£560 go wild ;)

[ASPEEDYNINJA]

i have about £560 to build a new computer i all ready have some components:

Speakers
Moniter
OS
HDD
Mouse
Keyboard

I would prefer an Intel CPU over AMD and i only plan to overclock slightly if i do so i will also need a cooler.

 

[ASPEEDYNINJA]

i have about £560 to build a new computer i all ready have some components:

Speakers
Moniter
OS
HDD
Mouse
Keyboard

I would prefer an Intel CPU over AMD and i only plan to overclock slightly if i do so i will also need a cooler.

Sorry i didnt see the format here it is in format

Approximate Purchase Date: In about 2 weeks

Budget Range: £450-£550

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade:

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon

Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Parts Preferences: Intel i5

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050

Additional Comments: I would prefer it to be quiet, its not isential though. Ill be playing a bit of bf3 and minecraft and probably a few RTS games

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My pc was very old and couldn't play anything.

 

[mikerockett]

Here you go, no overclocking here im afraid but you're not really in the right price bracket for that on Intel.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£136.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£42.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£38.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.17 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.47 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £549.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-15 10:53 GMT+0000)

 

[ASPEEDYNINJA]

thanks that looks good but i could probs push it to £600. Do you think i can do better with that?

 

[ASPEEDYNINJA]

Oh and i already have a dvd drive and a hard drive so that would save me a bit

 

[mikerockett]

Next step i would make on improvements would take it to 625 with the addition of an SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£136.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£42.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£38.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.17 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£76.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.47 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £626.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-15 11:40 GMT+0000)

Edit: Just saw your other post so this would be my next move

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£136.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£42.98 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£38.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£76.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.47 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £608.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-15 11:42 GMT+0000)

 

[mikerockett]

Changed my mind, go with this and add the SSD later.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.52 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£71.72 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£38.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.47 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £603.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-15 11:46 GMT+0000)

 

[ASPEEDYNINJA]

thanks for your help ill see if i can get an extra £50 and get that system

 

[mikerockett]

You're welcome, good luck on your build, it'll be a great rig

 

[ASPEEDYNINJA]

Just wondering which 7950 to get because there is a lot of them
Any advise?

 

[mikerockett]

I'd go with the one i linked as it's one of the cheaper ones and a good unit. Sapphire is also good.

 

[ASPEEDYNINJA]

ok thanks again