Spec my girlfriend a pc!

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casual123

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building my girlfriend a pc as shes got an old crappy laptop and would like something better to do work on and play a few games!

Have £800 to spend, would someone be nice and pick me out some parts! I'm a bit rusty :D thanks! (prefferably with a white bitfenix shinobi case!)
 
Little left over for O/S:


Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
(£69.16) £82.99
(£69.16)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £611.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £124.82
Total : £748.90




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1 x HIS HD 7870 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H787QN2G2M) £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - White £46.98
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £680.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).



add a k/b and mouse then need to know if you need an o/s etc? plus monitor would make it way over budget, unless i downgrade cpu and vga etc to suit?

like this etc,

1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - White £46.98
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £11.99
Total : £796.33 (includes shipping : £13.75).



added 24" led Monitor, k/b and mouse pack, windows 8 64bit, downgraded the cpu from i5 to i3 and vga to suit budget, still a good setup
 
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ooo, thanks for the replies guys, i completely forgot to mention about o/s etc, allready got an OS so thats not a problem, keyboard and mouse doesnt have to be amazing, and she does need a monitor, nothing over 23" , thanks again :) !
 
Changed SSD size:


Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £100.00
(£83.33) £100.00
(£83.33)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £679.91
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £138.73
Total : £832.39




Online finance options now available




Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £100.00
(£83.33) £100.00
(£83.33)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £642.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £131.23
Total : £787.39




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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £100
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £798.90 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
any idea what games she likes to play? ><
maybe she can do without a gpu for now and get a better screen that way
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £79.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £75.95
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £22.98
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £8.99
Total : £807.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



About £10 overbudget (however you may be near the stage of qualifying for free delivery, not sure how many posts you need) just what I would get :)
 
squarehead94 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £79.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £75.95
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £22.98
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £8.99
Total : £807.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



About £10 overbudget (however you may be near the stage of qualifying for free delivery, not sure how many posts you need) just what I would get :)
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No optical drive, and you might run out of space with only a 120GB SSD as storage.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 WindForce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £39.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Creative T3130 2.1 Speaker System (51MF0395AA003) £34.99
1 x Logitech G105 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-003450) £32.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £23.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £801.82 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785Q2G2M) **OcUK Exclusive** £179.99
1 x Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £100.00
1 x Gigabyte H77N-WIFI Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £69.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 Series 4 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £47.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £41.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm Fan - All White £14.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £11.99
1 x Logitech S-120 2.0 Speaker System - OEM (980-000011) £9.59
Total : £834.46 (includes shipping : FREE).



failed.
 
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^ why these parts?

Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit

Bit of a downgrade from the suggested?
 
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