£500 Gaming PC

ManikMiner · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:16

Can you guys possibly let me know what are the best parts to buy for a "specifically" gaming PC? I'm looking to spend around £500. This includes everything other than M+K and monitor. So I need a case, SSD (dont need much space), Mobo, GPU, CPU, etc

Any advice on the best parts atm would be greatly appreciated

Thanks guys xxxxx

stulid · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:28

Need an OS?

ManikMiner · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:29

No I don't need the OS

x

stulid · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:30

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £101.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Kingston Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £500.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

ManikMiner · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:33

Wow that was quick! Very nice guys thanks. Just wondering if anyone could answer this? How much of a difference would it make to get an i3 vs i5 ? Will it affect me much?

stulid · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:36

Heres a i3 2100 vs i5 2500K - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/289?vs=288

Gaming benchmarks are near the bottom, the i3 2120 in the spec is faster than the 2100 and a i5 3570K is faster than a 2500K, so that chart balances out almost.

You can not overclock the i3 2100 or 2120, but the motherboard is ready for a suitable CPU to be dropped in and overclocked.

pitchfork · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:40

£500 on the head.
Splendid effort.

Bacon? · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:46

Would have gotten the 460 over the 6850 considering the price difference.

ManikMiner · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:47

Yeah, no idea how u managed that even with the shipping. Is there some way we can give u an award :\ ?

Thanks loads though. Now..... time to find the "buy" buttons

xx

stulid · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:49

ManikMiner said:
Yeah, no idea how u managed that even with the shipping. Is there some way we can give u an award :\ ?

Thanks loads though. Now..... time to find the "buy" buttons xx

If you dont mind B grade products, theres a 6870 for £110 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-232-MS&groupid=595&catid=683&subcat=

ManikMiner · 16 Aug 2012 at 16:56

B grade? second hand is that??

stulid · 16 Aug 2012 at 17:01

ManikMiner said:
B grade? second hand is that??

Returned items/unwanted, might be missing an accessory or two.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/announcement.php?f=117

ManikMiner · 16 Aug 2012 at 17:07

Yes that looks perfect then. No biggie if it comes in a brown box as long as it works

thanks againnnnn x