New PC Spec for Starcraft II

Super-Spy

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Hi all,

A friend wants a new PC for general use and playing StarCraft II.

Can you recommend a low price/value package of components that would meet his criteria please ?
 
 
Not planning on overclocking.

Does the listed spec not need a graphics card to run StarCraft II at high FPS ?

Also, I think my mate would prefer an intel CPU.

Would an i3 paired to a 7750 do the job ?
 
Super-Spy said:
Not planning on overclocking.

Does the listed spec not need a graphics card to run StarCraft II at high FPS ?

Also, I think my mate would prefer an intel CPU.

Would an i3 paired to a 7750 do the job ?
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Why are you against overclocking?

The a10 will handle it fine.

That would be a bit better though around £100 more.
 
I am not against overclocking, in fact I have overclocked a few machines in my time. This is for a friend who is not technically minded so best keep it stock in order to avoid any potential issues requiring tweaking.

Budget is around £400 - £500
 
Over budget a bit but way way more gaming power!

The card is great and that is my personal favourite cooler for the GPU. Since you are not overclocking, no need to a Z77 chipset or a K processor and the stock cooler will be perfectly fine.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99
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 Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £76.99
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 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £40.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £541.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Leprechaun312 said:
enough for an i5 nd a 7850
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^boom
 
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If you wanted to go Intel.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Sapphire HD 7870 GHz Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30
Total : £529.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).



i3 processor, 7870 graphics card, nice case with everything and a great motherboard.
 
While Trinity is good for the price, specifically for Starcraft II I would advise against it. The game pretty much benefit from no more than two cores, and two cores on the A10 CPU is simply far too slow, even with overclocking.

For similar budget, it would probably be better to go for a Pentium G2020 (£40-45) or G2120 (£60) and a 2nd hand 5770/5850 or a new 7750/7770. This would perform better all round for SCII than the A10-5800K together with its integrated 7660D.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
Over budget a bit but way way more gaming power!

The card is great and that is my personal favourite cooler for the GPU. Since you are not overclocking, no need to a Z77 chipset or a K processor and the stock cooler will be perfectly fine.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99
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 Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £76.99
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 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £40.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £541.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).





^boom
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haha just what i was thinking
 
 
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Trinity:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Fortress FT03 Tower Case - Black (SST-FT03B) £119.99
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £56.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x TOSHIBA TS-T633 8x Slim SLOT IN DVD±RW DL Drive - OEM £24.95
1 x Akasa Slimline Optical SATA Cable (AK-CB050) £2.99
Total : £500.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Intel:

YOUR BASKET
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 Silverstone Fortress FT03 Tower Case - Black (SST-FT03B) £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £56.99
1 x MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x TOSHIBA TS-T633 8x Slim SLOT IN DVD±RW DL Drive - OEM £24.95
1 x Akasa Slimline Optical SATA Cable (AK-CB050) £2.99
Total : £543.78 (includes shipping : £12.50).



i3 would be my choice but £50-£60 over budget
 
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Super-Spy said:
Thanks mate. The AMD CPU is now coming out more than intel.

Do you know which would perform better ?
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Messed my specs up sorry, fixed now. AMD comes in at £500 and Intel is £50 over.

Just had another think and scout around.

This is the most balanced build..

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Fortress FT03 Tower Case - Black (SST-FT03B) £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte HD 7770 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-101-GI) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £56.99
1 x MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x TOSHIBA TS-T633 8x Slim SLOT IN DVD±RW DL Drive - OEM £24.95
1 x Akasa Slimline Optical SATA Cable (AK-CB050) £2.99
Total : £516.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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