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johnsparton10

johnsparton10

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If anyone has the time could the spec me and amd build? Have been using intel and out of my comfort zone.

£500 ish.

Used for photo editing and gaming

Many thanks in advance
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan 8000i Xenomorph" Intel 3.10GHz Dual Core System £330.79
- 1 x ATI Radeon HD 5450 SILENT 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £19.99
- 1 x System 12 Months Standard Warranty £0.00
- 1 x FREE PANDA 180 Day Trial Anti Virus £0.00
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £71.99
- 1 x AeroCool Sixth Element Full Tower Case - White £62.99
- 1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0.00
Total : £485.76

 
AMD are currently well outperformed by Intel in the gaming area, but if it is what you want. I also advise against dannywaugh1's recommendation as the graphics card is junk to be frank. This build is slightly over the £500 mark but anywho:

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I can also create an Intel spec if you'd like and it would probably come closer to £500 as well as giving slightly better gaming performance.

Edit: Here is a CPU comparison between the Intel Core i3 2100 and the AMD Phenom II X4 965
 
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Well I wanted to go amd for budget :/ so I could always look at the i5 if i can get it in the same price range. Going to have a good look myself now. not going to put order in till friday so have rest of the week
 
As shown in the link the Dual core Intel alternative performs equally if not better than the quad core AMD.
You will struggle to get an i5 for less than £160 unless Ivybridge causes the prices to drop.
 
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Yeah, the i5 is supposedly the best "bang for buck" CPU available, especially with it's overclocking capabilities.

Edit: I supposed that's one way to ruin your bank balance!
 
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powercooler eyefinity 5870 2gig

Why not just upgrade your current PC?
Are you struggling with your Editing software, do you need a better cpu?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £459.95
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £119.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £94.99
1 x OCZ ZT 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £71.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Black (Socket Intel 775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3/FM1) £65.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £1,237.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Sell existing PC and then borrow the rest from the bank.
 
I want a smaller pc tbh. Use it more now for doing my photos. My mate said he would buy it from me for 650 so I can build another to suit my needs. The case is just to big. Am at uni now so the extra cash will also be handy. :/ Its a shame as its done me well. Plus its a new project. Never a bad thing. Think I wil go for an i5 build over the AMD. will be anout 540ish but be a good rig
 
Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £459.95
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £119.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £94.99
1 x OCZ ZT 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £71.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Black (Socket Intel 775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3/FM1) £65.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £1,237.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Sell existing PC and then borrow the rest from the bank.
Click to expand...

Hint: No motherboard

Anyway, Small Pc. If you want the same features it gets more expensive. If you want to OC the nuts off the i5 you'd need something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7770 OC EDITION 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £94.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £57.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/939/AM2/AM2+) £22.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.98
Total : £596.87 (includes shipping : FREE).



Or if you dont mind about Ocing or Sata III, this: (has usb 3 though)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7770 OC EDITION 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £57.98
1 x Asus P8H61-M LE/USB3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £49.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.98
Total : £528.89 (includes shipping : FREE).



The case isn't the best but a good, cheap matx case.
 
I had the same thoughts OP; I assumed a AMD would be cheaper, but still get the job done.

I was also convinced to go for a 2500k, and i'm still highly impressed... Got it clocked to 4.7Ghz and it chews up anything I throw at it :)

Got the 6850 aswell, but this was then the 7xxx weren't released etc.


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If you're getting a 2500k get a z68 board for OC'ing.
 
Yeah thats a good choice, the first one. i have tb hard drive and i can use any stock cpu fan for the mo as I would probs wanna try water cooling out after fewmore paychecks. Good set up, both of them tbh. was a toss up 6850 v 7770. still not sure

Edit: Would want to oc I think. I ocd my 920 but put it back to stock after few weeks. With that in mind its not a deal breaker
 
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