Skyson1872 2,923 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I'm new to this, sort of done one before but was wondering if any of you experts on here could help me. Trying to build quite a powerful PC on a small budget (Roughly £300-400) I already have a reasonable graphics card which I will update in the future (current one is a Radeon R7 200) and already have a power supply. This is what I have came up with so far. Intel i5 3570k - £100 (Old I know but still easily capable of pulling out over 4Ghz) Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 Motherboard - £40 2x4GB Vulcan RAM - £38 (I picked this because its cap was 2400 MHz which I assume is better) Crucial MX300 275GB SSD - £68 Case - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cougar-mg100-micro-atx-gaming-case-black-ca-010-cu.html - £28 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I wasn't looking to build one, but could you get better value/performance than this sort of deal? http://www.ebuyer.com/747127-zoostorm-evolve-desktop-pc-7260-3060 The processor on the one you suggest gets a decent benchmark if you value that sort of thing. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-3570K+%40+3.40GHz Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyson1872 2,923 Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 13 minutes ago, OlegKuznetsov said: I wasn't looking to build one, but could you get better value/performance than this sort of deal? http://www.ebuyer.com/747127-zoostorm-evolve-desktop-pc-7260-3060 The processor on the one you suggest gets a decent benchmark if you value that sort of thing. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-3570K+%40+3.40GHz Trying to stay away from AMD processors, especially since I have a separate GPU Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Just now, Skyson1872 said: Trying to stay away from AMD processors, especially since I have a separate GPU That's new information to me, but it makes sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowhillLoyal 122 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 See if you can squeeze any more money for a quicker processor and a higher capacity ssd Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 500GB SSD would be good. I use 500GB and that's about the minimum storage I think anyone should go with. I know you can get cheap mechanical drives to boost the memory but I don't bother with that shit. It's a shame you have the GPU because these new GTX 1050s look very good and just plug straight I to the PCI port with no additional power required. So you don't even need a large power supply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Is this a good deal? http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/internal-data-storage/samsung-850-evo-2-5-internal-ssd-250-gb-10116610-pdt.html?istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istItemId=pmrxixxlq&istBid=tztx&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&s_kwcid=DS!700000001497114!89321921604!!!g!!PRODUCT+GROUP&device=c&ds_kids=92700014404114257&PLA=1&gclid=CPvZtNbZhNACFSUW0wodsgYNJA&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CKnpx9bZhNACFZajFgodt3AAkQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calio 688 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I have a 3570k in an old rig and it can easy run 4.4Ghz with a decent air cooler, it is easily fast enough to run any current AAA game at a decent res if paired with a high end gpu. I'd be looking at 8Gb of 1333mhz ddr3, paired with your choice of mobo all should run well together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyson1872 2,923 Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 3 hours ago, GallowhillLoyal said: See if you can squeeze any more money for a quicker processor and a higher capacity ssd I have a 512gb hard drive if the SSD isn't enough and I could just use cloud as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueoysterbar 19,695 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 11 hours ago, OlegKuznetsov said: Is this a good deal? http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/internal-data-storage/samsung-850-evo-2-5-internal-ssd-250-gb-10116610-pdt.html?istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istItemId=pmrxixxlq&istBid=tztx&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&s_kwcid=DS!700000001497114!89321921604!!!g!!PRODUCT+GROUP&device=c&ds_kids=92700014404114257&PLA=1&gclid=CPvZtNbZhNACFSUW0wodsgYNJA&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CKnpx9bZhNACFZajFgodt3AAkQ Here's the cheese Oleg: https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/refurbished-samsung-850-evo-500gb-25-ssd Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,614 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Don't forget the desk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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