Spec me a build - £800

DEL 707 · 4 Nov 2014 at 00:33

Hi all.

Cousin of mine wants a new gaming PC, so can anyone throw me some builds?
As per the title, he has a budget of £800 max. Also needs a monitor thrown in, but it doesn't have to be top of the range. I'd say about 22" max.

I would also to throw in a nice CPU fan, for the extra cooling and perhaps a little overclocking. Last build I made for him, I used the stock cooler and I ended up having to replace it after the machine kept overheating.

Doomedspeed · 4 Nov 2014 at 00:36

Does an OS need to be in the budget too?

tamzzy · 4 Nov 2014 at 11:54

sub £800 with free shipping code: SFCASE

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £219.97
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail (78XNH5DN9IST) £215.99
1 x AOC E2470SWDA 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £104.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s -l (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £69.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Cooler Master Seidon 120V, AIO Cooling Solution £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Cooler Master N200 NSE-200-KWN1 Midi-Tower Windowed - Black £39.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £813.76 (includes shipping : £12.50).

24 inch screen
256gb ssd included
non-oc i5 + gtx 780

DEL 707 · 4 Nov 2014 at 20:39

Sorry forgot to mention, already have a windows license.

Thanks for the build, I'll pass it onto him.

Only worry is that I *think* he wants to buy and me build it, next month, semi Christmas present to himself since he's giving his old PC to his little brother.

So just hope the bundle deal stays on.

stulid · 4 Nov 2014 at 21:22

The bundle deal will still be going.

But the SSD is today only, so when that ends it is the Crucial MX100 thats next inline.

greenair · 4 Nov 2014 at 22:00

I'd like to take the opportunity to ask for some advice too.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?catid=&prodid=FS-430-OE
I've found this one to be a good value but am wondering if I could get something slightly better for around 750 including shipping.
Ideally I'd like to have i5/16gb/nvidia 970, there's no need for monitor, Windows system or hard drives as I have some spare hdd and ssd.
Could anyone advise please?
Btw, any chance for a black Friday sale this month?

Doomedspeed · 4 Nov 2014 at 22:22

greenair said:
I'd like to take the opportunity to ask for some advice too.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?catid=&prodid=FS-430-OE
I've found this one to be a good value but am wondering if I could get something slightly better for around 750 including shipping.
Ideally I'd like to have i5/16gb/nvidia 970, there's no need for monitor, Windows system or hard drives as I have some spare hdd and ssd.
Could anyone advise please?
Btw, any chance for a black Friday sale this month?

Ill answer this, but you're more than welcome (advised) to make you're own thread..

Firstly, why 16GB.. Are you video/photo editing? If not, you have no need for it.

If you are happy to build yourself you could get something pretty good.

Before i spec though.. Do you need windows included in the price?

They normally do some select products for black firday.. the deals are lmited number but good prices..

greenair · 5 Nov 2014 at 09:05

Doomedspeed said:
Ill answer this, but you're more than welcome (advised) to make you're own thread..

Firstly, why 16GB.. Are you video/photo editing? If not, you have no need for it.

If you are happy to build yourself you could get something pretty good.

Before i spec though.. Do you need windows included in the price?

They normally do some select products for black firday.. the deals are lmited number but good prices..

Thanks for helping

I'd like to use this build for casual gaming for the next couple of years if possible. I used to buy laptops from Dell every a couple of years in the past but there's no way I could keep up with the latest games when it comes to system requirements.
My flatmate got a spare monitor, I have 2 SSD (128GB and 256GB) and 1 HDD 1.5TB. I can also borrow a windows 8.1 copy so no system needed.
I'm not sure 8GB would be enough for future gaming so I thought I'd go for 16GB if budget allowed.
I'd like to use 128GB SSD for system, 256GB SSD for game drive, 1.5TB for storage, therefore I dont even need hard drives for my build.
Do you think the ForceBox Gamer Plus would be workable for my plan? (I wish I could rid of HDD from the package though) Or I better off DIY? (I hope all cables would be included with all the parts).
Thanks.

tamzzy · 5 Nov 2014 at 10:54

make your own thread.

DEL 707 · 27 Nov 2014 at 20:46

Sorry, need to bump this, had a word with him and was hoping to order this, this weekend, sadly some items seem to have been discontinued.

The motherboard, CPU cooler and the case are coming up and product unavailable.

stulid · 27 Nov 2014 at 21:05

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £218.98
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £191.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £101.99
1 x Intel 730 Series 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Internal Solid State Drive (SSDSC2BP240G410) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 III - USB 3.0 ATX Case - Seidon Promotion Free cooler Master Seidon £69.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £787.98 (includes shipping : £20.10).

4 free games with this GFX card.

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £258.58
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £143.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £101.99
1 x Intel 730 Series 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Internal Solid State Drive (SSDSC2BP240G410) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 III - USB 3.0 ATX Case - Seidon Promotion Free cooler Master Seidon £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £56.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £836.57 (includes shipping : £20.10).

£22.50 cashback - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18637856

DEL 707 · 6 Dec 2014 at 13:37

Damn it!

Sorry, talked to him. was just about to place the order for the £836.57 build and some of the stuff is no longer available or out of stock.

Can anyone do an update for me so I can get it ordered this weekend?

stulid · 6 Dec 2014 at 13:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £84.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Antec GX300 Combat Ready Windowed Midi Tower Gaming Case £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £879.82 (includes shipping : £19.10).

£22.50 cashback still.

But everything is so damn expensive now.

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-143-GI) £129.95
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SHFS37A/240G) £72.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Antec GX300 Combat Ready Windowed Midi Tower Gaming Case £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £827.77 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Bgrade card and inferior SSD.

DVD drive is missing and aftermarket cooler.

Nice case tho.

stulid · 6 Dec 2014 at 13:45

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-143-GI) £129.95
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SHFS37A/240G) £72.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken ECO CPU Cooler - 120 mm £24.95
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £19.99
Total : £819.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Cheaper case (but still has 2-3 fans).

DEL 707 · 6 Dec 2014 at 14:32

Thanks, just been ordered.

DEL 707 · 17 Dec 2014 at 19:34

Got her built, but forgot to order a DVD drive

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Only problem I noticed was that twice when I turned it on, I got graphics corruption, but the corruption went away when I restarted the machine.
This was all before I installed windows etc. Hope it was just something to do with my HDMI lead and old TV.

stulid · 17 Dec 2014 at 19:39

So is the corruption now gone that windows+drivers are on?

DEL 707 · 17 Dec 2014 at 19:43

Havn't seen it since.

Was a bit wierd, don't think it was heat based, because I had the machine running for a good few hours installing software and updates. Never saw a problem.