So I made a thread earlier today with an awful ebay computer, and here I am with a build I gathered for just under £500, part of it is taken from an earlier thread on here and a small part of it is from my own findings. I live in the UK and I'll be mostly using it for gaming.
Case
[url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380474588477]Rosewill REDBONE Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case[/url]
£25
Motherboard
[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007KTY4A6/ref=asc_df_B007KTY4A610442269?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B007KTY4A6]ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard[/url]
£109
Memory
[url=http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/item-detail.php?products_id=4372045]G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600[/url]
£35
CPU
[url=http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Intel+Core+i5-3570K+3.40GHz+(Ivy+Bridge)+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+(77W)+-+Retail+?productId=49755&source=googleps]Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz[/url]
£155.99
Hard Drive
[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=asc_df_B00461G3MS10442269?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B00461G3MS]Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch[/url]
£46.97
GPU
[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11200-01-20G-HD7850-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B007MSI4NS/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1339716881&sr=1-2]Sapphire HD7850[/url]
£170.49
PSU
[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-700W-Power-Supply-Rails/dp/B002Q8HFDY/ref=sr_1_14?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1352160124&sr=1-14]CiT 700w PSU[/url]
£33.59
[b]Total[/b]
£573.59
Is it good enough for modern gaming?
NZXT Source 210 for the case, same price with better airflow/stock fans and some nice cable management for a budget case. That PSU is an explosion waiting to happen, either [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-silverstone-strider-plus-modular-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v23-[/url] or [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-corsair-enthusiast-series-modular-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-psu[/url] will suit you much much better. The Silverstone is alright, but for the price I'd go for the Corsair. The only reason the Silverstone is more than the £40 it's worth is because it's fully modular.
[QUOTE=HolyCrapAWalrus;38333951]That PSU is an explosion waiting to happen, either [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-silverstone-strider-plus-modular-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v23-[/url] or [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-corsair-enthusiast-series-modular-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-psu[/url] will suit you much much better. The Silverstone is alright, but for the price I'd go for the Corsair. The only reason the Silverstone is more than the £40 it's worth is because it's fully modular.[/QUOTE]
He would be fine with his current PSU, not that I would recommend getting it for a rig running quality parts. CiT power supplies are made by HEC which do not have the problem of exploding or failing in a horrible manner like many other brands. The effective draw of the psu he linked would likely be somewhere between 450W-520W, which falls around the area of average.
Although I agree with you, definitely get the TX550.
So what would be the ideal benchmark for the system?
Could it run the likes of Battlefield 3 on high nicely and would it be able to run the Gamecube Dolphin Emulator? (lmao)
It'll also probably be hooked up to my 32" monitor via hdmi.
1. I'd swap that PSU out for something of better quality, even if the wattage is lower. ([url]http://www.ebuyer.com/264511-ocz-zs-series-650w-80-bronze-psu-with-135mm-fan-single-ocz-zs650w-uk[/url])
2. I'd choose this motherboard over the one you suggested ([url]http://www.ebuyer.com/345350-msi-lga1155-intel-z77-4-ddr3-gbe-lan-4-usb3-0-atx-motherboard-z77a-g45[/url]) as it is just as good but cheaper.
3. Rather than Sandy Bridge, you should go for Ivy bridge which is the same price ([url]http://www.ebuyer.com/367824-intel-core-i5-3570k-3-4ghz-socket-1155-6mb-cache-oem-processor-cm8063701211800[/url]), the 3570k is also great at overclocking and that's great for the likes of Battlefield 3 which is CPU intensive.
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[QUOTE=massaki;38340105]So what would be the ideal benchmark for the system?
Could it run the likes of Battlefield 3 on high nicely and would it be able to run the Gamecube Dolphin Emulator? (lmao)
It'll also probably be hooked up to my 32" monitor via hdmi.[/QUOTE]
Yes.
[QUOTE=JakeAM;38341302]
3. Rather than Sandy Bridge, you should go for Ivy bridge which is the same price ([url]http://www.ebuyer.com/367824-intel-core-i5-3570k-3-4ghz-socket-1155-6mb-cache-oem-processor-cm8063701211800[/url]), the 3570k is also great at overclocking and that's great for the likes of Battlefield 3 which is CPU intensive.
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Thanks a lot man but it's out of stock.
[QUOTE=massaki;38341377]Thanks a lot man but it's out of stock.[/QUOTE]
I accidentally linked the OEM version, that version is £20 more but you save money from the motherboard.
[url]http://www.ebuyer.com/349029-intel-core-i5-3570k-3-4ghz-socket-1155-6mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80637i53570k[/url]
You may also want to consider getting a closed circuit water cooler, something like the H60?
[url]http://www.ebuyer.com/264011-corsair-hydro-series-h60-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler-cwch60[/url]
They are nice and easy to fit and provide great cooling if you are going to overclock (keep in mind that the motherboard I linked uses MSI's OC Genie, so even if you don't know how to overclock it automatically does some OCing for you). Of course this is totally optional haha.
Even if it's Corsair's entry level closed loop there's no reason to get anything more expensive than a CM Hyper 212 EVO. £50 compared to £25 for a negligible difference in temps isn't worth it. Plus, he'd have to shell out another £12 on fans for the H60 if he wants some that aren't audible on load from like 20 feet away, Corsair's stock fans are way too loud for a "silent" CPU cooling solution like watercooling.
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