Spec me a Pc for a friend

Dea924

Dea924

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Friend is looking to upgrade in time for Bf3

Budget is £1000 or under.

Needs everything Bar PSU as he is using a 950w corsair model.

i put something together myself but the experts here will know better :D

thanks :)
 
Friday night :)

Nice PSU.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £134.39
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £47.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £14.99
Total : £996.80 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
options are 4GB RAM, and a Lancool case :) Blue madness! (except for the keyboard and mouse, which are red).


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £134.39
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £19.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £14.99
Total : £993.80 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
1 x LG IPS231P-BN 23" Professional LED Monitor - Glossy Black £155.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
1 x Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £14.99
Total : £998.98 (includes shipping : £14.75).



6950 2GB, 8GB, and a IPS panel (iirc, same as the Dell 2311, with LED backlit).
 
Dea924 said:
a grand and no one to give opinions :O.. bloooody helll the forums getting slow :P
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wow, surprised this one was missed.

however, i do have a long list of questions which will help me work out what can be recycled from his old PC (i have no idea how good or bad it is). most of which can be answered by taking a 30 second look inside the PC or by downloading a program called CPU-Z

- what case does he have
- what socket is the motherboard? (AM3, 775, 1366, etc)
- what cooler does he have, and does he have the brackets that allow him to mount it to a 1156 socket motherboard, or a 775 socket motherboard?
(i'm asking because socket 1155 and socket 1156 share mounting brackets, and asrock motherboards have additional mounting holes for socket 775 motherboards)
- what RAM does he have?
- are his HDD's and DVD drives IDE (big ribbon cable) or SATA (small flat cable)

sorry to ask so many questions but i figure theres no point in spending money on, say, a new DVD drive only to find it performs no differently to his current one

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sorry, another one. thought of it after seeing olivers builds. does he need a new monitor, mouse, speakers, keyboard, OS, or anything like that, or is it just the tower and whats inside that needs upgrading?
 
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Yeah, salvage as much as possible. £50 can make a difference. Better case, a CPU cooler, more RAM, surround headphones / speakers, maybe even better GPU, although the 570 is at the limit of 'reasonable money'.

Does he want a nice looking case or something just functional with more performance? And for SSD, imo he would spend his money better getting a top GPU and motherboard.
 
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Yeahno worries about the questions..
He wants everything new, he's using a q6600 ATM but doesn't want to overclock, gtx275,

Wants a new case he was looking at antecedent 1200, new gfx, new hdd, possible ssd, prefers nvidia gfx, CPU cooler and he also wants more than 4gb ram, preferably 12 or 16 .. He's probably fine with 8 to start with an he can add more later on
 
TBH he wants the everything and kitchen sink, and with the budget, he'll have to compromise somewhere. If he want a gaming machine, he should REALLY consider not getting a SSD now and getting one later.

If he wants to max BF3, with all the modern gadgets (128GB SSD, CPU cooler...), he'll have to spend a little more.

Secondly, we don't really know what card will max BF3 at 1080p. I would say little difference between a 6950 and a 570 in that regard, however we wont know for sure until the game is out.

Personally, I don't like the Antic 1200 (see what I did there?). IMO there are better looking, better functioning, quieter cases.
 
I know I don't like the 1200 either to be fair, but that's the kind of case he chose, an ssd isn't essentially but nice if you can fit it in, I specced a 570 myself for his build but like I said just wants a nice upgrade from his q6600, i5 2500k, 1tb hdd, more than 4gb ram, Etc etc
 
ah thats a shame. Q6600 generally means DDR2 RAM so theres no recycling there

the antique 1200 (yay, more bad antec puns) isnt that great a case, but it might be better than what i'd be recommending him for a £1000 budget all in.
 
ok, here are some specs from me. i wasnt sure what you meant by everything so ive done a couple of specs:


tower + OS + monitor + keyboard + mouse + mouse mat + speakers
1 x MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £204.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £139.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £79.99
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) £32.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500dpi Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface £41.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £40.79
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.98
1 x Creative A320 2.1 Speakers (51MF0405AA003) £32.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte GK-K6800 Multimedia Keyboard £10.99
Total : £1,004.05 (includes shipping: FREE).



tower + OS
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £139.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £119.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
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) £32.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £997.30 (includes shipping: FREE).
 
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