£400 Gaming Spec

Indef1980 · 18 Sep 2011 at 16:21

Hey guys

I'm looking to put together a full gaming system for about £400.
I already have OS/Monitor + peripherals.
The budget can go about 5% higher but not more.

I was thinking something along the lines of an i3-2100, H67 mobo and 6670 1GB?

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

stulid · 18 Sep 2011 at 16:28

A H67 would be nice, but takes this to £440.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **PRE-ORDER ONLY PRICE** £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Coolermaster 120mm Fan - Black £1.99
(£1.66) £1.99
(£1.66)
Sub Total : £342.43
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £70.99
Total : £425.92

stulid · 18 Sep 2011 at 16:35

Alternative,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games £112.99
(£94.16) £112.99
(£94.16)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Coolermaster 120mm Fan - Black £1.99
(£1.66) £1.99
(£1.66)
Sub Total : £327.43
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £67.99
Total : £407.92

6850 vs GTX460 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=313

The 6850 also only needs a single PCI-E connector and so the Corsair PSU above is perfect for it - http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=239 - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-CX430-V2-Power-Supply-Review/1284

Perhaps this option allows you to afford this H67 board - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-172-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1907

honosuseri · 18 Sep 2011 at 16:56

To be fair you're not going to get much better than what stulid has spec'd. He is only just outside your budget with the +5% taken into account.

The only place you could save money is the GPU but seeing as you want a gaming rig this component is quite important

You used to be abe to get the refurb'd 1GB 460 for around £90 but it's not listed anymore sadly. I've mentioned this before on other threads, for what that super OC 460 costs i'd rather pay that extra £10ish to get the 6870 which has two games bundled with it. Certainly worth it if they are games you would be interested in.

Good luck with the build, any problems or questions you know where we are.

Indef1980 · 19 Sep 2011 at 16:32

I'm going to place an order soon, thanks Stulid but I have just one question...

Which types RAM does the MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99 support?

stulid · 19 Sep 2011 at 16:35

Indef1980 said:
Which types RAM does the MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99 support?

1333Mhz DDR3 is its max operating speed, but 1600MHz RAM is the same price and works at lower speeds.

The memory controller is "dual channel" also.

Indef1980 · 19 Sep 2011 at 16:36

Thanks for the quick reply