New quiet pc on a budget!

[alexj28]

Hi all,

Built a PC once about 7 years ago so I'm a bit behind the times with the latest tech. I'm looking for something to play games and do work on, preferably as quiet as possible, future proofed to a certain extent and all on a budget of around £700-800....

Stuff from the thread guide:

I need everything apart from a Monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next month

Budget Range: £700-800

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, multimedia, work, surfing the internet, movies/music

Are you buying a monitor: No


Parts to Upgrade: All apart from monitor, keyboard, mouse

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Whichever is cheapest (microdirect.co.uk is quite close to me)

Location: Manchester, UK

Parts Preferences: Slight preference for intel but whichever works out best is ok

Overclocking: Maybe in the future

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the future

Your Monitor Resolution: Happy with 1440x900 or higher

Additional Comments: As quiet as possible on a budget

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Want to be able to play the latest games on decent settings, more reliable PC for working on, a lot quieter


Here's the list I have at the moment:

CPU: £172
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Intel+Core+i5-3570K+3.40GHz+%28Ivybridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+%2877W%29+-+Retail+?productId=49755

CPU fan: £24
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro Quiet CPU Cooler
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Air/CPU+Coolers/Arctic+Cooling+Freezer+13+Pro+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=44145

Motherboard: £104
Gigabyte motherboard Z77X-D3H LGA1155
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/54045/Gigabyte-motherboard-Z77X-D3H-LGA1155

RAM: £36
Corsair memory 8GB XMS3 kit (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 RAM
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/48886

GPU: £156
EVGA SC GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/EVGA+SC+GeForce+GTX+560+Ti+OC+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=51947

SSD: £60
Samsung 64GB SSD 830 Series
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/53779/Samsung-64GB-SSD-830-Series

Hard Drive: £62
Seagate 1.0TB hard disk drive Barracuda SATA III 64MB cache 7200rpm
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/53959/Seagate-1-0TB-hard-disk-drive-Barracuda--SATA-III

DVD Drive: £15
Sony Optiarc 24X DVDRW SATA Black oem
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/52997/Sony-Optiarc-24X-DVDRW-SATA-Black-oem

Case: £38
Coolermaster Elite 430 Black Mid Tower Computer Case Front/Rear 120mm fans and Side Window No PSU
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-elite-430-all-black-in-out-mid-tower-performance-case-with-side-window-120mm-front-led

Case fan: £10
Sharkoon Silent Eagle LED, Quiet Blue Case Fan 120mm
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120mm-sharkoon-silent-eagle-led-golf-ball-fan-super-quiet-19-db(a)-blue-case-fan-367-cfm

PSW: £63
630W be quiet! PURE POWER CM L8-CM 80PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies+-+PSUs/Modular+650W+or+less/630W+be+quiet%21+PURE+POWER+CM+L8-CM+80PLUS+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=46238

Windows: £80
Office: £90

Total: £910


And that's pretty much it. If anyone has any advice on this list then that would be great. Anything I've missed? Any things that these components don't have that I'll need if I want to upgrade down the line? Will it be fairly quiet?

Of course, if there's something I've paid too much for, or if I there's something that gets me a better price/performance trade off then that would be good to know because I'm quite a bit over budget at the moment...


Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

Be sure you are going to overclock if you are going to get that aftermarket fan.