Spec me a gaming PC for £1k

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Hello,

Please spec me. I need the whole thing not just the stuff in the case. I would like it to include decent speakers because i'd like it to be a bit of a music player too.

Thanks a lot
 
This is decent system, only thing it doesnt include is an aftermarket CPU cooler, but strong CPU, decent gfx, decent monitor & excellent speakers

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I dont see how that is a Bad Deal ? Unless your a ATI fan and choose a AMD Card over a Nvidia i would say its a decent build. Not ever used a BenQ monitor but have heard good things + the speakers are supposed to be top notch

Personally i would change the PSU to XFX and maybe the board for a P67 GD53 or alike but that would mean lowering some other components to squeeze into budget
 
Few more ideas:

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 560Ti EX OC Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
1 x Creative T3130 2.1 Speaker System (51MF0395AA003) £39.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £28.99
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Logitech 600 Media Keyboard (920-000031) £11.99
Total : £1,013.30 (includes shipping : £27.55).

Motherboard can do SLi if you need more power in the future, the PSU can also handle 2x 560Ti's (power consumption linky)
Good reviews on the monitor, as long as the internal speakers aren't used, which they won't be.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £203.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2271HDS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £97.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £21.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte GK-K6800 Multimedia Keyboard £8.99
Total : £1,161.89 (includes shipping : £22.20).
 
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the above intel kicks its ass 6950 is better z68 mobo is better
OP my spec will be good if you wanna make it cheaper take off SSD and get a cheaper case but it is a nice case
 
chris_holmes said:
the above intel kicks its ass 6950 is better z68 mobo is better
OP my spec will be good if you wanna make it cheaper take off SSD and get a cheaper case but it is a nice case
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6950 isn't better than a 580..not by a long shot.

The intel processor is slightly better but will make virtually zero difference in games - easily outweighed by the superior performance of the 580. In fact... I'm not sure that a 3.3ghz SB beats a 3.7PII. If it does, it won't be by much.
 
Only problems with the above is:
AMD Phenom X4 980 is old and beaten by the i5-2500K in almost everything (link)
No AM3+ board, so there isn't an upgrade path.
GTX 580 is over kill for a 1920x1080 monitor.
8Gb of RAM not really needed for gaming!

6950 is better z68 mobo is better
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Z68 maybe a better board as far as features go but it will have no effect on gaming at all!
Cards perform around the same (link)
 
R088ieS86 said:
Only problems with the above is:
AMD Phenom X4 980 is old and beaten by the i5-2500K in almost everything (link)
No AM3+ board, so there isn't an upgrade path.
GTX 580 is over kill for a 1920x1080 monitor.
8Gb of RAM not really needed for gaming!


Z68 maybe a better board as far as features go but it will have no effect on gaming at all!
Cards perform around the same (link)
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Not much in the way of stuff that will make a real world difference in the anandtech link. The i5 is definitely better, no question, but in actual gaming (not in the low res rubbish that is used as a comparison in that link), the difference between CPUs is minimal, and the £100 saved on the AMD platform can be put towards a more powerful graphics card, making a much larger difference in terms of bang per buck.

Cards don't perform the same. 580 NOT a 560.

edit: to address your other points:

8GB for that price is worthwhile in a 'may as well' kind of way. It's super cheap.

am3+ adds at least £100 to the cost of the system. It'd cost a similar amount in the future to just buy a mainstream am3+ board once you decide to upgrade.

GTX580 isn't overkill for a 1080p monitor assuming the OP is going to be using the system for more than 6 months.
 
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chris_holmes said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £203.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2271HDS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £97.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £21.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte GK-K6800 Multimedia Keyboard £8.99
Total : £1,161.89 (includes shipping : £22.20).
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I suggest this, but I'd say go for the cooler master storm enforcer instead of the cm690 II it has 2 usb 3.0 ports on the front
 
I really don't get people's logic on this tbh.

The OP wants reasonable sound and aside from that is a gamer.

CPU matters little as long as it is decent. (benchmarks of at least 1080p with AA to disprove this please)

GFX matters a LOT.

Case matters little as long as it is good enough to not fall apart and to provide airflow.

Monitor - no point going for anything less than 24".

I really don't get all these suggestions for mid range graphics cards and super bling cases. The OP is spending £1k on a PC. If I were doing the same I'd want something that can do the job, not something that looks shiny.
 
FrenchTart said:
Case matters little as long as it is good enough to not fall apart and to provide airflow.
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im not so sure, the case is your main daily interaction with your PC, it isnt like you touch or look at the other components on a daily basis, so surely if your putting down a GRAND for a PC, you expect it to look nice - no?
 
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