Gaming Spec ~ £500

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Hey guys,

Any input appreciated, a colleague has asked for a new PC for her son to play games.

Price ~£500

The main parts of the one theyve been advised of by a local store is as follows:

Asus M4A78LT-M LE Mobo
AMD Athlon x2 250
4Gb DDR3 1600Mhz Reaper (seems a bit over the rest of the parts to me)
750 Seagate Barracuda
1GB 6770
64Bit Win7 HP

Only needs base unit, with a half decent Gfx card.
The CPU and ram on the one above seems a bit off for the price to me.
I'm sure a quad core would be doable in this price range.
 
Ive just built this system for a friend for dead on £450, not exactly top spec but sure is fast
phenom 555 (unlocked to quad) @4ghz
corsair vengeance blue 2x2gb
asus m4a88t-m
corsair cx600
xfx 6870
samsung dvd-rw drive
hyper 212 plus
nzxt gamma case
samsung f3 1tb
I didnt include operating system though since he already has one
 
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RiseAgainst said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6790 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11194-00-20G) £107.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.98
1 x Asus P8P67-M Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £94.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
Total : £508.33 (includes shipping : £9.50).




http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/121?vs=143
That's a comparison with a less powerful i3 which is already much better than the athlon
Also the spinpoint is a great HDD and there is a better graphics card as well
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Depending on what games are being played then OEM Windows is cheaper and the graphics card could be upgraded.

Also you could use a cheaper motherboard and HDD as that build needs to make room for a case, PSU and probably needs a DVD drive.
 
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Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99

OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113.99

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99

Gigabyte H61M-D2 Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £54.98

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99

Total : £487.03

Forgot DVD drive but need to swap the i5 2500k for non-K version due to the mobo I chose - automatic mode for Sandybridge :)
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
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 MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £510.31 (includes shipping : £12.50).



should be under £500 with free shipping.
 
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[WU-TANG]GZA;19844047 said:
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99

OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113.99

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99

Gigabyte H61M-D2 Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £54.98

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99

Total : £487.03

Forgot DVD drive but need to swap the i5 2500k for non-K version due to the mobo I chose - automatic mode for Sandybridge :)
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He needs an operating system in there as well man :)
 
Jony27 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
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 MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £510.31 (includes shipping : £12.50).



should be under £500 with free shipping.
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That will do the job.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £184.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.98
1 x Asus P8P67-M Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
Total : £540.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).



There is another option with an oem copy of windows
That gpu will tear the 460 to pieces
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=313

My only worry is that the i3 would then bottleneck the GPU:/
I would like someone else's opinion on the mater
I think what we need here is Stulid :L
 
RiseAgainst said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £184.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.98
1 x Asus P8P67-M Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
Total : £540.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).



There is another option with an oem copy of windows
That gpu will tear the 460 to pieces
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=313

My only worry is that the i3 would then bottleneck the GPU:/
I would like someone else's opinion on the mater
I think what we need here is Stulid :L
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Where are the case, PSU and DVD drive?
 
Jony27 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
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 MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £64.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £510.31 (includes shipping : £12.50).



should be under £500 with free shipping.
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stulid said:
That will do the job.
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:D
 
Yeah I'll pass that oen on thanks guys :)

Her son seems to be leaning towards AMD at the moment am I right in thinking the x2 250's perform lesser than the i3-2100 ?
 
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