£800 Budget Build - Please Help!

PyroSkink

PyroSkink

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Hi,

So quick backstory... 6-7 years ago I bought my first gaming rig. Sadly after 5 years at uni it fell by the wayside and quickly became outdated. Forcing me to convert over to xbox.

But hard times have (kind of) passed, I'm out of uni and have a job. So I'm desperate to return to the world of PC gaming.

So with this in mind, could some of you very wise folks please spec me a complete system for £800?

I need everything, OS/Monitor etc. Though I'm happy to leave mouse and keyboard out of the budget, then find and use some rubbish ones till I get hold of something better.

I'm entirely concerned about gaming performance, don't care how it looks or encodes video etc...

Thanks for your help in advance guys, I'm way out of the loop on PC Gaming!

PyroSkink


edit: Would like to be able to play games such as BF3, D3, SWOTR, Skyrim and whatever else is coming round the corner :D
 
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Hi and welcome :)

This is slightly over budget, and without keyboard/mouse but will perform very well!


YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £63.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £820.18 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Alternatively with keyboard/mouse:


YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £191.99
1 x BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £63.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £804.35 (includes shipping : £20.10).



Hope that helps!
 
I'm in the same situation as yourself PyroSkink, I've not had a gaming PC for 4 years and I really don't like console gaming so I'm thinking of getting a new system with the same sort of budget :).

Is there any point in PyroSkink and myself waiting for the new Ivy bridge processors?
 
l0wther said:
I'm in the same situation as yourself PyroSkink, I've not had a gaming PC for 4 years and I really don't like console gaming so I'm thinking of getting a new system with the same sort of budget :).

Is there any point in PyroSkink and myself waiting for the new Ivy bridge processors?
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Well this is up to you really. With IB being so close, it's probably worth holding out a few days to see what the prices are like :)

That being said, nothing wrong with buying a PC today! Note the second build has an i3 CPU - this won't be replaced for some time so if you're considering that build, don't wait for IB!
 
What sort of difference in performance am I likely to see between an i3 and an i5?

edit: also is there a fairly clear future upgrade path with either build?
 
beejjacobs said:
Well this is up to you really. With IB being so close, it's probably worth holding out a few days to see what the prices are like :)

That being said, nothing wrong with buying a PC today! Note the second build has an i3 CPU - this won't be replaced for some time so if you're considering that build, don't wait for IB!
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I'll probably be waiting for IB then. I won't have the funds available for another 2-3 weeks anyway. Will have to see if I even need an IB processor, all I want to do is play new games on max settings on 1 monitor 22-24 inch monitor.

Sorry btw PyroSkink, don't mean to hijack your thread.
 
PyroSkink said:
What sort of difference in performance am I likely to see between an i3 and an i5?

edit: also is there a fairly clear future upgrade path with either build?
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i3 vs i5 - gaming benchmarks near the bottom.

The i5 is worth it if you can stretch, as it'll last longer being quad core and it can be overclocked for a nice boost.

Either build will accept an i5 2500K, i7 2600K... or the IB equivalent [basically socket 1155 CPUs]

PyroSkink said:
Oh and thanks beejjacobs! Its very much appreciated!
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You're most welcome!
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £175.99
1 x BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - White £36.98
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £811.80 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
Thanks Warecast, but i reckon I'm gonna run with Bejjacobs first spec.

I'll grab that 7850 today while its cheap and then pick-up the rest when I have the money (hopefully only a few days). The money i save on the gpu should bring me closer to budget and let me pickup a IB i5!
 
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