Budget £750 for a Gaming PC

[mika9891]

Hi,

Time to get a new PC, budget is around £750.

I allready have the following:
- Benq 21" Monitor (DVI port only)
- SSD and 1TB HDD
- Windows 7

Will need a Case and PSU too, stock cooler is fine with me as not going to overclock, PC is kept off the ground with plenty space.

My preferences are an Intel Quad Core and mATX board, case with side window, although its not a must have.

My current setup is as follows:
- Intel Core 2 Duo Quad Q9550
- Gigabyte GA-G41m Motherboard
- MSI Nvidia 660
- 4GB Corsair DDR2 memory (2x2gb)
- 2 x 500GB SATA Hard Drive
- 650W corsair PSU

Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[mika9891]

You got a case?

What model is the PSU, might be able to reuse it if its any good.

PSU is Corsair CX600M, case is a cheap Casecom 7760, however will need changing as the power button and restart button are sticking.

Thanks.

 

[mika9891]

So you can keep your PSU and HDD's

You want a mobo, cpu, ram, gpu, case and cooler?

Sorry for the misunderstanding, need a PSU too. stock cooler is fine for me as i dont really overclock or leave the PC on for too long. the PC will kept off the ground, with a lot of space around it.

EDIT: will edit 1st post

 

[mika9891]

@theaterix Thanks, missed out on the 390 recently, think it was up for around £215 , will most likely go for a cheaper case like mentioned.

@Snookums thanks , will stick with current PSU as both of you recommended.

 

[mika9891]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD4UZ124001608G-2CI= £71.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA200)= £49.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P)= £239.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £97.99
• 1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window= £59.99
• 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £64.99

Total: £798.13
(includes shipping: £13.20)
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Here you go, £30-40 over budget, take out the hard drive if needs be.
Like Snookums said, your current PSU will hold up nicely try to reuse as much as possible, and without the PSU, my build will go under £750!

Sorry if i'm sounding a bit silly, but in the past i've stuck to kingston ram and MSI cards, what are avexir and zotac like as it will be a first for me.

EDIT: pricewise its more or less spot on, thanks.

 

[mika9891]

Yeah if you want too, take the SSD i mentioned above instead of the PSU i mentioned in my last post. Believe me when i say, SSD's are worth their higher costs. Use it as a boot drive and thank me later

Thanks, ssd will be on the list. Most likely will have one 500gb hdd and the ssd as a primary.