Spec me an all rounder for £1000?

[DBMCK]

Hi Folks,
Im helping a friend build their first system and need some advice.

Its going to be a general all rounder, so not a gaming beast but should be able to run some games without too many issues. Aside from that some light photoshop and then just the usual home use.

SSD is preferably 256GB just for future proofing, then maybe 2TB storage. Case should be roomy enough but nothing flashy with neon lights etc, and in general quieter components are better if possible, though not looking for silent. Oh and not sure if its doable but they would like lots of USB ports – not sure if any cases have loads of extra ones?

Don’t need keyboard / mouse / monitor, but do need an OS. Would be happy with Win 7 rather than 8 but I’m not sure whats the best deal these days – how much dearer is full retail now so that you can play with swapping bits out in the future without issues?

Cheers

 

[Potty27]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II OC Gamer 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £197.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £191.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £91.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £72.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Akasa InterConnect S 3.5" USB3.0 Hub - AK-ICR-12 £11.99
1 x Thermalright TY-147 140mm Case Fan - 120mm Mount - Silent £5.99
Total : £999.82 (includes shipping : FREE).




Depending on the games, that GPU could be overkill, but due to the offer you'll get free P&P because of it.

 

[DaleTheWhale]

I'd get W8, it's fantastic to use, and very speedy on a SSD plus is newer!

Spec above looks great, nice all rounder there, would switch the HDD for a Seagate one, as the greens are slower, but eco-friendly if you're into all that.

 

[DBMCK]

Cheers, looks good so far.

The GPU is probably overkill as you say - is there any way we can drop that back a bit and get to an i7?

Youre probably right about Win8, though at the moment its just fear of desktop and start menu etc etc, though maybe 8.1 will cure those fears.

Thanks a lot

 

[Doomedspeed]

Cheers, looks good so far.

The GPU is probably overkill as you say - is there any way we can drop that back a bit and get to an i7?

Youre probably right about Win8, though at the moment its just fear of desktop and start menu etc etc, though maybe 8.1 will cure those fears.

Thanks a lot

The GPU is overpowered, and you have no need for an i7, that'll just be throwing money away, you might aswell get a lesser (but still amazing value) GPU like this one (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-013-VX) and save the extra...

Not too keen on the case, id rather go for this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-XG&groupid=2362&catid=1572

 

[Idleman]

Oh and not sure if its doable but they would like lots of USB ports – not sure if any cases have loads of extra ones?

The Z87-HD3 has the following USB ports.

USB 3 : 4x on the back panel, 2x via USB internal front header
USB 2 : 2x on the back panel, 6x via USB internal headers

 

[honosuseri]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler £24.98
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,008.30 (includes shipping : £17.85).



There is a free trial of Windows 8 they can use for 3 months, if they don't like it they can buy Win 7 no harm done.

 

[Potty27]

The GPU is overpowered, and you have no need for an i7, that'll just be throwing money away, you might aswell get a lesser (but still amazing value) GPU like this one (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-013-VX) and save the extra...

Not too keen on the case, id rather go for this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-XG&groupid=2362&catid=1572

Thing is with the Free P&P offer on the GPU it only works out £18.15 more than the 7870LE, so does seem too good to miss if the games played are demanding.

What games will be played? As the 7870LE could also be overkill.

If you get the case in Dooms like, bare in mind you won't be able to use the USB3 port on it, if your using the 2 USB3 ports on the 3.5" USB Bay. Unless you got a mobo with a 2nd USB3 header.

 

[Idleman]

If you get the case in Dooms like, bare in mind you won't be able to use the USB3 port on it, if your using the 2 USB3 ports on the 3.5" USB Bay. Unless you got a mobo with a 2nd USB3 header.

Or you can just use something like this, if the OP needs more USB 3 ports.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Akasa USB 3.0 Internal Adapter Cable with PCI bracket £7.94
1 x Akasa USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 Adapter Cable £3.95
Total : £14.17 (includes shipping : £1.90).