Need help upgrading computer
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 3:33:24 PM
Ok here are my specs and essentially I am getting a cheque from a grandparent of £1000 and she give me it for whatever I want, as a final gift. I want to try and spend the least amount of it as possible as it is to help me in later life too but also get the most for the money. Winner goes to person with best bang for my buck. Looking for less than half, lower the better!
Current Specs:
(If I forgot anything, remind me in comments and I will add it)
Current Specs:
i3-2100
ASUS H61M Micro-Atx
Coolermaster Elite 120 Case
4gb Hyper Blu RAM
Asus 5770 (probably already upgrading to 750 ti FTW)
Lite-On iHas224b (Keeping this but putting it in anyway)
1 TB 7200rpm Hard Drive (Not looking to upgrade)
60gb Solid State Drive (given lowest price for 128gb will be considered)
PSU is some 500w but it has terrible cables so I am looking for a good 430w/500w PSU
(If I forgot anything, remind me in comments and I will add it)
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i7Baby
September 23, 2014 3:39:05 PM
Only the optical drive would be worth keeping.
Try -
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.89 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£149.53 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.50 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£71.07 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £766.47
Try -
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.89 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£149.53 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.50 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£71.07 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £766.47
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 3:45:34 PM
i7Baby said:
Only the optical drive would be worth keeping.Try -
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.89 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£149.53 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.50 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£71.07 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £766.47
I appreciate the work you put in to your answer but I am looking to go as far away from the £1000 as possible. Nothing more than £400/£500 but that's MAXIMUM. I need the priority things first!
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ohyes247
September 23, 2014 3:47:23 PM
carterdarter said:
Ok here are my specs and essentially I am getting a cheque from a grandparent of £1000 and she give me it for whatever I want, as a final gift. I want to try and spend the least amount of it as possible as it is to help me in later life too but also get the most for the money. Winner goes to person with best bang for my buck.Current Specs:
i3-2100
ASUS H61M Micro-Atx
Coolermaster Elite 120 Case
4gb Hyper Blu RAM
Asus 5770 (probably already upgrading to 750 ti FTW)
Lite-On iHas224b (Keeping this but putting it in anyway)
(If I forgot anything, remind me in comments and I will add it)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£50.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.03 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.96 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £685.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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try this?
Or this one, i cut down on stuff to lower the price
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£93.62 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.92 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.96 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£44.25 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £609.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 3:48:43 PM
ohyes247 said:
carterdarter said:
Ok here are my specs and essentially I am getting a cheque from a grandparent of £1000 and she give me it for whatever I want, as a final gift. I want to try and spend the least amount of it as possible as it is to help me in later life too but also get the most for the money. Winner goes to person with best bang for my buck.Current Specs:
i3-2100
ASUS H61M Micro-Atx
Coolermaster Elite 120 Case
4gb Hyper Blu RAM
Asus 5770 (probably already upgrading to 750 ti FTW)
Lite-On iHas224b (Keeping this but putting it in anyway)
(If I forgot anything, remind me in comments and I will add it)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£50.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.03 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.96 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £685.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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try this?
Sorry, I also appreciate the answer but I meant least amount of money on it possible. Thank you so much though.
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ohyes247
September 23, 2014 3:52:28 PM
carterdarter said:
ohyes247 said:
carterdarter said:
Ok here are my specs and essentially I am getting a cheque from a grandparent of £1000 and she give me it for whatever I want, as a final gift. I want to try and spend the least amount of it as possible as it is to help me in later life too but also get the most for the money. Winner goes to person with best bang for my buck.Current Specs:
i3-2100
ASUS H61M Micro-Atx
Coolermaster Elite 120 Case
4gb Hyper Blu RAM
Asus 5770 (probably already upgrading to 750 ti FTW)
Lite-On iHas224b (Keeping this but putting it in anyway)
(If I forgot anything, remind me in comments and I will add it)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£50.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.03 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.96 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £685.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 23:47 BST+0100
try this?
Sorry, I also appreciate the answer but I meant least amount of money on it possible. Thank you so much though.
I see... Soo would you rather have a full new pc.. or try to keep what you have now and just get what you can cheap as possible? like a new gpu and cpu that your motherboard can support.. maybe more ram too?
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 3:53:59 PM
ohyes247 said:
carterdarter said:
ohyes247 said:
carterdarter said:
Ok here are my specs and essentially I am getting a cheque from a grandparent of £1000 and she give me it for whatever I want, as a final gift. I want to try and spend the least amount of it as possible as it is to help me in later life too but also get the most for the money. Winner goes to person with best bang for my buck.Current Specs:
i3-2100
ASUS H61M Micro-Atx
Coolermaster Elite 120 Case
4gb Hyper Blu RAM
Asus 5770 (probably already upgrading to 750 ti FTW)
Lite-On iHas224b (Keeping this but putting it in anyway)
(If I forgot anything, remind me in comments and I will add it)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£50.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.03 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.96 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £685.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 23:47 BST+0100
try this?
Sorry, I also appreciate the answer but I meant least amount of money on it possible. Thank you so much though.
I see... Soo would you rather have a full new pc.. or try to keep what you have now and just get what you can cheap as possible? like a new gpu and cpu that your motherboard can support.. maybe more ram too?
Exactly! GPU upgrade is a must but I don't know much else about computer besides GPUs so I need to know what NEEDS to be upgrade and what I can live with until I get more money.
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ohyes247
September 23, 2014 3:55:00 PM
carterdarter said:
ohyes247 said:
carterdarter said:
ohyes247 said:
carterdarter said:
Ok here are my specs and essentially I am getting a cheque from a grandparent of £1000 and she give me it for whatever I want, as a final gift. I want to try and spend the least amount of it as possible as it is to help me in later life too but also get the most for the money. Winner goes to person with best bang for my buck.Current Specs:
i3-2100
ASUS H61M Micro-Atx
Coolermaster Elite 120 Case
4gb Hyper Blu RAM
Asus 5770 (probably already upgrading to 750 ti FTW)
Lite-On iHas224b (Keeping this but putting it in anyway)
(If I forgot anything, remind me in comments and I will add it)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£50.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.03 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.96 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £685.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 23:47 BST+0100
try this?
Sorry, I also appreciate the answer but I meant least amount of money on it possible. Thank you so much though.
I see... Soo would you rather have a full new pc.. or try to keep what you have now and just get what you can cheap as possible? like a new gpu and cpu that your motherboard can support.. maybe more ram too?
Exactly! GPU upgrade is a must but I don't know much else about computer besides GPUs so I need to know what NEEDS to be upgrade and what I can live with until I get more money.
Alright whats your current HDD Size and stuff like that? and your PSU? do you know the make and model of it or the wattage and whether its 80+ certified or not?
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 3:55:57 PM
ohyes247
September 23, 2014 4:00:35 PM
carterdarter said:
@ohyes247 The PSU is terrible and I updated the specs with some more details.PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£133.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£48.65 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£189.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£44.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £509.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is as cheap as i can go while upgrading your cpu to a quad core. and giving you a much better PSU and GPU.. also better ram too.. I left out the case because the one you have now can support the bigger GPU's.. And i added the SSD and HDD too just incase you wanted them.. if you dont want them you can go ahead and take those off the price too
Unless you want to drop down to a 270X (which i have.. Plays BF4 at 1080P with a mix of high-ultra settings.. gets around 45-60fps) or a R9 280
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£133.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£44.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £430.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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you can also look at this too.. Removed SSD and bumped down the GPU one to save even more money.. This is budget of budget lol.
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rockie_
September 23, 2014 4:04:50 PM
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.76 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (£265.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.09 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £728.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 00:03 BST+0100
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.76 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (£265.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.09 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £728.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 4:09:39 PM
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NgQbyc
I was thinking more along the lines of this and just overclocking the Pentium. Also, what would be a good Micro-Atx Board for overclocking a Pentium G3258 Anniversary would be?
Edit: Updated PSU as I didn't need that many watts. This ok? : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NgQbyc
Keep me right guys I am still a "noob"!
I was thinking more along the lines of this and just overclocking the Pentium. Also, what would be a good Micro-Atx Board for overclocking a Pentium G3258 Anniversary would be?
Edit: Updated PSU as I didn't need that many watts. This ok? : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NgQbyc
Keep me right guys I am still a "noob"!
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September 23, 2014 4:18:15 PM
carterdarter
September 23, 2014 4:20:41 PM
carterdarter
September 23, 2014 4:28:30 PM
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NgQbyc
So how does this look on top of my current specs? Not looking for full 1080p gaming as I only have a 900p monitor so in my opinion, its ideal but I want professionals opinions.
So how does this look on top of my current specs? Not looking for full 1080p gaming as I only have a 900p monitor so in my opinion, its ideal but I want professionals opinions.
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rockie_
September 23, 2014 4:31:08 PM
carterdarter said:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NgQbycSo how does this look on top of my current specs? Not looking for full 1080p gaming as I only have a 900p monitor so in my opinion, its ideal but I want professionals opinions.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34150
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 4:33:27 PM
rockie_ said:
carterdarter said:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NgQbycSo how does this look on top of my current specs? Not looking for full 1080p gaming as I only have a 900p monitor so in my opinion, its ideal but I want professionals opinions.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34150
Yeah I saw it.
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i7Baby
September 23, 2014 4:47:49 PM
For 500 max, try -
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£71.52 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.18 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.20 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£144.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £489.12
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£71.52 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.18 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.20 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£144.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £489.12
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 4:50:28 PM
Even better idea guys: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3JpsMp
With this case: www.amazon.com/BitFenix-Power-Supply-MicroATX-BFC-PRM-3...
With this case: www.amazon.com/BitFenix-Power-Supply-MicroATX-BFC-PRM-3...
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ohyes247
September 23, 2014 5:58:33 PM
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£133.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£44.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £432.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 01:48 BST+0100
Ill stick with what i put.. its the best of em all.. you still get a 280 which is better or on par with a 760.. A better PSU thats 80+ gold, and semi modular, a quad core cpu that you wont need to overclock at all annnd a newer hard drive
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£133.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£44.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £432.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 01:48 BST+0100
Ill stick with what i put.. its the best of em all.. you still get a 280 which is better or on par with a 760.. A better PSU thats 80+ gold, and semi modular, a quad core cpu that you wont need to overclock at all annnd a newer hard drive
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carterdarter
September 23, 2014 11:38:12 PM
ohyes247 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£133.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£44.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £432.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 01:48 BST+0100
Ill stick with what i put.. its the best of em all.. you still get a 280 which is better or on par with a 760.. A better PSU thats 80+ gold, and semi modular, a quad core cpu that you wont need to overclock at all annnd a newer hard drive
I just wanted a Nvidia card because of their features like shadows play but I guess it can't be avoided that AMD is better
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September 23, 2014 11:42:12 PM
ohyes247 said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£133.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£44.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £432.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-24 01:48 BST+0100
Ill stick with what i put.. its the best of em all.. you still get a 280 which is better or on par with a 760.. A better PSU thats 80+ gold, and semi modular, a quad core cpu that you wont need to overclock at all annnd a newer hard drive
Thanks for the help dude! I guess I will take out the hard drive and stick with that! I will do a bit more research on the 280 first though.
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carterdarter
September 24, 2014 12:02:41 AM
Hows this for a motherboard?: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h77m
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ohyes247
September 24, 2014 12:36:34 AM
Its fine if you dont plan on overclocking. but if you plan on getting a 3570k or something a Z board would be recommended but if you dont plan on doing any overclocking then yeah that board is good. (I wouldn't rely on me for information on Intel boards though I'm only familiar with 970-990FX amd boards)
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carterdarter
September 24, 2014 1:24:18 AM
ohyes247 said:
Its fine if you dont plan on overclocking. but if you plan on getting a 3570k or something a Z board would be recommended but if you dont plan on doing any overclocking then yeah that board is good. (I wouldn't rely on me for information on Intel boards though I'm only familiar with 970-990FX amd boards)By overclocking, do you mean CPU or GPU overclocking? Because I would be looking at GPU Overclocking almost definitely. Also would an upgrade to a 280x be worth it?
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September 24, 2014 1:27:47 AM
CPU.. Because no heatsink on VRM's and stuff.. (idk may be different.. over here on the AMD side if you dont have Heatsinks on your VRM's you are NOT overclocking lol)
and thats for you to decide.. Im using a 270X and get 45-60FPS on a mix of high and ultra on BF4 with 2XAA and SSAO, at 1080p on 60+ player battles on multiplayer.. Look at it this way, 280=7950 280X=7970 Ghz Edition.
and thats for you to decide.. Im using a 270X and get 45-60FPS on a mix of high and ultra on BF4 with 2XAA and SSAO, at 1080p on 60+ player battles on multiplayer.. Look at it this way, 280=7950 280X=7970 Ghz Edition.
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September 24, 2014 1:58:22 AM
ohyes247 said:
CPU.. Because no heatsink on VRM's and stuff.. (idk may be different.. over here on the AMD side if you dont have Heatsinks on your VRM's you are NOT overclocking lol) and thats for you to decide.. Im using a 270X and get 45-60FPS on a mix of high and ultra on BF4 with 2XAA and SSAO, at 1080p on 60+ player battles on multiplayer.. Look at it this way, 280=7950 280X=7970 Ghz Edition.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/mNfBFT
How is this dude? I would trust msi more and the twin frozr is better.
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September 24, 2014 2:02:03 AM
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ohyes247 said:
CPU.. Because no heatsink on VRM's and stuff.. (idk may be different.. over here on the AMD side if you dont have Heatsinks on your VRM's you are NOT overclocking lol) and thats for you to decide.. Im using a 270X and get 45-60FPS on a mix of high and ultra on BF4 with 2XAA and SSAO, at 1080p on 60+ player battles on multiplayer.. Look at it this way, 280=7950 280X=7970 Ghz Edition.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/mNfBFT
How is this dude? I would trust msi more and the twin frozr is better.
there both great cards and yeah the twin frozr is a better cooler but honestly i doubt there would be much difference and the XFX is 67Mhz faster on the core clock but i doubt that would make a noticeable difference. (maybe 1 or 2FPS if even that) But yeah they're both great. You got a very capable system with these parts.
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September 24, 2014 3:06:01 AM
ohyes247 said:
carterdarter said:
ohyes247 said:
CPU.. Because no heatsink on VRM's and stuff.. (idk may be different.. over here on the AMD side if you dont have Heatsinks on your VRM's you are NOT overclocking lol) and thats for you to decide.. Im using a 270X and get 45-60FPS on a mix of high and ultra on BF4 with 2XAA and SSAO, at 1080p on 60+ player battles on multiplayer.. Look at it this way, 280=7950 280X=7970 Ghz Edition.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/mNfBFT
How is this dude? I would trust msi more and the twin frozr is better.
there both great cards and yeah the twin frozr is a better cooler but honestly i doubt there would be much difference and the XFX is 67Mhz faster on the core clock but i doubt that would make a noticeable difference. (maybe 1 or 2FPS if even that) But yeah they're both great. You got a very capable system with these parts.
Yeah but I know more of what people say about msi, I have heard nothing really about xfx so I want to trust my money to someone I can trust.
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