Spec me a system !!

DanielT · 12 Oct 2010 at 03:14

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

95thrifles · 12 Oct 2010 at 03:42

£400 budget and you "need" a SSD, tbh I think you nee to revise your expectations a little

DanielT · 12 Oct 2010 at 03:47

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 · 12 Oct 2010 at 06:36

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

DanielT · 12 Oct 2010 at 06:46

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

Lol i have a monitor and razor keyboard and steelseries mouse.

So just a system.

Dan

Big.Wayne · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:16

DanielT said:
I'm looking to build my own system

could one of you spec a system for me

I need around 2-4gb ram

Enough processing power.

I plan to Do graphics design on there , Multi-tasking , Streaming

Budget is £400

Click for stability . . . 12 hour "Blend"

DanielT said:
Little bit of gaming if possible

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!

[Off Topic]

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

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

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

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:

Gantoris · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:18

DanielT · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:22

Big.Wayne said:
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!

[Off Topic]

You don't really "need" an SSD and you don't really "need" RAID-0 do you? . . . . 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!

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

DanielT · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:24

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.

Thx for that

Gantoris · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:27

I prefer my build to waynes simply cause mine comes with a graphics card

, he has the advantage of being in budget tho and with slightly better ram + cpu cooler which would be a must if you do want to overclock a lil. Speaking of which, ofc you can overclock thats the AMD way!

Gantoris · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:31

No problem at all m8

Big.Wayne · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:38

Gantoris said:
he has the advantage of

slightly better ram

cpu cooler which would be a must if you do want to overclock

USB 3.0

SATA 6Gb/s

100% extra disk storage

being in budget

Hehe nice one Gantoris, very similar ideas! :cool:

DanielT · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:41

Big wayne i forgot to ask what GPU would you recommend for that system you speccd?

Dan

Gantoris · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:44

Yeh lol wayne, there strikingly similar builds tbh

Im pretty sure Dan would be satisfied with either, for me tho id want the GPU right of the bat but then im a gamer through and through

Your defiantly right about the mobo tho, i hadnt given any thought to sata 6gb and usb 3, for only £5 more defiantly worth it.

Big.Wayne · 12 Oct 2010 at 07:55

DanielT said:
what GPU

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

Gantoris · 12 Oct 2010 at 08:02

You say that you don't buy new wayne, would you recommend any reliable place to buy second hand? Im slowly saving up for my new rig and would take a bargain if i see one, i don't yet have access to the members market here, whats it like?

DanielT · 12 Oct 2010 at 08:02

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

Do you have msn or a different messenger so i can speak to you instead of posting all the time lol

Big.Wayne · 12 Oct 2010 at 08:10

OcUK Members Market is a good place to buy Used GPU's . . . as is the famous Auction site!

@ DanielT sorry I only chat with peeps on the forums . . . tried MSN for a while but I couldn't get any peace!

P.S: When you reply you really shouldn't include the whole quotes . . . as its your first thread and its a spec me it doesn't matter so much but if you venture into the main forums and do that its not so cool . . . . drives me potty!

Either trim the quotes down or start using the [Post Reply] button in the bottom left corner! :cool:

DanielT · 12 Oct 2010 at 08:12

The link for members market took me to the Forums overview :S

And sorry , thanks for the help

Dan

Gantoris · 12 Oct 2010 at 08:17

lol "the famous auction site"

could facepalm myself for not even thinkin to check them out, sadly i cant access the members market tho

. Is it just me or are OcUKs rules on posting links to any other website a lil draconian

, there prices are highly competitive i dont see why there so paranoid.