First gaming system £635

[Danzal]

Hi all so im wanting to build my first gaming system and i have a budget of £635.

What do all you guys think would be the best kit for this price

 

[LukieBoy007]

Do you need everything? Including monitor, keyboard and mouse, OS etc.?

 

[Danzal]

No i have that all sorted. Was also wanting it to be capable of sli/crossfire, for the future.

Cheers

 

[LukieBoy007]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £63.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUKV2) £49.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £652.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Slightly over, but this system will last you a good while.



YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x XFX HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £63.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUKV2) £49.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £628.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Or there's this system (in budget), which I have dropped the graphics card to a 6870 but included a CPU cooler so you can overclock
Motherboard supports CrossFire but not SLi.

What resolution is your monitor?

 

[Danzal]

Cheers for that. Well for the moment i was gonna use my 32ins led tv as a monitor. I was told this would be ok?

i was told that this mobo is good MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 and i should use it. Is there much difference to the one you picked?

 

[LukieBoy007]

That TV should be fine.
Both boards support CrossFire, the MSI one seems to cost more though and the Gigabyte one supports Lucid MVP, which gives you better framerates and helps system responsiveness.

 

[Danzal]

ok not sure what lucid mvp is lol. But ill take you word for it

 

[LukieBoy007]

It uses system power only when it needs it and can combine Discrete GPUs with the Integrated Graphics in the i5 3570k to give better performance, to put it simply.

 

[Danzal]

Thanks for clearing that up

 

[tamzzy]

slightly tweaked lukieboy's 1st spec. i think this will offer best bang for buck.
although some components are out of stock at the moment


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £41.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.79
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £655.76 (includes shipping : £11.75).



changed from retail to oem for cost savings
changed from wd hdd to seagate hdd for cost savings
changed psu to xfx 450 (but out of stock) seasonic psu, cheap for the quality
changed case to xigmatek asgard pro, good budget case (but out of stock)
added a heatsink from the cost savings, allowing you to overclock right of the bat
changed optical drive for cost savings

 

[Danzal]

Cheers out of stock isnt going to be a problem , i dont mind waiting abit if i can get the best out of my money

 

[tamzzy]

some of the items are on weekly sales (like the mobo and gpu above) so its best to check back when you are ready to pull the trigger. as offers change weekly, the best spec now may not be the best spec next week

as for out of stock items, i think they'll ship the whole order when the out of stock items come back in stock

 

[opethdisciple]

I think any spec you can put together with a 3570k and a 7850 or greater, your on to a winner.

 

[Danzal]

cool , im just after comp that will last awhile and give me a good gaming experience. I not expecting a miracle with the budget ive got but something half decent would be nice

 

[sw1ft]

miracles no, but that's certainly not a spec to be grumbled at for the money!

 

[Danzal]

The only thing im not sure of is will the case be big enough for future upgrades , like multiple gpu and an ssd ?

 

[LukieBoy007]

Yeah it will be fine
For the SSD, you may need a 3.5" bay to put the SSD in, but a few SSDs supply this when purchased. If you wanted to splash more on a case, I'd recommend this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
Total : £61.09 (includes shipping : £9.25).



Comes with 4 fans already installed and a fan controller. Great for the price really.

 

[sw1ft]

Can always mount the SSD on the back of the mobo tray, makes cabling neater and preserves space, as there are no moving parts noise isn't a concern.

 

[Danzal]

cheers for all the good advice guys , you have all been a great help

 

[LukieBoy007]

Your very welcome