£1000 pre built budget

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Hi guys, a friend is wanting a 'gaming' pc. Only thing is, he doesn't have any thing, so it would have to be a complete build, he originally suggested £700 all in but I didn't think it would leave much in the way of the actual components, i don't know though so I'm hoping you guys can help with a set up.

Thanks :)

EDIT: To add, he also asked for wireless keyboard and mouse
 
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No way that you'd want to build it yourself? It's good fun and can save a decent amount of money to spend on better components, there's loads of good guides out there.
 
I had a quick go on the configurator, as a pre-built with monitor, O/S and peripherals even an ati fx6300 system was coming in at £1200 inc Vat.

Id guess if you built it yourself you could build it for less than £1000, ill post a components list later when I get chance.
 
Brilliant, thanks guys.

I have built a couple in the past and confident in doing so, I'm just not so sure my friend would have the confidence in me :D I've messaged him so when he takes a break (Truck driver) he can let me know.

Thanks.
 
Got an answer. He would be happy for me to help built computer out of components rather than a pre built.

:D
 
That's great.
He will get warranty anyway, plus freedom to swap stuff and upgrade whenever he wants.

I wouldn't go for wireless peripherals to be honest, but that's his choice.
With this budget it looks like AMD build, maybe APU.
What kind of games does he like?
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
Total : £999.01 (includes shipping : £20.10).



The case and keyboard/mouse are out of stock, but you'll be able to find them elsewhere without too much difficulty.

The PSU will handle another 280X.

The This Week Only deals are rubbish this week :(
 
Great system. Will still have to purchase an OS but that wont be much more, what one do you recommend?He should be more than happy with that set up. Games he likes to play are Kerbal Space Programme and Train Sim 2014. Thanks a bunch :D
 
Fulax said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
Total : £999.01 (includes shipping : £20.10).



The case and keyboard/mouse are out of stock, but you'll be able to find them elsewhere without too much difficulty.

The PSU will handle another 280X.

The This Week Only deals are rubbish this week :(
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Fantastic system for the price ^
 
No need for a ati build :P Fulux has nailed it. Id consider adding an ssd and I think he wanted an O/S apart from that great build.
 
MarkST said:
Great system. Will still have to purchase an OS but that wont be much more, what one do you recommend?He should be more than happy with that set up. Games he likes to play are Kerbal Space Programme and Train Sim 2014. Thanks a bunch :D
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If he wants to save a bit of money (in the short term) he could use a three-month free trial of WIndows 8.1. That's what I did when I was putting my rig together. A lot of people don't rate WIndows 8.1, but it's fine really. The start screen feels like it was designed for tablets (because it was) but once you get past that there's nothing wrong with it. It gets better performance in some games compared to WIndows 7, too, apparently.

Speaking of games: are those the only ones he plays? If so, he could perhaps do with saving a bit on the GPU to get an SSD in the budget.
 
He plays them because they only just about run on his current PC, so with a more capable computer he said he will more than likely buy more games.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Alpenfohn Civetta Cooler!! £86.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £67.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
Total : £1,006.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Save making a new thread, anyone fancy suggesting a gaming rig with a budget of £2500? I've been looking at the Ultima 460i Scimitar V2 pre build, so would love something similar I could build at home, I would need a monitor and os but mouse and keyboard I could add on top of price.

Thanks guys, you have been super helpful and hopefully my friend buys the components soon!!!
 
It isn't watercooled like the Scimitar, but it does get you Crossfire 290s rather than a single 290X.

The orange spray paint is for the rings on the SP120s, AF140, and the pump on the h105.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £479.99
2 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £389.99 (£779.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £93.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Orange £28.45
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved orange/black £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x MTN 94 Spray Paint Orange - 400ml £4.99
Total : £2,511.19 (includes shipping : £20.10).



Alternative: get two 780s instead of the 290s and wait for this monitor: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18570584 - 1440p and 144hz and G-Sync :eek:
 
YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 850W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06225-1) £125.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIR) - Red Light £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler £52.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Alpenföhn Plus Wing Boost PWM Fan Red Clover Edition - 140mm £14.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Red Clover Edition £12.95 (£64.75)
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Black £8.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved red/black £5.99 (£23.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Black £5.99
2 x Akasa FLEXA FP5, Smart PWM cable for 5 PWM case fans. (AK-CBFA03-45) £4.79 (£9.58)
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 : £2,098.63 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 
Couple of great systems guys, thanks. I'm going to have to finalise a few things and then I can start purchasing some gear.

Thanks again :D
 
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