Tweak this spec

GregI · 23 Mar 2011 at 20:10

Using OcUK's System Configuration (Sandybridge)

Have about £880 to spend on a system. Not logged in for free shipping.

olivier renault · 23 Mar 2011 at 20:43

no operating system?

ok, here's a self build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £204.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £173.99
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £104.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £99.98
1 x Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £87.82
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply - With FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advance £84.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
1 x OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £39.98
1 x Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156//LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £36.76
1 x Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £902.46 (includes shipping : £12.50).

So, it's ok as systems go, but then you can get extra goodies such as a SSD, better graphics card, and a cool case if you do it yourself. Hope I didn't miss anything and skew the results.

So basically, the upcharge is around £150 to have someone else build it for you and overclock. I'm asking about OS as you could have them install it as well

cmndr_andi · 23 Mar 2011 at 20:45

Hi there,

What do you plan to use the system for?

Also, have you considered buying the parts separately and building it yourself?

GregI · 23 Mar 2011 at 20:54

olivier, nope. Don't need to buy one since I get Windows 7 professional free from MSDN.

cmndr, most likely video editing and capturing (from an Intensity Pro). I was going to get the 460 for CUDA but not sure on this in applications such as CS5 (want to learn).

olivier renault · 23 Mar 2011 at 21:13

seems that I forgot the mouse and keyboard.

I'm not a fan of wireless, especially the cheap stuff, so I'g for these.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Intellimouse 1.1 - Black (D58-00066) £19.99
1 x Logitech UltraX Premium Keyboard - OEM (920-000189) £14.99
Total : £45.48 (includes shipping : £8.75).

EDIT : Ignore :/ I thought you'd gone for the blaze wireless combo.

GregI · 23 Mar 2011 at 21:26

I forgot to say that I have all peripherals. Just need a base unit.

Thanks for recommendations and some questions.

Is the 460 not going to cut it?
I thought that Corsair was the best PSU brand? Especially the older ones.

Cookeh · 23 Mar 2011 at 21:30

XFX has over taken Corsair (and Enermax has always been best

) for the 2nd best PSUs.

GTX460 will be fine for CUDA and PhysX (IF your software uses it

)

olivier renault · 23 Mar 2011 at 22:50

GregI said:
I forgot to say that I have all peripherals. Just need a base unit.

Thanks for recommendations and some questions.

Is the 460 not going to cut it?
I thought that Corsair was the best PSU brand? Especially the older ones.

Corsair is still one of the best PSU brand, if not THE best and most consistent, but they tend to be a little bit more expensive. Antec is also a good brand, they make their names with PSUs. Both are Seasonic based (iirc). so are XFX PSU. The HX620 that I have is legendary, and started the arms race for midrange high quality modular PSUs. They are still very much in the game.

The Corsair TX750W is a good PSU. but so is the antec. If anything, 750W is a bit over-specced for your build. A good 600W or 650W PSU will do just fine.

The 460 will be just fine, it's a great card. My point was more about value for money, but that's ok if you want to go with pre-build and not go through the hassle of building it yourself. It's just you won't get the absolute best components for the money.