Advice needed £1000 budget gaming Pc

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Hi everyone,
Its been a while since I last needed your advice, but a friend has asked me to spec a new pc for him with a max budget of £1000.
He will be playing games like Far cry, Bf3.
Playing on one 24" monitor
No O/S, mouse ,keyboard or monitor is required.No need to sli.
I am a bit rusty with the mobo's these days so am unsure what to choose.
I would like to build him a fast stable system, with the ease to overclock the cpu in the future
I would like the following if possible -

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
CPU cooler
Motherboard - ???
GTX 660TI gpu of some kind - Only Nvidia gpu's please.
600w or above modular power supply
8gb fastest memory possible
120gb -256 ssd
1TB hdd
case - something like Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case

i have done a quick shopping list which came to just under £1000, but have left it wide open for you guys to spec me the best system for £1000.
I am open to any suggestions, but it must be a Intel psu and Nvidia card.
( just a note - I do run AMD cards myself at present ,wanted to try them but I do prefer Nvidia and will go back to them next time I upgrade)

Stulid - you have always done me well with your spec advice. have a go at this one for me.

Thank you in advance.
 
im no stulid, but here goes

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £84.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £81.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £29.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £946.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).


500w psu is more than sufficient if you're not gonna sli
 
Thx, all opinions are greatly recived.
Stulid was mentioned due to helping me out very well before with several builds

oops forgot the dvd.

anything else I forgot to list please just add.
 
dave_beast said:
Why? This generation they're too pricey and under performing?
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The 660 for example, costs the same as the 7850, and is better in most games, supports CUDA, and PhysX... Clearly too pricey and underperforming. :rolleyes:

Even if you did have a valid point, the OP has made that request, so we should stick to it. Perhaps he likes to utilise CUDA for 3D modelling, or enjoys advanced physics.
 
dave_beast said:
Add AA and watch the 660 crumble due to the narrow memory bus, unless the OP is tied to Nvidia, suggest going with AMD this gen.
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The 660 beats the GTX570 in every game and benchmark even with AA, and the OC editions outstrip even the GTX580's in some areas.

The 660TI is even better than the 660.
 
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acme15 said:
The 660 beats the GTX570 in every game and benchmark even with AA, and the OC editions outstrip even the GTX580's in some areas.
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I thought we were comparing 660's and 7850's?

The 7850's overclock to a performance level that the 660 can't possibly reach, then apply AA and the 7850 gains a 2nd wind.

acme15 said:
The 660TI is even better than the 660.
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And the 7950 is cheaper and out performs the 660ti. I think your posts smack of purchase justification syndrome, enjoy your purchase.

To the OP, if you're tied or a fan of Nvidia, go with whatever you want, however, if you want the best performance/price this generation go for AMD. Lower budget 7850, higher budget 7950.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games (02G-P4-2670-KR) £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x OCZ ZT 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £69.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £64.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £47.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £35.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £994.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games (02G-P4-2678-KR) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £64.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £28
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,000.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Thank you for the replies/ baskets.

I have always been a Nvidia boy, I recently tried a Sapphire HD 7970 OC but had so many conflicts, this was mainly due probably to some nvidia bits still left on the system, i ran several driver sweep programmes to clear and nothing showed up.I sent it back in the end, but it was a great card,( If I had got it now I would have kept it from what i have learnt)
i gave it another go,I changed my hot running Zotac Gtx570 to 2 x 7770's .
i did a full system install, wiped hdd , cleaned ssd etc, and all is good now.I am happy with them
I just belive there is less hassle with Nvidia stuff, its ok for me to play around getting my system stable , but this is a build for a mate and I want it rock solid.
bang for buck AMD, ease of live Nvidia in my less experienced eyes.

I like both of those quotes, nice you could get a Gtx 670 in.
 
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The AMD would have only had problems because you left the Nvidia drivers installed, not to mention CF is a nuisance anyway and would cause more issues that normal ;)

Though the 670 is coming down in price slowly at the same price of a 7970 its a rather unjust purchase.
 
dave_beast said:
I think your posts smack of purchase justification syndrome, enjoy your purchase.
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I don't need to justify my purchase, it was £159.95 including Assassins Creed III which I got £15 back on. All of the benchmarks show that it is better than the equivalently priced 7850 at stock speeds, mine is factory overclocked, I like PhysX, and I use CUDA for 3D modelling and other editing/designing purposes.
 
I know you said Nvidia only GPU, but if you did go down the AMD route you could put an i7 in the build. I know an i5 is fine for gaming, but if you can get one for the same price overall then why not

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £64.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £996.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
coupe69 said:
It's a gaming PC though? any spare money would be better spent on upgrading the graphics card and not the CPU. The i5 will do the OP just fine.
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In what way would you get a better GPU ? The cheapest 680 is £120 more than the 7950 in the spec. If it were my money i would overclock the 7950 and keep the extra money in my pocket. I only suggested that you could get an i7 for the same overall price.
 
lee32uk said:
In what way would you get a better GPU ? The cheapest 680 is £120 more than the 7950 in the spec. If it were my money i would overclock the 7950 and keep the extra money in my pocket. I only suggested that you could get an i7 for the same overall price.
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Fair point, but the OP did say he wanted a Nvidia card only. I'd just bung a 670 in it and any spare money get another mechanical hard drive for redundancy (RAID 1).
 
acme15 said:
I don't need to justify my purchase, it was £159.95 including Assassins Creed III which I got £15 back on. All of the benchmarks show that it is better than the equivalently priced 7850 at stock speeds, mine is factory overclocked, I like PhysX, and I use CUDA for 3D modelling and other editing/designing purposes.
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You'd have been better off with an older nVidia GPU in that case then since the 6 series aren't very good for compute/CUDA related stuff.

coupe69 said:
Fair point, but the OP did say he wanted a Nvidia card only.
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Even though the OP said they only want nVidia GPUs, it's still a very fair point. 670s aren't really worth their asking price, anything over a 7950 isn't really worth its asking price, it just goes in stages of absurdity.

Like you could get 2x 7950s for the price of some GTX680s which would give you 690+ performance.
 
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spoffle said:
You'd have been better off with an older nVidia GPU in that case then since the 6 series aren't very good for compute/CUDA related stuff.
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I also like the fact that it runs at 60°C under full load rather than 85°C and the fact that I will be able to get another for SLI without upgrading my PSU.

I side-graded from a GTX480 OC to this because I was fed up with the heat, noise and excessive power draw.
 
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