Building gaming PC from scratch - £400 budget

rossi123

rossi123

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Hi,
I have recently sold my laptop and got about £400 to spend on new desktop. Main purpose is to play games like Farcry 3, Skyrim... Please give me advices. :D Thank you!

p/s: I've already got LCD, keyboard and mouse. Cheers
 
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Do you need a copy of Windows? If not:- (scrounge a DVD drive from somewhere) and re post above, no pci gpu? tut tut

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dave_beast said:
Register on Microsoft technet and get a 100 day trial of Windows Enterprise ;)
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Not going to do you any good without a HDD.
Not sure how you missed that from the "Live" Linux boot.

And it's 90 days, but can be reset 3 times? So about a year.

However, not sure when/if that runs out.
 
Guys, this is my pc build. Please advise me :D

Asus HD 7770 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache
Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3-PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Single Channel Module
Tsunami Gaming Case - Black
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G630 2.70GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £43.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £30
1 x **B Grade** Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £29.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £436.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).



some b-grades, but still, pretty good value methinks
 
dave_beast said:
Ok, cheapest Intel build inc Windows, only Pentium but still Sandybridge, overclock the 7770 to 1200mhz and it should run those games nicely.

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Hi Dave, just a few questions,
1) Is there any difference between MSI HD 7770 and Asus HD 7770? MSI is 80 quids, while Asus is 120 (after this week discount)?
2) I don't mind to spend a little extra on the motherboard and chipset. Is there any improvements I can make given the budget?
3) I have an Operating system, so I can cross that one out. And about the case, do I really need the Zalman case with fan controller, or can I go with Tsunami case at half the price.
 
If you have OS drop an Ivy I3 in there, also case is your choice. The Asus is 2gb, and tbh if you're spending a bit more you'd be much better off getting the 7850 2gb.
 
The Gigabyte 7850 B-Grade comes in at the sameish price as the 7770, but kills it.
With it being Gigabyte, warranty isn't a concern as you can go direct to them.
 
 
Guys, thanks a lot for your helps, this is my edited build. Please have a look:

1x B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £130
1x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £84
1x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39
1x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz £36
1x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 (MB-364-GI) £35
1x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache £34
1x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £30
1x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S20LBK DVD Rewriter £21
1x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £23

Total: £445, a little bit over my budget, and I really need few tweaks here. So I'm thinking should I get MSI HD 7770 at £80, so it can compensate the Gigabyte 7850 at £130? Are they too much different?
 
Would have been on budget, if you had`nt snuck that wifi card in.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £83.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £36.98
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 (MB-364-GI) £35
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £33.5
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34096M1600HC11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £422.39 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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