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vectisitch

vectisitch

vectisitch

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ok,my mate wants me to build him the best pc for about £500. he will need the case and everything in it. the pc will be used mainly for everyday use.with maybe a bit of gaming. web browsing, music.hdd wise, he wants some storage so maybe a spare hdd in it too.an ssd for windows and windows 7 home premium. so any ideas please
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £87.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £80.40
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £35.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £529.42 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Wont be able to get a SSD without sacrificing the motherboard and the GFX card.
 
thanks so far. forgot to say,the rig won't be overclocked. he won't need a dvd drive. i thought maybe a 64gig ssd and a 1tb hdd and i like the coolermaster cm-60 lite case
 
vectisitch said:
thanks so far. forgot to say,the rig won't be overclocked. he won't need a dvd drive. i thought maybe a 64gig ssd and a 1tb hdd and i like the coolermaster cm-60 lite case
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But its just not possible without going massively over budget.

The motherboard is Ivybridge ready, has SATAIII+USB3.0 (useful for a SSD) and has SSD caching/Lucid Virtu and Quicksync.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £87.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £80.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £77.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £76.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £54.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £35.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
Total : £632.74 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 
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great stuff.thanks.what do you think of this if we go over a bit.any changes you would make?
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £163.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £87.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £80.40
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (0F13180) £77.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £64.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £54.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £35.99
Total : £659.75 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 
 
Close, but I added a comment about the PSU, 550Watts is enough for most single GFX cards that he might upgrade too.

The 2500K is only £17 more:(
 
 
any more dosh we could shave off by changing something with the same performance?mainly he wants 1tb hdd the i5 cpu and the gpu and the case
 
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