~£850 Gaming Rig

GInroth · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:13

So, I am in the market for a new rig. I mostly play RPGs and RTSs, so think Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age, Minecraft and GTA IV rather than Crysis or CoD - not sure how much of a difference that makes in requirements, but better to be safe than sorry. I would like to be able to play those on as high settings as my budget will allow, though I would be happy to stay under and maintain performance if possible.

I have a monitor, keyboard, speakers and mouse, but need to buy everything else.

Any help is much appreciated.

skylineboy · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:20

I play ME2, DA:O and GTA IV and my rig is in my signature. However given the recent launch of sandy bridge I would opt for that with it being much faster than the older intel stuff.

Rexton · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:35

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £197.99
(£164.99) £197.99
(£164.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £61.26
(£51.05) £61.26
(£51.05)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £20.99
(£17.49) £20.99
(£17.49)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £673.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £137.04
Total : £822.25

Allows Crossfire later on if you chose to.

skylineboy · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:39

spot on Rexton.

LiamJ · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:40

+1.

Exactly what I'd get, apart from possibly the RAM, but that OCZ will be fine.

Rexton · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:44

Could also get a GTX 480, the one on offer here is okay, but I personally wouldn't prefer one.

And thanks skyline boy.

anuraj · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:45

Could rexton be the new stulid.

skylineboy · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:49

I was thinking you were anuraj

Rexton I was thinking exactly same thing about suggesting a gtx 480.

Rexton · 27 Feb 2011 at 22:55

anuraj said:
Could rexton be the new stulid.

Haha, I doubt it. I just try keep up to date with things and offer a helping hand whenever I have time.

GInroth · 28 Feb 2011 at 18:49

Thanks for the guidance everyone.

I went with the GTX 480 in the end, but other than that stuck with your original recommendations, Rexton.

This is my first time building a computer, hopefully all goes well.

Once again, thanks very much!