The £1000 full system challenge.

Gunni Parker

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Ok, I am going to do a build for my cousin as she wants a full system that includes everything e.g. monitor, keyboard, mouse for her 14 year old son. Overclocking is not on the agenda, so that saves expense.

I was thinking of going with a an intel setup something like an i5 3570k. Although, I am not excluding AMD.

I meant to add, this includes operating system.
 
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Just a quick build


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Asus VE247H 24" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £161.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.79
Total : £992.77 (includes shipping : £20.10).




AMD This board would allow Crossfire and SLI where as intel build will only allow crossfire


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VE247H 24" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £161.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.79
Total : £962.77 (includes shipping : £20.10).





I know you said that you werent going to overclock but both stock heatsinks are fine but not great maybe a small after market cooler like this

YOUR BASKET
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £21.95
Total : £27.92 (includes shipping : £4.98).

 
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scotsdragon said:
Just a quick build


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Asus VE247H 24" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £161.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.79
Total : £992.77 (includes shipping : £20.10).

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I like this spec but i'd be a bit annoyed that a £1000 rig would only get me a 7850.

I would personaly set this up as a single card rig.

Save £10 by dropping the PSU to a 530W (thermaltake).

Drop the Case to a Corsair 300R saving around £30.

and getting this monitor saves you another £30: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-081-BQ&groupid=17&catid=510

So thats another £70 to the GPU fund, making it £220..

Id splash the extra £20 (£240) and get a 7950. :)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-190-MS

EDIT: Actually it'll fall within the 1K budget due to FREE SHIPPING (Hoorrray)
 
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Interesting you say no overclocking but want the i5K ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £29.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £23.78
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,010.54 (includes shipping : FREE).



Overbudget but stay with me here......

GPU can be OC'd to close the gap on the 7970 and will handle anything thrown at it. 5 free quality games bundled with it makes it even sweeter (that offer expires on the 31st though). 24inch panel with 2ms response time makes it great for gaming :)

SSD makes for awesome boot times and helps load times for games installed to it. I left out the OS as you can use the windows 8 evaluation for free on a 3 month trial to see if it suits. If you need the OS then the SSD can be substituted for it ;)

Only thing I think I've really missed is speakers, I'd hope he had a pair of headphones lying around somewhere. Hope this helps.
 
scotsdragon said:
DAMN YOU HONO between you and DOOM it just shows how far i have to go to be a great speccer *waves fist* lol very nice build lol
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You know when you've been Hono'd ;) To be fair I'm gambling on him getting free P&P too lol

I've gone with decent peripherals too rather than cheap out and them needing changing.

If they are quick the games bundle is a nice perk. Can sell off some to recoup cash or to bribe the boy into cleaning his room,washing the car, cutting the grass or any other chores that may require motivation. Leaving out the OS was a risk but having the SSD from the get go is nice. The OS needs buying much later on but so would games to play, depends how you look at it I suppose.

I look forward to seeing other suggestions, I sense some AMD 8320 spec's coming in but that's not where I'd put my money
 
honosuseri said:
Interesting you say no overclocking but want the i5K ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £29.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £23.78
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,010.54 (includes shipping : FREE).



Overbudget but stay with me here......

GPU can be OC'd to close the gap on the 7970 and will handle anything thrown at it. 5 free quality games bundled with it makes it even sweeter (that offer expires on the 31st though). 24inch panel with 2ms response time makes it great for gaming :)

SSD makes for awesome boot times and helps load times for games installed to it. I left out the OS as you can use the windows 8 evaluation for free on a 3 month trial to see if it suits. If you need the OS then the SSD can be substituted for it ;)

Only thing I think I've really missed is speakers, I'd hope he had a pair of headphones lying around somewhere. Hope this helps.
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Ha ha ha, yeah it must has been a typo. I did mean some form of I5 series as it has out of the box power. The 3570k is what I want!!! He is 14, and wouldn't know what to do with it
 
Gunni Parker said:
Ha ha ha, yeah it must has been a typo. I did mean some form of I5 series as it has out of the box power. The 3570k is what I want!!! He is 14, and wouldn't know what to do with it
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Well I just about managed it. Can always get him a heatsink for crimbo and have fun pushing it a little harder. Always nice to know the kit has a little more left in it to offer :D
 
just a quick idea (very much like Hono's)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £74.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £34.79
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.79
Total : £990.44 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £143.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £74.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £45.95
1 x **B Grade** Bitfenix Raider Tower Case - Black £35.00
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
Total : £998.80 (includes shipping : FREE).



Potential OP build for later down the line when the system needs a bit of a boost, just add an after market cooler.

You did not mention his needs, so I went for a all round build, should be fast all round due to the SSD, has a blu ray player assuming he will want it for watching media also. 7850 factory OC @ 1080p should be good for gaming.
 
If you're sure there will be no OC needs then maybe this:

(If gaming is the main goal, no blu ray with this build, but a better graphics card)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x MSI H87-G43 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £76.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £74.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x **B Grade** Bitfenix Raider Tower Case - Black £35.00
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,000.80 (includes shipping : FREE).




80p over budget :p
 
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