Spec me £400

BoB3rt · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:20

Approx. £400 can be little over or under...

i keep getting about £500 trying to find best bang for buck among each component.

thanks!

olivier renault · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:20

That's about where it's at if you want a budget gaming rig. It's good shopping around, you can save a few notes.

olivier renault · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:24

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Value GeForce GTX 460 "Green Edition" 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £91.99
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £33.98
1 x Xigmatek Midgard Midi Tower Case - White £29.99
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £401.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).

It's only a tower with no OS. Shame you missed the OcUK 460 OC deal. If you can stretch, with free delivery... Or a 5830 if you can find one. There is a B-grade XFX 6850, maybe worth keeping an eye on it.

DefiantAsh · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:27

olivier renault said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Value GeForce GTX 460 "Green Edition" 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £91.99
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £46.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £33.98
1 x Xigmatek Midgard Midi Tower Case - White £29.99
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £401.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).

It's only a tower with no OS. Shame you missed the OcUK 460 OC deal. If you can stretch, with free delivery... Or a 5830 if you can find one.

Nice spec, and if you could stretch, swap out the Hard Drive for this.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-000-OP&groupid=33&catid=1963&subcat=

.......................

Also if your not keen on the White Case, get the black version.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-XG&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

Similar look, and is black so isn't in your face as much.

olivier renault · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:28

BTW, if it's an upgrade, you'll be better off getting a better graphics card and keeping the Q6600.

DefiantAsh · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:33

Oh, didnt notice his signature

I'd keep your current system, and just get a new GFX card, sell on your 5770 in MM and get a better GFX card as Olivier has said.

Also with £400, get a nice small SSD, or treat yourself to a new monitor

BoB3rt · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:38

haha nope this is not my pc... i will be upgrading mine soon though

and a SSD is a must!!

if the rig for the above is going to be used for gaming is the buget Ram ok ? i went for the OcZ.

DefiantAsh · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:41

BoB3rt said:
haha nope this is not my pc... i will be upgrading mine soon though and a SSD is a must!!

if the rig for the above is going to be used for gaming is the buget Ram ok ? i went for the OcZ.

SSD is a must for yourself? or within the spec Olivier has posted? :confused:

And i think it should be, its just Low Voltage, works fine in my brothers computer with a 5850 and the same i3-2100

BoB3rt · 16 Jul 2011 at 10:58

DefiantAsh said:
SSD is a must for yourself? or within the spec Olivier has posted?

And i think it should be, its just Low Voltage, works fine in my brothers computer with a 5850 and the same i3-2100

For myself at a later date

will be just for OS and Starcraft :cool:

ok i think the budget just went up a little more but am still way over, this is the rig i have spec myself at the minute.

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £179.99

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £83.99

Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard Motherboard £54.98

OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £47.99

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £33.98

OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.99

Cooler Master Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99

Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99

Total : £482.90

olivier renault · 16 Jul 2011 at 11:09

Change ran to XMS3. Cheaper, and everyone uses it so it works.

Change case to a 430 Elite

Failing that, the midgard at £30 is a far better case, even if it's white.

And I would pick a 560ti over a 6950 1GB.

EDIT : I dont like OCZ stuff, but the ModXStream specs look OK.