Building a gaming PC

ChroniclesKR · 5 Dec 2013 at 11:38

Hi Everyone,

Me and my dad are wanting to build a computer as a little project of ours. We’ve not done anything like this before, so we’d be grateful for any help. Our budget is between £600 - £800. I don’t need a mouse, Keyboard or monitor, but I will need an OS. Thanks in advance to anyone that posts suggestions :-)

GavinDavies · 5 Dec 2013 at 12:38

Gaming PC Build

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ **** PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T20 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.04 @ ************)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.62 @ ************)
Memory: Corsair Dominator GT 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£114.14 @ ************)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.50 @ **** PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£177.99 @ ******)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£65.99 @ ****)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) (£69.32 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £712.39

This Leaves about £80 Left for a case of your choice, you should be able to pick up a decent one for that!
This PC will be good for whatever, gaming or anything, also you got windows 8.1 in there and all the latest parts!

PHazlington · 6 Dec 2013 at 17:31

Good value, just a couple of things I would change:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £74.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £65.99
Total : £150.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

For the case, I would recommend any of these

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £78.95
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
Total : £311.84 (includes shipping : £29.15).

Josh · 6 Dec 2013 at 17:51

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £74.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £71.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case (CC-9011036-WW) £57.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £809.40 (includes shipping : £8.00).

120GB SSD for OS & some key applications - nice fast boot times
1TB HDD for media
8GB Ram is more than enough for gaming - don't get 12GB
Windows 8.1
GPU has BF4 included free
CPU & Mobo is a good combo that you can play with overclocking

Josh

The Only Beardy · 12 Dec 2013 at 16:13

This is probably what i would get:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Phenom MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £74.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £31.99
Total : £810.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

you can then save a little more for an large HDD for storage afterwards and borrow a optical drive from somewhere or buy a cheap one for loading the operating system in. They're only and extra £15...

Something Else · 12 Dec 2013 at 17:44

Does no one understand what projects section is for?

You need to go in General Hardware if you want a pc specced.

Aneskimo · 12 Dec 2013 at 18:08

Something Else said:
Does no one understand what projects section is for?

You need to go in General Hardware if you want a pc specced.

+1 lol

Allnamestaken · 12 Dec 2013 at 23:17

He is new... be nice..

Aneskimo · 13 Dec 2013 at 07:42

Allnamestaken said:
He is new... be nice..

Can a mod move this and the other one? He would get a good response in general hardware