New 1155 Rig

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MarkChed

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Hi everyone,

This has morphed from a thread I started in the motherboards and CPU section. I have decided to put it here instead and change the question I am asking.

I am looking to build a new rig for under £650. I am currently looking around the Intel i5 series. The rig will be used for light gaming, as well as more mundane, not so fun things, so I don't need the best of the best graphics card. Also, preferably with 2TB of storage.

I have a monitor, keyboard and mouse. As I need to buy a copy of Windows 7, I am looking for an 1155 rig for about £575. What suggestions do people have?

One last point, I don't plan on overclocking and would like this rig to last for the next 5+ years with little change.

Thanks,

Mark
 
jamesriley94 said:
3570, MSI Z77a-GD45/55/65.

If you're buying soon, http://www.overclock...rodid=MB-199-MS that is a very good deal.

Then your choice of case,

Corsair CX 500 / 600 power supply.

Then dependant on whether you want an SSD, you could probably squeeze out a 7850 for gaming. Otherwise a 560ti will do fine.
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Thanks for the reply.

With the cost of a 3570, a 7850, the motherboard and ram you suggested, the PSU, and 2TB HDD, it seems to be around £660 before I find a case
 
Are the 'less fun things' going to be that CPU intensive that you didn't want to go for an i3 instead? If you're not doing intensive gaming (like if you're not going to be playing modern AAA games), or overclocking, you could probably build something just as good for a bit less.

If it's not going to get any extreme use or have to render complicated graphics etc, I'd be tempted to go for something like;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/1RVG2FZZQAMIM

Didn't take much time over that BTW, just a rough idea.
 
 
maybe something like this:
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i know it's a bit over your budget but you got 2tb hdd and a ssd aswell...
get rid of the ssd and it should be in your budget
 
Drop the i5, get an i3, spend more money on the graphics card. This is for gaming, where the GPU horsepower is far more important.
 
lol. well if the post is 6 months old i have no idea what he intended to get for that money with the i5 included
 
Josh Weston said:
Drop the i5, get an i3, spend more money on the graphics card. This is for gaming, where the GPU horsepower is far more important.
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I would agree. Most games are not going to be restricted by a lower end CPU as they are much more GPU dependent. As you are looking for something with a mid range high end graphics card the CPU will not be a bottleneck. Don't forget in my opinion a small boot SSD is a must have part nowadays. If you are not used to using them the difference in everyday use is night & day, & they are cheaper than ever. The rest of the parts look solid would change the GPU to a newer model tho.
 
Do you have an exsisting case that you can use for a short time, to ease the burden of budget? Mayhap the i3 3220 is in order?
 
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