Cheap gaming rig spec (please)

[rebeeper]

Hi I am looking for a good spec for a gaming rig (preferably less that £750). I am not looking to play Crysis with max settings just a good rig with good playability - I mostly play CS, DOD, TF2, COD4 and CoH etc

A good monitor recommendation (outside the £750.00) would be appreciated for the rig.

 

[toblarone45]

Do you need an OS?

Without and OS you could look at something like

Reading around gaming wise fast dual cores are quicker than quads and then you could look at this monitor:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-014-AS&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=

 

[jak731]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £120.74
(£104.99) £120.74
(£104.99)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 Dark Knight 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
(£104.34) £119.99
(£104.34)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EADS) £67.99
(£59.12) £67.99
(£59.12)
Seasonic Silverpower 500W Power Supply £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Gigabyte GA-M720-US3 (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £40.99
(£35.64) £40.99
(£35.64)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
Asus DRW-2014S1 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51)
Sub Total : £455.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £69.94
Total : £536.23

add case

 

[RJC]

Any use:

Gainward GeForce GTX 260 Golden Sample "Core 216 55nm" 896MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) £133.99
(£116.51) £133.99
(£116.51)

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £120.74
(£104.99) £120.74
(£104.99)

Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £107.99
(£93.90) £107.99
(£93.90)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £73.99
(£64.34) £73.99
(£64.34)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £46.99
(£40.86) £46.99
(£40.86)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £44.99
(£39.12) £44.99
(£39.12)

Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £523.18 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £80.35 Total : £616.03

 

[rebeeper]

Thank you for your prompt replies!

I have OS (Win 7 RC).

Would all of those have reasonable oc potential? (it seems yes from reading further).

 

[siumatfung]

erm this for the mon i'll speck up in 5mins

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-014-AS&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=

 

[rebeeper]

Thanks for all your replies. It is much appreciated.

What about this (including monitor) for £750!

ANTEC 900
Seasonic Silverpower 500W
Gigabyte GA-M720-US3
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720
Kingston HyperX 4GB
Samsung SH-S223B
XFX ATI HD4890 1Gb DDR5
Western Digital CaviarBlack
Asus VH222H True HD

And then a Titan Fenir for £34

 

[wbc1]

Looks good, however, if you can spend a little bit more,

get this mobo: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-335-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1377

and DDR3 ram: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-166-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

 

[rebeeper]

What's its advantage over the GA-MA790XT-UD4P specc'd above (8 quid more here or there) - and will the DDR3 make much difference (seeing as it is over double the price of the M720)

 

[wbc1]

The extra cost in mobo price is not due to DDR3 support. The one I listed has 790GX chip set, which is really good when it comes to stability and overclocking potential, it is just that it is also AM3 socket, so that it supports DDR3 ram.

 

[avrc]

Thank you for your prompt replies!

I have OS (Win 7 RC).

Would all of those have reasonable oc potential? (it seems yes from reading further).

You can expect at least 3.4GHz out of the Phenom II X3 720 BE.

 

[rebeeper]

ANTEC 900
Seasonic Silverpower 500W
GA-MA790XT-UD4P
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720
OCZ 4GB Platinum DDR3
Samsung SH-S223B
XFX ATI HD4890 1Gb DDR5
Western Digital CaviarBlack
Asus VH222H True HD

Pushing my budget but... looking good!
Titan Fenir

 

[wbc1]

Get a coolermaster scout case, looks awesome for the price and I've heard plenty of stories saying the antec 900 is like a dust magnet (hence why they released 902).