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Hey all Anyone willing to poke my build and check for holes? I don't think there are compatibility issues... Have a few concerns about the budget 6850 card, and about power supply being too small as I'll be over-clocking.

On top of compatibility checks, I was wondering if anyone could suggest any areas for down-grading in order to save a bit of money. This build is quite a costly one! I'm thinking look for budget PSU/Case... THANKS ALL!!!!

Does this count as a game?



and Battlefield. The old ones. Now I've admitted my geekiness.

When I say gaming, I'm not one of these, "I want to play crysis on full", people.

Yes I have a windows Cd.

Hi all,

My computer has finally done its last nose dive into oblivion and i cant save it no matter how hard i try.

I have little to no knowledge of computing but ive tried to find out what i can. Im still not confident in my skills.

Ive so far come up with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/9gkU
but i was wondering if anyone here can see any major problems or can do better than i can Im on a £400-£500 budget

Sorry for being 'that guy'

Hey all Anyone willing to poke my build and check for holes? I don't think there are compatibility issues... Have a few concerns about the budget 6850 card, and about power supply being too small as I'll be over-clocking.

On top of compatibility checks, I was wondering if anyone could suggest any areas for down-grading in order to save a bit of money. This build is quite a costly one! I'm thinking look for budget PSU/Case... THANKS ALL!!!!

What about that build config?

If I have some extra cash I might upgrade the 4100 to a 8120.

Also would that be able to run Bukkit and 1 minecraft client, no other people would be logged onto the server.

So I need a new desktop and I've got about £850 to spend on .. I want dual screens which are going to cost about £250 for both so I've got £600 left to spend everything else.
Need CPU/motherboard/ram/graphics card/HDD/SSD/Case
I need the pc for some gaming, some video editing, multitasking and general use.
Don't need the best graphics card, I mean I think the 6850 is good enough for me.

How much video editing, because it would mean you'll need to get an i7 which will significantly take up a chunk of your budget?
Even the SSD will...............do u need a new PSU ? Can you use your old HDD?

Not that much editing, I think the i5 3570k will be fine.
I'll need a new PSU, but I guess I can keep my current HDD for the time being .. it's a 500GB 7200rpm WD that I got like two years ago xD
Still works fine, I guess I can format it, install fresh windows and I'll be fine.

Because there is a big difference in terms of video editing between the i5 and i7 as the i7 has hyperthreading.

There is a good deal from coolmaster with their enforcer case and a 650 watt power supply for under 100.

Then I suggest keeping the HDD and spending the money on a SSD.

Came up with this,

http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/9knF


Couldn't find the case+psu so I just went with any case and psu.
How's that build with my 500GB HDD?
I've also got my DVD drive that I'm keeping.
Am I missing anything?

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=1&sort=popularity&limit=10&store=2&cat=23&filtermfr=151&filterca321=With+PSU

Here's the list of CM cases with CM PSU's.

OCZ isn't good from what i hear.

http://www.ebuyer.com/266526-crucial-128gb-2-5-m4-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-read-415mb-s-write-175mb-s-ct128m4ssd2
Crucial 128GB M4 SSD £83

You could then spend the extra savings on a 6870 HD for under £120 from XFX which should increase performance on 2 screens.

Is your old dvd drive a sata one?
Also are you looking to overclock or add a few fans to your case?

http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-p8z77-v-lx--intel-core-i5-3570k---8gb-ddr3-performance-plus-ivybridge-bundle-8271.html?src=3
Asus P8Z77-V LX, Intel Core i5-3570K & 8GB DDR3 Performance Plus Ivybridge Bundle £330

The 6850 from what I remember, is the best value for money graphics card their is. The next level up is the 6870 for a bit more or the 7770HD.

The case and psu are fine, i got the 690 II bundle

I'd spend £10 extra of an 3570k rather than the i5 2500k, but that's your call really. The PSU is more than enough, with your build as it is you could use a 500w absolutely fine (or even a 450W) - but there's no issue with getting the 650W. Just means when you upgrade your graphics card it'll still be up for the job.

About the cooler, it's very large and (according to reviews) doesn't allow you to put the fan on the other side - so you might find it blocks RAM slots.


Speaking of RAM - if you go for the 3570k and the motherboard separately then go for 8GB Corsair Vengeance for £40

I don't honestly see a way you can save money - you haven't really been lavish with anything (not criticising - I'm the same), just sensible. You could perhaps strip £15-25 by buying a basic Gigabyte model. Gigabyte would be my first choice whether they were cheaper or not; due to Asus' horrendous returns service - whilst gigabyte have the best in the country for motherboards/graphics cards.


Oh, the graphics card. It should play most recent games on High, and a fair few on very high settings. It might struggle at high settings (by struggle I mean stay at about 30 FPS - I don't enjoy playing at anything below 40-50 personally) on some of the higher end newer games (Metro, Crysis 2, Battlefield 3) but overall it should be fine. If you were willing to spend an extra 35 pounds you could get a 6870 which is a fair bit of an improvement - but certainly not massive. OR if you could spend an extra £100 you could get a 7850 which would be a pretty massive improvement (but I'm unsure that you'd be willing to spend that).

Oh thanks for the tip
And yeah my DVD drives sata.
About overclocking .. probably but don't want to push it that much, not sure about fans though .. don't think so.

edit: how far do you think I could push it with stock fan?

Are you sure 500watts is sufficient? I tried creating a 6850 build on Cyberpower and it was pushing me for a 700watt minimum! It's making me consider switching through to a 7770 purely as its stable on 500watts and performance shouldn't change much (right?). Oh, and I do intend to overclock btw!

Hmmm certainly sounds like a decent reason to switch motherboard, what about MSI? I could get a Z77 chip-set for the cheapest with them!

Finally, about RAM. What are your thoughts on 4x2gb rather than 2x4gb? Is there any advantage in terms of heat spreading?

Thanks for everything so far!

Hi guys,

Decided that my old comp just doesn't cut it any-more and im looking into building a new one.

Going to need it for video editing (adobe premier etc), as well as all my general use and a few games dashed in here and there (skyrim and such)

Ive got about a £450 budget and very little knowledge but ive tried to teach myself. So far ive come up with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/9kCn

havnt selected a case because of space restrictions and such.(what could i actually fit these parts in, sort thing)
Is it possible to use any parts from my current pc; Aspire x3810, such as the optical drive to reduce how much i need to fork out.

Thanks guys