BF3@ High/Ultra Gaming rig £450 max.

BrianB

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Friend has asked me for a build. Just the box, needs everything but a monitor and keyboard. GPU needs to be able to do HDMI to TV. :) Cheers, I'm trying to make one myself, but not really clued up on the lower end CPU's.
 
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x Adata XPG SX900 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (ASX900S3-64GM-C) £61.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 430W '80 Plus' Power Supply £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £436.30 (includes shipping : £11.25).



option 2 faster video as using crossfire mode, but loosing sdd

1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x MSI HD 6670 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £434.35 (includes shipping : £17.10).



option 3 i5 but low end, wont play the game you want and not fit for spec, but just saying budget is too low for i5 option

1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £32.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £439.40 (includes shipping : £17.10).

 
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If you are/ your friend is a student, check if they can get dreamspark premium from their college/uni that gets you 1 of each windows OS already paid for saving you some £££ ;)
 
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £454.36 (includes shipping : £17.10).



yep can still do it as well :)

option 2 smaller hdd makes it under budget

1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £449.35 (includes shipping : £17.10).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x **B Grade** Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £37.16
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.95
Total : £383.02 (includes shipping : FREE).



If he needs an OS then use evaluation of windows 8 as a try before he buys for 3 months. This will get him up and going, i'm deliberately under budget as I would try and source a second hand GPU like the 1GB 460 (~50) or maybe a 6850 or 6870.
 
Don't you think the below Intel setup would play any game better than a Trinity?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
(£77.49) £92.99
(£77.49)
Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Asus P8H61-MX USB 3.0 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - OEM ** Asus P8H61-MX USB 3.0 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - OEM ** £39.95
(£33.29) £39.95
(£33.29)
Antec VSK3000 Micro ATX Case Antec VSK3000 Micro ATX Case £21.98
(£18.32) £21.98
(£18.32)
Sub Total : £384.06
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £78.91
Total : £473.47

You could use an Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz and save £30

A Z77 mother would be better but that's £30 extra.
 
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Mate, don't buy new CPU in this budget. Buy safely used one i5 2300/2400 for 80-90 quids as CPUs die rarest among all components and it's non-K model which guarantees you no insane voltage & freq used by predecessor.
 
The 2TB HDD is no longer a bargain :(

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £164.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £47.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x **B Grade** Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £37.16
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.95
Total : £453.04 (includes shipping : FREE).



Best I could do for a basic intel setup with a good GPU. BF3 isn't very well optimised for dual core CPUs though. There is THIS Z68 B grade mobo but it might possibly need sata cables. It would allow an i5K upgrade and for it to be overclocked.

Very tricky budget to work to especially if he wants it all new. If he needs an OS that's a massive chunk of the budget gone. I haven't even added a mouse if he needs one of those too.
 
zakblood said:
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £454.36 (includes shipping : £17.10).



yep can still do it as well :)

option 2 smaller hdd makes it under budget

1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £449.35 (includes shipping : £17.10).

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Just so you know, those Coolermaster elite 500W PSU's are shocking, an extra £6 to get a better PSU is well worth it.


neocon said:
Don't you think the below Intel setup would play any game better than a Trinity?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
(£77.49) £92.99
(£77.49)
Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Asus P8H61-MX USB 3.0 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - OEM ** Asus P8H61-MX USB 3.0 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - OEM ** £39.95
(£33.29) £39.95
(£33.29)
Antec VSK3000 Micro ATX Case Antec VSK3000 Micro ATX Case £21.98
(£18.32) £21.98
(£18.32)
Sub Total : £384.06
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £78.91
Total : £473.47

You could use an Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz and save £30

A Z77 mother would be better but that's £30 extra.
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Yes it would play the game better than a Trinity setup.

Also BF3 is fine on a i3 dual core CPU (with Hyperthreading)
 
stulid said:
Just so you know, those Coolermaster elite 500W PSU's are shocking, an extra £6 to get a better PSU is well worth it.





Yes it would play the game better than a Trinity setup.

Also BF3 is fine on a i3 dual core CPU (with Hyperthreading)
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Hyperthreading does not really have any effect on gaming, as a 2Ghz Dual Core CPU without Hyperthreading has a theoretical processing power of 4Ghz over 2 threads (2Ghz per thread), with hyperthreading it would have 4Ghz over 4 threads (1Ghz per thread), allowing 4 threads but effectively half the speed.

When speed is not really a limiting factor then the extra threads come in to play, like encoding where multiple slower threads benefit over singular faster ones.
 
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