Spec me - £650

Freddie589 · 10 Nov 2011 at 18:53

Hey guys, I'm currently spec'ing up a build for a friend and have got this so far:

Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £185.99
(£154.99) £185.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
(£139.99) £167.99

MSI Z68A-G45-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard MSI Z68A-G45-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
(£95.82) £114.98

Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case - Arctic White Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case - Arctic White
£82.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
(£66.66) £79.99

Lepa N-Series 600W Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure Lepa N-Series 600W Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure
(£36.65) £43.98

OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99

Sub Total :£584.93
Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00%
VAT : £119.49
Total : £716.92

Can anyone spec anything better? I know it is slightly higher then budget but he can strech up to 700ish if needed.

cheers

FatFishMonster · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:15

do they have intrest for Xfire ?

stulid · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:29

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
(£194.99) £233.99
(£194.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
(£68.32) £81.98
(£68.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Cooler Master HAF 912 Case - Black £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.98
(£44.15) £52.98
(£44.15)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
Sub Total : £580.76
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £118.25
Total : £709.51

FatFishMonster · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:35

stulid said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
(£194.99) £233.99
(£194.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
(£68.32) £81.98
(£68.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Cooler Master HAF 912 Case - Black £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.98
(£44.15) £52.98
(£44.15)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
Sub Total : £580.76
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £118.25
Total : £709.51

What he said

Greavesy · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:41

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X PLUS Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with Battlefield 3, Dirt 3 & Deus Ex PC Games** £239.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98

Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99

BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98

Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £19.99

Comes to £602, noticed youre a student if your mate is aswell and you can grab a copy of vista to borrow then you can grab a copy of win7 upgrade for like £45 of one of microsofts websites

Otherwise just chuck a copy of win 7 into the above spec, a little over budget but 3 free games which could be sold.
Did you mean to not include an optical drive and hard drive in your first spec or will you need those to?

Edit: Stulid beat me to it again xD I'd still grab my 6950 over his though

stulid · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:44

I'd still grab my 6950 over his though

o'really? the MSI is clocked faster/cheaper/3 vs 2 year warranty and MSI has a UK based RMA center.

Greavesy · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:48

Im a sucker for freebies ;P

FatFishMonster · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:49

i would side with the MSI also because of its cooler. as i think the frozr is better than the iceQ

if the msi one is faster/cheaper and has more warranty then its a no brainer really.....

Greavesy · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:55

Did a bit of searching get the MSI xD

Stulid as always is right xD

FatFishMonster · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:57

Greavesy said:
Did a bit of searching get the MSI xD

Stulid as always is right xD

he is the steven hawking of the general hardware section and the spec me thread

Greavesy · 10 Nov 2011 at 19:58

I know that he normally helps spec mine XD
Someday he will be out 'Spec'd'

FatFishMonster · 10 Nov 2011 at 20:02

Greavesy said:
I know that he normally helps spec mine XD
Someday he will be out 'Spec'd'

all depends who is going to be the Rafeal Nadal to his Roger Federer

Greavesy · 10 Nov 2011 at 20:11

Both fine players but we all know that Marcos Baghdatis is the best player at the moment purely for his name :')

fowler002 · 10 Nov 2011 at 21:20

but if gibbo is to be believed the his icq has the best cooler and can be overclocked further than the others.

stulid I'm suprised you didn't champion the 560ti(seeing as how you prefer nvidia)