New Build €500 - Non gaming

NeVeR

I've €500 to spend on a new PC build - it was 400 in my last thread but I managed to add an extra 100

I will be using it for Adobe Photoshop/Indesign/etc. I sometimes us 3Ds max. I will us it more later in the year. When i said using Photoshop etc I'm not a hard core user, It's just a hobby, I make websites logo/graphics etc.

I've the following
Monitors
Windows OS
Keyboard/mouse

I've picked this from HWVS let me know the up's and downs please.


Item | Price
Intel Core i5-2500 Box, LGA1155 | 179.38
ASRock H61DE/S3, Sockel 1155, ATX | 57.93
8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CL9 | 41.58
Xigmatek Asgard, ATX, ohne Netzteil, schwarz | 32.63
HIS HD 6670 DDR3 1024MB DVI/HDMI/VGA | 63.09
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W | 40.92
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's | 65.82
LG GH22NS50/70/90 bare schwarz | 17.80
Total | 499.15


I know shipping is extra but thats cool.

Any help would be great.
thanks.


Cheers

daz801

All seems good

uncle_sam_ie

Cheaper RAM, http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=44315&agid=1192

daz801

uncle_sam_ie wrote: »

Cheaper RAM, http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=44315&agid=1192

you got to think about the looks aswell though

Serephucus

For the extra €10, you might as well pick up the 2500K instead. It'll allow you to overclock from the default speed of 3.4GHz up to 4.4GHz very easily, with a probably maximum speed of around 4.8GHz. You might not be into overclocking now, but if/when you look into it in the future, and realise how criminally easy it is (literally, two settings in your BIOS need changing, that's it) you'll kick yourself for not getting it.

NeVeR

Serephucus wrote: »

For the extra €10, you might as well pick up the 2500K instead. It'll allow you to overclock from the default speed of 3.4GHz up to 4.4GHz very easily, with a probably maximum speed of around 4.8GHz. You might not be into overclocking now, but if/when you look into it in the future, and realise how criminally easy it is (literally, two settings in your BIOS need changing, that's it) you'll kick yourself for not getting it.

I do want to over clock. I have done on AMD's before.. Thanks for the info I can afford 10 euro for that

Serephucus

Oh my bad, you also have a H61 board. You'll need P67, Z68 Z75 (I think), or Z77 if you want OCing support.

This is the best bang-for-the-buck one going at the moment:

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=52888&agid=1601

sosmyface

is a gpu necessary for a non gaming machine with i5 integrated graphics?

Serephucus

Photoshop is partly GPU-accelerated, so I wouldn't say no to one, but you could certainly get by without it ok. It's used for the content aware stuff (I think) as well as previews and panning and zooming, that sort of thing.

uncle_sam_ie

sosmyface wrote: »

is a gpu necessary for a non gaming machine with i5 integrated graphics?

This is true. OP, maybe go with an overclockable CPU and MB and use the integrated graphics for the time being. Then buy a GPU down the road if it's needed.

Just thinking there, it might be better to wait for Ivy bridge. The integrated graphics will be better on that CPU.

NeVeR

When will Ivy bridge be out ?

I've been waiting ages to build something lol.. I finally get some money and I don't really want to wait lol

I could bump it up to 550.

Serephucus

Present indications are that Ivy won't be much of a bump over Sandy. It'll be better clock for clock, but it's looking like the 2500K will still be on top when you take overclocking into account.

uncle_sam_ie

I'd wait though, 23 NDA lifted so, press and reviews etc.

29th is when you can buy the CPU. Prices may drop. It's worth it to wait and see.

NeVeR

I hate buying brand new tech items as I feel they haven't been market tested to the max lol.. and there might be some bugs missed etc.

But waiting might mean the 2500k might drop in price.

I've waited 8 years.. few weeks won't kill me...
BUT
I'm the kinda person where if i want something i want it now lol. grrrrr

NeVeR

Ok i made a few changes as I want to try over clocking.

How does this look. I'm about to buy

Item | Price
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155| 189.79
ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3, Sockel 1155, ATX | 81.59
8GB-Kit Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 CL9 | 38.58
Cooler Master Gladiator 600, ohne Netzteil |53.26
HIS HD 6670 DDR3 1024MB DVI/HDMI/VGA | 63.09
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W | 52.00
Samsung EcoGreen F3 1TB,SATA II HD105SI | 95.54
LG GH22NS50/70/90 bare schwarz | 17.80
Total | 591.68 + Shipping

NeVeR

Anyone got some input to the build above this post ?

I wanted to order today so I might have it by the weekend

uncle_sam_ie

Can you stretch the GPU to this, http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=55915&agid=1004 You wont be wanting in a years time. And , I think this is a better case http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=48895&agid=631 All up to you though, have fun.

NeVeR

Ya i can get that graphics card.

But I was getting that case as it had fan's built in.

I can spend a bit more.

I'll be buying 1st thing in the morning so I want my list all ready

NeVeR

With the build i posted above and adding uncle_sam_ie's Graphics card would this build work together. I mean will the parts actually work with each other

thanks.

NeVeR

Ok it's ordered.. Have to figure out how to pay by paypal.. I just emailed them asking how.

I know it's more as I pay the paypal charges.