Want to build a budget i3 build - what's a good price?

Quartz said:
There will in graphics. The upcoming DX12 has been shown to make good use of the extra cores.
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Thanks for the reply. Is that for the CPU integrated graphics or graphics in general?

Have to say that the only thing that has stopped me ordering so far is this decision now between i3 and i5. Including an i5 will bump it up to £328, which I suppose isn't that much more than with the i3.

Also if I get an SSD will I need one of those 3.5" bay spacers?
 
Many cases have HDD caddies that also accept a 2.5" drive.

The DX12 improvements is for GFX in general whether built-in or discrete.
 
alex_ncfc said:
Thanks for the reply. Is that for the CPU integrated graphics or graphics in general?
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Graphics in general.

Also if I get an SSD will I need one of those 3.5" bay spacers?
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This depends upon the case. I'm not familiar with the one you have in mind but there are generally screw holes for 2.5" drives in the 3.5" bays.

By the way, you could go totally silent. In addition to the fanless PSUs I've already mentioned, there's a fanless Geforce GTX 750 Ti which will give superior performance to your 8800, and the Nofan CR95 will cool your CPU. You'll pay a considerable premium, of course.
 
Thanks for the responses as always guys :)

Here is my (somewhat dated now) case:

http://www.mtdistribution.com/images/galaxy_3_b.jpg

http://www.xboxsystems.net/resources/Raheels_xbox/1.%20START..JPG

Not entirely sure if those images would help distinguish whether I can put a 2.5" drive in the 3.5" bay.

A totally silent solution would be pretty impressive (by the looks of your sig, Quartz, I should imagine yours makes no noise at all!) but sadly financial constraints mean I would have to put the bulk of the money set aside into the new mobo/CPU/RAM combo and a new, good quality PSU too (still certain my PSU is making more noise than it should)

A fanless graphics card is definitely something I would like to consider. Even if I didn't want something top-notch, like the GTX 750 you mention, what fanless cards out there would provide similar if not better performance to my (OLD!) 8800GT, as I would rather be running a VGA card with no fan than with one.

Top forum this, thanks again.
 
You cant put a 2.5" into without an adapter, but as a SSD is light and has no moving parts you can velcro it somewhere.

But that case generally looks like it needs replacing with one with more modern features.
 
stulid said:
You cant put a 2.5" into without an adapter, but as a SSD is light and has no moving parts you can velcro it somewhere.

But that case generally looks like it needs replacing with one with more modern features.
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Thanks. Just curious, what more modern features would I need from a case?
 
Support for a 2.5" drive.

More room for a GFX card (maybe a removable HDD cage to gain even more space).

PSU mounted in the bottom in the coolest zone.

Better airflow with bigger fans, bigger fans make less noise as they move more air at lower RPMs.
 
stulid said:
Support for a 2.5" drive.

More room for a GFX card (maybe a removable HDD cage to gain even more space).

PSU mounted in the bottom in the coolest zone.

Better airflow with bigger fans, bigger fans make less noise as they move more air at lower RPMs.
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Thanks for the advice. I could get away with using this for the time being though no, before saving to buy a new case?
 
Just as a last point, if it's a truly budget build with a view to upgrades, you could save about £40 and look at the G3258 pentium.

if you google "i3-4130 vs G3258" and check one of the first 2/3 links you'll find basic comparisons. The Pentium is pretty much the same but has better single thread performance and cheaper.
 
The fanless GTX 750 Ti should cost you around £120 - £130, but there's also a fanless R7 250 which should cost around £80. Do note that the latter has only 1 GB VRAM - still twice the 8800 - which may be limiting these days.
 
Thank you very much for all your responses and input.

If I go for this, which I am hoping to, then I have found the configuration I'd like. How do I paste the basket in like some people have done??
 
Just to let you all know, I have received my parts from Overclockers and built the bulk of the system. Also got a new case (Antec Gx300 I think) and I have a dumb question to ask - how do you go about mounting the hard drives in those caddys that slide out?? In my old case the hard drives would fit and be screwed into the 3.5" bays and the drive connectors would face towards the back of the case. Clearly things have changed a lot and now it looks like the hard drives slide in with the sata/power connectors facing toward the side of the case, but this makes the cables really bunched up against the case side once it slides onto the side.

I am thinking I may have gone wrong but not sure. There are no proper instructions with the case so felt like I could come here to ask.

Thanks for any advice!!
 
alex_ncfc said:
Clearly things have changed a lot and now it looks like the hard drives slide in with the sata/power connectors facing toward the side of the case, but this makes the cables really bunched up against the case side once it slides onto the side.
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Yes, the drive sata/power connectors should face the (right panel) side of the case (not the windowed/left panel). This position helps keep cables out of the way of the airpath.

It's ok for the cables to be a bit tight, as cases are usually designed as narrow as possible. Try different cable routing/management if you're not happy. Sticking excess cables into the bottom caddy can sometimes help.
 
Hi Alex_ncfc,

Would you mind updating this thread when/if you buy components. Not the prices you bought this part or that part at, just what you've decided on?

Thanks in advance.

* for curiosity's sake.
 
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