Gaming PC (£2000 Budget)

MegaMisFiT · 21 Apr 2009 at 23:56

Hey all, Im not as good to all this as most people who know me already know this because Im asking questions to compare other PC to what Im thinking of and Its always confusing.

I do get basic stuff about processors and graphic cards and CPU's ect. Just other things like all the extra things you need with your PC.

I have a budget of £2000:GBP mabey go a bit over it if needed. But I would like someone to post up what would be a good setup, which would last me and play the latest games, and I know Crysis as well. Try Inc Monitor in that 20" prefered.

Thanks!

Kennysevenfold · 22 Apr 2009 at 00:12

My shot

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Corsair Dominator GT 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3PC3-16000C8 (2000MHz) Tri-Channel With Airflow Fan (TR3X6G2000C8GTF) £299.99
(£260.86) £299.99
(£260.86)

Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £295.54
(£256.99) £295.54
(£256.99)

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £250.99
(£218.25) £250.99
(£218.25)

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £203.99
(£177.38) £203.99
(£177.38)

Lian-Li PC-V2010B Aluminium Full Tower - Black (No PSU) £195.49
(£169.99) £195.49
(£169.99)

Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor £145.99
(£126.95) £145.99
(£126.95)

Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 850W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply £143.99
(£125.21) £143.99
(£125.21)

Crucial 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (CT64GBFAA0) £143.74
(£124.99) £143.74
(£124.99)

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £91.99
(£79.99) £91.99
(£79.99)

LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail £76.98
(£66.94) £76.98
(£66.94)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £73.99
(£64.34) £73.99
(£64.34)

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99) Sub Total : £1,721.88 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.60 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £260.92 Total : £2,000.40

Audigex · 22 Apr 2009 at 00:13

Is that 20" or 20"+?
Do you want dual monitor if the budget allows?
Do you need the entire build including OS?

MegaMisFiT · 22 Apr 2009 at 00:39

I would prefer a 20" monitor not dual, more on the Geforce side, or something equal to GTX 295. Please keep more of them coming, Id like a range of peoples setups so I can choose =D

Water Cooling would be cool

Just a thing, If its possible in budget add that in, or say if you dont think its needed..

halliwelldj · 22 Apr 2009 at 00:49

For 2k you can sure get a great PC. I'm sure people will spec you a very good computer for less than that!

spitzoid · 22 Apr 2009 at 01:01

No OS or water-cooling I'm afraid.

But it would go like stink.....

Saltank · 22 Apr 2009 at 02:27

Prices are a bit outdated..but yeah, you should definitely go with the following case and PSU (they're the best!)

MegaMisFiT · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:15

Thanks, please keep posting more setups, just so I have a range to choose from

icey_haj · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:18

I will post one later on.

Saltank · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:23

If you go for an SSD make sure you get one that uses SLC and not MLC, the latter is slower. I think there's a new Corsair SSD that's 64GB and very reasonable for the price too.

tlrBeta · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:28

Why would you even put aside that much money for a Gaming PC? Do you want it to play the games itself aswell?

MegaMisFiT · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:31

tlrBeta said:
Why would you even put aside that much money for a Gaming PC? Do you want it to play the games itself aswell?

Well, I decided that I should pay a good solid price for a PC then I can enjoy games at a good FPS and not need to upgrade it a lot for at least a year or to. I have had my old PC for ages now and I fancied getting something a bit more better and nicer since mine is still in a tiny case and dont play the games I like at a respectable FPS. Also I like Crysis so thats another reason

ro55o · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:37

tlrBeta said:
Why would you even put aside that much money for a Gaming PC? Do you want it to play the games itself aswell?

I've seen a lot worse than this, £2000 isn't actually that bad a budget.

I'll offer my spec into the mix.

This system will overclock like nothing else, paired with the GTX295 will be an awesome gaming machine. I know you said a 20" monitor, but you really want a 24" with power like this

This is obviously pretty high end, you can get a gaming PC for a lot less and will still destroy games. To make it cheaper, drop the SSD for a samsung F1, the GTX295 for a GTX260/275, along with a cheaper PSU, the blu-ray drive for a standard dvd-rw drive, the CPU cooler (If you don't plan on overclocking) etc. This would save you well over £500 and still be a good performer.

tlrBeta · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:40

MegaMisFiT said:
Well, I decided that I should pay a good solid price for a PC then I can enjoy games at a good FPS and not need to upgrade it a lot for at least a year or to. I have had my old PC for ages now and I fancied getting something a bit more better and nicer since mine is still in a tiny case and dont play the games I like at a respectable FPS. Also I like Crysis so thats another reason

I suppose it comes down to what you need your money for.

I have a perfectly suitable Gaming PC for less then 1/2 that cost. You don't need a solid state drive, you don't need a £130 PSU, you don't a £130 Case...etc

Saying that, I will no doubt have a gander at making you a PC for the silly amount of money you have requested

eGu_Ryan · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:44

People complain at it being too much to spend on a PC, but, it's a more reasonable amount than that ExtremeGamer bloke...

Good luck with the build and give loads of pics!

icey_haj · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:45

Rosso that's almost the same spec I would have posted.

The only thing I would change would be the GPU.

I would get 2 4890s.

ro55o · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:48

icey_haj said:
Rosso that's almost the same spec I would have posted.

The only thing I would change would be the GPU.

I would get 2 4890s.

That's a good shout haj, 2 4890's would be cheaper and probably outperform the 295 in most cases.

TommyV · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:52

It's his dosh, let him spend it how he likes!

MegaMisFiT · 22 Apr 2009 at 12:15

Cool thanks a lot people, feel free to keep posting your setups, I do like the idea of the GTX 295 but what if you had 2x GTX 285, wouldnt that work out better than just getting a single card?

EVGA GeForce GTX 285 "Superclocked 55nm"?

ro55o · 22 Apr 2009 at 12:20

MegaMisFiT said:
Cool thanks a lot people, feel free to keep posting your setups, I do like the idea of the GTX 295 but what if you had 2x GTX 285, wouldnt that work out better than just getting a single card?

The 295 is basically 2 x 275's on one card, so technically it is 2 cards. 2 x 285's would be better, but a lot more expensive, almost £600 for 2 :eek:

. As haj pointed out, 2 4890's would be a good option, cheaper than the 295 and will beat it in most games. I know you said you prefer nvidia, but ATi do offer some awesome cards. I've went back and forward from ATi and nvidia, have no preference, just buy the best card available.