Update Spec me a Computer

[MikeeyMon]

Hey guys.

Had some luck, my budget is now consisting of £670. Preferably the Intel route and ATI GPUs.

Any reasonable specs to save me some money?

Thanks everyone!

Mike.

 

[Reaper 392]

already had this one sitting in my basket from another recommendation. should suit you perfectly:

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £196.79
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £167.99
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £104.99
1 x Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £59.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £28.79
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £17.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.98
Total : £680.47 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[MikeeyMon]

Would the PSU be okay for Crossfire? I would not need a cooler, would be happy to use the stock fan.

Does the HD's come with the Sata/suitable cables with OEM?

 

[QwaF]

Your motherboard will come with all the cables you need, no need to worry about that.

 

[R088ieS86]

You'd need a little more juice for crossfire. something more along the lines of:
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply
Which would knock your budget a bit!

 

[Reaper 392]

Would the PSU be okay for Crossfire? I would not need a cooler, would be happy to use the stock fan.

Does the HD's come with the Sata/suitable cables with OEM?

if you want crossfire capabilities you will need a new motherboard (you really want x8/x8 or x16/x16, dont go for x16/x4 or x16/x1). the new motherboard will increase the price by ~£45, unless you go for an asus one. the reason the asus motherboards are so cheap is because there have been a lot of people on these forums having problems with asus boards

you will also need a new PSU. i would reccommend anything above 700W by a reputable brand. i know corsair and XFX are fantastic, but im not so sure about the rest

ive no idea what the stock intel cooler is like, but you certainly wont get much overclocking room out of it. however, leaving the processor cooler for now, and getting a really good one at a later date is also a good move, as it can provide a welcome boost on an ageing rig