PC Build for £600

[simpson0108]

Hi there guys,
So I've decided to build a PC... With the help of someone who can actually build PCs.

Any way this is what we have decided on so far... But it's a tiny bit over budget, does anyone have any tips or suggestions or improvements etc?

MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 Motherboard - Intel Z87, Socket 1150
SSD: SanDisk 256GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s
Graphics Card: Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 270X OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card with Boost
Case: Antec One Midi Tower Case
PSU: 750W Corsair CX750M, Hybrid Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze, 1x140mm, ATX, PSU
CPU: Intel 4th Generation Core i5 (4590) 3.3GHz Quad Core Processor 6MB L3 Cache
RAM: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) Memory RAM DDR3 Vengeance 1600MHz 240-pin DIMM CL10

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys.

 

[PiesangSkil]

You can leave the Z87 motherboard and rather go for a H85 or B87 one as you don't have a unlocked CPU.

 

[moozilbee]

Is it for gaming mainly? If so you don't need 16GB of RAM.

 

[simpson0108]

Yeah I plan to game on it. Plus my work can be quite graphic intensive so I think I'll need it unfortunately.

 

[moozilbee]

See my newer post.

 

[simpson0108]

You can leave the Z87 motherboard and rather go for a H85 or B87 one as you don't have a unlocked CPU.

Ah okay cheers, yeah my friend recommended it, but sounds good!

 

[simpson0108]

Here is a different build I have made, it's also a little overbudget but I assure you it's well worth it, it's £640 but will perform MUCH better than your original build, if you really need to keep it under budget you can change the SSD to a smaller one.
I will just run through the improvements over your original build here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£63.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£81.23 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£164.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £644.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Thanks sounds good! I'll give it a look through and maybe pick and choose some other aspects!

 

[moozilbee]

Oops sorry I left some info out of that post, here it is again:

Here is a different build I have made, it's also a little overbudget but I assure you it's well worth it, it's £640 but will perform MUCH better than your original build, if you really need to keep it under budget you can change the SSD to a smaller one.
Personally I don't know a lot about MSI motherboards so if somebody could suggest a MSI mobo that's not for overclocking, that would be great!
I will just run through the improvements over your original build here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Aria PC) - More powerful than your CPU
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk) - Will keep CPU cooler and be much more quiet than stock cooler.
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£63.56 @ Scan.co.uk) - This is just a stand in till I find a better mobo.
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.02 @ Amazon UK) - Higher performance RAM, I really doubt you will use more than 8GB but if you do, you can always add in another 2 sticks later.
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£81.23 @ Amazon UK) - Similar to your choice but cheaper for the same sort of speed and storage.
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£164.74 @ Scan.co.uk) - Quite a lot better than the R9 270x, will perform lots better in games.
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.76 @ CCL Computers) - Similar case, choose whichever you prefer or is cheaper.
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers) - Much cheaper and more suitable PSU, 750W is waaaaaaay overkill for this build
Total: £644.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Also, are you sure you don't want a HDD? Just an SSD?

 

[simpson0108]

Oops sorry I left some info out of that post, here it is again:

Here is a different build I have made, it's also a little overbudget but I assure you it's well worth it, it's £640 but will perform MUCH better than your original build, if you really need to keep it under budget you can change the SSD to a smaller one.
Personally I don't know a lot about MSI motherboards so if somebody could suggest a MSI mobo that's not for overclocking, that would be great!
I will just run through the improvements over your original build here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Aria PC) - More powerful than your CPU
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk) - Will keep CPU cooler and be much more quiet than stock cooler.
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£63.56 @ Scan.co.uk) - This is just a stand in till I find a better mobo.
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.02 @ Amazon UK) - Higher performance RAM, I really doubt you will use more than 8GB but if you do, you can always add in another 2 sticks later.
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£81.23 @ Amazon UK) - Similar to your choice but cheaper for the same sort of speed and storage.
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£164.74 @ Scan.co.uk) - Quite a lot better than the R9 270x, will perform lots better in games.
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.76 @ CCL Computers) - Similar case, choose whichever you prefer or is cheaper.
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers) - Much cheaper and more suitable PSU, 750W is waaaaaaay overkill for this build
Total: £644.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Also, are you sure you don't want a HDD? Just an SSD?

I've already got a HDD that I'm going to put in there, and everyone keeps raving about SSDs so I want to see what the fuss is about! And thanks again looks good!

 

[moozilbee]

Ah okay that explains it! Feel free to ask any questions about my build, or suggest anything you think could be improved!

 

[PiesangSkil]

Leave the Z97 PC MATE Mobo and go for this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h87me

 

[simpson0108]

Leave the Z97 PC MATE Mobo and go for this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h87me

Cool cheers, I'll do that too.

 

[LucoTF]

Taking moozilbee's build (which was pretty good), add piesang's motherboard, lower the SSD size and change the r9 280 from msi's twin frozr to asus' direct cuii...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£84.48 @ Misco UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£169.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £618.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

the xfx 550w is indeed plenty for this build

Still a little over budget but I don't want to change anything. You could drop to a 270x on the graphics card and save £40 but the extra power of the 280 (plus the extra vram) gives it more longevity.

 

[moozilbee]

LucoTF's build is best so far, the SSD is up to you, I would recommend a 240GB but if you really want to keep under budget then a 120GB is fine.
Only thing, I would say get a Crucial MX100 SSD rather than a Crucial M500 SSD, I believe they perform better (might be wrong) for about the same price.

 

[Josese]

You can't use the Intel I5 4690 processor with that motherboard. You need an Z97 or H97

 

[LucoTF]

You can't use the Intel I5 4690 processor with that motherboard. You need an Z97 or H97

Lol good catch. Just this morning I picked someone up on the same mistake too..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£68.57 @ PC World Business)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£169.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £601.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[sora]

Hi there guys,
So I've decided to build a PC... With the help of someone who can actually build PCs.

Any way this is what we have decided on so far... But it's a tiny bit over budget, does anyone have any tips or suggestions or improvements etc?

MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 Motherboard - Intel Z87, Socket 1150
SSD: SanDisk 256GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s
Graphics Card: Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 270X OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card with Boost
Case: Antec One Midi Tower Case
PSU: 750W Corsair CX750M, Hybrid Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze, 1x140mm, ATX, PSU
CPU: Intel 4th Generation Core i5 (4590) 3.3GHz Quad Core Processor 6MB L3 Cache
RAM: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) Memory RAM DDR3 Vengeance 1600MHz 240-pin DIMM CL10

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys.

1) I think you need a Z97 to run a 4th gen i5 procesor.
2) I would go with a higher quality power supply such as an XFX or Seasonic power supply; a 650W/620W power supply should suffice.
3) I would just get 2x4GB since 16GB isn't needed depending on your goal.

 

[simpson0108]

Thanks everyone for the help! This is all great, I'll probably hit up LucoTF's build. I'm going to look into a 240 Gb solid state though... I know it'll push me a bit over but I think that's okay, I'd rather have the extra storage than regret it later!

Cheers everyone!

 

[LucoTF]

Thanks everyone for the help! This is all great, I'll probably hit up LucoTF's build. I'm going to look into a 240 Gb solid state though... I know it'll push me a bit over but I think that's okay, I'd rather have the extra storage than regret it later!

Cheers everyone!

Or just do this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.14 @ PC World Business)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.38 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£129.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £599.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Change the r9 280 to a 270x (still a great card), and put the money saved on 1tb of storage

 

[simpson0108]

Thanks everyone for the help! This is all great, I'll probably hit up LucoTF's build. I'm going to look into a 240 Gb solid state though... I know it'll push me a bit over but I think that's okay, I'd rather have the extra storage than regret it later!

Cheers everyone!

Or just do this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.14 @ PC World Business)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.38 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£129.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £599.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Change the r9 280 to a 270x (still a great card), and put the money saved on 1tb of storage

Thanks again! Although I already have a 1tb harddrive, but I want to have a SSD to run all my work on nice and quickly. but good shout on the graphics card, I had already thought of putting in the 270x. Cheers

 

[LucoTF]

Ok, something like this then: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1