Spec me a System

Vita · 2 Nov 2012 at 10:37

Hi,

It's been a while since I built a system and I've got the itch to get back into it. It's primarily going to be used for graphics design/gaming/movies. I'm not wanting to spend big £££ so my budget is £800. I need a full system, this includes monitor too. I'd like something I can overclock and a Intel CPU, I would also like something that allows me to upgrade over time.

Can you guys help?

Thanks.

CreateNPlay · 2 Nov 2012 at 10:40

Sure Will do, gimme a mo

CreateNPlay · 2 Nov 2012 at 10:46

I have no idea how to add the basket into a message so heres a pic.

Vita · 2 Nov 2012 at 10:52

Thanks for the reply, that looks pretty good. Isn't the i5 3750 ivybridge better then the i5 2500 sandy bridge?

CreateNPlay · 2 Nov 2012 at 10:56

The 3570K yeah it is. I'm just not personally experienced with OCing Ivybridges.

Bacon? · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:00

I really don't understand parts of that spec. Heres my attempt:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Asus VS228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £34.99
Total : £782.57 (includes shipping : FREE).

You can of course get a better case, monitor, motherboard, cooler etc. Its how you balance out the build. Heck you could even fit a SSD in there if you wanted

ubersonic · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:02

Vita said:
Thanks for the reply, that looks pretty good. Isn't the i5 3750 ivybridge better then the i5 2500 sandy bridge?

At stock yes but most people don't keep their K series at stock, generally speaking between the 2500K/3570K whichever's cheaper is the best option as they OC to as near as makes no difference the same performance (SB will clock a bit higher due to IB heat but IB will make up for it with IPC). Unless you specifically need a feature of IB ofc.

Vita said:
I'd like something I can overclock and a Intel CPU, I would also like something that allows me to upgrade over time.

In that case your best option really is socket 2011 and a i7 3820, this will give you the option to upgrade to a SB-E hexcore when they drop in price or to an IB-E CPU when they are released next year. If you go socket 1155 then the 3570K/3770K is the best you will be bale to do without changing the motherboard when Haswell launches in 4-6 months time.

Idleman · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:02

Have you any components you can reuse, including an OS?

Vita · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:06

I have an OS, Windows 7 that I can reuse, keyboard/mouse too. I need a Monitor as I sold mine last year since I moved to a laptop.

CreateNPlay · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:07

Bacon? said:
I really don't understand parts of that spec.

Sorry what do you mean?

Bacon? · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:09

CreateNPlay said:
Sorry what do you mean?

Expensive RAM.
H77 mobo
A non overclockable sandy
That PSU
And a small monitor

CreateNPlay · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:15

Bacon? said:
Expensive RAM.
H77 mobo
A non overclockable sandy
That PSU
And a small monitor

Whats wrong with H77?
That is overclockable..
What's wrong with the PSU?
Small budget small monitor?

Bacon? · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:15

CreateNPlay said:
Whats wrong with H77?
That is overclockable..
What's wrong with the PSU?
Small budget small monitor?

H77 doesnt support overclocking.
Your CPU is not a K edition
PSU is not as good as others or modular
£800 is hardly a small budget

CreateNPlay · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:17

Bacon? said:
H77 doesnt support overclocking.
Your CPU is not a K edition
PSU is not as good as others or modular
£800 is hardly a small budget

Well damn. I didn't even know such mobo's existed.

Idleman · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:20

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £810.43 (includes shipping : £19.10).

99Androidguy777 · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:30

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £810.43 (includes shipping : £19.10).

I like most of what you suggested to the OP but that moniter , really ?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £299.99
Total : £311.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).

This is the best all around monitor I have come across after much research,
anyway if the OP can afford this one or save for longer , it would be worth it.
but if he can't afford it ,he should go with the other moniter you suggested. BenQ seem like a good brand.

Vita · 2 Nov 2012 at 11:57

Nice specs guys, will have to investigate further. I want to ask, in terms of processing power, what are the AMD FX chips like? They're reasonably priced and have 8core technology?

Sorry for the n00bish questions, been a long while since I had a PC. SKT754 being my last one.

99Androidguy777 · 2 Nov 2012 at 12:08

Vita said:
Nice specs guys, will have to investigate further. I want to ask, in terms of processing power, what are the AMD FX chips like? They're reasonably priced and have 8core technology?

Sorry for the n00bish questions, been a long while since I had a PC. SKT754 being my last one.

Ask away mate , were here to help.

I would personalty go with Intel myself, they just seem to be better over all.

Vita · 2 Nov 2012 at 12:10

99Androidguy777 said:
Ask away mate , were here to help.
I would personalty go with Intel myself, they just seem to be better over all.

In terms of gaming/rendering videos/images how much of a gap is their between the AMD/Intel CPU's? I'm not after e-peen performance where it'll be overkill for anything I do. Yet I do want the upgradeability so I can change components in the long run.

stulid · 2 Nov 2012 at 12:14

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £810.43 (includes shipping : £19.10).

That cooler is 170mm tall, does it fit the case?