My £500 Build

Wozzer · Oct 8, 2011, 04:52 PM

Hello all,

Just building up a £500 spec computer. I'm designing it for gaming & multi-tasking. Here are the current items in the basket

Core i5 2500 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail B...

G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory K...

Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 7.1 Channel Aud...

Coolermaster Centurion 5 II SPECIAL EDITION with R...

All I need to include is a graphics card. My overall budget is £500 and the total of the above items come to £374. (I already have a disc drive and hard-drive).

Could anyone recommend any changes and a new graphics card?

Cheers

KieranD · Oct 8, 2011, 06:12 PM

Have you got a cpu cooler?
As far as graphics card goes im thinking for £125 is the 6850. Decent card, its not that hot so the fans dont spin very loud and its low power (requires only one 6pin pci ex).

EDIT: a few places where doing 6870 for that price dont know if you will find one now tho.

Dent1 · Oct 8, 2011, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wasley

Hello all,

Just building up a £500 spec computer. I'm designing it for gaming & multi-tasking. Here are the current items in the basket

Core i5 2500 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail B...

G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory K...

Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 7.1 Channel Aud...

Coolermaster Centurion 5 II SPECIAL EDITION with R...

All I need to include is a graphics card. My overall budget is £500 and the total of the above items come to £374. (I already have a disc drive and hard-drive).

Could anyone recommend any changes and a new graphics card?

Cheers

Take off the case. Good case, getting a cheaper case will increase your budget for a much better video card.

KieranD · Oct 8, 2011, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dent1

Take off the case. Good case, getting a cheaper case will increase your budget for a much better video card.

That is a power supply and case combo deal. If the case is taken away a power supply has to be found. I think the system as it is will be good for the money. I couldnt find a cheaper similar psu and case.

AltecV1 · Oct 8, 2011, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wasley

Hello all,

Just building up a £500 spec computer. I'm designing it for gaming & multi-tasking. Here are the current items in the basket

Core i5 2500 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail B...

G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory K...

Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 7.1 Channel Aud...

Coolermaster Centurion 5 II SPECIAL EDITION with R...

All I need to include is a graphics card. My overall budget is £500 and the total of the above items come to £374. (I already have a disc drive and hard-drive).

Could anyone recommend any changes and a new graphics card?

Cheers

either get the 2400 if you dont OC or get the 2500K if you do!the regular 2500 is pointless

8 gigs of memory doubt you need it and ripjaws are pricey if you dont OC get some cheap generic 4gig 1600MHZ sticks

mobo is good

and of course as any new system builder you spent HUGE amount of cash on a case that performs same as cases half the price

Wozzer · Oct 8, 2011, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AltecV1

and of course as any new system builder you spent HUGE amount of cash on a case that performs same as cases half the price

Like Kieran said, the Case is a combo deal. It'll be hard to find a case and PSU for much cheaper.

I have the artic freezer pro as a CPU cooler although I might need another one as I plan to use the machine i'm currently using as just a programming computer.

Wozzer · Oct 8, 2011, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KieranD

Have you got a cpu cooler?
As far as graphics card goes im thinking for £125 is the 6850. Decent card, its not that hot so the fans dont spin very loud and its low power (requires only one 6pin pci ex).

EDIT: a few places where doing 6870 for that price dont know if you will find one now tho.

Would I be better pushing the budget slightly to get a Nvidia 560Ti?

bbmarley · Oct 8, 2011, 08:31 PM

a tiny stretch of £7 but for a HIS6870 £131.99 with dirt3 and dues ex yo could prob sell them codes get £7 back easy

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...56&subcat=1866

KieranD · Oct 8, 2011, 09:21 PM

Well the 560ti is slightly faster than the 6870 but the 560ti is close in price to a 6950.
BTW The G.Skill ram is not pricey £40 is cheap for such reliable sticks. Hey i didn't need 8gb of ram either but its cheap so might as well.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/pny-...arkham-1022137

Dent1 · Oct 8, 2011, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KieranD

That is a power supply and case combo deal. If the case is taken away a power supply has to be found. I think the system as it is will be good for the money. I couldnt find a cheaper similar psu and case.

Fair play, considering its a combo deal it makes sense. I was thinking the OP could keep his current case to save cost.

I agree value for money the 6870 is the best deal, they're only £140. GTX 560ti would be about £40 more atleast for only a small performance boost. 6850 are like £115, they're also worth looking at too

Oct 8, 2011, 04:52 PM	#1
Wozzer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 990 (0.55/day) Thanks: 166 Thanked 76 Times in 72 Posts System Specs	My £500 Build Hello all, Just building up a £500 spec computer. I'm designing it for gaming & multi-tasking. Here are the current items in the basket Core i5 2500 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail B... G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory K... Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Socket 1155 7.1 Channel Aud... Coolermaster Centurion 5 II SPECIAL EDITION with R... All I need to include is a graphics card. My overall budget is £500 and the total of the above items come to £374. (I already have a disc drive and hard-drive). Could anyone recommend any changes and a new graphics card? Cheers

System Name:	Wasleys PC
Processor:	Intel i5 2400 3.10GHz
Motherboard:	Asus P8z68-V
Cooling:	AC Freezer Pro
Memory:	Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card:	HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Hard Disk:	Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm 32MB Cache
Case:	Antec 900 with mods
Sound Card:	On Board
PSU:	OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software:	Windows 7

Oct 8, 2011, 06:12 PM	#2
KieranD Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 5,459 (2.59/day) Thanks: 1,640 Thanked 821 Times in 712 Posts System Specs	Have you got a cpu cooler? As far as graphics card goes im thinking for £125 is the 6850. Decent card, its not that hot so the fans dont spin very loud and its low power (requires only one 6pin pci ex). EDIT: a few places where doing 6870 for that price dont know if you will find one now tho. __________________ http://myinstants.com/instant/transformer/

Processor:	Intel i5 2500k 4ghz
Motherboard:	Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3
Cooling:	Phanteks ph-tc14pe, MX-4 Paste
Memory:	2x4gb 1600mhz CL9 1.5v G.Skill
Video Card:	VTX3D AMD 6850 (850mhz Core 1150mhz mem stock voltage)
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120gb, Samsung F1 750gb, Seagate 7200.14 2tb
Optical Drive:	ASUS DRW-24B5ST
CRT/LCD Model:	Ilyama ProLite X2377HDS (IPS), Panasonic 41" ST50B
Case:	Nanoxia Deep Silence 2
Sound Card:	Realtek onbaord, Logitech X540 speakers, Superlux 668B headphones.
PSU:	Corsair TX650w
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64bit

System Name:	My baby
Processor:	Athlon II X4 620 @ 3.5GHz, 1.45v, NB @ 2700Mhz, HT @ 2700Mhz - 24hr prime95 stable
Motherboard:	Asus M4A785TD-V EVO
Cooling:	Sonic Tower Rev 2 with 120mm Akasa attached, Akasa @ Front, Xilence Red Wing 120mm @ Rear
Memory:	16 GB G.Skills 1600Mhz
Video Card:	ATI ASUS Crossfire 5850
Hard Disk:	Samsung 1Tb EcoGreen hard drive
Optical Drive:	Sony DVD/DVDRW Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanngs-G 19"
Case:	Antec VSK 2000 Black Tower Case
Sound Card:	Onkyo TX-SR309 Receiver, 2x Kef Cresta 1, 1x Kef Center 20c
PSU:	OCZ StealthXstream II 600w, 4x12v/18A, 80% efficiency.
Software:	Windows Vista X64

Processor:	C2D E8400@3.6 ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS P5KPL-AM
Cooling:	Freezer 7 pro
Memory:	Kingston 4GB 800Mhz cl6
Video Card:	Sapphire HD4850 700/1000 + Accelero S1 Rev. 2
Hard Disk:	WD 250 GB AAKS
Optical Drive:	broken samsung
CRT/LCD Model:	22" Samsung SyncMaster 226BW
Sound Card:	int.
PSU:	Forton Blue Storm II 500W
Software:	Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

Oct 8, 2011, 08:31 PM	#8
bbmarley Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 369 (0.21/day) Thanks: 56 Thanked 71 Times in 57 Posts System Specs	a tiny stretch of £7 but for a HIS6870 £131.99 with dirt3 and dues ex yo could prob sell them codes get £7 back easy http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...56&subcat=1866

Processor:	2500k
Motherboard:	Asrock Extreme3 Gen3
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory:	8G Corsair Vengence
Video Card:	X2 ATI 6950 2G CrossfireX VTX3D / MSI TF2
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility3 / F1 1tb
CRT/LCD Model:	Hazro HZ27WC / x3 BenQ G2222HDL Eyefinity - 5760x1080
Case:	Fractal Design Define XL
Sound Card:	Onboard / Edifier RT1600
PSU:	Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 700W

Oct 8, 2011, 09:21 PM	#9
KieranD Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 5,459 (2.59/day) Thanks: 1,640 Thanked 821 Times in 712 Posts System Specs	Well the 560ti is slightly faster than the 6870 but the 560ti is close in price to a 6950. BTW The G.Skill ram is not pricey £40 is cheap for such reliable sticks. Hey i didn't need 8gb of ram either but its cheap so might as well. http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/pny-...arkham-1022137 __________________ http://myinstants.com/instant/transformer/ Last edited by KieranD; Oct 8, 2011 at 09:28 PM.

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