Building a pc (Help please!)

Meowingtons · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:33

I am looking to spend around 600-800 on something that will run battlefield on ultra if that is possible. I am just waiting for my laptop and xbox to be sold and I will be good to go!

Bacon? · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:33

Do you need OS, monitor, keyboard etc?

Meowingtons · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:35

I will need os and monitor bacon, I have a 42 inch plasma (which i know is no good but will do until I can save up the pennies unless you can fit it into the 800 budget?)

Bacon? · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:39

No probs, will you want x-fire or SLI support?

Meowingtons · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:40

I'm not sure what they are, but if you think it is needed

Bacon? · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:43

Its the ability to run two graphics card together instead of just using one card. Performance is never doubled though more like 80% increase.

Meowingtons · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:58

Then yes support to run two :-)

Bacon? · 16 Aug 2012 at 13:59

Then something along these lines:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x OCZ ZT 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £31.19
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £807.11 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Case as always is personal

Meowingtons · 16 Aug 2012 at 14:04

And this build will run the most demanding games? It is my first build aswell

Fed up with xbox, and being ripped off by micro$oft! Thanks for you help bacon!

Bacon? · 16 Aug 2012 at 14:06

7850 will run BF3 at Ultra on 1080P at no problems. It might be worth investing in a extra £100 for a 22 inch monitor if you could?

Meowingtons · 16 Aug 2012 at 14:15

Yeah i plan to get a monitor 2 weeks or so, but itching for the pc itself and I cant wait to get both together

Meowingtons · 19 Aug 2012 at 02:02

I think this build is going to get ordered this week, and its definitely good bacon? :-)

what tools do i need? philips screwdriver, static mat and band.. am i missing anything

HankScorpio · 19 Aug 2012 at 02:12

I'd swap out that OS for an SSD and run linux

ANDARIAL · 19 Aug 2012 at 09:40

Second the suggestion of an SSD,really makes a difference to the feel of Windows (or Linux

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Meowingtons · 20 Aug 2012 at 17:48

Just ordered this build, plan to just add a SSD when I have the coinage! Also ordered BenQ GW2250HM 22" inch monitor. Thanks again bacon 1+ I'll post a picture if its possible once its finished.