Advice for game rig (and photo editing) £700 max

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 11:35

just thought i would ask for some recommendations on a system to keep up with my sons who have i5 systems and would like it to be able to handle newish games (ARMA 3 ect.) but also need it for photo editing as i'm a keen photographer.
I dont need a SSD (have a new unused 240g )
dont need OS (got windows 7 pro)
i have a monitor so can make do with that if it keeps costs down and better components

£700 give or take £50 if necessary ..

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 11:54

my monitor is a bit old.. its fujitsu siemens 22" so would i benefit from getting a new monitor (had this one for a few years maybe 4)
i'm fine for a keyboard and mouse ... thanks for the quick response

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 12:00

Shivy011 said:
Changed it to OpenCL before you quoted it and now it seems you changed it

What resolution is that monitor marko?

not sure! ... how do i find out?

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 12:05

fujitsu siemens L22 W13 YE7V015516

analogue 1680 x1050 65khz/59Hz

its very old! ... think it runs on steam power lol

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 12:05

stulid said:
What is the model? or what does display settings say?

P.S heres the same but with a gold rated PSU

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £63.95
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £44.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Antec VSP5000 Silenced Tower Case - Black £39.95
Total : £720.84 (includes shipping : ).

ujitsu siemens L22 W13 YE7V015516

analogue 1680 x1050 65khz/59Hz

its very old! ... think it runs on steam power lol

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 12:07

keep the suggestions coming ..i'm off to work so will check back later and hopefully get the components ordered!!! ... how much is it to have it built?

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 12:15

cheers guys new monitor will be ordered as well ....

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 22:46

do you think its better that OC build it for me? ...i mean at least it will have warranty if its put together by them

ok guys the price all in i'm thinking of spending has now risen to £900 which includes monitor and building..

any more suggestions keeping in mind i want it maybe 50% photo editing and 50% games!!!!!

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 22:52

if it was your £900 what would you do????
i dont need SSD (got a new one to fit)
no operating system (got Win 7 pro)

system with a 24" monitor and build costs please

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 22:53

if its easy enough i will have a go myself! ... just a bit worried about the processor fiddly bit with the paste etc :-~

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 23:04

great stuff stulid ...thanks for your help..... now give me your absolute best spec for my £900 with a monitor mate

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 23:09

i would like a drive .. lie to make a few CD's now and again

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 23:17

looks great! ... cheers, is the one with the 2 free games really that much of a better deal?

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 23:28

stulid said:
If you dont have them and also need a mouse mat it is.

But look at this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £269.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £120.91
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £44.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £909.83 (includes shipping : ).

Much higher quality case and a stronger PSU.

not too bothered about a fancy case to be honest ...the previous £40 one would do me! ..i mean what benefits would i get out of this higher quality case???

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 23:40

it does i suppose! ... every one of the posts has recommended the same i5 processor
is that due to cost or is it a very capable one??

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 23:44

great stuff! ...cheers guys i will get that lot ordered in the coming days..

marko999 · 20 Apr 2015 at 23:51

will do stu! ...i will revive the thread prior to buying just to see if anything else is worth considering before i pull the trigger! ... thanks for you help on this'

marko999 · 21 Apr 2015 at 00:10

so many great components to be had on here! ...whats your set -up???

marko999 · 21 Apr 2015 at 00:33

if i wanted your set up what would it cost??

marko999 · 21 Apr 2015 at 00:54

cool! ... think i will stick to my £900 max lol
a family member bought from e-bay a few weeks back this:

wasn't sure what he was buying at the time, but set it up and seems happy with the results .. what do you think?