ideas for a gaming pc please

dmill82 · 3 Jan 2013 at 00:31

Hi i want a mild gaming pc, any ideas would be grate.
About 4 to 5 hundred is the budget. Cheers

Orcvader · 3 Jan 2013 at 00:39

Is this to replace the PC you picked up? I assume you will also need a copy of windows then:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Asus HD 7750 V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics card £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £44.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £36.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £520.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Martini1991 · 3 Jan 2013 at 00:43

Change out the 7750 as it's running 1600MHZ effective as opposed to the 4800MHZ it's meant to because MSI have decided to cripple it and release the SKU.

Avenged7Fold · 3 Jan 2013 at 00:44

If you dont need an operating system, i would change the gpu for this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-100-GI

Or the like.

dmill82 · 3 Jan 2013 at 00:47

Yes my friend, i not really look into things before i got that pc.
I should have come on here 1st. Cheers for the help.
Would that build play most moden games?

Martini1991 · 3 Jan 2013 at 00:50

You'd want to change that GPU though to a none butchered 7750, or get a 7770.

LukieBoy007 · 3 Jan 2013 at 00:56

What games is he looking to play?
Imo the 7700 series aren't worth the money in comparison to older cards.

Orcvader · 3 Jan 2013 at 01:13

Martini1991 said:
Change out the 7750 as it's running 1600MHZ effective as opposed to the 4800MHZ it's meant to because MSI have decided to cripple it and release the SKU.

Whoops, didn't realise it was using GDDR3 instead of GDDR5, explains why it had 2gb of vRAM though

. Fixed.

dmill82 · 3 Jan 2013 at 01:23

At the moment i dont play high end games but would need the build to be able to play generals 2 at decent sttings, it comes out later this year.
the pc would mainly be for that game.
Yes i would like an os, windows 7 is fine.
If this build would play that at decent settings then im happy, any input would be good as im not that sure about building a pc, so need as much help as i can get.

Orcvader · 3 Jan 2013 at 01:32

Judging from this site the above specced system should be ok on medium settings, but it's hard to say since the game is not out yet.

dmill82 · 3 Jan 2013 at 11:35

ok thank you for the information.
im happy to go with this build, but a few have said no to the gpu.
what would be the best gpu for this build?, i could upgrade the psu if needed to as id save alittle going with windows 7.
cheers all, this site is being a big help.

Martini1991 · 3 Jan 2013 at 11:58

Cheapest I'd get http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-179-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411
But resolution depending, that 1GB may be an issue.