Gaming Build £1200 limit

dickie999 · 27 Feb 2013 at 09:25

Morning guys

I am looking at building a new system today just after some advice on what you fine people would recommend, my only real requirement is a i5 3570k and a antec 1100 case, maybe a 7970 GPU but if anyone could reccomend some builds id be most grateful.

My limit is £1200 thats tower only i have monitor and all that other stuff.

Dickie

Gibbo3771 · 27 Feb 2013 at 09:36

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) HDD £79.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,216.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Case as asked + CPU. Also that CPU just dropped by like £20 with the price updates lol.

Idleman · 27 Feb 2013 at 09:50

Assuming "all that other stuff" includes an OS.

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.98
Total : £1,204.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Gibbo3771 · 27 Feb 2013 at 09:53

Idleman said:
Assuming "all that other stuff" includes an OS.

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.98
Total : £1,204.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

How good is that SSD compared to the Samsung one?

dickie999 · 27 Feb 2013 at 09:53

cheers for them builds guys so would the 7950 in CF be better than

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-108-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

the 7970 ghz?

Dickie

Gibbo3771 · 27 Feb 2013 at 09:56

dickie999 said:
cheers for them builds guys so would the 7950 in CF be better than

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-108-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

the 7970 ghz?

Dickie

Yes.

Doomedspeed · 27 Feb 2013 at 10:25

Gibbo3771 said:
How good is that SSD compared to the Samsung one?

On par. A firmware update on the plextor boosts its speed. The plexyor and the samsungs are both great SSD's. So go with whichever (of them two) is cheapest.

Idleman · 27 Feb 2013 at 10:34

Gibbo3771 said:
How good is that SSD compared to the Samsung one?

What Doomedspeed said.

dickie999 · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:39

Cheers for the builds guys, you guys reckon I could drop the 2tb drive and CPU cooler to go to a corsair hydro cooler??? My last pc build was when the phenom 545 came out! So I have no idea what's good no more.

Idleman · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:51

dickie999 said:
Cheers for the builds guys, you guys reckon I could drop the 2tb drive and CPU cooler to go to a corsair hydro cooler??? My last pc build was when the phenom 545 came out! So I have no idea what's good no more.

If you already have a hdd, then yes. Nothing to stop you having athe Corsair Hydro, although you may find it difficult if you opt for the 100(i) version. The only place in the Antec 1100 to install a dual radiator is the front of the case, so you would have to check if this is possible.

dickie999 · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:55

I was thinking of the h70 is that would be better for the 3570k!

stulid · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:56

Idleman said:
Assuming "all that other stuff" includes an OS.

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.98
Total : £1,204.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Thats pretty bloody good.

dickie999 · 27 Feb 2013 at 17:00

The msi cards are back to 260 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-190-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673 and the giga cards are 240 now http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-098-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673 still better to go for the msi?

stulid · 27 Feb 2013 at 17:05

dickie999 said:
The msi cards are back to 260 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-190-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673 and the giga cards are 240 now http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-098-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673 still better to go for the msi?

You now switch to the Gigabyte cards.

dickie999 · 27 Feb 2013 at 17:31

If I could creep over budget would these be any better http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-512-AS or http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-062-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Cheers

stulid · 27 Feb 2013 at 17:34

dickie999 said:
If I could creep over budget would these be any better http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-512-AS or http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-062-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Cheers

The board that he has spec'd is perfect for the spec.

Saying that if you want Thunderbolt and Ultra durable5 along with IR3550 powerstages - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-405-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

seekdestroy · 27 Feb 2013 at 19:23

Nice spec, I'm also looking at 7950s, would the 750W be enough even if oc'ing?

dickie999 · 27 Feb 2013 at 20:30

Cheers guys pc ordered do we have any ocuk staff on forum?? As order has spazzed out its telling me to buy it again even tho I already have lol

dickie999 · 27 Feb 2013 at 20:32

And I bought the 2 7950s does that mean I get 2 copies of each game (if so there's me mates payment for building pc for me lol)

stulid · 27 Feb 2013 at 20:42

dickie999 said:
Cheers guys pc ordered do we have any ocuk staff on forum?? As order has spazzed out its telling me to buy it again even tho I already have lol

I have notified a member of staff, if you get a reply tonight I cant say.