£700 Gaming rig

dulie666 · 11 Feb 2013 at 16:20

Hello,

I am looking for a new gaming rig within my budget of £700 if possible i would like it to run battlefiled 3 cod ect.

If possible i would like it to have a very funky looking case something like the Zalman Z11
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-043-ZA

thanks. Jacob

tamzzy · 11 Feb 2013 at 16:22

need os/monitor/mouse/keyboard/speakers?

tamzzy · 11 Feb 2013 at 16:45

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £52.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £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 **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 : £699.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

snips86x · 11 Feb 2013 at 17:38

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Aerocool Vs-9 Advance Midi Tower Case - Black £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 : £718.43 (includes shipping : £10.50).

LukieBoy007 · 11 Feb 2013 at 17:44

Just the tower:
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 Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Zalman Z11 Plus Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £683.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

snips86x · 11 Feb 2013 at 18:00

LukieBoy007 said:
Just the tower:
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 Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Zalman Z11 Plus Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £683.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Nice build

LukieBoy007 · 11 Feb 2013 at 18:24

snips86x said:
Nice build

Cheers man

dulie666 · 11 Feb 2013 at 18:59

would it be possible to have the Zalman Z11 with this rig

snips86x said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Aerocool Vs-9 Advance Midi Tower Case - Black £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 : £718.43 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Idleman · 11 Feb 2013 at 19:03

tamzzy said:
need os/monitor/mouse/keyboard/speakers?

Do you have or need any of these?

dulie666 · 11 Feb 2013 at 20:25

Nope

I do not need any but computer

LukieBoy007 · 11 Feb 2013 at 20:36

You could drop the cooler and then it'd make room for a Z11.
Or you could mix and match from mine and snips' builds.

tamzzy · 11 Feb 2013 at 20:52

why not get a 7950?

dulie666 · 11 Feb 2013 at 21:32

tamzzy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £52.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £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 **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 : £699.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

I think this build is the best but i would like a case like the Z11 don't mind paying a bit extra as posting is not important since i live near Newcastle-under-Lyme

LukieBoy007 · 11 Feb 2013 at 21:51

Go ahead with that build then

If you could spend another £10 ontop of that, you should get a Z77-D3H motherboard.
Also, why not wait until Wednesday for the new weekly deals?

The Running Man · 11 Feb 2013 at 21:59

I'd also not buy a b grade HDD. And no idea why anyone wouldn't choose the Samsung green ram others have a bit tighter settings but I'd do it anyway.

honosuseri · 11 Feb 2013 at 22:44

Might pay to wait for the new AMD games bundle to be sold with the 7850 and the 7950 GPUs

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T/OC) £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £66.95
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
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 : £711.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

Bacon? · 11 Feb 2013 at 22:45

The Running Man said:
I'd also not buy a b grade HDD. And no idea why anyone wouldn't choose the Samsung green ram others have a bit tighter settings but I'd do it anyway.

Any reason not the for b-grade? I own a Seagate one and theres nothing wrong with it.

EDIT. Hono's build above looks good

Be wary of the card though since it appears to have locked fan control :/

Idleman · 11 Feb 2013 at 23:31

honosuseri said:
Might pay to wait for the new AMD games bundle to be sold with the 7850 and the 7950 GPUs

I think you will find they already are.