Gaming PC for around £1000 - Help pls

mking1991

mking1991

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Hi, i'm looking to buy myself a new build but haven't upgraded for a while now and i'm completely lost trying to understand the best hardware for a reasonable price.
I want a something that will run my games (e.g. BF3, Skyrim, Shogun 2 etc) at the highest specs with good FPS and which won't need much/if any upgrading for about 2 years or so.
I don't know if i'm asking a lot but looking to spend around £1000 if possible, don't mind too much if i go over as long as it's justified.
Monitor, mouse and keyboard not needed.
Need a case too.

Thanks, advice would be appreciated :)
 
Thanks.

Right now i have;
CPU - core 2 quad 2.4GHz
GPU - 9800 GT
2GB RAM

Haven't bought anythin new for a long time and need of an upgrade.

No OS needed no.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £86.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020040-UK) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £71.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £976.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Made it easy to upgrade in a few years time too.. just add another 7950. :)
 
Cheers Doomedspeed :) that's a good start.

Do you think there will be much point in going up to around £1200 or will the improvements be minimal? Just want the best value for my price range really.

I will be running Win8 on the new PC i think.
 
You could tart it up a bit, add a bigger ssd etc but it'd just be icing the cake really.
That spec is all you really need until you feel like adding another gpu and/or upgrading your monitor if need be.

If anything, I'd say get a 3770k if you plan on going xfire and getting the most out of it. Not strictly necessary, but advantageous nonetheless.
 
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Ok then thanks this has been a big help guys :D i'll do a little more research and let you know my decision. Looking to buy within the next couple of weeks so any more guidance i'd be grateful
 
If you're going for a 7950, you absolutely must upgrade that or the card'll be utterly wasted :)

Grab the above spec (unless offers change by the time you're buying) with an MSI Twin Frozr 3 or HIS IceQ 7950 and a 24" 1920x1080 monitor if you're happy to spend up to £1200 (It'll be less).
You could save on the mobo/psu if you have no desire for xfire.

Happy days :D

Just ask if you need monitor recommendations.
 
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Monitors aren't really my forte I'm afraid...
I could recommend a bunch that'd do a good job, but I think someone with more experience/knowledge in that field should advise you there.

If nobody jumps in here, try the monitors sub-forum :)
 
Take a look at these:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2411T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £239.99
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £229.99
1 x Dell Studio S2340L 23" IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £164.99
1 x Asus VG23AH 23" 3D IPS Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £155.99
Total : £815.08 (includes shipping : £20.10).




Either a choice between an IPS screen, 120Hz display or 1200p. Each have their own advantages IMO. Depends on how much cash you have to throw at it too.
 
As great as a 7950 currently is, I'm not sure if it could really take advantage of a 120hz screen in heavy games like BF3/Shogun2/Modded Skyrim. Well, not with everything turned right up at least.

Very happy for someone to prove me wrong coz I want to buy one :D

How about 27" 1080p?

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ G2750 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £199.99
Total : £211.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).



There are plenty of good 24" 1080 screens for around £150 or so too.
 
Is there any way to find out how much it would cost to have this built for me using the system configuration? I don't see some of these components listed in the options available.
 
You could ask OcUK to build your spec for a small fee, but it really isn't a difficult job.
Most things can only be plugged into their corresponding slot/socket. Not much harder than lego tbh :)
 
thanks for the guidance. I've placed an order for pretty much the spec you guys recommended but now i've got to make a decision on a new monitor. I have posted in the monitors section too. Looking to spend up to about £300 on whichever best suits my needs, i.e. mostly gaming. Any more ideas?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with SIX FREE PC GAMES £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020040-UK) £79.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £69.95
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £41.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,319.75 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
mking1991 said:
thanks for the guidance. I've placed an order for pretty much the spec you guys recommended but now i've got to make a decision on a new monitor. I have posted in the monitors section too. Looking to spend up to about £300 on whichever best suits my needs, i.e. mostly gaming. Any more ideas?
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Plenty of choices.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2410T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £259.99
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £229.99
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £129.95
Total : £644.05 (includes shipping : £20.10).



For pure gaming, the 120hz above or the ones previously posted.
For great all round image quality and good gaming, the IPS Dell.
To save a bit of cash and still get great image quality, the BenQ GW24 with it's nice VA panel.

There are a few decent 27" monitors in your price range too.

What spec did you go for in the end?
 
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