£500 gaming machine spec please

[GM2]

Hi

Budget of about £500, but less is fine!
Looking for mainly gaming machine.

No screen, software or peripherals needed.

Your thoughts and suggestions appreciated!

Thanks

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £91.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £516.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Thats a normal build for this sort of price point.

• The Z77 board will allow you to overclock a "K" (2500K/3570K etc) CPU if you get one in the future.

• The GFX card has 2Gb of Vram so will hold up better than a 1GB model.

• You get free delivery too, so it is £501

 

[Bacon?]

You dont need 2 x DVD-RW though

 

[stulid]

Im on the beer.

 

[Anox]

A pint and a pack of crisps.

 

[dacads]

A pint and a pack of crisps.

Cheese & Onion of course.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £91.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60.00
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45.00
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard III Gaming Case - Black £27.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £477.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[lee32uk]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3470 3.20GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £155.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x **B Grade** Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM £30
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £501.85 (includes shipping : FREE).




Or you could buy a new gpu and sell the games

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QT2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £167.99
Total : £167.99 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[Doomedspeed]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3470 3.20GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £155.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x **B Grade** Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM £30
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £501.85 (includes shipping : FREE).




Or you could buy a new gpu and sell the games

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QT2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £167.99
Total : £167.99 (includes shipping : FREE).

I have to admit that is a great build for £500...

 

[GM2]

Many thanks for these!

Are 'B' grade products generally OK? With the board, what's likely to be missing and is that going to be a pain?!

Thanks

 

[yasen78]

Probably some of the cables or disks may not be include in the package. But you still have a warranty included. So go ahead with no worries. I would buy a Grade B products from overclockers.co.uk any day if I want it.

 

[GM2]

OK - thanks for that.

 

[stulid]

Or you could buy a new gpu and sell the games

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QT2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £167.99
Total : £167.99 (includes shipping : FREE).

I would not spend an extra £18 on that card, it only has an extra 100MHz on the core but has less warranty.

 

[lee32uk]

I would not spend an extra £18 on that card, it only has an extra 100MHz on the core but has less warranty.

2 year warranty, which is the same as the msi card Unless OCUK have made a typo in the listing.

 

[Bacon?]

It also has a better cooler and clocks better unless I am mistaken.

 

[stulid]

2 year warranty, which is the same as the msi card Unless OCUK have made a typo in the listing.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18286329&highlight=username_scottib

I dont believe it has changed.

 

[stulid]

I've asked what the card should be.

I will update with an answer.

 

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £199.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £91.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £34.99
1 x **B Grade** Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM £30.00
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £520.93 (includes shipping : FREE).



something different to the table.

Or this non b grade mobo

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
Total : £75.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[uzairzaidi]

This is fantastic - I just logged on the forums looking to upgrade my existing gaming setup as well. Would you guys say that this spec will outperform my existing laptop?

Notebook: Dell XPS 17-L702X (XPS 17 Series)
Processor: Intel Core i7 2630QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 3072 MB
RAM: 6GB

The reason I want to upgrade is because I bought a Benq 2411XT Monitor and am using it in HDMI mode on my laptop therefore im not getting the 120hz (reason I bought it). The only games I play at the moment are Counter Strike - Global Offensive and World of Warcraft. I prefer having extremely high fps as opposed to serious eye candy.

 

[stulid]

I've asked what the card should be.

I will update with an answer.

The MSI 7850 has now been changed to 3 years warranty on the product page.

 

[joelk2]

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £91.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £75.00
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45.00
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £476.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).