£500 budget Computer.

[mark123]

erm.... we have?

lol sorry, I mis-read your first post.

 

[sbridgey]

f**k that samsung 840 is cheap now.

 

[Scutch]

Ebuyer may be cheaper on some components! The RAM scutch has priced up is better too.

Not a fan of msi motherboards though.

I'm using an Asus Z87 Pro.

 

[Silent_Scone]

@Addicted @Silent_Scone

What do we think of the above spec? - anything you would change, but keeping around the same budget?

Looks fine to me mate.

 

[bomber]

half the bits have arrived now, the other half should be here later this week and building it with Gray on sunday. Happy days.

BitFenix Merc Alpha Midi Tower Chassis
Corsair Builder Series CXM 600W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler
Akasa Internal 6-slot Multi Card Reader with Superspeed USB 3.0 port
BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan x2

Think the above cost a total of £525 in the end, and have a 1TB hard drive to go with it all too. Cant wait for the weekend now...

 

[Gray]

Looking good.

I do hope you've ordered a motherboard bomber ? LOL

 

[bomber]

whoops.

MSI Z87-G43 ATX Motherboard
And trance anthems