Build me a PC

Norrdic91 · 5 Jan 2013 at 13:39

I was wondering if anyone could like put some items together that would be pretty good for gaming. Like playing BF3 on high.

I have around £650-700 to spend.

I'd prefer it to be Intel & Nvidia Graphics.

It would be really helpful to me because i don't know what to buy at the moment.

Thanks

dacads · 5 Jan 2013 at 13:54

You should be able to get some cashback via quidco

http://www.quidco.com/overclockers-uk/

And I know you prefer nVidia but I would go with a Radeon 7850

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660Ti Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Xigmatek Pantheon Mid Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (1x8GB) 1600MHz PC3-12800C10 Single Channel Module (KHX1600C10D3B1/8G) £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £725.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Norrdic91 · 5 Jan 2013 at 14:10

Thanks pal!

Very much appreciated. I was thinking of going for the 660TI actually. Would it not be better to get 2x4GB on the memory? I heard it's better to twin them up. Not sure about that tho...

snips86x · 5 Jan 2013 at 14:22

Norrdic91 said:
Thanks pal! Very much appreciated. I was thinking of going for the 660TI actually. Would it not be better to get 2x4GB on the memory? I heard it's better to twin them up. Not sure about that tho...

Can you push for a 680?

Norrdic91 · 5 Jan 2013 at 14:59

snips86x said:
Can you push for a 680?

Not really mate. I'm a student and i don't have a job so i'm making do with what i get from my loan and from bursarys.

dacads · 5 Jan 2013 at 15:07

Got to spare a few quid for the baked beans and pot noodles

Oh and yeah dual channel is faster, I didn't spot it was one stick

Although having one stick can be ideal as well because there's plenty of room to upgrade in the future and meanwhile much tidier inside

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (1x8GB) 1600MHz PC3-12800C10 Single Channel Module (KHX1600C10D3B1/8G) £34.99
Total : £74.89 (includes shipping : £3.26).

LukieBoy007 · 5 Jan 2013 at 15:34

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £72.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
2 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £684.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I would definitely recommend a 7850 over a 600TI, unless the programs you use take advantage of CUDA and other Nvidia technologies.