Gaming computer £800 budget

Doombar · 13 Apr 2012 at 16:22

Hello there, I am looking to build a gaming pc for around £800 I will need everything so OS, gaming mouse and keyboard and the computer parts themselves. I do already have a monitor so wont need a new one. For the case I was thinking of the CM storm enforcer but any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Stinger53 · 13 Apr 2012 at 16:34

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £181.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £58.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Blue £45.98
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £32.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £836.36 (includes shipping : £11.25).

bit over budget and
not the case u wanted tho

sorry change the motherboard to http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-391-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261 z77. i didnt look properly

Stinger53 · 13 Apr 2012 at 16:37

u could lower the psu down to the 550w which takes £15 off the price

Lemin · 13 Apr 2012 at 18:27

^^^ + 1

Doombar · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:11

Thanks Stinger53 I altered some bits and bobs and managed to make a fairly good rig thanks for the advice

Stinger53 · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:15

Doombar said:
Thanks Stinger53 I altered some bits and bobs and managed to make a fairly good rig thanks for the advice

no problem. what did u alter?

shadow_boxer · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:18

Nice spec from Stinger53.

Doombar · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:33

I changed the case to the black windowed shinobi
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-048-BX&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

and i changed the mouse to this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-001-NX

Lemin · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:34

Mouse is Out of Stock, it may delay the whole order. !

Stinger53 · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:36

Doombar said:
I changed the case to the black windowed shinobi
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-048-BX&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

and i changed the mouse to this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-001-NX

nice didnt see that case. i like the look of it

Doombar · 13 Apr 2012 at 19:40

nice didnt see that case. i like the look of it

Yeah my friend has the non windowed version and its really nice, the window just finishes it of nicely

Doombar · 15 Apr 2012 at 19:27

what do you think about this motherboard? its a bit more pricey but i think it will be a worthwhile investment over time, especially if I wanted to upgrade to two graphics cards,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Stinger53 · 15 Apr 2012 at 19:30

if u have the money go for it

beejjacobs · 15 Apr 2012 at 19:43

Doombar said:
I changed the case to the black windowed shinobi
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-048-BX&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

and i changed the mouse to this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-001-NX

Just to clarify, that case comes without the mess and logo which you can buy in the colour of your choice, e.g.

Logo

Mesh

Doombar · 15 Apr 2012 at 20:06

cheers guys for the excellent advice, one last question (hopefully) would you recommend AMD cards over Nvidia? and is there an Nvidia equivalent for a similar price?

Stinger53 · 15 Apr 2012 at 20:09

not much rly over amd and nvidia as people would have believe. amd is known to be cheaper. just go for the best u can afford. for about £200 the 7850 is a very good card

beejjacobs · 15 Apr 2012 at 20:12

Doombar said:
cheers guys for the excellent advice, one last question (hopefully) would you recommend AMD cards over Nvidia? and is there an Nvidia equivalent for a similar price?

The 570s perform similar/slightly better:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=518

But are slightly more expensive and are older so use more power - so I'd suggest the 7850 as others have for your price range

Doombar · 15 Apr 2012 at 22:31

hmm, i think i might wait a bit then and save up a bit more money so i can afford some better parts, especially if ivybridge and the Kepler series form nvidia are coming out

nickeverett · 15 Apr 2012 at 22:47

Doombar said:
hmm, i think i might wait a bit then and save up a bit more money so i can afford some better parts, especially if ivybridge and the Kepler series form nvidia are coming out

There is always something better on the horizon

Stinger53 · 15 Apr 2012 at 23:35

as said above. u could always be saving up for better parts as something is always on the horizon which will be better, than the current options