gaming machine £1000-£1200...help please.

Idleman · 26 Apr 2013 at 11:19

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-19-20G) £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £134.99
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 Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-255-SE) £62.4
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £49.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,101.26 (includes shipping : £12.50).

And with the 7.5% discount, this comes to £1018, a little closer to your revised budget.
But you would have to order online and collect, as it is not available in store. Offer ends midnight Sunday.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18508278

neil pettitt · 26 Apr 2013 at 21:42

Just to let you know just placed my order and got the 7.5% discount which helped me get a better case. Many thanks to hono and idleman for all the advice and specs. Going over to overclockers to pick up the gear then hope fully will be having a go at my first build with the help of idleman....will take some pics and hopefully put a build log together...Many thanks all

honosuseri · 26 Apr 2013 at 22:03

neil pettitt said:
Just to let you know just placed my order and got the 7.5% discount which helped me get a better case. Many thanks to hono and idleman for all the advice and specs. Going over to overclockers to pick up the gear then hope fully will be having a go at my first build with the help of idleman....will take some pics and hopefully put a build log together...Many thanks all

Look forward to it

Idleman · 26 Apr 2013 at 22:10

honosuseri said:
Look forward to it

Guess what case he went for!!

honosuseri · 26 Apr 2013 at 22:29

Idleman said:
Guess what case he went for!!

Antec P280?

neil pettitt · 26 Apr 2013 at 22:34

Guess again

honosuseri · 26 Apr 2013 at 22:48

neil pettitt said:
Guess again

Actually don't spoil the surprise for me. I'll keep an eye out for the build log if Idleman doesnt message me about the build to point it out

Idleman · 26 Apr 2013 at 23:43

honosuseri said:
Actually don't spoil the surprise for me. I'll keep an eye out for the build log if Idleman doesnt message me about the build to point it out

I was`nt going to tell you any way.

honosuseri · 26 Apr 2013 at 23:48

Idleman said:
I was`nt going to tell you any way.

Sounds like you boys have been talking behind my back. Did Neil pick it or did you bud?

Idleman · 27 Apr 2013 at 00:05

honosuseri said:
Sounds like you boys have been talking behind my back. Did Neil pick it or did you bud?

Neil did, I was actually a bit surprised. Nice choice though.

honosuseri · 27 Apr 2013 at 00:17

Idleman said:
Neil did, I was actually a bit surprised. Nice choice though.

If it's the Themaltake GT10 "Battle Edition" I will tip my hat to him. I've toyed with getting one for a simulator rig

neil pettitt · 27 Apr 2013 at 08:57

honosuseri said:
If it's the Themaltake GT10 "Battle Edition" I will tip my hat to him. I've toyed with getting one for a simulator rig

It most definitely is not that case chap!!!...that is pig ugly.....lol..

neil pettitt · 14 Jul 2013 at 13:39

Just to let you know the build went well and the system is running sweet ....BTW...I've just bought another his 7950 and an going to give crossfire a bash......many thanks to George aswell

Idleman · 14 Jul 2013 at 14:23

Very nice mate, xfire and free games, not many BBQ`s for you this summer.

neil pettitt · 14 Jul 2013 at 19:16

I hate f.....in BBQ s anyway so no loss there then......lol

Idleman · 14 Jul 2013 at 19:22

neil pettitt said:
I hate f.....in BBQ s anyway so no loss there then......lol

Don`t mind the odd one now and again,

You still got your old system or have you managed to sell it?