Spec me a £500 rig plse
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need an os?
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Planned usage?
How does this look:
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game £155.99
(£135.64) £155.99
(£135.64)
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £103.98
(£90.42) £103.98
(£90.42)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant Power Supply £66.99
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
Coolermaster Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)
Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £429.49 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £66.19 Total : £507.43
PC case can be changed to a personal choice.
(£135.64) £155.99
(£135.64)
(£90.42) £103.98
(£90.42)
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
(£58.25) £66.99
(£58.25)
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £429.49 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £66.19 Total : £507.43
PC case can be changed to a personal choice.
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RJC build is very good 
but i would change the case to a antec 300 and if you/he can get money from somewhere, get a better cpu cooler.
but i would change the case to a antec 300 and if you/he can get money from somewhere, get a better cpu cooler.
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AMD route...
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £155.99
(£135.64) £155.99
(£135.64)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £78.99
(£68.69) £78.99
(£68.69)
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £52.99
(£46.08) £52.99
(£46.08)
Coolermaster Elite 334 Midi Case- Black (No PSU) £28.99
(£25.21) £28.99
(£25.21)
Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £420.81 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £64.88 Total : £497.44
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
(£135.64) £155.99
(£135.64)
(£68.69) £78.99
(£68.69)
(£66.95) £76.99
(£66.95)
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)
(£46.08) £52.99
(£46.08)
(£25.21) £28.99
(£25.21)
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £420.81 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £64.88 Total : £497.44
OK, recommended the following:
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game
All's good apart from doubt with regard to the Memory.
The need for 1600MHz over 1333MHz, and, why opt for more expensive branded over value, as value would allow him to pick-up a 6GB Tri-Channel-Kit for not much more?
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game
All's good apart from doubt with regard to the Memory.
The need for 1600MHz over 1333MHz, and, why opt for more expensive branded over value, as value would allow him to pick-up a 6GB Tri-Channel-Kit for not much more?
It's been discussed, he'll save for that and get it in the next couple of months, and use the onboard meanwhile.
If you're building an i5 rig then dual channel is the only option (unfortunatly I'm thinking the same thing right now), I'm planning on a build almost exactly the same as that, the only differences are a 5850 and this RAM, which saves a bit of money, however the above G.Skill is faster than these sticks.
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Why the MSi over the Gigabyte?
Makes melooking into a new quad build on my old S939 when it's not for me.
i don't personally trust giga. i've owned three and they have all gave me problems. i've also owned asus/msi/abit <-- never had problems.
However i would not be suprised if peeps here were to have problems with the ones i've mentioned and not giga lol.