£550 - £650 Gaming Spec

Sharplucas · 8 Jul 2012 at 21:40

Hey everyone I need a new pc for gaming for £550 to £600 it can go up to £620 at the most but I want the best out of it I can get I'd prefer an Nvidia Gpu since I play games Like bf3 And Batman Arkham city I don't need a monitor, mouse, Keyboard or Os just the machine.

Thanks Guys!

Erich Kriegler · 8 Jul 2012 at 21:43

These recent threads should give you an idea of what to expect.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18420140

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18420895

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18421080

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18417814

Sharplucas · 8 Jul 2012 at 21:46

Thanks!

Sharplucas · 8 Jul 2012 at 21:59

Anyone?

Doomedspeed · 8 Jul 2012 at 22:27

A balanced build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Sapphire HD 6950 OC "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £52.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £35.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.12
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £628.52 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Sharplucas · 8 Jul 2012 at 22:41

Thanks that looks pretty good at the top end of my budget but could also do a spec for the lowest en of my budget please? £550

Doomedspeed · 8 Jul 2012 at 23:00

Im not being lazy, honest. But for the lower, just swap the i5 out for the i3. You won't get any bottle necking. Though obviously performance won't be as good as with he i5. Still you won't be struggling one bit. The motherboard choice, also give you the option to upgrade to an overclockable CPU.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 6950 OC "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £52.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £35.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.12
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £544.52 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Sharplucas · 8 Jul 2012 at 23:02

Okay thanks, I my probably will switch to the i3 and get the msi z77 43 instead

Number_25 · 9 Jul 2012 at 02:07

Sharplucas said:
Okay thanks, I my probably will switch to the i3 and get the msi z77 43 instead

I think that opting for the i3 for gaming purposes would be a bad move.

You're really better off going with the i5-2500k/3570k to get 100% from your spec.

olivier renault · 9 Jul 2012 at 12:23

I've seen mediocre reviews of the G43, I tend not to spec that board.