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Another Build for A Friend

SuperOwnJK
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Building another PC for a friend and require some help!:

 

Spec:

Budget £500 excluding peripherals. 

Quad Core Processor

8GB ram

1TB HDD 

Boot SSD if it'll bit in budget

Decent looking case; something like a NZXT Source 210 Elite or Shinobi

Decent graphics card that'll be able to handle new titles on medium(ish)

 

Will be mainly used for gaming and Uni work.

 

Thanks for your help! 

 

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Do you need a copy of Windows?

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Do you need a copy of Windows?

No. I get free windows with my Computer Course

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No. I get free windows with my Computer Course

Here you go: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1z2pF

Might want to add a Hyper 212 Evo later down the road for a bit of overclocking.

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1z2q1

 

no SSD you would want to drop the GPU to fit an SSD there. or abandon the HDD which i don't see you doing.

 

screw that. @WoodenMarker never fails to give good advice.

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Here's what I put together:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1z2qb

 

It's a tiny bit over the budget, but it's very future proof and upgradeable. I suggest he gets an SSD when he has some more money.

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Here's what I put together:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1z2qb

 

It's a tiny bit over the budget, but it's very future proof and upgradeable. I suggest he gets an SSD when he has some more money.

that with a 7870 Xt, its amazing bang for buck, almost 7950 performance

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Wow! Brilliant response. Think he'll go for WoodenMarker's build as its in budget with an SSD.

I'm a noob when it comes to Radeon cards; what is its 'nVidia equivalent' in terms of price or performance just for my reference? 

Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.2GHz | Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz | MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr II OC | Samsung Evo 850 250GB | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Corsair 600T White | Corsair H100 | Corsair HX850 | Corsair SP120 QE | Asus MX279H | LG Flatron E2251 | Logitech G502 | Das Keyboard Ultimate 4 Browns | Fiio E10 | Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro | Corsair SP2500 | HTC One M8 | MacBook Air (Mid 2013) i5 8GB 128GB

 

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Wow! Brilliant response. Think he'll go for WoodenMarker's build as its in budget with an SSD.

I'm a noob when it comes to Radeon cards; what is its 'nVidia equivalent' in terms of price or performance just for my reference? 

Slightly under a 660 Ti.

660 Ti > 7870 > 7850 > 660

Overclocking lowers the gap because the 7870 is a better overclocker than the 660 Ti.

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