Building a Gaming PC (Recomendations)

ChrizZ

ChrizZ

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Hey all.

Next month i am going to have some extra cash to spend
(around £1,200) and i am in need of a new Gaming PC.

Since i work quite a lot i need a little bit of help choosing the Hardware because i haven't had the chance to sit down and look and see whats new and whats best.

I am currently in work :)

Below is a list of items that i will be wanting :D

  • Monitor
  • Tower + Hardware
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Headset

My spending is around £1,200 but i can take it higher or lower if needed.

I need a top of the range Gaming PC that will be able to run Modern Warfare 2 with out any FPS loss or choke, The same for that ArmA 2 game. :D

If someone could help i would highely appreciate it.

Thanks

Chris
 
so much you could change but to try and get a good pc around your budget i've chosen similar stuff to what i have myself. It does what you want and i'm dead happy with it. Difference being an x2. Gigabyte MB, 1TB HDD and better PSU.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £242.98
(£211.29) £242.98
(£211.29)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £208.99
(£181.73) £208.99
(£181.73)
Samsung P2250 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £179.99
(£156.51) £179.99
(£156.51)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
(£125.21) £143.99
(£125.21)
Silverstone Fortress FT01B-W Tower Case with Window - Black (No PSU) £137.99
(£119.99) £137.99
(£119.99)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) £75.99
(£66.08) £75.99
(£66.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £62.99
(£54.77) £62.99
(£54.77)
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366) £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard - Blue/Red/Purple £29.99
(£26.08) £29.99
(£26.08)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
OCZ Eclipse Laser Gaming Mouse (OCZMSECD) £15.99
(£13.90) £15.99
(£13.90)
Sub Total : £1,121.62
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £18.35
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £171.00
Total : £1,310.97
 
That looks brilliant mate.
Thanks for the help. I am going to email this home now and ill take a look at the stuff for an hour tonight.

The price seems perfect looking at the current hardware.

again a big thanks.

Chris
 
if you think of going for the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 i'd think of going for a 24" screen rather than a 22".

or if you want to stick with the 22" have a look at a 4890 or 275gtx.

not seen much about the mouse, depending on how much you game maybe look at a Razer Lachesis or one of the logitech gaming mice.
 
save yourself some cash and get a standard Q9550 or similar with P35 - 45 board, with some half decent graphics 260 or 280, 4870 or 4890.

An X2 card chews a lot of power, thus you wont need that 750W psu that has been specced for you.

Then spend you money on the things that will matter to you as a gamer.

Ie
sound hardware: sound card, headphones (not cheap nasty headset), seperate mic.

Monitor: 24" is a nice sweet spot that even my old 8800GTS will play most things at full res wilst keeping above 60fps.

keyboard and mouse: both personal preference but buy what you want.

gimme 5 and ill post what I think would be best for yourself

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Total 1150 not including a chassis keyboard or mouse (is kinda personal i think)
This will look and sound amazing, as well as including a blu ray writer HD-DVD player etc etc.

note this is not the latest or best but at your price point this is exactly what I would be purchasing.

You will not notice the extra 10fps above 60fps from getting a more expensive card, however you will definatly notice the increase in comfort and sound quality with a sound card and better headset.
 
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Dedicate £900 for tower, £100 for peripherals, and £200 for a nice Monitor. Remember, don't aim too high, as you will be outdated in a few months time.
 
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