£500 Build Help Please :)

[kilerp00n10]

Approximate Purchase Date: This week or next

Budget Range: £500 No more

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming,Web Stuffs,Dreamweaver,Basic Home useage (Games like WoW,Diablo3,GW2)

Parts Not Required: Keyboard,Mouse,Monitor,OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any that Ship to UK and work in the UK

Country: The UK

Parts Preferences: by brand or type : I keep debating over AMD or Intel im lost as hell

Overclocking: Maybe (If I can afford it)

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (When latest games become GPU intensive)

Monitor Resolution: (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200)

Additional Comments:Whatevers nessacary to get the job done! Thanks

So yeh...I'm lost in two minds over AMD or Intel for my budget. What do you guys suggest?

 

[smith697]

Hi.

Sharkoon T9 Value Gaming Case Black with Red LED Fans - (No PSU)

OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply

Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) Motherboard

Intel Core i5 2400 3.1GHz (Sandy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 - Retail.

G.Skill Ripjaw 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler

EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti SC 1024MB GDDR5

£502.90

www.novatech.co.uk

This is only a basic system you would need to spend at least another £300. However this would do for what you want.

PM Me If you want any further help

 

[metal orient]

Interesting build but i don't think it's that great.

I;d make a few changes:

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

MSI P67 G45 £80
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/MSI+P67A-G45+Intel+P67+%28REV+B3%29+Socket+1155+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=44075

Mushkin 8GB 1600 £36
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/8GB+Mushkin+Blackline+%23996995+%282x4GB%29+DDR3+1600MHz+9-9-9-24+?productId=44336

AMD HD 6850 £96
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/PowerColor+AMD+Radeon+HD+6850+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=47805

Seagate 500GB HDD £63
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/SATA+%28Serial+ATA%29/500GB+to+1TB/Seagate+Barracuda+7200.12+500GB+3.5%22+SATA+III+Internal+Hard+Drive+%5BST500DM002%5D+?productId=46054

XFX Core 550W £53
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

Xigmatek Asgard £26
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Xigmatek+Asgard+Black+Midi+Tower+Chassis+?productId=38515

Total cost (VAT and P&P) £503.20

To back up my choices i'll briefly explain.

CPU- Good solid choice, there's very little to separate the i5 models from each other (only a few 100MHz0 apart from the 2500k which you can't afford.

MB - Looks like it'd have everything you'd need.

RAM - Good set of RAM nice speeds and latency.

GPU - Will keep you gaming very well upto 1680 x 1050, after that you'll ahve to turn down settings from max.

HDD - Cheapest HDD i can find on Aria, as prices are crazy at the minute no point buying more.

PSU - Very solid PSU, built by Seasonic, pretty much the best PSU manufacturer.

Case - Well it's always hard to chose a case for a cheap price but i think it'd be ok.

 

[longpig]

I'd go better than the 550 from Smith697.

Metal's builds are usually good, as this is, but I suspect he works for Aria

I'd suggest you also look at ebuyer, ccl and amazon. Personally I'm happy to buy from multiple outlets as long as they are reputable, best value and I don't pay delivery.

I have the Asgard case and it's generally fine but the back panel is a little flimsy. To get the pre-formed blanking plates out easily, put a screwdriver in the slot and peel like opening a sardine tin.

My build: http://www.buildyourown.org.uk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=54850

 

[metal orient]

I wish i did work for Aria, might get commission or something.

Other sites to look at are DABS and SCAN, and of course eBay (although care must be taken)

 

[kilerp00n10]

Is the i5-2500k worth the money. Along with a z68 MB?

 

[metal orient]

There's no real need for Z68, unless you plan on using the integrated GPU or SSD caching features. 2500k is worth the extra only if you plan to Overclock it which will require an aftermarket heatsink, total extra cost will be about £50. Your call really.

 

[kilerp00n10]

There's no real need for Z68, unless you plan on using the integrated GPU or SSD caching features. 2500k is worth the extra only if you plan to Overclock it which will require an aftermarket heatsink, total extra cost will be about £50. Your call really.

Ok i think ill with an i3-2120 and made the whole cost of £450 on aria.

 

[metal orient]

You may want to consider the i5 series as it's quad core rather than dual core which will help in games. However it is £40 extra which is quite abit more.