£1000 Gaming Spec

Kahnum · 10 Dec 2011 at 22:12

Hi, I have been looking into building a high-end gaming PC for some time and have finally decided that I'm confident enough to build one, the only problem is that I don't know what to build

I was hoping that somebody could spec me the best PC I can build with a £1000 budget.

Thanks,
Kahnum

[WU-TANG]GZA · 10 Dec 2011 at 22:22

What do you need included in the 1000? Monitor? OS? Mouse and keyboard? Or just the tower?

Also, do you have any Sata Hard Drives spare, they are VERY expensive at the moment.

Kahnum · 10 Dec 2011 at 22:29

Oops sorry forgot to mention that, need OS,keyboard and HDD, unfortunately, got a 24" monitor and mouse.

[WU-TANG]GZA · 10 Dec 2011 at 22:40

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98

XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.98

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £89.99

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £82.99

Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £59.99

Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £43.98

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £39.98

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98

Total : £1,005.84

Sorry for fugly layout but I'm on a macbook pro :eek:

EDIT: Sorry forgot OS. Just lose the SSD and get W7 64 bit.

But when you get some cash again, definitely get an SSD and you will really appreciate the speed then. If you get it included in a new PC spec you might just think your entire PC is really good when it is really the SSD making your OS run really quickly.

You could lower the GPU to a 560Ti to save 15 pounds, lower the PSU and save there and lower the CPU cooler to the Gelid Tranquilo = the price of Windows 7 and you get to keep the SSD. You could also spend less on the keyboard but the Microsoft Sidewinder is out of stock. I just cba re-editing the spec on this bloody mac eugh....

Kahnum · 10 Dec 2011 at 22:44

No problem that looks pretty awesome thanks for your help!

Kahnum · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:07

Nobody else have any possible specs for me? Looking for a wide range of ideas.

Lunawolfy · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:12

Wait awhile mate before you go jumping, there are people on here who are VERY good at getting the components right for you.

Stulid being one of them

fowler002 · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:13

are you sure you don't have any old sata hard disk/s you can reuse? the prices currently are insane like 3x(or more) the price they were in october before the floods.

OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £82.99
(£69.16) £82.99
(£69.16)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
(£14.15) £16.98
(£14.15)
Sub Total : £843.23
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £171.40
Total : £1,028.38

the psu [wu]tang suggested is out of stock. if you're not planning on sli/xfire in the future then you can go for cheap motherboard and lower watt psu, that'll save you ~£40

mb http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-364-GI

psu http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Surveyor · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:16

Lunawolfy said:
Stulid being one of them

When he returns.

He's not posted anything for 3 days.

Perhaps if you say his name 3 times quickly he'll appear.

iBSOD · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:22

Another 580 later for SLI if you want

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
(£299.99) £359.99
(£299.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £163.99
(£136.66) £163.99
(£136.66)
MSI Z68A-G45-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard MSI Z68A-G45-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £92.99
(£77.49) £92.99
(£77.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Razer Arctosa Keyboard - Silver Razer Arctosa Keyboard - Silver £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Sub Total : £848.24
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £172.15
Total : £1,032.89

Surveyor · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:28

@ iBSOD

The OEM processor only has a 1 year warranty (if that's important to the OP), isn't in stock and doesn't come supplied with a cooler.

You also say "Another 580 later for SLI if you want" but the PSU you've listed isn't suitable for that.

Kahnum · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:35

Stulid Stulid Stulid

Fingers Crossed

fowler002 · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:41

Surveyor said:
@ iBSOD

The OEM processor only has a 1 year warranty (if that's important to the OP), isn't in stock and doesn't come supplied with a cooler.

You also say "Another 580 later for SLI if you want" but the PSU you've listed isn't suitable for that.

to add to the sli thing, the asus 580 chosen is triple slot so not suitable for sli either as the airflow will be restricted and the top card will get very hot as from what I've read the cooler dumps the hot air inside the case.

also now is not the bet time to be spending the best part of £400 oh a graphics card as new ones are due out very soon.

Surveyor · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:49

fowler002 said:
to add to the sli thing, the asus 580 chosen is triple slot so not suitable for sli either as the airflow will be restricted and the top card will get very hot as from what I've read the cooler dumps the hot air inside the case.

Fair point.

I gave him the benefit of the doubt with selecting a 3 slot wide card.

If the OP did want to use SLI the 3 slot wide card could go in the bottom PCI-E slot and a dual card slot could go in the top PCI-E slot leaving a gap in between.

But he'd probably need a bigger case for that as the bottom card would be up against the PSU.

So not a good choice really, with SLI in mind, and probably didn't deserve the benefit of the doubt.

jpod · 10 Dec 2011 at 23:53

High end gaming rig, my advice is wait and buy your HDD's when prices return to normal.

Keyboards are personal so choose which one works for you - I like Logitech wireless.

To save dosh pick a gtx 570 instead and/or use the stock cpu cooler.

Easy upgrades would be another 4gb of ram and some HDD in 2012.

Consider upgrading the case to a Fractal R3 or similar.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £66.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £987.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

fowler002 · 11 Dec 2011 at 00:11

jpod said:
High end gaming rig, my advice is wait and buy your HDD's when prices return to normal.

Keyboards are personal so choose which one works for you - I like Logitech wireless.

To save dosh pick a gtx 570 instead and/or use the stock cpu cooler.

Easy upgrades would be another 4gb of ram and some HDD in 2012.

Consider upgrading the case to a Fractal R3 or similar.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £66.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £987.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I still don't get wht planet you live on

why spen £27 on 4gb ram when you can get 8g for just £9 more

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS

again spending so much on a graphics card with new cards just around the corner.

jpod · 11 Dec 2011 at 19:35

Mr Fowler I like Corsair what can I say. If you are going to recommend a restaurant do you recommend somewhere you have not been? No, you recommend one you have been too and eaten there, so to speak.

Finally, the OP says they want to build a high-end gaming PC now. By that I assume they want to build a biblically powerful gaming rig in 2011 in order to pown their gaming chums. I assume that they want to do this before Santa empties his sack, not afterwards.

A link for you in order to assist you and Kahnum with your calculation of big sleeps
http://www.xmasclock.com/

fowler002 · 11 Dec 2011 at 19:55

jpod said:
Mr Fowler I like Corsair what can I say. If you are going to recommend a restaurant do you recommend somewhere you have not been? No, you recommend one you have been too and eaten there, so to speak.

Finally, the OP says they want to build a high-end gaming PC now. By that I assume they want to build a biblically powerful gaming rig in 2011 in order to pown their gaming chums. I assume that they want to do this before Santa empties his sack, not afterwards.

A link for you in order to assist you and Kahnum with your calculation of big sleeps
http://www.xmasclock.com/

the ram can't be bad if a million and 1 people on here buy it everyday, also ocuk use it in their builds.

as for the graphics card its upto the op if they can hold off a few weeks or not, if not I would say go for the 6950 or 2g 560ti now then add a 2nd once the prices come down(if the single one is struggling).

Kahnum · 11 Dec 2011 at 20:19

Hi again guys, just thought I'd say that with all the prices very high and new products coming out would it be more sensible for me to wait a couple of months into 2012 until I buy my PC?

jpod · 11 Dec 2011 at 22:06

It depends on your point of view.

I think postpone buying HDD for now definitely, just get an SDD, but if you fancy gaming over Christmas and NY get stuck in.

A gtx 570 or 580 or whatever card you get is going to give you tons of pleasure. Keep the box and look after it, then you can ebay it in the future and upgrade when the next thing comes along.

For sensible money there is no reason not to go i5.