£1000 Gaming spec.

CptMalice · 9 Jul 2012 at 03:17

Looking to build myself a new gaming pc in the next month or so, so i'm looking for some advice on choosing parts. I don't need a case, i have a Silverstone Fortress i can use and i have a monitor/mouse/keyboard, so just need the main system parts and an OS.

It's main use will be for gaming so would like it to be capable of running games like bf3 on ultra at 1920x1080.

Also planning on overclocking.

tamzzy · 9 Jul 2012 at 03:53

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £35.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £992.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Doomedspeed · 9 Jul 2012 at 09:24

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC) £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £64.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £35.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.12
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £990.54 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Difference between mine a tamzzy spec is the fact i have included a motherboard which supports SLI, though the PSU may need to be upgraded, depending on overclocks.

The SSD i have chosen is more reliable, for the extra bit of cash, its well worth it.

Bigger PSU, and no case

The prices of the 3570k have changed, which is annoying.

olivier renault · 9 Jul 2012 at 13:21

The 2500K is worth it if you get around a £20 difference.

I'd go with Doomspeed's. Maybe a more performant CPU cooler, although should give you 4.2GHz under 70C.

CptMalice · 9 Jul 2012 at 16:38

Thanks for the suggestions, it will be about a month or so until i get funds together, so i might be lucky and the prices drop a little by then

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I'll most likely go with Doomedspeed's spec with maybe a slightly better cooler.

tamzzy · 9 Jul 2012 at 20:34

hahaha yea my bad, i didnt see that you did not want a case...in my defence, it was 3am in the morning...lol
the $$$ that u save from the case can be spent on other components which is exactly what doomed did.
although i would say that the windforce > msi oc
and the alpenfloehn is also better than the tranquillo

Doomedspeed · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:00

tamzzy said:
hahaha yea my bad, i didnt see that you did not want a case...in my defence, it was 3am in the morning...lol
the $$$ that u save from the case can be spent on other components which is exactly what doomed did.
although i would say that the windforce > msi oc
and the alpenfloehn is also better than the tranquillo

Fair enough, we've all done our fair share of midnight speccing.

The windforce would be a better option though i'm not sure it's worth the extra £20-£30.

Im not sure about the alpenfloehn, need to read up on it. Will take your word though. It's a good price and the award won't lie.

tamzzy · 9 Jul 2012 at 21:31

idk, imo the non ref pcb + cooler of the windforce is well worth the extra 20-30 quid

CptMalice · 14 Jul 2012 at 15:08

How does this build look?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
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 £112.99
1 x Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £105.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
Total : £996.86 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Going to do this build in 2 parts, i can get everything but the graphics card at the end of the month, then i'll buy that next month, also using the dvd drive and 1tb hard drive from my current PC.

olivier renault · 14 Jul 2012 at 15:50

Good.

You need 170mm case clearance for that CPU cooler.

CptMalice · 14 Jul 2012 at 15:56

Yeah, i think i have enough room, my current cooler is 165mm and there's still a bit of clearance.

olivier renault · 14 Jul 2012 at 18:13

It's a good cooler. And quiet.

Space Monkey · 14 Jul 2012 at 18:24

I've got a fortress FT02 case and most I can have on the cpu cooler is 165mm IIRC, check silverstones sites for confirmation

olivier renault · 14 Jul 2012 at 18:44

Space Monkey said:
I've got a fortress FT02 case and most I can have on the cpu cooler is 165mm IIRC, check silverstones sites for confirmation

I think they struggle with SilverArrows, and that's less tall than the TS140.

CptMalice · 14 Jul 2012 at 18:57

Space Monkey said:
I've got a fortress FT02 case and most I can have on the cpu cooler is 165mm IIRC, check silverstones sites for confirmation

Ah, looks like your right, only 165mm of clearance. What would be the next best cooler in the same price range as the TS140?

honosuseri · 14 Jul 2012 at 19:20

CptMalice said:
How does this build look?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
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 £112.99
1 x Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £105.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
Total : £996.86 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Going to do this build in 2 parts, i can get everything but the graphics card at the end of the month, then i'll buy that next month, also using the dvd drive and 1tb hard drive from my current PC.

Quite nice

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £85.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.28
Total : £902.21 (includes shipping : £10.00).

You could use the developers copy of windows 8 now to save the cash. It will be released in october you could decide which you'd prefer then.

Also at 100 posts you get free delivery. Certainly worth discussing your options especially if you want to do the build in stages

CptMalice · 14 Jul 2012 at 19:24

honosuseri said:
Quite nice

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £85.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.28
Total : £902.21 (includes shipping : £10.00).

You could use the developers copy of windows 8 now to save the cash. It will be released in october you could decide which you'd prefer then.

Also at 100 posts you get free delivery. Certainly worth discussing your options especially if you want to do the build in stages

I've noticed that there are 2 versions of that ssd, a notebook and a desktop version, does it really matter which one i get? The desktop version is more expensive than the Crucial M4 right now.

Edit: Just realised it's the same price, and it's cheaper than the M4's normal price.

honosuseri · 14 Jul 2012 at 19:28

Makes no odds bud they are the same

Space Monkey · 14 Jul 2012 at 19:35

olivier renault said:
I think they struggle with SilverArrows, and that's less tall than the TS140.

Yeah, the best cooler I could get for my case was the Noctua NH-D14, thankfully its rated up there around the top 2-3

olivier renault · 14 Jul 2012 at 20:17

CptMalice said:
I've noticed that there are 2 versions of that ssd, a notebook and a desktop version, does it really matter which one i get? The desktop version is more expensive than the Crucial M4 right now.

Edit: Just realised it's the same price, and it's cheaper than the M4's normal price.

Dunno why they bothered with two versions.

I would take the 830 over the M4, although the M4 is really good (I got two).