Homebuild upgrade £500 need more performance!!

[CrysisComa]

a ssd wont do much in terms of gaming performance, it will just boost loading times. For instance a ssd will load Windows in 10 seconds, while a regular hdd may take 20-30 seconds.

In my opinion for a budget build a ssd just isnt worth it. Lets say you get a 60gb ($100) roughly. That will fit Windows and maybe 4-5 games that will load faster?

It all depends how much you want to keep your budget. But i wouldnt bother with a ssd. You computer is already going to seem like lightning compared to what you have been using anyway

You would be surprised how quick it can fill up. Especially if your playing games. One game can be from 10-20gb.

I agree you should go with a 500gb or so for now, Hard drive prices are ridiculous right now. If you feel the need for more room you can get another hard drive later

 

[peter12]

yeah £145 for a 128 gb Crucial M4

i know what you mean about expense my wife just cam over and asked how it was going i showed her the case and she couldnt believe it was costing £70 just for the case

see how it goes when i put my pc up for sale and what im offered or get. then ill know my budget. however it will make a big difference selling it regardless.

I think I'll leave the thread for a few days till i know something more about selling my pc. Then ican say for definate what my new build budget is.

 

[Raiddinn]

I never thought I was going to spend $60 USD for a case either until I saw that the trash cases with top mount PSU mounts were $40 and it isn't that big of a step up for something that is 10x better (PC-K59).

You get what you pay for. I got mine on a day in America when things get marked down for holiday shopping online (originally $100) and I was like "WOW, so this is what a real case is supposed to be like..."

It is super roomy with fans all over the place, bottom mount PSU with a filter below the PSU mount that allows air from under the PC straight into the PSU, it has cable management stuff in it (not the best but better than $40 cases have by 10x), removable drive mounts, and all that good stuff.

 

[peter12]

been offered to buy some of these parts are they any better than mine but there second hand.

if so what would you pay?

Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz Socket 1366 8MB Cache Processor

Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 iX58 Socket 1366 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard 231360

XFX HD 6950 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI, HDMI, Dual DP Out PCI-E Graphics Card

Kingston 6GB (3x2GB) 1600MHz/PC3-12800 HyperX XMP Memory Kit CL8(8-8-8-24)

Coolermaster Storm case with x5 fans --- 3 red

2 x 1tb hdd

 

[Raiddinn]

So I don't have to dig through a whole page of responses, what are the parts you want me to compare that to?

 

[peter12]

sent a pm but dont know how to access my pms lol. ill find it

 

[peter12]

i5-2500k = £172.55
http://www.ebuyer.com/251596-intel [...] 623i52500k

Gigabyte GA-Z68P-AP3 Z68 Socket 1155 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard £79.99
http://www.dabs.com/products/gigab [...] -7MQB.html

Crucial 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 Ballistix Sport Memory Kit CL10 1.5V £29.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/275166-cruci [...] 1264ba160a

XFX HD 6870 = £119.99 DISCONTINUED!!!
Which one these then?----> http://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=6870&x=0&y=0

XFX Pro 650W Core Edition PSU - Single Rail 9x SATA 4x PCI-E = £66.53inc vat

Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Black Midi Tower Chassis = £67.08 inc. VAT
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com [...] ctId=42044

dvd drive - no idea

hdd/ssd - no idea

 

[Raiddinn]

DVD Drive, get the ASUS one at the end of my signature. It is only like $19.

HD - I would go with a non-Hitachi 500gb.

SSD = Crucial and Samsung are the best players in this game. I would go with the Crucial M4 if I were you.