Spec me a New Build :)

Jordan777 · 14 Sep 2011 at 13:09

Hey

I was looking at building my own PC the other month but as normal other things come first. (Mrs. and her holidays, say no more) . Now i am able to to look at sorting something out.

Looking to use the system for BF3 and future games and also surf the web etc Currently don’t have a PC but know my stuff about building them. Only thing is not really up to date with anything.

Reading the forms i am looking at the I5 2500k and also want to overclock it in the near future and run 2 monitors. I need you to spec me a PC with my budget from £600-£700.

I currently have a new LED Monitor and Mouse and keyboard but need everything else. I might also look at getting a solid state drive maybe.

cheers

stulid · 14 Sep 2011 at 13:16

Need an operating system?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
(£54.15) £64.98
(£54.15)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £602.74
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £123.30
Total : £739.79

• Motherboard does SLI/Crossfire at 8X/8X
• PSU is made by Seasonic - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/XFX-PRO-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1165

King Damager · 14 Sep 2011 at 14:00

Damnit Stulid's back... this means all specs are done within about 2 seconds

ld

CrixxzeH · 14 Sep 2011 at 16:40

Nice spec by Stulid, but for an extra £5 you could get an modular psu... this would help with better cable management, and allow you're rig for better cooling.
for this I would suggest getting
THIS- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

fowler002 · 14 Sep 2011 at 17:11

stulid said:
Need an operating system?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
(£54.15) £64.98
(£54.15)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £602.74
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £123.30
Total : £739.79

• Motherboard does SLI/Crossfire at 8X/8X
• PSU is made by Seasonic - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/XFX-PRO-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1165

what about the antech for £5 more(plus its modular)?

if you could stretch it then a 6950 for £20 more

stulid · 14 Sep 2011 at 17:12

fowler002 said:
what about the antech for £5 more(plus its modular)?

if you could stretch it then a 6950 for £20 more

Considering the budget was £600-700!!!! then why? the idea is to get as close to budget as possible, not blow it out the water.

fowler002 · 14 Sep 2011 at 17:17

stulid said:
Considering the budget was £600-700!!!! then why? the idea is to get as close to budget as possible, not blow it out the water.

that comment was aimed at the op sorry, its their choice if they want to strect or not. if I was blowing it out of the water(without going to 580) I'd have suggested http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-274-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

p.s you're £40 over, should have suggested the 6870 if you wanted to keep it close to the budget

Reaper 392 · 14 Sep 2011 at 17:19

King Damager said:
Damnit Stulid's back... this means all specs are done within about 2 seconds

ld

well, at least it means someones going to be doing quick specs for people, because the forums have been stupidly slow for me recently

stulid · 14 Sep 2011 at 17:20

fowler002 said:
p.s you're £40 over, should have suggested the 6870 if you wanted to keep it close to the budget

I can think of better things to do than to suggest a 6870 to keep within budget

Jordan777 · 14 Sep 2011 at 22:54

just been looking at this spec?? what guys think ?

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
OcUK ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game OcUK ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £131.99
(£109.99) £131.99
(£109.99)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £70.99
(£59.16) £70.99
(£59.16)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail £20.99
(£17.49) £20.99
(£17.49)
Sub Total : £581.09
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £118.97
Total : £713.81

stulid · 14 Sep 2011 at 23:23

Jordan777 said:
just been looking at this spec?? what guys think ?

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
OcUK ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game OcUK ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £131.99
(£109.99) £131.99
(£109.99)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £70.99
(£59.16) £70.99
(£59.16)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail Pioneer 24x Internal S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail £20.99
(£17.49) £20.99
(£17.49)
Sub Total : £581.09
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £118.97
Total : £713.81

Swap out the board and PSU for,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-368-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

fowler002 · 15 Sep 2011 at 00:54

or modular http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

can't tell you which of the 3 is better tho.

Reaper 392 · 15 Sep 2011 at 01:18

its not ideal, but this is the best i can do if you want a 560Ti:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
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) £30.98
1 x Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply £46.99
1 x G.Skill RipJaw 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £34.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £702.80 (includes shipping : £13.75).

PSU cannot cope with SLI, but its plenty good enough for a single card, and its made by enermax's house brand. motherboard can cope with SLI though.

*edit*
hmm, looking at this benchmark i'd take this build over the 6870 any day
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=330

if you can afford more, the first place to spend would be the PSU