Totally out of touch £500 no case build

Eliot

Eliot

Eliot

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Hi all,
Im well out of touch with whats what cpu and processor wise these days.
My folks want a new pc for 500 quid ish (could stretch if necessary)

We will probably re use our Coolermaster Wavemaster case.
We would just require the components then really.

Would be nice for it to deal with a few newish games but its mainly what ever we can get really.
Also would need windows 7 as we dont have anything other than xp.
Any thoughts?
I have no real allegeince to brands.
Although i generally like ATI :p
 
 
 
Without OS.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7770 OC EDITION 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £107.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.19
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £64.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £53.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £503.11 (includes shipping : £10.00).



or this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7770 OC EDITION 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £107.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) ** FREE Ducati CAP ** £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £64.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £497.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
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passey89 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.19
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £53.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £31.19
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £514.31 (includes shipping : FREE).

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Been informed by Stulid today, that Psu is crap.:eek:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18437603
 
Thanks guys
A few of those looks cool! Ill take a look at them now.
I dont have anything to reuse really.
Its all a bit 2004
 
I actually left this a while but are there any changes to make to the suggestions above.
Based upon the recommendations so far I would be inclined to go a main HDD no larger than 500-750gb (We wont need any more)

And then use one of those ssd on deal for the os?

With upgrade installs wouldnt i need to install XP on the new pc first and then windows 7/8 though?
 
 
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My suggestion would be:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £131.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Crucial V4 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £44.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £496.87 (includes shipping : FREE).

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or:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x MSI HD 7770 Power Edition Transthermal OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Crucial V4 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £44.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £501.83 (includes shipping : FREE).

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Not sure about the OS upgrade sorry.
 
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i3 vs g840 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/405?vs=289


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £167.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AZEX) £67.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £56.99
1 x Asus P8H61-M Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £49.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £28.00
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £530.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
Eliot said:
My current thoughts are to ditch the SSD idea and just get this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-406-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

I assume that knocks the spec up quite a bit as i'm feeling it was a bit cpu limited otherwise?
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Ideally you will be wanting the "K" version of that chip which has a unlocked multiplier..


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £28.00
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £563.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).




So you can make full use of the overclocking potential, the stock Intel heatsink supplied with a retail CPU is good for say 4Ghz±
 
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.16 1 £154.16
Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £139.99 1 £139.99
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £70.82 1 £70.82
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £69.99 1 £69.99
OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £53.32 1 £53.32
Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £49.99 1 £49.99
GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £24.99 1 £24.99
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.66 1 £11.66

Went a bit all out in the end at about 680..... Only live once :P
 
Garrrrrggghhhhh
Stupid case. Ive stripped it down, drilled out the holes for more airflow( which you cant see) and then assembled everything on the mobo tray.

Problem number 1
The area where you screw in the case for the pci cards etc is about 5mm high, this means that the part of the connector closest to the rear of the case is not totally in all the way home.

Problem 2
The psu hole in my case is so flush to the new psu that ot tears off the stickers.
And when fully in the atx connector is so far up top that part of the psu cage overlaps the connector.

Problem 3
I need a new case that is no bigger than
45.5 high
21.5wide
And 54cm deep

That can obviously fit the bits due to non stupid mobo tray design/psu cage design.

Any ideas? Under 80 would be nice
 
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