Homebuild Setup Question

Saitokata · Jul 14, 2013

Hi,

I want to build a solid gaming rig for under £1000 that will last a while. So far I have seen the below parts that I and *think* is along the lines of what I'm after. However, this only leaves £100 for a monitor and wireless adapter (have mouse and keyboard and will probably be able to use my old case). Obviously this is not enough, but I do have more I can spend if I get bang for my buck.

The main elements I'm pretty lost on is the cost benefits of exchanging in better or worse of the following components:
1. Graphics card
2. Motherboard
3. Monitor

Any pointers on the following welcome too but not so concerned with them:
4. PSU
5. Cooling options
6. Case (in case the old one, which is in storage, is now knackered)

Processor
i5 3750k
£180

Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-M Intel Z77
£90

Graphics Card
GTX 650Ti 2048MB GDDR5
£156

Optical Drive
Anything
£20

SSD
Samsung 840 Series 120 GB
£75

Mass Storage HD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
£80

Mem
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x) DDR3 1600MHz
£60

PSU
Corsair 750W
£70

Cooler
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2
£80

Speakers
MicroLab M700 40W 2.1 Speaker System
£30

X79 · Jul 14, 2013

How about...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£146.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.04 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£72.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£195.17 @ Dabs)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC66 802.11b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£70.49 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.59 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: LG IPS237L-BN 23.0" Monitor (£135.59 @ CCL Computers)
Speakers: Logitech X-140 4W 2ch Speakers (£16.17 @ Dabs)
Total: £989.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-15 01:46 BST+0100)

That should be everything and it's not all bad either.

Not the adapter even supports the new ac standard, so there's some added "future-proofness" there,

should you get a router which uses ac. It's faster than N. This GPU is also the best one in terms of

price/performance right now. The CPU is a newer generation and the motherboard should be just fine.

Nice monitor too; though I don't know what you'll play. No overclocking.

Saitokata · Jul 15, 2013

X79 :

How about...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£146.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.04 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£72.98 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£195.17 @ Dabs)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC66 802.11b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£70.49 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.59 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: LG IPS237L-BN 23.0" Monitor (£135.59 @ CCL Computers)
Speakers: Logitech X-140 4W 2ch Speakers (£16.17 @ Dabs)
Total: £989.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-15 01:46 BST+0100)

That should be everything and it's not all bad either.

Not the adapter even supports the new ac standard, so there's some added "future-proofness" there,

should you get a router which uses ac. It's faster than N. This GPU is also the best one in terms of

price/performance right now. The CPU is a newer generation and the motherboard should be just fine.

Nice monitor too; though I don't know what you'll play. No overclocking.

Like the look of that, thanks for help and speedy response.

Just one last query...why go for the i5 4430 as opposed to i5 3570k as from what I understand the i5 3570k is faster - is it because its cheaper or because its newer and will get better support in future?

Thanks again

X79 · Jul 16, 2013

No problem.

I went for that CPU because it's the newer generation one; thus you might see a slight performance

gain (5-10%) over the one you picked. This CPU is also one of the cheapest of that generation of

i5s. The CPU you picked is definitely alright as well. No problems. It's much more ideal too, if you're

wanting to OC. Otherwise I'd be going with the latest CPU, as it'll mean getting the latest motherboard sockets (LGA

1150) and that may just provide some longvity to the build.

Saitokata · Jul 17, 2013

X79 :

Sounds logical choice to me to go for the 4430 then.

Thanks again, you've been very helpful!

Saitokata · Jul 17, 2013

X79 :

Sounds logical choice to me to go for the 4430 then.

Thanks again, you've been very helpful!

X79 · Jul 17, 2013

No problem mate.

Just ask if there's anything else.

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