Build Advice £1500 for a complete rig

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  1. donok

    donok Every Little Helps .....

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    hey guys,

    a mate has asked for a £1500 pc build, he requires it for gaming mainly and facebook, emails etc.
    hes not the type of person to settle for second best.

    so i thought

    I5 2500K
    Msi gd53
    evga gtx 580
    8gb ram
    256gb crucial M4
    2TB storage drive
    corsair ax850
    fractal R3
    dell u2412m

    that all tots up to £1477 including all the offers available at scan.

    i went for a 850w as he has expressed nvidia surround as a definite future upgrade, allowing him to SLI and get 2 more monitors. he likes the look of the fractal R3 but we may change it about. he wanted to get gtx 580 SLI into a micro atx which i dont think is advisable esp without watercooling.

    any advise would be appreciated
     
  2. murraynt

    murraynt Modder

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    Seems bang on. How much is the screen?
     
  3. Otis1337

    Otis1337 aka - Ripp3r

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    If hes going for 2TB, are we thinking 2x F3's in raid-0 or a single F4?
     
  4. donok

    donok Every Little Helps .....

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    Was thinking a storage drive using a Weston digital 2tb drive or a samsung f4. Don't think there's any need for a noisy 7200rpm drive
     
  5. donok

    donok Every Little Helps .....

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    Screen is just under £300. I have seen it on dell for £20-30 cheaper.
     
  6. donok

    donok Every Little Helps .....

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    Upgrades would be a Asus xonar sound card but I'm sure I can get that within budget as it's not much
     
  7. murraynt

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    If he has the money to spend, I cant see anything wrong with it.
     
  8. donok

    donok Every Little Helps .....

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    Anything you guys would alter ?
     
  9. murraynt

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    Nothing.. Seems perfect TBH
     

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