Gaming P.C - £800~

[andy85wsm]

Hi guys,

looking at building a second gaming P.C for my girlfriends house. Was looking at a max of £800 but could go over by a couple of £ if needs be.

Most of the games I play are MMOs - WoW, SWTOR, and then the upcoming ones like FF14, Neverwinter, ESO.

Maybe some other games thrown in like BF3 but not so much.

Been looking through various setups but thought I'd come to the pros. I'm not sure I really need an SSD, as I'm playing most of my games currently without.

I need windows but no other peripherals like keyboard, mouse, monitor etc.

Cheers in advance

 

[Doomedspeed]

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 Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £56.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.95
1 x Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminium Thermal Paste - 1,5g £4.5
1 x No Fan Required £0
1 x No Fan Required £0
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £807.26 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Bacon?]

No fans on that cooler Doom?

 

[Doomedspeed]

No fans on that cooler Doom?

Has one on the case (at the back), so that can be used..

If he wants push/pull he can get another.

 

[snips86x]

No fans on that cooler Doom?

Welcome to the age of passive cooling

 

[honosuseri]

No fans on that cooler Doom?

You know full well the Z9 chassis comes with loads of fans Bacon.....you owned the old Z9 Plus! He can use the two LED fans to push/pull on the rad and upgrade to a static pressure fan later if he feels he needs better performance.

I could suggest this if he likes having the side window......

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 Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
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 **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
1 x Akasa USB 3.0 internal adapter cable (AK-CBUB09-15BK) £5.99
Total : £818.84 (includes shipping : FREE).



or this if the window isn't an issue we can tweak it a bit......

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 Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £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 Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £799.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



Use the windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) edition for free on a 3 month trial and you can concentrate cash on components now and make an informed decision on what OS to buy later

 

[andy85wsm]

Thinking about graphics cards. 7850 and 7870 have been put down here. Is the 7950 worth the extra cash for just mainly MMO play?

I currently have a GTX 680 on my home P.C but thinking about AMD this time due to the nice prices

 

[andy85wsm]

Should also say I'm not that interested in liquid cooling. WOuld rather just stick to air

 

[snips86x]

Should also say I'm not that interested in liquid cooling. WOuld rather just stick to air

It's a closed loop cooler, if you worried about it, don't be. They install just the same as air coolers, just look more tidy.

 

[stulid]

You can take the man out of weston but you can't take weston out of the man.

 

[Doomedspeed]

Thinking about graphics cards. 7850 and 7870 have been put down here. Is the 7950 worth the extra cash for just mainly MMO play?

I currently have a GTX 680 on my home P.C but thinking about AMD this time due to the nice prices

The 7950 is very good value for money. Well worth getting if you can get it in your budget.

Should also say I'm not that interested in liquid cooling. WOuld rather just stick to air

CLC's are easy to install and use. I chose that fir the prodigy due to the fact an air cooler on that board is not easy. As many others know.

 

[Ethermaster]

With 7950 only £2 over your budget.

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) - OEM £179.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-HD3 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £39.95
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £36.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 90 CPU Cooler(Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £21.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £802.76 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[Ripjaw]

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) - OEM £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 430W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S20LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail £20.99
Total : £733.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Plus 70 quid left or so to pick your own case

Edit: I actually really like this spec for the money when i sit and look at it all, proper proud of this one.....Leaves me open to redicule i know but its ok

Also YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
Total : £199.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).


If you'd prefer the reatil version.

 

[Ethermaster]

Nice spec but no SSD Ripjaw? should be able to get an SSD and HDD in budget with £800 .

 

[Ripjaw]

Nice spec but no SSD Ripjaw? should be able to get an SSD and HDD in budget with £800 .

I was going to put one in but he was'nt sure he really wanted one so figured i'd put a really nice psu in there instead Can always get an ssd later i guess.

 

[andy85wsm]

I need Windows too. I guess I'll be paying a bit more than 800 if I want a 7950!

 

[honosuseri]

I need Windows too. I guess I'll be paying a bit more than 800 if I want a 7950!

The 7870XT I spec'd is closely related to the 7950, if you OC it you net 7950 performance you just have a little less VRAM.

If you use the Windows 8 evaluation as I suggested that gives you more cash for components now to get a "full fat" 7950 if you want one. If you really want an OS now then omitting the SSD from my spec will pay for the OS.

 

[andy85wsm]

What does the less VRAM from the 7970 not give me?

 

[honosuseri]

What does the less VRAM from the 7970 not give me?

I wouldn't worry about it too much. 2GB is ample the Nvidia 670 and 680s only have 2GB of VRAM too The 7870XT will OC to 7950 performance but buying the "full fat" 7950 will give you more overclocking potential

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) - OEM £179.99
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 Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £56.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99
Total : £814.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



Xfire capable build and obviously I'm suggesting you still use the evaluation of Win 8. If you wont ever run dual GPUs then swap back in the Z77-D3H and a 500W PSU (modular is highly recommended) to save cash. Don't get the OCZ Ethermaster used....it's pants

 

[Ethermaster]

Hono how else was I meant to get it in budget with new parts and an sdd matey