Budget AMD Gaming System

Like the look of this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) with FREE GAMES £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £91.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £67.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £677.88 (includes shipping : FREE).



I am not worried about overclocking. Would it be better to go for an H77 chipset? not sure what the difference is? also do gigabyte have a good reputation these days? have had a couple of duds from them before some years ago. Also would the Corsair Builder series 500 watt psu be ok?
 
Eisenhorn said:
Like the look of this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) with FREE GAMES £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £91.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £67.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £677.88 (includes shipping : FREE).



I am not worried about overclocking. Would it be better to go for an H77 chipset? not sure what the difference is? also do gigabyte have a good reputation these days? have had a couple of duds from them before some years ago.
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-241-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2576

Drop to that board and get the 7870 LE.

Tbh, a 7950 is only 175.00
 
ok, nearly finalised on the following for my budget. any room for improvement? going to order on Monday if possible, hope the MSI card comes into stock early!!!!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) with FREE GAMES £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £91.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £47.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £657.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Eisenhorn said:
ok, nearly finalised on the following for my budget. any room for improvement? going to order on Monday if possible, hope the MSI card comes into stock early!!!!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) with FREE GAMES £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £91.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £47.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £657.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

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So much for no more on the budget ;)

That'd be a good gaming system. No point in getting the Z87 board with a chip you can't overclock, drop that and stretch to the 7950.
 
 
 
That's just about a high end gaming PC, good for the money. It'll play most games at max settings at 1080p so she should be more than happy.
 
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