£600 Gaming Build - i5 & 460 - Checking
Hey guys... couldn't buy the last machine I specced up due to becoming basically homeless for a month but now I have a new flat and time for a new machine! Just wanted some opinions on the following spec:
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 - £100
i5 760 - £140
CoolerMaster 430 with 500W PSU - £53
4GB Corsair XMS3 (2x 2GB) - £51
nVidia 1GB GTX 460 - £140~
Samsung F3 500GB - £31
Samsung F3/4 2TB - £65
Samsung 22x DVD-RW - £12
300MBs Wifi N card - £17
Any changes? The 500GB is system / install drive and the 2TB is storage (to be expanded with future 2TB's as needed).
I know sandybridge is round the corner but we don't know 100% what the cost will be like and to be honest its never the right time to buy a computer so if I got the cash and want a PC might as well just take the plunge... at least its tried and tested :)
Leon
Re: £600 Gaming Build - i5 & 460 - Checking
Do you have a copy of an OS??
Re: £600 Gaming Build - i5 & 460 - Checking
Yer have a copy of Win7 so thats fine :)
Also using my old Keyboard, Mouse and Dell 24" UltraSharp.
Re: £600 Gaming Build - i5 & 460 - Checking
Skimping on the PSU is not a good idea IMHO and the Coolermaster Elite series are not that great AFAIK.
I would consider the following build:
Phenom II X4 955BE ~ £114
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/190673
MSI 870A-G54 ~ £65
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/205849
Has USB3.0 and SATA3.0 and can do RAID 0,1,5 and 10.
4GB 1600MHZ DDR3 ~ £57
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169240
HD5870 1GB ~ £190
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/248887
Antec 520W High Current Gamer PSU ~ £60
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/245671
Coolermaster Elite 430 ~ £37
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/233740
Samsung F3 500GB ~ £32
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146252
Samsung F4 2TB ~ £70
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/237908
SATA DVD rewriter ~ £12
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176026
Tenda Wireless-N300 PCI Adapter ~ £15
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155641
The total comes to around £652.
Re: £600 Gaming Build - i5 & 460 - Checking
I agree with CAT-THE-FIFTH on the PSU, don't get a cheap one. You can get a 500W modular OCZ psu for around £54.
Also, make sure that the WiFi N Card supports Windows7.
I've heard that Samsung HDD's aren't that reliable, I suggest you get a Western Digital (blue) for roughly the same price.
Re: £600 Gaming Build - i5 & 460 - Checking
I have had Samsung hard drives in my desktops for the last few years and they were fine although YMMV. If you are getting a Western Digital hard disk the Caviar Black is similar in speed to the standard Samsung F3 AFAIK.