i5 2500k gaming pc - budget 500-600 , can it be done?

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Hey guys , my mother needs a new PC , she wants it for her normal everyday things but also able to run games such as arkham city and bf3 for my son.

I want to give me *cough* her an i5 2500k cpu in it as i love the current intel cpus , but that aside , can a decent gaming pc be built on that budget ?

Doesn't need monitor, keyboard etc , just case and everything that goes in the case thanks.

Ideally wanting i5 / 4gb memory and a reasonable gfx card for modern titles.

Wont be needing SLI .

300gb hdd or there abouts will be ample.

Needs WIN 7 , i assume home premium .

Thanks for any help chaps.
 
if you can scavange an old sata hard disk from somewhere due to the current crazy prices it would help.

but generally in your price range(prob over budget)

i2500k £180(keep an eye out ocuk tend to lower it to £170 every few weeks)

gigabyte z68ap-d3 £82

4gb pc3-12800 1600mhz £20-£30

lepa w series 500w psu £47

dvdrw £15-£20(would help if you have an old sata one from somewhere)

win 7 home premium oem £75-£80

case personal but £30-£50 antec 100/300, bitfenix merc/outlaw/shinobi are popular

hard disk samsung spinpoint f3 160gb £60, 250gb £65, 320gb £74 as I said try finding an old data one from somewhere

gpu sapphire 6870 £143

CPU cooler gelid tranquilo £26 tho you could get this at a later date
 
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You would pay for windows 7?
Did have a build in mind, but forgot to add a case and optical drive and aftermarket cooler lol.
What fowler said.
 
best i could come up with, and it was still over budget without the 2500K, 2400 instead and a h61 mobo:

Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £151.99 (£126.66)

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99 (£99.99)

Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £98.40 (£82.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £91.99 (£76.66)

Gigabyte H61M-S2 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99 (£41.66)

Lepa N-Series 600W Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure £43.98 (£36.65)

Cooler Master Elite 330 Midi Tower Case - Black £29.99 (£24.99)

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £19.98 (£16.65)

LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98 (£15.82)

Sub Total : £521.08
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £106.72
Total : £640.30
 
I did this spec for a previous £600 build just yesterday. Only an i3, but you can add/subtract/change components until you are happy.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £98.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £91.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
1 x Asus ATI Radeon HD 6770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £42.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £21.98
1 x LG GH24NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail £19.99
Total : £607.22 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
Can easily be done, From OCUK:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor -
(£144.99) £173.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
(£119.99) £143.99

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION
(£73.32) £87.98

BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply
(£38.32) £45.98

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
(£24.99) £29.99

LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£15.82) £18.98

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156)
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)

Sub Total : £430.75
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £88.15
Total : £528.90

Which leaves £70 for a harddrive and case (google shopping search)..:

WD Caviar Blue 320 GB Internal hard drive: £30...

and then you have £40 for a case of your choice.

You get the i5 2500k you want, 4gb of decent memory and the Radeon 6870 graphics card, along with a hard drive around the size you asked for and 40 left over for a case.

Does not include the price for Windows 7, but you know...
 
best i can do:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113.99
1 x MSI Z68A-G43-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £94.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £74.99
1 x Western Digital RE2 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000YS) £49.99
1 x Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure £47.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £19.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £632.88 (includes shipping: FREE).

with the MSI cashback scheme (see news + deals section) you save ~£15, and with another 9 posts you get free shipping, so its almost in budget at £617

not quite sure where the HDD was hiding, but £50 for a 500GB HDD is amazing right now
 
Reaper 392 said:
best i can do:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £113.99
1 x MSI Z68A-G43-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £94.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £74.99
1 x Western Digital RE2 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000YS) £49.99
1 x Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply - with FREE LEPA Hard Drive Enclosure £47.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £19.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £632.88 (includes shipping: FREE).

with the MSI cashback scheme (see news + deals section) you save ~£15, and with another 9 posts you get free shipping, so its almost in budget at £617

not quite sure where the HDD was hiding, but £50 for a 500GB HDD is amazing right now
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the gigabyte z68ap-d3 is £82 which is £13 cheaper than the msi, while the cashback will bring the prices about equal. so its down to which is the better motherboard.

the price of the ram is only till tomorrow morning.
 
Thanks , also thats a good thought , i didn't even consider forum posts for free shipping !
Ive never been one to post loads on forums.
 
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