Build for gaming.

[singhman]

Hello,

I am looking to having a new build for gaming. Budget could be stretched to £800, however I would ideally like to keep it around £700 unless the performance gain is significant enough to add the extra cost. I do not require a monitor, case, peripherals or psu.

My current build is rather old now, is it worth keeping these current components to use?
CPU Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.80GHz
Lynnfield 45nm Technology

Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. P7P55D LE (LGA1156)

Thanks for the time and help.

 

[ShivP]

Welcome

What PSU will you be reusing, and what case?
What also is the rest of the specs of the current system? I think with just a new GPU, SSD and possibly PSU if needed you could refresh your current system

 

[stulid]

Hi and welcome.

Can you tell me your full current specs (all drives, Cooler, RAM amount+speed etc) and what OS you have?

Also what resolution is your monitor?

 

[singhman]

This is the full spec list.

Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.80GHz 43 °C
Lynnfield 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P7P55D LE (LGA1156) 42 °C
Graphics
SMB1930HD (1360x768@60Hz)
767MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (NVIDIA)
Hard Drives
149GB Western Digital WDC WD1600AAJS-62WAA0 ATA Device (SATA)
932GB Seagate ST31000528AS ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7241S ATA Device

My current PSU is a Corsair 750w. The heatsink I currently have is a Zalman CNPS9900DF Heatsink and Dual Fan. And the case I have http://www.inwin-style.com/en/goods.php?act=view&id=FANQUA.

 

[stulid]

Keep that PSU then.

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 Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £44.99
Total : £665.94 (includes shipping : ).




Not sure about the cooler, it says it fits 1150, so get new paste unless you want a new one.

Your case looks like it can take a GTX970 but can you measure the space from the rear slot to the HDD cage?

 

[ShivP]

"1360x768@60Hz"

If your monitor is at that res I would recommend upgrading that too

 

[deano-5]

"1360x768@60Hz"

If your monitor is at that res I would recommend upgrading that too

Same as my tv lol

 

[stulid]

I found the answer to my own question, you have 250mm of space for GFX cards.

So that rules quite a few out then.

I also just seen what monitor you have so I would suggest getting a 24" 1080P with a 1ms response time for gaming.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 960 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N960-1DDV-E5CNX) £149.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £44.99
Total : £680.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Or this 970 fits - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-ZT&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

 

[singhman]

Hello again,

Thanks for the replies. Apologies I should have mentioned about the monitor, a relative is going to give me his BenQ RL2455HM.

If I were to get a new case to fit the infin8 is there a particular one you would recommend? Or is there not a big difference with the zotac to be worth buying a new case.

 

[stulid]

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 Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £44.99
1 x Antec VSP5000 Silenced Tower Case - Black £39.95
Total : £705.89 (includes shipping : ).



This is a good case for the money and has three included fans and speed controllers.

Or did you want one with a side window?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-161-NX

But no space for any external drives so if you needed a DVD drive it would have to be external.

 

[singhman]

That case is ideal thanks. Personally prefer it without windows so no LED or lights inside to be seen.

Thanks a lot for all the help.

 

[stulid]

No problem

Dont forget new thermal paste to attach your existing cooler, something like PK-2/3 will do you.