Gaming PC £800 ish

steven5656

steven5656

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Hi guys. New to this PC building stuff. Just wondering if the friendly folks here could help me out. I'm looking at around 800 for the PC and a monitor. OS i can do the trial for now.

Cheers!
 
My go...no SSD though but you can just get one at a later date. :)(meh forgot optical drive, get this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951)

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Sub Total : £666.59
Shipping cost based on delivery to Credit/debit card billing address, UB6 9TP with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £133.32
Total : £799.91
 
A little over but newer tech:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £149.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £51.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £825.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



No DVD drive though :(

:)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T/OC) £167.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2382HSD 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CML8GX3M2B1600C11) £53.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £801.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
steven5656 said:
Thanks guys. The second two seem really similar. Got no idea really about the differences
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mickyflinn said:
The graphics card i chose is faster and the monitor is cheaper because it doesnt have a hdmi input .
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I think the Motherboard is Micky's spec is voltage locked, as the Z77 H**'s were..

The 7870 is faster...

A CPU cooler like the one in my spec is needed to achieve a good overclock. :)
 
So as I understand it Mickys is perhaps better at factory settings but maybe not so good for overclocking. I think that might be better for someone new to this. :)

Thanks again.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T/OC) £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x BenQ GW2260HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £795.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Something like that perhaps fella. I prefer the Asgard to the Merc case. Has an extra fan and a USB3 port. You can add a heatsink later on Doomed showed they don't have to be expensive....sadly you just missed out on a free Bequiet cooler with this mobo :(
 
steven5656 said:
Alright guys think i'm gonna go for the 7870 and haswell. I could squeeze another 100-150 out. Is getting a better GPU worth it?
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £187.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x BenQ GW2260HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £951.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £187.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x BenQ GW2260HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £951.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).

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Gonna go with this build but with this monitor (on sale now) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-090-IY

Probably gonna leave the optical drive and cooler for now. The 9950 is on sale now too :D. I am wondering if the faster ram is worth the £17.
 
Yeah the offers have changed. You'd need the retail CPU then to get the stock cooler then fella.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2482HSD 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £935.26 (includes shipping : £24.45).



Great price on the 2TB HDD, they were £80 not long ago ;)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £187.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2482HSD 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Alpenfohn Civetta Cooler!! £95.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
Total : £861.35 (includes shipping : £17.85).




Gonna go for this tomorrow unless someone tell me I have made a huge mistake :D
Not sure if its worth buying a more expensive 7950 or the MOBO but free cooler is nice.

Edit: too slow mobo out of stock :(
 
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Case wise I could never recommend buying the Zalman z9, Cheep metal and the LED readout has been known to break in a short time. Flat mate has the same case and the LED display failed in about 4 months. Too much of a budget OEM if you ask me.

For the same price I would consider the Bitfenix Shinobi. With or without window.
It also has USB 3 ports where as the Zalman does not. Window version of the Shinobi also includes tool less mounts non window does not.

*snip
 
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cypto said:
Case wise I could never recommend buying the Zalman z9, Cheep metal and the LED readout has been known to break in a short time. Flat mate has the same case and the LED display failed in about 4 months. Too much of a budget OEM if you ask me.

For the same price I would consider the Bitfenix Shinobi. With or without window.
It also has USB 3 ports where as the Zalman does not. Window version of the Shinobi also includes tool less mounts non window does not.

YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
Total : £122.28 (includes shipping : £10.25).

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I have the Z9 Plus. Had it donkeys and everything still works fine (used it for a lot of builds and they are still ok too), I did however suggest the Z9 U3 which is the updated version with USB3 ports and a proper side window rather than mostly mesh on the Plus.

The "core Shinobi" has NO fans supplied or the badge and grills you should have just spec'd the normal windowed case which has two fans supplied and is the same price. That said the front venting isn't great although it can take larger GPUs (up to 320mm vs 295mm on the Z9), I would still prefer the U3 with a USB3 header adapter for the mobo as the Zalman chassis is packed with kit. The Corsair 300R is also worth a look I suppose.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T/OC) £161.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2482HSD 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Akasa USB 3.0 internal adapter cable (AK-CBUB09-15BK) £5.99
Total : £868.81 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Yes I would rather get the MSI Frozr 7950, it's clocked faster and has a better cooler to help OC it for a start. I've included a 7870 here but honestly I'd suggest he scouts out a VTX3D 7870XT Black Boosted Edition instead (OCuk have only just recently stopped stocking it). That's a Tahiti core so is closely related to a 7950, OC it and it trades blows with a stock 7950 (serious bang for buck), I've added the Black Knight just to give an idea of the total cost
 
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Didn't notice you had spec'd the U3 Version. Good to keep in mind that the shinobi "core" comes comes with no fans. The Z9 my flat mate has is the one with the mesh on the side too, I guess some people do alright with the case then. 300R is a good choice too.

Here's the non 'core' shinobi case inc 2 fans. (cheers for pointing that out honosuseri)

YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
Total : £71.09 (includes shipping : £9.25).

 
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