Gaming system - £750 budget.

Spikey · 14 Apr 2013 at 15:32

Hi,

Could anyone suggest a gaming build including a monitor for £750 please? Been out of the loop so not sure what's best etc. Will need a case and PSU. Many thanks!

Bacon? · 14 Apr 2013 at 15:35

OS needed as well?

Incrauze · 14 Apr 2013 at 15:41

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
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 Samsung S24A300BL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40.00
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £761.93 (includes shipping : £20.10).

dacads · 14 Apr 2013 at 16:58

I know you said £750 but I would try and stretch to £800 if possible. The case is a bargain at £50 and 7870 has more legs than the 7850 and is also the XT/Tahiti LE variant

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S24A300BL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x BeQuiet Efficient Power F1 400W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £54.98
1 x **B Grade** Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45.00
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40.00
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £793.87 (includes shipping : FREE).

Spikey · 14 Apr 2013 at 17:01

Hi guys thanks yes I would need an OS.

Spikey · 14 Apr 2013 at 17:21

Also are thise PSU's powerful enough?

Bacon? · 14 Apr 2013 at 17:51

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 650Ti Boost 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £763.78 (includes shipping : £12.50).

dacads · 14 Apr 2013 at 19:13

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Samsung S24A300BL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x MSI 990XA-GD55 AMD 990X Chipset (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x BeQuiet Efficient Power F1 400W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £54.98
1 x **B Grade** Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45.00
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40.00
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £798.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

honosuseri · 14 Apr 2013 at 23:48

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £155.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40.00
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
1 x Akasa USB 3.0 internal adapter cable (AK-CBUB09-15BK) £5.99
Total : £750.77 (includes shipping : FREE).

Give the windows 8 enterprise (evaluation) edition a try for 3 months for free. This lets you concentrate cash on components now and you can also make a more informed decision over which OS to buy down the road

Raikiri · 14 Apr 2013 at 23:58

As above with the 3 month trial, can save the money for a proper copy in that time. I've managed to squeeze a 3570k and 7950 into £650, which leaves £100 for a monitor. You can pick up a nice 21.5" IPS screen for around that.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with Crysis 3, Farcry3, Shogun2, Dirt Showdown & Bioshock PC Games £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £657.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

Bacon? · 15 Apr 2013 at 00:10

PSU isnt powerful enough for the 7950 and doesnt have enough connectors.
The board you chose is severely limiting
Case is quite crap

Raikiri · 15 Apr 2013 at 00:37

Bacon? said:
PSU isnt powerful enough for the 7950

Yes it is. Easily.

Bacon? said:
and doesnt have enough connectors.

Molex to 6 pin adapter, about £1.

Bacon? said:
The board you chose is severely limiting

Only if the OP will be overclocking loads, but I have amended it.

Bacon? said:
Case is quite crap

Actually the case is quite good, especially at the price point. It's certainly better made than the Source 210 that you specced.

honosuseri · 15 Apr 2013 at 02:00

Changing the mobo to the D3H was wise. Not sure if an optical drive is needed but I balanced my build out to include one.

I'm sorry but I'm not a fan of the Merc case either it's terribly basic. Only one fan and no USB3 ports really does go against it, the Asgard Pro is a better alternative. I will confess to having styled my spec ever so slightly. Not that the 7850 is a bad GPU as they overclock well but a 7870XT or a 7950 would be better still.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £761.77 (includes shipping : FREE).

Amended spec which is less "flash for the cash". The 7870XT is closely related to the 7950 and overclocking it will net you 7950 performance although it does only have 2GB of VRAM rather than the 3GB the 7950 offers. The MSI 7950 is hit and miss on reliability from what forum members have said, might be best to avoid it to save headaches.

Hopefully there are enough suggestions now for the OP to balance out something he likes

Spikey · 15 Apr 2013 at 07:15

Thanks. There may be a possibility of an extra £100 to stretch the budget to £850. How would the extra be better spent? On a better GPU?

harshuk · 15 Apr 2013 at 07:20

Looking at the builds above I think they are spot on for your needs.

If I had the extra 100 notes I'd spend it on an SSD or upgrade the monitor to a 120hz model.

Bacon? · 15 Apr 2013 at 07:29

Raikiri said:
Yes it is. Easily.

Molex to 6 pin adapter, about £1.

Only if the OP will be overclocking loads, but I have amended it.

Actually the case is quite good, especially at the price point. It's certainly better made than the Source 210 that you specced.

You are better off getting a 500W PSU than buying an extra molex to 6 pin. These arent terribly good PSU's. I wouldn't trust one.

The board has less ports, worse onboard sound plus a bunch of other stuff. If your getting the K edition CPU its almost pointless getting that board.

The case isnt good and how is it better then the Source 210? Have you actually read any reviews. The Source also has a dust filter, 2 fans, better cablemanagement and USB 3.

Idleman · 15 Apr 2013 at 12:29

@OP, do you not have an existing PC or an older OS(XP or Vista)?

Spikey · 15 Apr 2013 at 15:30

I've located a copy of Windows 7, so no need for an OS.

Idleman · 15 Apr 2013 at 16:13

Spikey said:
I've located a copy of Windows 7, so no need for an OS.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S24A300BL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £44.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £864.59 (includes shipping : £14.75).

honosuseri · 15 Apr 2013 at 16:22

Spikey said:
Thanks. There may be a possibility of an extra £100 to stretch the budget to £850. How would the extra be better spent? On a better GPU?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S24A300BL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £56.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £853.88 (includes shipping : FREE).