Spec me a build please

Arazi · 20 Oct 2013 at 17:24

Hi All

I am looking for some advice, my son want's a bit of a do everything within reason system, gaming, school work, some video editing but not lots, mainly gaming i would say aswel as general pc stuff, no need for screens, just the base unit, decent keyboard and mouse to.

This is for Christmas, i have a budget of £800 - £1000 for it, AMD or Intel, single or dual graphics if possible and he needs to be able to output to 3 HD screens. I would prefer a pre built system but self build is an option, no operating system needed.

Thanks in advance.

**Edit: He wants it to light up green also, so some matching coloured hardware and lighting\led's would be good.**

snips86x · 20 Oct 2013 at 17:45

Slightly over budget, but a starting point.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Parvum Systems S1.0 MicroATX Case - Black with Green £132
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
Total : £1,034.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Avenged7Fold · 20 Oct 2013 at 17:54

Like the g1 sniper build, gonna try and make a double 7950 spec for the extra GPU grunt of triple monitors.

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) £191.99 (£383.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Force GS 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-F128GBGS-BK) £99.98
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CM) £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020015-UK) £73.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
Total : £1,037.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Doomedspeed · 20 Oct 2013 at 18:18

I know you said green but i went for red.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £161.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £94.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - Na'Vi Limited Edition (SH103S3/120G-NV) £83.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.39
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £28.45
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99
Total : £1,072.22 (includes shipping : £17.10).

honosuseri · 20 Oct 2013 at 18:31

The D3HP isn't a true dual GPU mobo. I'd also prefer an ATX mobo rather than mATX if you are going to use dual GPUs.

Green is tricky to do right for the budget, red or blue would be easier to be honest.....

RED

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.39
1 x Logitech G300 Optical Gaming Mouse (910-003431) £34.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,013.18 (includes shipping : FREE).

BLUE

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £142.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (meax-059) - Blue Light £69.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.39
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,006.15 (includes shipping : FREE).

You won't see the red on the GPU once it's fitted anyway to be fair.

Arazi · 20 Oct 2013 at 19:06

Thanks guys, i noticed these are all Intel, is it worth getting an AMD? What about Intel i7's for my budget, I agree, green is looking a bit harder, so any other colour will be fine, thanks for all the replies.

Avenged7Fold · 20 Oct 2013 at 19:19

i7 will eat into your GPU budget. Considering your son games on 3 hd screens, you cant really afford to go budget on the graphics. I am not even sure if a single 280x will be fine for eyefinity (mainly because i have never used eyefinity), if you find people saying it isn't, i would recommend two 7950s over a 280x.

stulid · 20 Oct 2013 at 19:39

snips86x said:
Slightly over budget, but a starting point.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Parvum Systems S1.0 MicroATX Case - Black with Green £132
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
Total : £1,034.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).

This will have some green illumination as the sound section of the motherboard is separated and illuminated with green LED's that also add a glow around the edge of the board.

Also means you never need a dedicated sound card as the onboard sound is top notch