Spec me a Fast Pc Pls

BigHairyBloke

BigHairyBloke

BigHairyBloke

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Hi

My old(5years) pc has blown its powersuppy, taking out the MB:-(

So now i need to upgrade and rebuild.

I need MB (Fanless), memory, CPU and a dual output graphics card if not on board.

Its onlt for desktop use, but i like things snappy so id prefer higher spec stuff but not 'high end' ie the old i7 cpus id have gone for in the past. But im not up on the latest develoments cpu wise. Budgeting about £700 max but prefer lower. i plan to Use a nofan cr95 or 100 so need the MB to be compatable...

Cheers

Steve
 
Hi BHB
  • What are you going to use it for?
  • You are budgeting 1/7th of your budget for fanless-cooler? Would your PSU & graphics card also need to be fanless? Are you a quiet PC aficionado?
  • What do you have? Case (does this build fit into the one you have), OS,.....
  • What about using what you have but getting a new PSU (best you can afford with long warranty) and a new graphics card for your dual screens?
 
It’s for general computing, I use it for multiple applications, as a media server for plex, and general desktop applications, not games.
I have a power supply and the cooler is about 100£. Yes, I want a total solid state pc, dual monitor.
I have a fpvery large full size case I will reuse.
My mb has gone **** up with the power supply so hence the need for the new mb and matching components.

Cheers

Stebe
 
@BigHairyBloke

Gigabyte board with UK RMA - board has HDMI and DVI outputs so no need for GPU card .
Coffeelake i5 is now 6 core so will last a long time and boost speeds are 3.8Ghz for 6 cores , 4Ghz for 2 cores and 3.9Ghz for 4 cores if i can remember correctly.
500gb ssd for storage space . Though remember, need windows 10 for intel coffeelake to work .
would drop it down to i3 8100 which is now 4 core cpu to save £100

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £584.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)​
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BigHairyBloke said:
Thanks for that, if you had another 300 to spend on those components, where would you sPend it?
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the bar ! haha, its its an office based PC , really dont need to go all bells and whistles - if this been a gaming pc and you told forum uses you had another £300- field day!
you could get a smaller silent case - or NAS set up for storage /backup

that or screens/screen pump up. VA panel for better view angles, higher res and screen size to get more on the screen etc

or full rebuild for mini itx system
 
FYI the 8700k is a 95w tdp cpu, that cooler (cr95) you are looking at is rated at 95w also, without decent case fans I would think it may get a little toasty. The 8400 is only 65w.
 
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