Whats the best bang for buck i can git in an silverstone sg01

Rahr85 · 25 Aug 2012 at 15:01

Spec me a SFF for ~£335

*updated due to change in circumstances*

Hi guys i was wondering if you could help. I am upgrading purely for gaming at 1920x1080 as bf3 and more recently planetside 2 just aren't running smoothly enough.

To free up some funds i have sold:

Lian Li Pc60
core 2 duo e8500
4gb ram
p35 mobo

This has added about £130 to my earlier budget but has got me thinking about being a bit more sensible at the same time.

So far i have purchased.

Silverstone Sugo Sg01
120gb OCZ Vertex 2 ()

and will be keeping:

OCZ StealthXStream 600W PSU
Seagate Barracuda 1TB sata drive
LG DVD-RW
Sapphire HD6870

Now i am left needing to get a motherboard/processor/ram & the NT06-E heatsink if it is to come back in stock here.

So what i now ask is what would you guys recommend i do if i was to go down the buy now pay in X months route but essentially have 70% of it paid for up front. Will it be worth getting the 3570k? I'm not sure the heatsink/psu fan combo is going to be up to much. I've had a look at the ASRock z77 Pro4-M but if overclocking it out of the cards i may as well go to H77 and add some more ram.

So what would you guys recommend for the magic over £334 budget (and as few £'s over as possible). This can include sensible accessories such as http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-261-SV

Rahr85 · 27 Aug 2012 at 10:47

*post removed due to no longer being relevant.*

Rahr85 · 1 Sep 2012 at 00:06

Updated this.. wouldn't mind some informed opinions

Rahr85 · 1 Sep 2012 at 08:06

Well the finance deal essentially gives me a ~£100 better spec for the cost of £129 if i read the print correctly. It isn't something i'd take on lightly but i'd be front loading it with the cost of an i3 build really. I know in the time between i would be unlikely to spend 6-8 months saving up for a better cpu. If the push/pull solution is easy enough then that might just sway me into the 3570k as it is going to give my system a bit more longevity.

I'm hoping the cabling isn't going to be too bad as i won't need the standard hard drive cage which should free up some space at the front/bottom for excessive cabling. Thanks for the heads up though

Rahr85 · 10 Sep 2012 at 18:13

Ok. so i originally got myself:

i3 2100
8gb ram
120gb vertex 2
gigabyte b75 mATX motherboard

and have now ordered the i5 3570k. hopefully it'll survive at stock speeds on the stock cooler until i can get hold of the NT06-E from somewhere.