£600 gaming rig

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Crixus00

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Hey guys,

My brother wants a new pc within the above budget, can anyone recommend me a good spec?

- It will be primarily for gaming.
- He has Monitor/ Mouse/ keyboard, but will need an O/S.
- Tempted to go with Windows 7 rather than W8.
- Is quad core possible at this budget?

Cheers
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN1G2M) £149.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £610.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Using the Z77 would give him an upgrade to the i5/i7 later on. i3 is perfectly capable CPU when paired with a 7850. You could remove the SSD and add a HDD if needed.
 
is there anything from his old computer he can reuse?
eg: psu, case, optical drive, hdd, ssd, heatsink?

if he does then:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £35.99
Total : £537.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
tamzzy said:
is there anything from his old computer he can reuse?
eg: psu, case, optical drive, hdd, ssd, heatsink?

if he does then:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £35.99
Total : £537.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

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I'd change the MSI g/card for the HIS one!! Fan's are quieter & price is the same.
 
tamzzy said:
is there anything from his old computer he can reuse?
eg: psu, case, optical drive, hdd, ssd, heatsink?
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Unfortunately not, its a really old AMD budget gamer and its on its lasts legs!

I might try and salvage the hdd but i wont want it as the primary drive.

tamzzy said:
the HIS card has 1gb vram btw.
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Good point. I'm thinking 2gb is a must particular as i know he likes BF3.
 
best, i could come up with. no quad core unfortunately.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x **B Grade** Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (With Cakewalk Musi (HD-022-IN) £80
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £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 : £635.92 (includes shipping : FREE).



if you desperately want quad core:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £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
Total : £628.92 (includes shipping : FREE).



gotta sacrifice the ssd, optical drive
 
Here's my mainly B-Grade attempt :p

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Intel Core i5-3550 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x **B Grade** Intel 520 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (With Cakewalk Musi (HD-022-IN) £80.00
1 x **B Grade** MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 (MB-188-MS) £62.00
1 x **B Grade** Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £40.00
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £35.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £34.98
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £28.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £625.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



No I haven't forgotten the OS, just google Windows 8 $43.99 ;)
 
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