Spec Please @ £500ish

locrieth · 19 Jan 2011 at 22:11

Product Name Price Qty Line Total
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £116.66 1 £116.66
G.Skill RipJawX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £87.49 1 £87.49
Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £86.66 1 £86.66
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £59.16 1 £59.16
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.16 1 £44.16
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £41.66 1 £41.66
Collect from our shop: £0.00
VAT: £87.16
Order Total: £522.95

that was the spec I went with mike if your interested, my dad already had 2 fairly new 500GB drives.

Mike223 · 19 Jan 2011 at 22:30

locrieth said:
Product Name Price Qty Line Total
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £116.66 1 £116.66
G.Skill RipJawX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £87.49 1 £87.49
Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £86.66 1 £86.66
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £59.16 1 £59.16
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.16 1 £44.16
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATAII Optical Drive - OEM Black £41.66 1 £41.66
Collect from our shop: £0.00
VAT: £87.16
Order Total: £522.95

that was the spec I went with mike if your interested, my dad already had 2 fairly new 500GB drives.

Thanks man!

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Lost Planet 2 PC Game - Retail £199.99

NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - White NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - White £112.33

Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £103.99

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £66.98

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £40.99

LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail LG GH22NS50 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail £17.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.73

Sub Total : £497.50
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £101.85
Total : £611.10

That's what I'm at but will most likely change that case

locrieth · 19 Jan 2011 at 23:07

i didnt bother with the k, cause there no way my dad would ever try overclocking and hes not interested in gaming. i already have an antec 300 for a media centre pc in my lounge and i think its a nice case for the price.

Marvin · 19 Jan 2011 at 23:37

If you're only interested in Football Manager gaming wise, why are you paying ~£35 extra for a better GPU that's irrelevant? Get the i5 2300, save £60, and for what you're doing, you won't notice, then spend it on either a nice quiet cooler, a better case/PSU, or just keep it and use it for beer.

PS: I hate Intel's new range of motherboards/CPUs right now - if you buy a P67 motherboard, you lose the GPU part of the CPU that you've paid for, if you buy an H67, you lose the OC part of the CPU you've paid for... It will only make sense once the X67 (I think it's 'X') is released and you can have both.