New build!

[Janettebot]

 

My budget is £270 and I have an untested gtx 1050 ti. No peripherals or monitor required. Just need suggestions. Thanks in advance.

[Downkey]

2 minutes ago, Janettebot said:

 

My budget is £270 and I have an untested gtx 1050 ti. No peripherals or monitor required. Just need suggestions. Thanks in advance.

what are you using the build for? If gaming, what games are you playing?

What country are you in?

[Janettebot]

UK and I'm just planning on doing some light gaming and watching YouTube. Maybe some emulation. Just things like minecraft and gamecube emulation.

[SupaKomputa]

[Janettebot]

20 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

Where is this up for sale? And how dies it compare to an i7 4790k? Just because I found a mobo cpu and ram bundle with an i7 4790k for roughly £50.

[Janettebot]

35 minutes ago, Downkey said:

what are you using the build for? If gaming, what games are you playing?

What country are you in?

I'm in the uk planning on using it for light gaming such as minecraft and some indie titles. I would also be emulating gamecube and using YouTube.

[Downkey]

2 minutes ago, Janettebot said:

Where is this up for sale? And how dies it compare to an i7 4790k? Just because I found a mobo cpu and ram bundle with an i7 4790k for roughly £50.

mind linking it? Sounds like a good deal (if its legit ofc)

[Janettebot]

1 minute ago, Downkey said:

mind linking it? Sounds like a good deal (if its legit ofc)

Here's the link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Motherboard-16gb-RAM-bundle-used/324489883890?hash=item4b8d1ab0f2:g:gQkAAOSw4uBgCHY7

[porina]

1 minute ago, Janettebot said:

Here's the link 

Thought it sounded too good. The finishing price will be way above that.

 

Something quad core might still be value point... used certainly helps. Look for local sales.

[Downkey]

2 minutes ago, Janettebot said:

Here's the link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Motherboard-16gb-RAM-bundle-used/324489883890?hash=item4b8d1ab0f2:g:gQkAAOSw4uBgCHY7

looks legit, but the price will raise by a big margin

[Janettebot]

3 minutes ago, Downkey said:

looks legit, but the price will raise by a big margin

How about this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bundle-Intel-i5-7600k-Asus-Motherboard-WiFi-card-AC1900/274687080855?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180213162448%26meid%3D77736f53a2a847a7b4cb27f73dd654ac%26pid%3D100930%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D233898657737%26itm%3D274687080855%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic%26brand%3DASUS&_trksid=p2332490.c100930.m5375 price is insanely good but seems too good to be true

[porina]

2 minutes ago, Janettebot said:

price is insanely good but seems too good to be true

You're looking at auctions. Pricing is not final until the end. Current bid price is meaningless compared to that. There will be last second snipers trying to get something below market value, but most of the time it will end somewhere around market value.

 

If you want to know what you're paying without going through auction, only look at ones with buy-it-now pricing.

[Janettebot]

1 minute ago, porina said:

You're looking at auctions. Pricing is not final until the end. Current bid price is meaningless compared to that. There will be last second snipers trying to get something below market value, but most of the time it will end somewhere around market value.

 

If you want to know what you're paying without going through auction, only look at ones with buy-it-now pricing.

Ok

[Janettebot]

57 minutes ago, porina said:

You're looking at auctions. Pricing is not final until the end. Current bid price is meaningless compared to that. There will be last second snipers trying to get something below market value, but most of the time it will end somewhere around market value.

 

If you want to know what you're paying without going through auction, only look at ones with buy-it-now pricing.

Can you suggest some please? Just because I cant find any within my price. My budget is £270 and with all other components I have found I have used £197. So I need to find a cpu, mobo and ram for £70.

[porina]

4 minutes ago, Janettebot said:

Can you suggest some please? Just because I cant find any within my price. My budget is £270 and with all other components I have found I have used £197. So I need to find a cpu, mobo and ram for £70.

To be clear, you have a budget of £270 for a system, excluding peripherals, monitor, and GPU which you have. It is tough to build new for that much, and I think the best option is to look at someone selling an older system. The GPU is possibly the most expensive part which thankfully you already have, so it makes things a lot easier. I'd suggest looking at other used equipment sales boards/sites. Personally I only look at some facebook groups. Find someone selling their ~5 years old system. Something with an Intel quad core around that age and without GPU should be well under your budget.