£1000-£1100 build needed

thenameDS · 31 Dec 2012 at 18:30

Okay so it's almost new year and I thought I'd go all out and build a £1000-£1100 mostly gaming pc for 2013. Having just sold my previous build (recommended by you guys) to my cousin I now have some spare cash. Also my xbox just broke recently and I'm looking into getting back to pc gaming

. I have also pondered a new iMac 27 for it's simplicity and awesome sleek look, but hopefully you guys can convince me otherwise as I would have to go out and buy a new xbox since the iMac is not really gaming appropriate and quite expensive..

I need:
Computer
Monitor (Over 22" prefebly)
Mouse
Keyboard

I already have:
Windows 7 64bit
Harman kardon soundsticks 3 2.1 speakers.

Rendi · 31 Dec 2012 at 18:35

thenameDS said:
I'm looking into getting back to pc gaming .

Are you looking to do anything else or just that?

thenameDS · 31 Dec 2012 at 18:43

Rendi said:
Are you looking to do anything else or just that?

No only heavy thing I will be doing is gaming. The other things I will be doing is using microsoft office packages, bluej and browsing on the internet and those ones don't require much power haha :cool:

LukieBoy007 · 31 Dec 2012 at 19:13

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £81.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x TT eSports Knucker Plunger Gaming keyboard £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,085.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

- Nice 24" 1080p monitor
- Reasonable size SSD
- 2TB of hard drive storage
- Nice case
- Modular, reliable PSU
- Powerful GPU and CPU
- Crossfire and SLI capable motherboard
- Decent keyboard and mouse

R-evans · 31 Dec 2012 at 19:17

LukieBoy007 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £81.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x TT eSports Knucker Plunger Gaming keyboard £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,085.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

- Nice 24" 1080p monitor
- Reasonable size SSD
- 2TB of hard drive storage
- Nice case
- Modular, reliable PSU
- Powerful GPU and CPU
- Crossfire and SLI capable motherboard
- Decent keyboard and mouse

This!

Much better than an iMac and an Xbox

thenameDS · 31 Dec 2012 at 20:16

LukieBoy007 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £81.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x TT eSports Knucker Plunger Gaming keyboard £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,085.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

- Nice 24" 1080p monitor
- Reasonable size SSD
- 2TB of hard drive storage
- Nice case
- Modular, reliable PSU
- Powerful GPU and CPU
- Crossfire and SLI capable motherboard
- Decent keyboard and mouse

Nice build thanks. Few questions wouldn't a 2ms monitor be better than 5ms or is the difference almost unnoticeable? Also forgot to mention I'm left handed.. and I'm wondering if that mouse will be comfy for me.

olivier renault · 31 Dec 2012 at 20:25

thenameDS said:
Nice build thanks. Few questions wouldn't a 2ms monitor be better than 5ms or is the difference almost unnoticeable? Also forgot to mention I'm left handed.. and I'm wondering if that mouse will be comfy for me.

2ms / 5ms, no difference really.

The G400 is right handed.

I have a Zowie AM that is ambidextruous. However, it's a different mouse. smaller, more like an office mouse in terms of ergonomics.

I would probably get the Sensei Raw for a leftie. Similar to the Zowie.

passey89 · 31 Dec 2012 at 20:40

over by £28 sorry but try this

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,128.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

tamzzy · 31 Dec 2012 at 20:50

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £159.95
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Qpad MK-50 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Red Switches £64.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,086.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).

right on budget.
3570k + 7950 = no brainer really
i own this screen i specced. so i know its good ;p
i know the sandisk extreme is rarely specced here, but its a sandforce + toggle nand, so its pretty quick really
for the price, the asus lx2 is better bang for buck than the z77-d3h atm
great value psu for non-sli systems
decent case
1tb hdd/8gb ram/dvdrw as standard
the true spirit 120 is a good cooler for the price, and you should be able to oc to 4.4-4.5ghz easily (unless your chip is a lemon)
qpad 50 mechanical keyboard (need i say more? ;p)
g300 is an ambi mouse

thenameDS · 1 Jan 2013 at 15:55

passey89 said:
over by £28 sorry but try this

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,128.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

Thanks that's fine only slightly over-budget, I would say maybe for me the CPU cooler is a little too pricey as I am not looking to overclock much, if any at all for now.

tamzzy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £159.95
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Qpad MK-50 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Red Switches £64.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,086.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).

right on budget.
3570k + 7950 = no brainer really
i own this screen i specced. so i know its good ;p
i know the sandisk extreme is rarely specced here, but its a sandforce + toggle nand, so its pretty quick really
for the price, the asus lx2 is better bang for buck than the z77-d3h atm
great value psu for non-sli systems
decent case
1tb hdd/8gb ram/dvdrw as standard
the true spirit 120 is a good cooler for the price, and you should be able to oc to 4.4-4.5ghz easily (unless your chip is a lemon)
qpad 50 mechanical keyboard (need i say more? ;p)
g300 is an ambi mouse

Another good build thanks, the keyboard seems expensive but it is nice!

tamzzy · 1 Jan 2013 at 22:33

dont skimp on the keyboard or mouse would be my advice ;p