Gaming pc £800 budget

Do you need optical drive, keyboard, mouse and also what resolution?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £808.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £161.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99
1 x BeQuiet Dark Rock 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £45.98
Total : £823.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Do you need Keyboard and Mouse?
 
Incrauze said:
Do you need optical drive, keyboard, mouse and also what resolution?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £808.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Only 120Gb of storage, no big HDD?

I think that case may struggle to fit that cooler aswell. It is 160mm tall.
 
No, don't need keyboard or mouse need an optical drive though. And i don't know about res whatever you recommend i guess, thanks.
 
bert- said:
No, don't need keyboard or mouse need an optical drive though. And i don't know about res whatever you recommend i guess, thanks.
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By Resolution we mean the size of the screen, is it 1920x1080 or 1440x900 etc.

I'll add an optical to my spec.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £161.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99
1 x Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £35.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £833.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Will you be overclocking or such, as I can change the RAM and heatsink to compensate for the added £20.
 
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Doomedspeed said:
Only 120Gb of storage, no big HDD?
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YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45.00
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £847.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Doomedspeed said:
I think that case may struggle to fit that cooler aswell. It is 160mm tall.
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The case and the cooler is both 160mm tall, it will just fit
 
Oh, haha i'm not very clued up on this, the monitor is 1680 x 1050 i think (lg flatron w2242s) and i wont be overclocking.
 
Alright, I'll amend again! 1680x1050 shouldn't be as much as a strain as 1920x1080, so you'll be alright.

I have amended my second spec above, I changed the corsair PSU for my original seasonic and downgraded the heatsink. The PSU is probably the best on the market as seasonic are amazing, and 550w will carry you perfectly fine. The heatsink is super quiet so won't be loud and intrusive. A 7850 will be perfect at that resolution and even at 1080p, Samsung RAM is on offer this week and is a steal at that price for the performance is brings to the table. Case is kitted out with USB 3.0, and everything else is good quality and what I would get with that budget. CPU is OEM becuase there's no point paying £10 for the heatsink you won't be using, granted you lose the 3 years warranty to 1 year, but CPU's very rarely fail if ever.

Hope this helps.
 
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bert- said:
Oh, haha i'm not very clued up on this, the monitor is 1680 x 1050 i think (lg flatron w2242s) and i wont be overclocking.
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The Intel i5 3570 and the i5 3570K Retail version is only £20 difference so you might consider going for the Intel i5 3570K as you may overclock later on to gain abit more performance or selling it and it will go for a better price due to it can be overclocked,

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45.00
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £822.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
^ I'd switch the SSD as the write speeds are not that great as it's not the pro version. A 7850 should be more than efficient for the resolution he will be playing at.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
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) £45.00
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £39.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £807.46 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
bert- said:
cheers guys, appreciate the help.
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No worries bud.

The 7870XT is closely related to the 7950. You can overclock it to net 7950 performance should you want to. The Plextor SSD has a larger capacity and also writes faster than the standard samsung 840......with a firmware update it even rivals the 840 Pro.

Might as well use the faster RAM kit with the low CAS9 rating looking at the price of the 1600mhz kits. Nice that it colour codes with the mobo too. Case is a personal preference but there is a lot to like about the 200R for the price.

Look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end :)
 
Hi guys, brother of bert- here,

Thanks for all your previous advice.

I've built the PC setup he bought, which was recommended by honosuseri.
Unfortunately there seems to be a problem. the machine is rebooting at random intervals. At first I thought BSOD, but this is also happening whilst running memtest from boot cd (thus cannot be Windows/software related).

I suspect this may be power (lack of?) related so my next thing to try will be removing the SSD+HDD, and re-running memtest to see if it reboots. If so then I'll remove the graphics card and use on board graphics and again re-run the test.

So far, no errors on the RAM itself within memtest.

Anyone have any pointers, please?

Fred

PS. "bert-" decided it would be a good idea to give the haribo away rather than leave them for me to eat whilst building. no fair!
 
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