Gaming pc around £800

Booty · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:14

Hi my son has asked for a pc for his birthday and as I haven't built a system for over 6 yrs I'm not sure what decent and what isn't please could you spec me a system for around £800 .
Monitor and os are not req'd.
An ssd would be nice if possible , would like the option of x fire in the future and maybe look into over clocking so would require decent cooling.
Thanks in advance
Mark.

RJC · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:19

Hello and welcome to the forum

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
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 : £835.36 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Better GPU but no SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
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 : £823.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).

honosuseri · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:21

I spec'd this earlier for someone......

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).

If you want the option to xfire you have to spend more on the mobo and PSU......

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 Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
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 : £859.46 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Most of us would agree it would just make more sense to spend the extra cash on a better GPU and CPU cooling.

stulid · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:24

RJC said:
Hello and welcome to the forum

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
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 : £835.36 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Better GPU but no SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
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 : £823.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Nice job.

There is faster RAM at a lower price avalible - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-076-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

And it should have no issues with that coolers fan.

P.S will also look good on the board

RJC · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:25

Cheers, I worried about the slightly larger heatsink on them!

stulid · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:27

RJC said:
Cheers, I worried about the slightly larger heatsink on them!

The heatsink is thin and the heatpipes slope backwards from the base a bit giving a little more space.

Booty · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:41

Wow thanks for the super quick replies much appreciated. All sound very good will have a closer look tomorrow .
Thanks again.

honosuseri · 17 Apr 2013 at 22:04

Booty said:
Wow thanks for the super quick replies much appreciated. All sound very good will have a closer look tomorrow .
Thanks again.

No worries fella.

RJC and I are on a similar wave length. I did use that better RAM from the get go and got you more storage although granted it was a B grade HDD. The 7870XT I used is much better than the 7850. It's closely related to the 7950, if you OC it you can net 7950 performance although it does have a little less VRAM than the "full fat" 7950

Hope we've helped more than hindered. I look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end

Booty · 22 Apr 2013 at 16:36

Which would you say is best between these 2 cards
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 Tahiti Boost Edition 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Have found the sapphire card £15 cheaper than the his .

honosuseri · 22 Apr 2013 at 17:30

The HIS is external exhaust i.e it pumps the hot air out of the case making it better suited for an Xfire setup. Nothing wrong as such with getting the Sapphire if it's cheaper though

Booty · 22 Apr 2013 at 19:11

Ok thanks for reply, think i have decided on what i shall be puchasing , some items not from OC as sourced cheaper .

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 Tahiti Boost Edition 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card [21196-00] + 3 FREE GAMES
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
128GB Plextor M5S 2.5" SATA 6GB/s (SATA-III) Solid State Drive
Corsair Carbide 200R Black Midi Tower Gaming Case
1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive - HDD
Samsung SH-224BB/RSMS 24x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, x12 RAM, SATA, Retail
Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2)
XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply
Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9k)

total price around £870

Does this all seem ok ?
What is the delivery like as i would like the delivery to be thurs or friday to make
sure im in to collect.