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Original post by DannyR2811

http://ark.intel.com/products/46473/Intel-Core-i3-540-Processor-(4M-Cache-3_06-GHz)

Scroll down.

that sounds a bit funny to me :s-smilie:

Original post by hines

Okay so i3 processor (about £75), I'm looking at this monitor: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-ls20b300ns-20-led-monitor-12593024-pdt.html (£95) - I'm gonna stick with just the one for now and decide later on a second - , mouse and keyboard £12, 500Gb hard drive say £50, looking at around 10 GB of ram.... could you recommend some parts and help with the rest?

http://www.ebuyer.com/260589-samsung-syncmaster-s20a300n-lcd-led-20-ls20a300ns-en it's £67 from ebuyer.

So 2 of those with mouse and keyboard is £149, so £351.

Original post by pandajoe

Can anybody recommend me a reasonably priced PSU for a system with an I5 3570k processor and a GTX580 graphics card in it. Cheers

how much you looking to spend?

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Aristotle's' Disciple

Original post by neillya1

Yeah, intel changed the TIM they use to cut costs and it really shows.
Nothing too drastic though unless you're doing some serious OC'ing.

Indeed, yeah I won't be OC'ing until I need to in any case, so it won't matter for me until later on.

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Cupid Stunt

Hey all, I'm back with a bit more knowledge and I'm looking at this build atm for £1448. I want to get it down £100-200 if possible but don't want to forfeit anything!

I want an SSD drive, 24" monitor, half decent speakers. Perhaps the processor, motherboard, RAM or graphics card can be reduced? Or will it have a big impact? If so I'd rather spend the extra. I just want good bang for buck but not too overkill.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080

Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD

Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE

Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 SPEAKERS - 30W RMS with 360 Degree Sound

Any comments appreciated, thanks! :smile:

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Original post by Cupid Stunt

Hey all, I'm back with a bit more knowledge and I'm looking at this build atm for £1448. I want to get it down £100-200 if possible but don't want to forfeit anything!

I want an SSD drive, 24" monitor, half decent speakers. Perhaps the processor, motherboard, RAM or graphics card can be reduced? Or will it have a big impact? If so I'd rather spend the extra. I just want good bang for buck but not too overkill.

Any comments appreciated, thanks! :smile:

You getting this from pcspecialist?

If you are, and you got your own Windows DVD OS at home, why not build it?

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Cupid Stunt

Original post by Iqbal007

You getting this from pcspecialist?

If you are, and you got your own Windows DVD OS at home, why not build it?

1. Don't have the OS CD.
2. I want to purchase on finance.
3. I haven't got the time to build it manually.

edit: oh and yes from pcspecialist, I got recommended it a lot. Just getting a bit carried away with the price!

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Original post by Cupid Stunt

1. Don't have the OS CD.
2. I want to purchase on finance.
3. I haven't got the time to build it manually.

edit: oh and yes from pcspecialist, I got recommended it a lot. Just getting a bit carried away with the price!

Oh that's why, pcspecialist is ok, but it would have been better if you had your own money, building takes an hour so, and is so much cheaper.

To be fair you are missing some things like the 1600mHZ ram instead.

You shouldn't change the motherboard otherwise you can't get a future sli.

You could get the cheaper hdd, not get the ssd. You could get one later on when you save up.

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itsmyname

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Is a 500 watt 17 amps on each 12v+ rail enough for a 6870?

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Original post by itsmyname

Is a 500 watt 17 amps on each 12v+ rail enough for a 6870?

500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for AMD CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)

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Cupid Stunt

Original post by Iqbal007

Oh that's why, pcspecialist is ok, but it would have been better if you had your own money, building takes an hour so, and is so much cheaper.

To be fair you are missing some things like the 1600mHZ ram instead.

You shouldn't change the motherboard otherwise you can't get a future sli.

You could get the cheaper hdd, not get the ssd. You could get one later on when you save up.

Didn't notice the ram! Thought it was that, wooot!

All you ever do is go on about buying separate components and building yourself. I need advice on a PC build not what to do with my time and money!

I may aswell buy the SSD now since I have 12 months to pay it off, I go on a nice holiday in November with the girlfriend so it'd leave me 1.5 grand extra on the holiday, that's just one reason.... do... you... under.... stand... why... I.... want.... finance.... and.... not... build.... it.... myself.

P.S. Can I manage with a 650w power supply? I honestly don't know anything about the power supply.... I just randomly picked one.

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Reply 8154

Original post by Cupid Stunt

Didn't notice the ram! Thought it was that, wooot!

All you ever do is go on about buying separate components and building yourself. I need advice on a PC build not what to do with my time and money!

I may aswell buy the SSD now since I have 12 months to pay it off, I go on a nice holiday in November with the girlfriend so it'd leave me 1.5 grand extra on the holiday, that's just one reason.... do... you... under.... stand... why... I.... want.... finance.... and.... not... build.... it.... myself.

P.S. Can I manage with a 650w power supply? I honestly don't know anything about the power supply.... I just randomly picked one.

1600mHZ is the standard on custom build ones.

Sorry, but it's what you get here looool we have convinced people to build themselves you know :biggrin:

obviously it's different in your case, I can't suggest anything you could go without to be honest, especially as your going on finance.

Yeah I do, make sure you get the right package so you dont have to pay back too much.

650watt from a good maker will do the job, the GTX 670 needs minimum 500watt, so having 650watt will allow sli in the future.

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itsmyname

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Original post by Iqbal007

500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for AMD CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)

You've got a 6870 right? What PSU have you got?

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Chow mein

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Original post by Cupid Stunt

Didn't notice the ram! Thought it was that, wooot!

All you ever do is go on about buying separate components and building yourself. I need advice on a PC build not what to do with my time and money!

I may aswell buy the SSD now since I have 12 months to pay it off, I go on a nice holiday in November with the girlfriend so it'd leave me 1.5 grand extra on the holiday, that's just one reason.... do... you... under.... stand... why... I.... want.... finance.... and.... not... build.... it.... myself.

P.S. Can I manage with a 650w power supply? I honestly don't know anything about the power supply.... I just randomly picked one.

If you aren't into building it yourself, I'd say you could save money on the Mobo, Let's be honest how likely are you to SLI? Your 670 will last a couple of years at which point you could probably just get a next gen. You can probably save around £50 if you get a V-LX

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Aristotle's' Disciple

Kingston Blu vs Corsair Vengeance for RAM?

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flown_muse

Original post by Aristotle's' Disciple

Kingston Blu vs Corsair Vengeance for RAM?

Corsair Vengeance in a heartbeat. Low profile if possible.

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flown_muse