New gaming build for under £550?

[tombyrne94]

Approximate Purchase Date: 1-4 weeks

Budget Range: £400-550 GBP

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Want to play the latest games on decent settings, light video editing, coding/compiling software

Parts Not Required: Speakers, OS, HDD, DVD Burner

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: aria.co.uk or amazon.co.uk

Country: UK

Parts Preferences: I would like an i5 build but I realise that this might not be possible with such a small budget so would go with AMD if I would get a better system, I would also like a reasonable size monitor...

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: Any to be honest but the bigger the better!

Additional Comments: Don't want to have to upgrade for quite a while...

 

[tombyrne94]

I will be using 4x7200rpm sata drives so I will need a decent PSU.

 

[metal orient]

My suggestion:

Intel i5 2300 £ 140
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel+Core+i5+%281155%29/Intel+Core+i5-2300+2.80GHz+%28Sandybridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=43219

ASROCK H61 H61M-VS £36
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+1155+H61+%28B3%29/ASROCK+H61+H61M-VS+Intel+H61+%28REV+B3%29+Socket+1155+DDR3+PCI-Express+Micro-ATX+Motherboard+?productId=48563

8GB Mushkin 1333 c9 £33
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3/Dual+Channel+1333MHz/8GB+Mushkin+Silverline+%23996770+%282x4GB%29+DDR3+1333MHz+9-9-9-24+?productId=41882

MSi GTX 560 £120
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/MSI+GeForce+GTX+560+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=45322

XFX Core 550W £52
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/650W+or+less/550W+XFX+Core+Edition+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+%28Seasonic+OEM%29+?productId=45332

Bitfenix Shinobi £41
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/BitFenix+Shinobi+Black+Midi+Tower+Chassis+?productId=45934

DVDRW £13
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Samsung+SH-S222BB%2FBEBE+DVD+Writer+?productId=48004

Samsung 22" S22A200B £96
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Samsung+22%22+S22A200B+Widescreen+LED+DVI+Monitor+?productId=47605

Total cost (with VAT and P&P) £542.26

Don't know how good the screen will be tbh but the reviews on Aria look favourable.

 

[tombyrne94]

Would you suggest a amd build and get a better gfx card?

 

[arijspieter]

the cpu he suggested is ok but expensive
if u want a cheeper cpu, buy this one:
Intel Core i3 2130
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Processor-Socket-Sandy-Bridge/dp/B005JBPROY/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1330007384&sr=1-1

the mobo he suggests is rubbish, dont buy it (btw: try NOT to buy any asrock)
better (but more expensive): ASUS 1155 P8H67
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-1155-P8H67-REV-3-0/dp/B004O9WSYY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1330006349&sr=8-2

i would NOT choose the graphics card he suggests
buy this ASUS card or buy an equal EVGA card
Asus nVIDIA GeForce GTX 550ti
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-GeForce-TI-DirectCu-Graphics/dp/B004RHPN2M/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1330006721&sr=1-2

i don't know annything about the rest but it's probably ok

 

[metal orient]

Would you suggest a amd build and get a better gfx card?

No, if you wanted to save money go for a cheaper intel cpu. an i3 2100 and a 560 Ti is possible.

the cpu he suggested is ok but expensive
if u want a cheeper cpu, buy this one:
Intel Core i3 2130
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Processor-Socket-Sandy-Bridge/dp/B005JBPROY/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1330007384&sr=1-1

the mobo he suggests is rubbish, dont buy it (btw: try NOT to buy any asrock)
better (but more expensive): ASUS 1155 P8H67
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-1155-P8H67-REV-3-0/dp/B004O9WSYY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1330006349&sr=8-2

i would NOT choose the graphics card he suggests
buy this ASUS card or buy an equal EVGA card
Asus nVIDIA GeForce GTX 550ti
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-GeForce-TI-DirectCu-Graphics/dp/B004RHPN2M/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1330006721&sr=1-2

i don't know annything about the rest but it's probably ok

It's very good but fairly expensive, an i3 2100 can be had for £90

Rubbish? Nothing wrong with Asrock, they are after all the budget arm of ASUS.

MSI is a great Graphics card manufacturer

 

[tombyrne94]

Would you recommend me to wait for the ivybridge cpus?

 

[metal orient]

Would you recommend me to wait for the ivybridge cpus?

If you want, a bit of a wait (April) until they are released. Sandy Bridge is likely to become cheaper nearer the launch date.