Help-Christmas Present For The Girl

Hjl3007 · 23 Nov 2013 at 12:07

okay well the story goes my girlfriends dad asked me to sort out my girlfriend with a computer and he is paying. which usually i could do but i have never had this sort of a budget. he has given me a £2500 budget and it needs to be a gaming computer with windows 8 OS and Microsoft office. and if possible gaming mouse and keyboard. all for under £2500. so i thought i would turn to you guys as you have always been helpful in my time of need haha. thank you in advance.

Hjl3007 · 23 Nov 2013 at 13:48

so far i am thinking
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-9590 Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz-5.0GHz/16MB CACHE/AM3+)

Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/Sli)

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)

Graphics Card
6GB AMD RADEON™ HD7990 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
480GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 450MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB VELOCIRAPTOR WD1000DHTZ, SATA 6-Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (10,000rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES™ PLATINUM AX1200i DIGITAL MODULAR PSU

Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

RJC · 23 Nov 2013 at 15:11

YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99 (£659.98)
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE500LW) £281.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £105.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-6GQ-00020) £79.99
1 x SteelSeries 6G v2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (64226) - Black Switch £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Logitech G300 Optical Gaming Mouse (910-003431) £34.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,257.72 (includes shipping : £12.50).

stulid · 23 Nov 2013 at 15:32

RJC said:
YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99 (£659.98)
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE500LW) £281.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £105.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-6GQ-00020) £79.99
1 x SteelSeries 6G v2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (64226) - Black Switch £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Logitech G300 Optical Gaming Mouse (910-003431) £34.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,257.72 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Looks like win to me.

Can save some money with this CPU+H100i bundle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-019-CS&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

But you wont get a retail heatsink to use should for any odd reason the H100i develops a fault.

The Only Beardy · 23 Nov 2013 at 15:53

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £439.99
2 x Asus Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99 (£659.98)
1 x Asus Rampage IV GENE Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £249.95
1 x Corsair Dominator GT 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMT16GX3M4X2133C9) £209.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 1050w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £173.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Ducky DK-9087 Shine 3 TKL Mechanical Keyboard Red Cherry MX Switch - Green LED BackLight £109.99
1 x Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-79G-03549) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black (CC-9011029-WW) £94.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £76.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder 2013 6400 DPI Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse £64.99
Total : £2,519.23 (includes shipping : £13.75).

i think this is what i would get

lee32uk · 23 Nov 2013 at 15:57

Cheaper Ram

YOUR BASKET
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99 (£179.98)
Total : £189.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Hjl3007 · 23 Nov 2013 at 16:02

stulid said:
Looks like win to me.

Can save some money with this CPU+H100i bundle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-019-CS&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

But you wont get a retail heatsink to use should for any odd reason the H100i develops a fault.

this looks great i could always get a spare heatsink as it is still under budget just incase. unless you guys have a better idea.

honosuseri · 23 Nov 2013 at 16:04

Don't you have to keep paying a subscription to use Office 365? There is always Openoffice which is free but the budget easily allows for buying MS office 2013. If she is a student she might be able to get office and the OS cheaply.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £359.94
1 x BenQ XL2411T Rev2.00 24" TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £269.99
2 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £239.99 (£479.98)
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE250LW) £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £105.95
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Ducky DK2108 Zero Mech Mechanical Keyboard Red Cherry Switch £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £55.99
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £39.95
Total : £2,151.58 (includes shipping : £30.80).

It's a very decent budget I expect you'll see lots of suggestions

stulid · 23 Nov 2013 at 16:06

Hjl3007 said:
this looks great i could always get a spare heatsink as it is still under budget just incase. unless you guys have a better idea.

YOUR BASKET
2 x VTX3D Radeon R9 290 "Voltage Unlocked" X-Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99 (£639.98)
1 x EVGA SuperNova 1000W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (220-P2-1000-XR) £149.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £139.99
Total : £939.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Maybe a 1KW PSU and slight change of GFX card.

BinnsY · 23 Nov 2013 at 16:29

This would be my suggestion. I've tryed to build a well rounded system without going overboard just because the budget is high.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £529.99
1 x DGM IPS-2701WPH 27" LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Asus Z87-PRO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £166.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE250KW) £154.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011011-WW) £92.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard - Red Switch £72.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder 2013 6400 DPI Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £59.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
3 x Xigmatek 120mm Crystal White LED Fan £7.49 (£22.47)
Total : £2,417.86 (includes shipping : £22.20).

DaleTheWhale · 23 Nov 2013 at 22:44

2.5k is screaming for watercooling!

Bart_Hunt · 23 Nov 2013 at 22:51

If its a pc for a girl, I wouldn't buy anything that might cause problems or your gf's dad might chase you with an axe :-)

I would skip the watercooling and 290s unless your gf is good with computers.

Qitarah · 23 Nov 2013 at 23:30

I think binnsy has a good build two posts above. Hes got the right idea tbh.

It all depends how much your GF is into pc's, if shes really into the whole pushing her system (or learning about it, could be a fun nerdy couple thing!) then yer go push that budget. However if shes like my GF and totally doesn't give two sods as long as it works and can play games then I'd say skip the water cooling/CFing. If she is into pc's and knows about OCing/troubleshooting basic issues with drivers/cf issues on certain games/etc, then yer go as extreme as you feel comfortable with building!

Just my 2cents either ways. If shes not gonna be interested in Ocing/pushing her PC, then its a waste to get CF'd graphics and water cooling. It will just cause more annoyance to her (and you)!

murah · 24 Nov 2013 at 00:18

do not go for two GPU's as posted above it can be a nightmare, keep it simple drop the most powerful Single GPU solution in there (The 290 flashed to 290x is cheaper than the 290x but its your choice here) or the 780/780ti basically. Dont get a screen that requires 2 GPUS to run decently (anything 1440p or under is fine imo)

2.5k is a hefty budget frankly and you can do a lot for it, If you want looks that can be factured in.

single gpu with this monitor(or another 120/144hz) for gaming http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-070-BQ

Ethermaster · 24 Nov 2013 at 11:11

OK my turn

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T Rev2.00 24" TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £269.99
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black – Red Switch (CH-9000011-UK) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-79G-03549) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black (CC-9011029-WW) £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE120KW) £92.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Z High Performance Gaming Sound Card - Retail (70SB150000001) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
1 x Edifier R1600T Studio Plus 2.0 Monitors £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x Corsair MM400 Standard Solid Gaming Mouse Mat (CH-9000016-WW) £24.98
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved 24 Pin Cable (AXi) - Red £14.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £2,533.13 (includes shipping : £32.90).

Doomedspeed · 24 Nov 2013 at 11:27

Lovely spec ethel,

I've took ethel's spec and modded it a bit to what i'd do (for my lady)...

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T Rev2.00 24" TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £269.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black – Red Switch (CH-9000011-UK) £119.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 650W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020030-UK) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-79G-03549) £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x BitFenix Colossus Micro ATX - Black £82.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Z High Performance Gaming Sound Card - Retail (70SB150000001) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
1 x Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler £49.98
2 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99 (£51.98)
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Ozone Ground Level Medium Gaming Surface £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £2,301.84 (includes shipping : £19.10).

EDIT: not included speakers as i know very little about them..

Omaeka · 24 Nov 2013 at 11:44

Wouldn't spec a 290 card (especially not 2!) for your missus pal, the noise will drive her and her family crazy. They'll either think the PC is dodgy or that you don't know what you're doing.

Very much an enthusiast's card, for general desktop use you'll probably want a cheap Nvidia, a 5 or 6xx series. Save you some money too, unless she games? You didn't mention.

MooMoo444 · 24 Nov 2013 at 12:48

RJC said:
YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99 (£659.98)
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE500LW) £281.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £105.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium x32/x64 English - (PKC) Product Key Card (MRS-6GQ-00020) £79.99
1 x SteelSeries 6G v2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (64226) - Black Switch £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Logitech G300 Optical Gaming Mouse (910-003431) £34.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,257.72 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Good spec, I'd go with something like this if it was my 2.5k

Mei · 24 Nov 2013 at 12:55

as its another girlgamer in need i had a go

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2781-KR) £407.99
1 x Dell Studio S2740L 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £289.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE500LW) £281.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Lian Li PC-V358B Micro-ATX Cube - Black £129.95
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-4CIG) - Green Light £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £92.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W Power Supply (CP-9020055-UK) £89.99
1 x LiteOn DL-8ATSH Slim SLOT Black 8x DVD-RW SATA Optical Drive £26.99
Total : £2,000.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).

left some in budget for keyboard/mouse as its kinda personal thing, you could get her a nice backlit ducky or something but myself i like a smaller keyboard, and the screen i picked was mostly to do with i love a glossy screen, she might not

also i couldnt find the power adapters for the slot loading drive ><

you could go smaller ssd but i run out space on my 256 so *shrug*

fowler002 · 24 Nov 2013 at 14:28

For ethers, dooms and binnsys specs I'd say seasonic g 650w psu or maybe the 750w if you want more head room, if those are going to be single card systems.

Omaeka said:
Wouldn't spec a 290 card (especially not 2!) for your missus pal, the noise will drive her and her family crazy. They'll either think the PC is dodgy or that you don't know what you're doing.

Very much an enthusiast's card, for general desktop use you'll probably want a cheap Nvidia, a 5 or 6xx series. Save you some money too, unless she games? You didn't mention.

Well did you read the op? It says gaming PC so unless that means something else to you then yes she games(well the gaming part could be for the gfs father but either way it will be used for gaming), therefore a cheap 5 or 6xx series card is out unless going for low detail/res in games.