I'm not great with PC systems...

[Hiro]

Okay, so I'm saving for a new *custom* system.
On PCspecialist it comes to a total of about £949. A friend of mine can match it for around £800. Is there anything I should improve/switch?
Baring in mind that I want it to last me a good few years.

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™

Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X SPECIAL EDITION GREY - DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 2GB KIT)

Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£78)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)

[AgnesIO]

Would building it be out of the question?

I think you could do better putting one together yourself.

[LMS16]

Way too expensive.

Something along these lines would do the same thing:



Lew.

[Hiro]

Would building it be out of the question?
It's not out of the question, I've just never built one before

I think you could do better putting one together yourself.

Way too expensive.

Something along these lines would do the same thing:



Lew.

May I ask what site this is?

[Triz]

May I ask what site this is?

I believe it is http://www.ebuyer.com

[AgnesIO]

May I ask what site this is?

Yeah, as Sectional said, it is eBuyer.

If you can make it yourself you could save good money. If you have any relatives who own a business, you could also claim 20% back (VAT).

eBuyer is a brilliant website for what you need - what is your max budget? I will make a PC on there for you to see (and make a PC of the same spec of yours andsee what the price comes out at.

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Way too expensive.

Something along these lines would do the same thing:



Lew.

7,200rpm not 5,400 though!

[AgnesIO]

Tried to make this as similar to your build as possible, might have misread a few bits (you can compare!)

Will make an improved build for £950 later.

[Agnostic Bear]

Tried to make this as similar to your build as possible, might have misread a few bits (you can compare!)

Will make an improved build for £950 later.

Don't get Tenda. They're useless.

[AgnesIO]

Don't get Tenda. They're useless.

Definitely not saying he should - I just tried to build a replica of what he had at PC Specialists, but a lower price

[AgnesIO]

Jst made another one, that I BELIEVE is better. I am not an expert on the 'i' cores though, still being on Core2Quad myself.

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And, I then made this one using a Sandy Bridge CPU Still under the original price, however I believe it is a better build

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