Any help would be greatly appreciated - £1500 computer specs

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I've come into some money and have finally got the chance to get something I've wanted for years which is a great gaming pc. I'm aiming to spend about £1500 on it but would like to get a monitor included in that price (I can get a decent one for £150) however if a worthwhile upgrade would push me back upto £1500 i'd be willing to spend the money.

I was just wondering what components would i be wanting to make the most of my money? I know next to nothing about choosing what components to purchase and i know you all know your stuff.

Thanks for any advice given :)
 
in all honesty spending that much is a bit overkill atm and you may live to regret it once the new consoles are out and higher specced ports start rolling on the pc.

really all you need at the moment is a nice i5k, good 4gb of ram and a half decent mobo, the rest (case, psu etc) can really be up to you but £1500 is just crazy money.
 
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Heres my build from a few weeks back:

1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail @ 163.19GBP

1 x 8GB Corsair Memory XMS3 DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 Dual Channel Desktop - CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 @ 71.16GBP

1 x Crucial m4 64GB 2.5" SATA-III Solid State Hard Drive @ 86.99GBP1 x 700W OCZ ModXStream Pro Modular Silent SLI/Crossfire Ready ATX2.2 Power Supply @ 59.99GBP

1 x Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl Gaming Midi Tower Case @ 77.68GBP1 x TP-Link Draft N 300Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter @ 19.99GBP

1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ 239.99GBP

1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard @ 107.99GBP

1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - OEM @ 70.79GBP

1 x Sony Optical DVD Writer, AD-7260S-0B, SATA, Black, OEM @ 16.43GBP


This lot set be back £940 - add yourself a 1TB HDD for storage and a decent CPU cooler and your looking at £1050

I then went for two Dell U2311H monitors @ £200 each so not far off your budget.

Of course if you don't want two monitors, you could just buy one and get a top end graphics card.
 
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Lara Croft Game MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Lara Croft Game £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
(£60.82) £72.98
(£60.82)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML4GX3M2A1600C9) £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £521.26
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £106.75
Total : £640.51

add a cooler, and your chosen monitor. change the case to something you prefer. you have an option of crossfiring the hd6870 if needed in the future.
should roughly come around to £850-900. if you really want you can add an SSD
save the rest of the money
 
iamtheoneneo said:
in all honesty spending that much is a bit overkill atm and you may live to regret it once the new consoles are out and higher specced ports start rolling on the pc.


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Thats still a couple of years away but to an extent I agree, £1000 can buy you a machine that will play anything out there with ease let alone £1500
 
I've done a smilar build this week.
Silverstone Raven 3 case.
i5, 2500K
Asus Sabertooth mobo.
Corsair H70 cooler.
8Gb RAM.
EVGA 570 SC.
120 GB- OCZ - SSD
1TB HD - Samsung Spinpoint
850W Corsair HX PSU (Spent more than I needed, but love Corsair warranties and want to SLi in the future)
Boogie mouse mat.
windows 7 Pro 64.

hit £1400 with that I think. with some change to spare.
i7 - not worth the price increase, unless you really need Hyper Threading.
580/590 - not worth the extra £100 for the 10% increase. and the 590 is a gimmick.

It'll run everything this year very nicely (And next year, and the year after with an SLi), but also I couldn't afford to wait, as still running a core-duo, and graphics card artifact'ing all over the place.
 
Grinboss said:
So i shouldn't be spending loads on this computer? Is it not worth getting something like a GTX 590?
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nooooo, dont get a 590. they are really noisy, almost as hot as a mcdonalds apple pie, and are a lot worse than what they are based on (two GTX580's in SLI)

something like this will do you fine:
YOUR BASKET
2 x OcUK GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £164.99
1 x OcUK 24" True HD Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £157.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX120G) £134.99
1 x Silverstone RV02 Raven 2 Case - Black £129.98
1 x Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,498.97 (includes shipping : £20.10).
 
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