First build help £800-850

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 17:35

I posted here a couple weeks ago but decided that my budget was too small so I upped it a bit.

I'm looking for a gaming pc build for a budget of £800-850, Something that will have 2 monitors hooked up to it and will play games on med-max settings on 1080p, (such as BF3, Crysis, metro 2033) I'll be wanting to build this pc within the next few days.

I already have monitors, keyboard/mouse, speakers.

Thanks for the help

RJC · 8 Jun 2012 at 17:43

A little over:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 630W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £79.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x Samsung 64GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC064D/EU) £53.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £878.24 (includes shipping : £12.50).

honosuseri · 8 Jun 2012 at 17:53

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £89.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £859.60 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Z77 mobo can OC the i5K. Has lucid MVP which also boosts the GPU performance using the i5's IGP. If you want to do xfire or SLI you need to spend more on the mobo.

Case has 4 120mm fans, fan controller and digital temp display, also has cable management and includes a extension cable for the 4/8 pin aux power from the PSU. PSU is modular and actually has enough juice to xfire the 7850 (if you up the mobo spec), it's a bargain at that price, seeing as the 600W is roughly the same price.

Good sized SSD for the OS and games, i added 2TB of storage on an eco drive. You could use a smaller HDD and redirect the funds to the mobo if you wanted to so Xfire becomes an upgrade option.

Hope this helps, any questions we are here to help

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:02

Wow thanks for the fast replies

I should have probably said that I am in need of an OS aswell, my bad.

but both builds are looking great and I will probably use one xD

honosuseri · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:09

Windows 8 developers copy is a free download. Would let you put of the purchase of the OS for a while. Then later in the year you can choose between buying windows 7 or 8

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:11

oh awesome

So how would I go about installing win 8 just download put it on a usb stick and then boot?

RJC · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:13

Yep, or cd which ever is easiest for you.

honosuseri · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:13

Nocturnerage said:
oh awesome
So how would I go about installing win 8 just download put it on a usb stick and then boot?

Yes mate or burn the iso to disk.

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:20

well then that saves me some money for now xD thanks for the info

If I dropped the HDD from 2TB to 500GB I could buy the Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard would this mobo be abit more future proof?

Idleman · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:20

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £857.75 (includes shipping : £11.25).

honosuseri · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:20

FYI i actually use that Bequiet PSU RJC suggested. I do love it but I bought it from here for £60ish not £80. With my own money now I would go with the CM 700W.

RJC used a better mobo that gives you the Xfire option I mentioned. I do think that 60GB is really too small for the OS and games. My install for Shogun2 alone is over 20GB! Hence me adding the 128GB SSD, it's also worth mentioning that write speed is linked to the capacity of the SSD (i.e higher is better).

I'm not knocking RJC, we are just showing you options. Only you really know what's best for your needs.....you have plenty of options to consider. Any more Qs, we are always happy to help

EDIT

Just seen idlemans build, that's a nice setup. Kind of a halfway house between RJCs and my own. Slightly cheaper SSD (still sataIII), and a smaller HDD to help fund the Xfire mobo like I said earlier. I also own that gelid tranquillo and it is a very nice heatsink. The bitfenix case is cheaper and has USB3 ports over the Zalman Z9 but only comes with 1 fan.

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:32

I'd like to take a little from each so would this build be ok?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £862.25 (includes shipping : £12.50).

honosuseri · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:36

Nocturnerage said:
I'd like to take a little from each so would this build be ok?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £38.39
1 x Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £862.25 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Very nice. The 7850s OC very well, the Z9 with the improved cooling will help keep the GPUs temp down. By combining the best of our builds you have nailed it bud

Socrates470BC · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:43

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £143.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced USB3.0 Dominator Case - Black £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £44.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £858.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

No SSD, but did spend more on mobo and case. Also Low Profile Memory so as not to get in the way of CPU cooler.

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:48

honosuseri said:
Very nice. The 7850s OC very well, the Z9 with the improved cooling will help keep the GPUs temp down. By combining the best of our builds you have nailed it bud

Awesome I'll be buying this build as soon as then

and then I play the waiting game haha

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:57

thanks for the reply Socrates although I think I'm going to stay with the build I posted above as I seem to get more out of it

also don't fancy spending £80 on my first builds case

the Crucial Ballistix sport ram won't get in the way of the CPU cooler will it?

honosuseri · 8 Jun 2012 at 18:58

Just so you know, the Z9 comes with the power button disconnected. It tells you this in it's manual but it's baffled some people on here. The memory we spec'd is low profile so sits under aftermarket heatsinks nicely

It's also best to do the install of the OS to the SSD with the other HDD disconnected. Head into the bios and under the sata options enable ACHI mode, set the rig to boot from the DVD/USB whilst you are there. Once windows is installed you can power down and add the storage HDD.

If you need any assistance with the build come find us.

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 19:00

honosuseri said:
Just so you know, the Z9 comes with the power button disconnected. It tells you this in it's manual but it's baffled some people on here. The memory we spec'd is low profile so sits under aftermarket heatsinks nicely

It's also best to do the install of the OS to the SSD with the other HDD disconnected. Head into the bios and under the sata options enable ACHI mode, set the rig to boot from the DVD/USB whilst you are there. Once windows is installed you can power down and add the storage HDD.

If you need any assistance with the build come find us.

I shall quickly return to the forums to seek your help if i get stuck on anything you can count on that lol.

ah I might of missed the power button at some point thanks xD

honosuseri · 8 Jun 2012 at 19:09

Oh the Z9 lets you mount a 2.5inch drive behind the mobo. I'd stick the SSD there, this frees up the front 3.5inch bay for one of these

YOUR BASKET
1 x Akasa Internal 6-slot Multi Card Reader with Superspeed USB 3.0 port (AK-ICR-07U3)
£11.99
Total : £11.99 (includes shipping : FREE).

adds a USB3 port and obviously the ability to read flash cards. If that interests you.

Nocturnerage · 8 Jun 2012 at 19:32

I would get one if I didnt have those usb readers lying around the house somewhere haha but thanks again for more info on the case I'm starting to feel like I'd be totally lost if I didn't post on here xD