Spec me a system !!

DanielT

DanielT

DanielT

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Hey guys

I'm looking to build my own system so i wondering could one of you spec a system for me ?

I would need a SSD drive for windows boot and a storage drive for video files etc

I need around 2-4gb ram

Enough processing power.

I plan to Do graphics design on there , Multi-tasking , Streaming , Little bit of gaming if possible.

So if someone could spec a system for me based on the above preferences i would be very grateful. Budget is £400 (Not much but i might sell my laptop for extra funds.)

Thanks
Dan
 
Well i dont really need an ssd, It was just for a fast boot.

I know its a tight budget and i appologize for this.

How about 2 HDD's in RAID 0 to replace the ssd?

Dan
 
Gantoris said:
If you want any kind of performance for £400 forget about SSD my friend, and tbh i wouldn't worry about raiding 2 HDDs either as its still gonna eat nearly a quarter of your budget. Honestly mate its all very overrated anyway, who cares if windows loads 10 seconds faster, for £400 you could get a solid CPU, GPU, mobo and 4gb of ram into a nice lil build. Although if you want any gravy on your potatoes (monitor and other peripherals) your prolly gonna want more than £400 unless you plan on VERY light gaming, ie minesweeper :P
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Lol i have a monitor and razor keyboard and steelseries mouse.

So just a system.


Dan
 
Big.Wayne said:
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Click for stability . . . 12 hour "Blend"


Get the system ordered, built and "tweaked" using the onboard IGP for starters . . . that should take a week or two and give you some extra time to save up for a dedicated GPU . . . new Radeons out soon meaning lots of used uBer cards being sold off for bargain prices . . . a sweet PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphics card will drop in nicely to the above system! :)

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You don't really "need" an SSD and you don't really "need" RAID-0 do you? :confused: . . . . I'm sure you "want" them though! ;) . . . Are Windows boot times really a "justification" for you to spend real money £££ . . . a nice phat 1TB HDD will serve you well for the moment . . . . bide your time for the SSD, resist the hype until the day comes when the prices for the "Hyped" technology become more affordable . . . until then get saving for your GPU and enjoy your super Bang-for-Buck PC! :cool:
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Thanks for that !! Really helped.

If i wanted to get a little more from the processer could i overclock?

I'm a noob when it comes to the tech part of computer's so on this build i will be making a thread and updating it on OCUK :)

Dan
 
Gantoris said:
Ok then m8, then this would be my recommendation...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-259-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=803
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-000-PL&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1830
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-278-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-183-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-229-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-SP
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-023-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-099-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

That comes in at £466.78 which is a fair chunk over budget but if you can manage that through selling your laptop you will end up with a pretty decent lil rig that will play most games well and do most any task you ask it to.

If you can get a lil more cash than £66 for your laptop consider a Phenom 2 CPU and a 1gb 460 GPU as upgrades for a damn fine machine.
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Thx for that :)
 
Big.Wayne said:
Well I would say you should wait till you got the system up, running & "tweaked" and save some more money £££ before you cast your beady eye on GPUs . . . obviously your money will go further if you find a nice used GPU . . . If I was buying today and if buying new (which I wouldn't) then this card looks like the best value-for-money!

Asus GeForce GTX 460 TOP 768MB GDDR5

£129.99 inc
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Do you have msn or a different messenger so i can speak to you instead of posting all the time lol
 
Thanks for all your help.

I have decided to get a pc more near christmas and sell my laptop.

is it worth an i5 for a bit extra buck or should i stick with quad core?.

Da
 
Ok i've now increased budget to £500 + Extra for a Gfx card (£100 -200)

Dont know if this complicates things but i need to get the best for my money so i dont have to upgrade everything for 1-3 years


Get posting :)

Thanks for the help though so far guys , i'm glad i joined this forum
 
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