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Hi guys, I'm preparing a spec list for my elder brother who's currently studying at university and I was preparing different spec lists regarding his budget which is sort around the 800 to maybe around a 1000 pounds price mark which for you guys who're lazy to convert the prices to USD

 

Hey Guys, I'm configuring a spec list for my elder brother who is currently studying at university.

I spoke to him over the phone about his requirements which are typically gaming so-to-write, some video editing although I'm segregating the software from the budget he's given. Although he aims to do some video editing as a hobby as he's really fascinated into visual animation & typography, the budget he's set for himself is around £800 pounds which is the equivalent to 1200-1300 dollars. I'm also willing to chip in he's my elder brother so I want the best of what he n' I can afford etc and maybe squeeze him a bit to make it worth a while longer.

 

So I set out to build a under/on target budget system around the £800 GBP mark around 1300 USD.

 

This system is based on the AMD AM3+ FX processors.

 

Build 1 AMD ATX size Affiliated link @amazon.co.uk

cpu : amd fx 8320 8 core black edition   price : £115.99
cpu cooler : cooler master hyper 212 evo   price : £25.98
motherboard : asus crosshair 5 formula-z   price : £167.98
ram : corsair pro vengeance 8gigabytes 1866mhz   price : £85.66
gpu : asus geforce gtx 760 direct cu2   price : £195.46
ssd : samsung evo 120gigabyte drive   price : £73.99
hdd : western digital 1terabyte blue drive   price : £47.35
case : zalman z9 midi (atx, matx & mitx)   price : £41.58
psu : fractal design tesla r2 80+ gold 500w   price : £66.14

 

Total £817.47 with heatsink cpu cooler

without heatsink cooler

£793.48

 

Considering pulling out the 760 for a geforce 770. Can't remember if AMD has a gpu set near the 770's price point

I don't have any of the parts as a fyi.

 

This other build which I based off either the new Intel chipset, Z87 maybe the Z77 I'm still making my mind up.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maximus-VI-Motherboard-Express-GameFirst/dp/B00E1JUT70/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1384383057&sr=8-3&keywords=mitx+lga+1150

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maximus-Motherboard-Chipset-LGA1150-Socket/dp/B00DB4HZFA/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1384383022&sr=8-10&keywords=matx+lga+1150

I'm debating between these two motherboards as one has the better audio quality and the other has a better somewhat VRM solution as well as upgrading to either SLI or Crossfire X. Not so sure about using the Intel processors atm they're all so pricey in the UK.

 

I'd really appreciated your experience with your components, knowledge and open minds to feel free to write what I can do to make it worth his while. If you know of any online-sites where I can save a couple of quid please put it into your comment and as always.
Thanks Kingsley.

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I would get a lower end MOBO and then put the money toward the GPU

Hope I could help!

Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£106.99 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£89.05 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.49 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.99 @ Ebuyer)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£227.11 @ CCL Computers)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.84 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.50 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £836.94

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-13 23:32 GMT+0000)

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It's not about being lazy about converting currencies. It's just more accurate to use the correct one because prices change from region to region.

 

Overkill on the mobo.

The 7950/7970 are AMD's competitors for the 760/770.

Edits: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21VWb

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I swapped out the xfx 7970 for a msi 780 twin frozr 4, to be honest once he orders the parts I'll assemble it for him adding extra touches. Thank you guys for contributing to my post. I'd thought I was still darn lonely with dead post :( *CRYING* but my heart is filled with content :)

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You'll never be lonely as long as you have me...

Main rig on profile

VAULT - File Server

Spoiler

Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 5x 8TB WD White Label/Red (Plex) (both arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), 1TB Teamgroup MP33 (dumping ground) Corsair RM750x, TrueNAS Scale

Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C

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Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 11 Pro

OptiPlex 7040M

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Intel Core i7 6700, 2x16GB Mushkin Redline (stuck at 2133MHz CL13), 240GB Corsair MP510, 2TB Seagate Barracuda 2.5", 130w Dell power brick, Windows 11 Pro

Mac Mini (Late 2020)

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Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma

Consoles: Steam Deck LCD (512GB), Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB, PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black)

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