Spec me a £800 computer
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hows this?
YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £196.79
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £167.99
1 x Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £124.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £38.99
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
1 x Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £805.58 (includes shipping : £13.75).
only things im not so hot on are the case, PSU and processor cooler. they're definitely good, but might not be the best for the money
YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £196.79
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £167.99
1 x Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £124.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £38.99
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
1 x Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £805.58 (includes shipping : £13.75).
only things im not so hot on are the case, PSU and processor cooler. they're definitely good, but might not be the best for the money
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CPU is great. there is no need to have the i7 2600K as the i5 2500k performs exactly the same for gaming. also, the cooler should let you get a serious overclock on it.
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just remembered you can save yourself a hell of a lot of money by going for a motherboard + processor bundle:
this is exactly the same as what i suggested before, but £25 cheaper
YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Motherboard Bundle - Intel Core i5 2500K & Asus P8P67 Intel P67 Mainboard **B3 Revision** £267.98
1 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £196.79
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £38.99
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
1 x Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £780.60 (includes shipping : £13.75).
this is exactly the same as what i suggested before, but £25 cheaper
YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Motherboard Bundle - Intel Core i5 2500K & Asus P8P67 Intel P67 Mainboard **B3 Revision** £267.98
1 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £196.79
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
1 x Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
1 x Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £38.99
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
1 x Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £780.60 (includes shipping : £13.75).
Not bad specs at all.
I would go for MSI/Gigabyte over ASUS however - fewer issues being reported and the MSI boards run cooler and clock better for a cheaper price.
"Budget" MSI board: Here
CF/SLI capable board: Here
Additional more costly board: Here
I would also swap the Akasa for the cheaper Titan Fenrir or the cheaper-still--but-not-quite-as-quiet Corsair A50
I would go for MSI/Gigabyte over ASUS however - fewer issues being reported and the MSI boards run cooler and clock better for a cheaper price.
"Budget" MSI board: Here
CF/SLI capable board: Here
Additional more costly board: Here
I would also swap the Akasa for the cheaper Titan Fenrir or the cheaper-still--but-not-quite-as-quiet Corsair A50
GET THE gd65 msi board. You get dual bios, 8 sata ports, and if you want to run crossfire / Sli the PCIe lanes will run at x8 x8.
Its the board I got for my new build and I must say I am really pleased with it
The build I finished was just over 800 in total. YOu can see all the parts here
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18257258
most of the parts were on this week only when I got them though so at normal price it might be a bit higher
Its the board I got for my new build and I must say I am really pleased with it
The build I finished was just over 800 in total. YOu can see all the parts here
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18257258
most of the parts were on this week only when I got them though so at normal price it might be a bit higher