£600 Budget - Moderate Gaming Rig

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 13:18

£600-£750 Budget - Moderate Gaming Rig

Hi, I'm looking for a decent rig that will Smash games like Sims 3/4 on highest settings for my missus and Football Manager for me. The ability to play other games would be nice too.

I don't mind if you spec me Intel/AMD CPUs or Nvidia/AMD GPUs

Thanks for any help

I need a full spec inc monitor, I am buying this gradually so don't mind if you spec me pre order stuff and I really don't care what the case looks like.

teppic · 31 Aug 2013 at 13:25

Do you already have Windows?

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 13:32

teppic said:
Do you already have Windows?

Yes I have my OS disc

teppic · 31 Aug 2013 at 13:36

This is a bit over, but the graphics card is superb. You could go down to a 7870 to bring the price down.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £189.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £55.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £641.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

mp260767 · 31 Aug 2013 at 13:48

could drop the memory to 4gb to reduce cost slightly, didn't say if you have 32 or 64 bit operating system.

670 GTX is on offer this week only , so if you can't get it , could wait until another offer comes along, or could swap for something like the ati 7870.

Also, gone for the 4.00ghz processor, depends if you think its worth the extra £30 over Teppic's 3.50 chip.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II OC Gamer 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £199.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £143.99
1 x MSI 990XA-GD55 AMD 990X Chipset (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Zalman Z12 Midi Tower Case - Black £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £641.93 (includes shipping : FREE).

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 13:56

It is a 64 bit OS. and decent specs so far thanks guys. Which GPU is better the 7950 or the 670?

I think I could stretch to 750 but would want to include a monitor

DaleTheWhale · 31 Aug 2013 at 14:11

I'd go with Teppics, aftermarket cooler means he can overclock it to 4ghz if required, plus has a better PSU. The 7950 is fantastic at that price.

teppic · 31 Aug 2013 at 14:26

Yeah, the 8320 easily overclocks to 8350 speeds (and higher), saving yourself a fair chunk. And the stock cooler is noisy and horrible anyway.

Here's the spec with a monitor included:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £189.95
1 x BenQ GW2260HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £55.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £764.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 14:35

teppic said:
Yeah, the 8320 easily overclocks to 8350 speeds (and higher), saving yourself a fair chunk. And the stock cooler is noisy and horrible anyway.

Here's the spec with a monitor included:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £189.95
1 x BenQ GW2260HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £55.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £764.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).

It's a nice build would subbing the Mobo for something like this be alright

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-415-GI

teppic · 31 Aug 2013 at 14:36

rikib004 said:
It's a nice build would subbing the Mobo for something like this be alright

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-415-GI

Nope. You need a decent board for this CPU.

You could go down to a 7870 at £150, but it's quite a big drop in graphics performance. The 7950 can play anything you throw at it well.

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 15:15

Any chance of an intel spec to get an idea of a competitive rig

teppic · 31 Aug 2013 at 15:31

It'd be difficult without a higher budget. You don't want to drop to Ivy bridge i3, etc.

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 17:28

That Mobo is out of stock, any replacements as good?

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 21:26

I have put this build together, kinda over my budget but if it works I can maybe stretch to it. Any concerns? anything you'd change? Completely different build? Anything i'm missing?

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £189.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £143.99
1 x BenQ GW2260HM 22" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £84.95
1 x MSI 970A-G46 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £64.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £55.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £854.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).

teppic · 31 Aug 2013 at 21:30

The motherboard - I wouldn't go for that one. If you want something in stock any of these:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £113.99
1 x Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
Total : £322.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).

The MSI one won't overclock as well. And the 8320 really comes into its own if you push it to about 4.3-4.5GHz or so (which is possible with the Hyper 212 cooler). For that reason I wouldn't buy the 8350 either, as it's just a higher clocked 8320.

tamzzy · 31 Aug 2013 at 21:34

65 quid cheaper, looking at the games you're playing, you could save on getting a 6 core amd and a cheaper gpu

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) with FREE GAMES £149.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £84.95
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £790.33 (includes shipping : £13.75).

24 inch monitor included (same price as the 22 in ur spec)

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 22:06

Thanks for that, switched the motherboard and actually removed the monitor all together. A friend is giving me one he has at his house.

If I were to go with this spec what else would I need? any mounts, thermal pastes, wires and anything else?

teppic · 31 Aug 2013 at 22:08

I'd stick to the 8320 because upcoming games are more and more likely to give better performance (you didn't mention the other games, but I'd assume it could be any big titles). There's only £24 in it. You could drop to the 7870, it performs well - but the 7950 is a fantastic price and it'll last longer for good performance.

The cooler comes with thermal paste in a tube, or pre-applied. You get all the cables and things you need with the various bits.

rikib004 · 31 Aug 2013 at 22:11

Just wondering why you are leaning toward the 8320 over the 8350? I'm not likely to overclock... Not much anyway, if that makes any difference

teppic · 31 Aug 2013 at 22:13

The 8320 and 8350 are the same CPU - one is factory clocked at 3.5GHz, the other at 4GHz. But you can just run them at the same speed anyway which makes them exactly the same.