What do you think of this gaming build?

claverty19 · 21 May 2012 at 16:02

I have been looking at this for a while now, from the research I have done I have came up with this build and its still way over budget. Here is the build:

http://gyazo.com/e8f5641f13c115591ea73f8fa2e91542

It comes in at £820 and my original budget was £800, and I still need a monitor.

1) Would this set up above run games like BF3, Skyrim, Crysis and future releases on maximum settings?
2) Is there any way of reducing the price whilst keeping the quality of the spec? I'm new to PC stuff so I wouldn't know lol.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

NOTE: All of these components and their prices above are from the Overclockers website.

stulid · 21 May 2012 at 16:24

Looks about right, cant see anything worth changing

You are aware that the motherboard only supports Crossfire at 16X/4X?

claverty19 · 21 May 2012 at 16:31

stulid said:
Looks about right, cant see anything worth changing

You are aware that the motherboard only supports Crossfire at 16X/4X?

As I said, I'm a newbie haha. What does that mean and what impact will it have on the components I have selected?

~lynks · 21 May 2012 at 16:35

I have just ordered a very similar build (same motherboard, cpu and graphics card), the Crossfire issue essentially means that if you intend on buying a second graphics card (another 7850), you will see a much smaller performance increase with the two cards than you would if you had a more expensive motherboard (one capable of running two pci-e slots at high speed).

It is not an issue if you only intend on running that one graphics card.

Marmot · 21 May 2012 at 16:38

claverty19 said:
1) Would this set up above run games like BF3, Skyrim, Crysis and future releases on maximum settings?
2) Is there any way of reducing the price whilst keeping the quality of the spec? I'm new to PC stuff so I wouldn't know lol.

1) Yes.
2) Decreasing your budget will decrease the quality of your build.

OcUK have a 6950 on offer today for £150 which will provide close to the level of performance of a 7850.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/510?vs=549

You lose some performance as you can see.

stulid · 21 May 2012 at 16:38

claverty19 said:
As I said, I'm a newbie haha. What does that mean and what impact will it have on the components I have selected?

Better boards support Crossfire at an equal 8X/8X, so both cards get the same bandwidth.

If you will never get a second 7850 and team it up, then dont worry.

If you do want the option of adding a second GFX card, then this board supports Crossfire better - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

cmndr_andi · 21 May 2012 at 16:41

Looks like a nice spec - there aren't many changes you can make to save money without comprimising performance.

I guess you could go for this 1333MHz RAM kit and save £14. For playing games there really won't be any noticable drop in performance compared to the corsair 1600MHz kit.

Also, if you only plan to run a single graphics card then this 500W Coolermaster modular PSU would be a good option and save you £7.

As osprey mentions - the HD 6950 for £150 would save you a good chunk of money and perform really similarly to a stock HD 7850. However, the HD 7850 has a few benefits that are not represented by the pure performance numbers. The HD 7850 uses the new 28nm AMD core design so runs very cool and quiet - also it overclocks extremely well (see here). In these areas the HD 6950 isn't nearly as good - though it is a fair bit cheaper and still pumps out good gaming performance - so I guess it is up to you.

However, the Bitfenix case only has a single fan in it - so with that spec I would recommend adding another fan or two - or change to a case with more fans pre-installed.

Bezzaboy1234 · 21 May 2012 at 18:30

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £93.59
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £74.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £16.99
Total : £828.97 (includes shipping : £25.45).

Shame you dont have more posts as you'd get free delivery,

Have to sacrifice somewhere, so that's why there's a 6850 which Is perfectly adequate.

claverty19 · 21 May 2012 at 19:12

Thanks for the feedback guys. I am looking for a build which will last me a while and support future games so I want to go with the HD 7850. I don't want to decrease the quality of the spec lol.

@ Bezzaboy - How many posts do you need to qualify for free delivery?

Also: would the Sapphire HD 6850 run the games mentioned at good settings?

Idleman · 21 May 2012 at 19:12

Could go i3 and then upgrade to to the 3750k at a later date.

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £189.95
1 x OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £91.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUKV2) £52.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £16.99
Total : £815.17 (includes shipping : £24.45).

claverty19 · 21 May 2012 at 19:20

Idleman said:
Could go i3 and then upgrade to to the 3750k at a later date.

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £189.95
1 x OcUK 2436VWA 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £91.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUKV2) £52.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £16.99
Total : £815.17 (includes shipping : £24.45).

I'll maybe just have to wait a little longer until I gather up the extra money. I want to make it as good as possible for a decent price. So maybe it would be worth the wait.

Idleman · 21 May 2012 at 19:44

How many posts do you need to qualify for free delivery?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sh...&posted=1&utm_source=forums&utm_medium=banner

Bezzaboy1234 · 21 May 2012 at 20:01

I'd save up or spend some time posting to get some free delivery

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For that budget its very difficult to fit all that in with a i5 ivy and 7850.

I thought the 7850 was a poor choice for the price as it performs on par with a 6950?,

EDIT, Also the MSI board I linked has the capability for another 6850 in the future which would provide great gaming performance,

That's my 2 pence spent

claverty19 · 21 May 2012 at 20:12

No problem. I just checked the free delivery there and since I live in Northern Ireland, I don't qualify anyway, its mainland only.

I think I will get a Sapphire HD 6850 in the mean time along with that MSI board as you said so then I can buy another Sapphire HD 6850 in the future.

What kind of performance would I get from one HD 6850 for games such as BF3, Skyrim and Crysis?

cmndr_andi · 21 May 2012 at 20:14

Sapphire HD 6850? Is that the £120 one?

Why not just get the £84 MSI one (or £120 XFX HD 6870)?

Hicks · 21 May 2012 at 20:32

Bezzaboy1234 said:
I'd save up or spend some time posting to get some free delivery

OcUK Forums members who have 250 or more posts and have been registered for over 90 days

A few people have said that and obviously missed the 'and' part. I got excited as I'm ordering soon but I can't wait for the 90 days and I'm also not into spamming.
Think I'll order and bite the bullet with delivery costs

Idleman · 21 May 2012 at 20:50

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x **B Grade** Samsung S24A300BL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black **GET THE VAT BACK** £99.95
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £16.99
Total : £833.94 (includes shipping : £20.10).

claverty19 · 21 May 2012 at 21:43

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x **B Grade** Samsung S24A300BL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black **GET THE VAT BACK** £99.95
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £16.99
Total : £833.94 (includes shipping : £20.10).

I could live with that price range, but would only the one 6850 run the games listed at good settings with decent FPS?

Bezzaboy1234 · 22 May 2012 at 17:19

I have one of these MSI 6850's and its impressive, Crysis plays fine, so by proxy I would assume Bf3 and skyrim plays fine on my XFX 6850. and will probably continue to play well in the future, for £84 you are paying for around 40>60 FPS in most games at max settings at 1080p, crysis probably more into 30>40 frames.

For £80 you are getting a bargain, two would probably push that towards 60>80/90 FPS

claverty19 · 23 May 2012 at 13:25

The only concern I would have is that I won't get the performance I am after.