Spec me a £400+ build please

kPATm · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:06

OK Im thinking of going for a complete upgrade after considering only a GPU or CPU. Now I dont really have the money for this but I was thinking going down the OverClockers finance option root. Seems to be fairly reasonable as I worked it out at about £15 a month for 36 months. Now I will be needing to upgrade my

CPU
GPU
Memory
Mobo

I currently have

e2180@3Ghz
8800GTX
Corsair 3GB (3x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R iP35 Socket 775

So what can I get for the money. Oh I plan on keeping what ever I get for a good while. I do a fair bit of gaming at 1920x1080 and I like eye candy so obviously something that can handle the new and up and coming games is what Im after. Im also keen to stay with Intel/Nvidia. Thanks

stulid · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:09

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
Foxconn H67S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Sub Total : £335.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.06
Total : £414.35

with a Nvidia card,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Foxconn H67S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Sub Total : £319.13
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £65.73
Total : £394.36

a 5850 beats a GTX460 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/164?vs=156

anuraj · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:11

spot on

kPATm · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:20

Thanks that looks good to me. Forgot to mention my PSU is a OCZ Stealth XStream 600W PSU. Will this cope with a complete upgrade?

stulid · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:21

kPATm said:
Forgot to mention my PSU is a OCZ Stealth XStream 600W PSU. Will this cope with a complete upgrade?

yes.

kPATm · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:34

So are is the Finance option a good idea? I have your first Specs in my basket but as usuall Im hovering over the Checkout button :-)

stulid · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:36

Cant you do the buy now pay later option, so all you pay is a £29 admin fee? just remember to save some money each month and pay it off before the due date.

kPATm · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:39

Im useless at saving. If it comes out my account then I cant spend it on Sweeties/Women/Drink in that order

stulid · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:45

I cant tell you what to do with your money, even if you fail to pay it off before the due date, you then just pay it per month as if you selected a finance term anyway?

The APR is 13% higher.

kPATm · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:49

I know mate. I just need a push to press that bloody Checkout button. Thanks for the help.

stulid · 7 Feb 2011 at 21:50

you may as well get a SSD too.

kidding.

but do you have a nice case for this gear?

kPATm · 8 Feb 2011 at 00:19

Sorry mate. Well its a Coolermaster Centurion 5?

jamesfreddie · 9 Feb 2011 at 19:47

stulid said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
Foxconn H67S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Sub Total : £335.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.06
Total : £414.35

with a Nvidia card,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Foxconn H67S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Sub Total : £319.13
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £65.73
Total : £394.36

a 5850 beats a GTX460 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/164?vs=156

+1

6644kp · 9 Feb 2011 at 19:50

kPATm said:
Sorry mate. Well its a Coolermaster Centurion 5?

that i'll do

kPATm · 28 Jul 2011 at 17:48

Me again reviving this thread as I dont want to start another. Are these recommendations still valid for a £400 build as I cant seem to find the suggested mobo's on the site. Oh and my PSU has changed from a 600w to a Bequite 530w incase that makes a difference. Thanks

Jony27 · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:00

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £68.98
(£57.48) £68.98
(£57.48)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.39
(£21.99) £26.39
(£21.99)
Sub Total : £336.12
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.12
Total : £414.74

jennidc · 28 Jul 2011 at 18:45

Damn thats a nice spec for £400 - I might have to upgrade my q6600 system soon

kPATm · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:38

That does look good. But the mobo says its CrossFireX yet you have specd a GTX? I take it this mobo cannot run dual GTX's?

Jony27 · 28 Jul 2011 at 19:47

the mobo will take any single GPU.
if you install two GPU, they will run at 16x 4x, you want 8x 8x

this mobo does that
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-169-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

i would suggest this if you can stretch to it,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-170-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £107.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.39
Total : £430.75 (includes shipping : £9.50).

sli/crossfire mobo but with lower spec GPU.

kPATm · 28 Jul 2011 at 20:18

What about this