.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 9590 Black Edition 4.70GHz (5.00GHz Turbo) (Socket AM3+) Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11222-06-20G) £79.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £67.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £50.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £44.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Gold Window £33.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £24.97
Total : £566.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Cheers,
Oliver
 
Grab a FX8320/8350.

Besides that board doesnt support the 220W CPU's.


YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11222-06-20G) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £511.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).




You do need a good board even for the eight core CPU's, this one has a 8+1 VRM design, the cheaper one is 4+1
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Or a i5 bundle,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £225.97
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 260X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11222-06-20G) £79.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
Total : £459.49 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Do you have a HDD for storage?

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There are some Bgrade GFX cards too if you dont mind that,

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ( (GX-185-MS) £79.99
1 x **B Grade** **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (BG-307-GI) £59.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £49.99
Total : £199.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).




The 7870 for example beats a R7 260X - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1034?vs=1044
 
Cheers, looks good.

We've got some HDDs already that can be used.

I'm going with the 7870 but what's the difference in the two you've linked? They both look identical.

What's going to be the bottleneck do you reckon?

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £49.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £481.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
I've linked two different 7850s and one 7870.

Hard to tell the difference between those 7850, they might be the same, they might not, I'm not going to hunting to find out as you want the 7870 so lets ignore those other two.
 
stulid said:
I've linked two different 7850s and one 7870.

Hard to tell the difference between those 7850, they might be the same, they might not, I'm not going to hunting to find out as you want the 7870 so lets ignore those other two.
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Hmm, not sure about the 7850s either. I think one could have already been sold as a b grade judging by the two "sold at" prices, but that one is more expensive.

Will the PSU cope fine with this and a small overclock?

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ( (GX-185-MS) £79.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £23.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £511.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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