£750 Gaming PC

kriscfc · 29 May 2014 at 16:15

Hello guys i need your help once again

Could you please spec me a gaming pc for around £750
I will need all everything apart from peripherals and monitor.
Preferably windows 8

Thanks.

Danny75 · 29 May 2014 at 17:42

AMD basket with 256GB SSD (storage drive can be added later on if needed):

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Corsair Force LX 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (CSSD-F256GBLX) £99.98
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £750.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).

With a slightly slower SSD, and a GTX 770:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £764.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).

agrestik · 29 May 2014 at 19:55

Would it be possible if someone could put a Intel instead of a amd, cheers.

CEUOTC · 29 May 2014 at 20:03

Basic build with a SSD, plenty of space to add extra storage later.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0600-KR) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £755.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

CEUOTC · 29 May 2014 at 20:09

AMD R9 270X is good enough for 1080p, added 1TB HDD into the mix.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0600-KR) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £749.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

kriscfc · 30 May 2014 at 16:56

Hello, i have managed to get my budget up to £850 and i have came up with something with this

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KTZ) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - Red £104.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £87.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £46.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £841.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).

I know that there is no OS however i was thinking about using the 90 days trail. Would you guys change anything about this? I could possibly stretch the budget even more to £900 if I have too.

Thanks.

lee32uk · 30 May 2014 at 17:10

That Ram won't fit under the cooler. Also the Corsair psu is not the best. I would be looking at a Superflower or EVGA/NZXT.

Lemin · 30 May 2014 at 17:14

SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-052-TG

lee32uk · 30 May 2014 at 17:20

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 290 V2 X-Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (VXR9 290 4GBD5-DHX) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Asus Z97-K Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £94.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £46.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £928.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The Asus board comes with a Free headset, which you could sell on to bring it under £900.

The Ronin is a great case for the money.

kriscfc · 30 May 2014 at 17:24

Now, i have came up with this
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KTZ) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - Red £104.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £87.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £46.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £847.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).

However now im stuck between this and the PC that lee32uk made.
Any suggestions on which one i should choose ??
Thanks.

lee32uk · 30 May 2014 at 17:53

If you are set on the NZXT case then go with your build. You could swap the board for the Asus one, as you get a free Asus Echelon headset worth £59.99.

If you don't mind a compromise on the case, then the 290 card in my spec is faster than the GTX 770.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1037

agrestik · 30 May 2014 at 18:51

On the GTX 770 will i be able to play games such as battlefield and watchdogs on ultra settings ?

Lemin · 30 May 2014 at 19:22

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1056?vs=1037

agrestik · 30 May 2014 at 23:41

I've came up to this
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KTZ) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - Red £104.99
1 x Asus Z97-K Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £46.99
Total : £884.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Anything i should change so it adds up to £900~? Thanks.

lee32uk · 31 May 2014 at 00:01

Swap the Corsair cooler for the Raijintek in the above spec, then you can put the savings towards a 250GB Evo SSD.

Slightly over the £900 mark, but at least you get a free £60 headset with the motherboard.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KTZ) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.98
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - Red £104.99
1 x Asus Z97-K Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £94.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £46.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £906.49 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Qitarah · 31 May 2014 at 00:11

If it were me I would get a cheaper case and drop the mechanical hdd and add the money towards a r9 290 graphics card.

coupe69 · 31 May 2014 at 00:22

What's the big attraction with the NZXT case? For that money there's far better cases you could buy. It's also a MASSIVE full tower!

agrestik · 31 May 2014 at 00:23

Are you sure you still get the free headset with the motherboard? When i clicked on it there's nothing about a free headset anymore.

Thanks.

agrestik · 31 May 2014 at 00:25

coupe69 said:
What's the big attraction with the NZXT case? For that money there's far better cases you could buy. It's also a MASSIVE full tower!

To be honest i really like the way this case looks, however what is a different case that you suggest ?

tamzzy · 31 May 2014 at 00:44

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Seidon 120V All in one Liquid CPU Cooler Kit £39.95
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - White £39.95
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £897.68 (includes shipping : £19.10).

900 quid all in. includes os