Spec me a Micro ATX System

tomw92 · 30 Jul 2012 at 23:00

Mainly:

Cpu
Ram (I'd like 16gb)
Mobo

For say around £350-400

Liking this case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-FD&groupid=2362&catid=2278&subcat=

And I already have a PSU, HDDs etc

Want best bang for buck

Thanks,

Tom

stulid · 30 Jul 2012 at 23:04

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £101.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £86.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £69.98
Total : £362.45 (includes shipping : £11.25).

tomw92 · 30 Jul 2012 at 23:06

stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £101.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £86.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £69.98
Total : £362.45 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Looks good, what about if I bought the case seperate, and had the £350-400 for just the CPU, RAM & Mobo?

ozzymundo · 30 Jul 2012 at 23:08

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £59.99
Total : £328.46 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Do you really need 16gb? If it's just for gaming then 8gb is plenty...

Best cpu out there for gaming
Good quality case
8gb RAM, hugely overclockable.

An alternative case would be this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-077-SV&groupid=2362&catid=1092&subcat=

Edit to add:Whoops forgot mobo. Something like this for £85: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-395-GI

stulid · 30 Jul 2012 at 23:10

tomw92 said:
Looks good, what about if I bought the case seperate, and had the £350-400 for just the CPU, RAM & Mobo?

Then you get a 3570K

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £86.99
Total : £373.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).

tomw92 · 30 Jul 2012 at 23:11

ozzymundo said:
Do you really need 16gb? If it's just for gaming then 8gb is plenty...

An alternative case would be this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-077-SV&groupid=2362&catid=1092&subcat=

I don't know, got 8gb at the moment and just want to future proof myself.

And that case is very nice as well. Just not sure on the 3.5" panel at the bottom