Gaming build Spec - £800 -1000

RC182

RC182

RC182

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Good morning all,

Been way to long since I have looked at pc hardware and as some would say im way out of touch with all the nice stuff that is on offer from OCUK. I use to build pc's/servers etc as a living back in my youth so I feel comfortable enough to build this myself to save a few ££££.

So what I think I need is a Mobo, Processor ( intel ), memory, graphics card, SSD drive ( boot drive ) and perhaps a new PSU ( Currently have a corsair 650w but not sure has all the connections for the latest Graphic cards ). Also quite a big fan of the Asus brand.

This pc will be mainly used for gaming.

Any suggestions/combinations very welcome.

Thanks

Steve.
 
Knew there was something I had forgotten to say! Have got Keyboard, mouse etc. PSU must be about 4 years + ( complete guess )

Taken from an old thread I started and updated to current state.

Mobo - Asus P53E
Graphics Card - Asus 460 1gb GTX
Memory - 4gb DDR3 1333
CPU - Quad Q9450 2.6ghz - not overclocked
PSU - 650 watt Corsair
HDD - Got 3 hdd's 2 sata's ( 500gb & 120gb ) and one old ide drive...
Operating system - Windows 7
Samsung 2232Bw 22'' Monitor ( highest res is 1680 x 1050 )
 
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Cheers for that Flux, any particular reason for the Gigabyte board? Is the MSI gaming series boards any good?

Forgot to mention I already have a case - ThermalTake Tsunami Series Aluminum ATX Mid-Tower Case. Presume standard sort of sized pc cases can take the latest graphics cards, I know the cards seem to be getting bigger.

Eeeekkk a new monitor would make sense I guess considering if I want full potential out of a graphics card.

Thanks

Steve.
 
That does indeed look like my case, so new case will be needed.

Only ever done the Nvidia cards so perhaps it is time to try a AMD chip for a change...

Quite enjoying the thought of building a pc up again, it has been to long.

Cheers

Steve.
 
Made a few changes here and there, obviously downgraded the graphics card slightly but will probably have to add a monitor to the budget now. Thoughts and opinions please on a post card :)

Is this particular brand of memory any good?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £834.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
 
Looking good and makes sense with the SSD drive. The memory has a lower speed, presume nothing noticable compared to the other stuff originally posted? I have always been a person that likes to do it nice and not to have to do it twice!

Sorry for all the questions, everything has changed sooooooo much since I last looked at pc hardware. So many choices of items, sort of gets a little confusing.
 
Fulax said:
The RAM has lower speed, but also tighter timings and lower voltage, and it's £20 cheaper. I've got no idea if 1600mhz C9 is better or worse than 2133mhz C11 for gaming, but I do know whatever performance difference there is, it is negligible. I use that Avexir RAM myself (or the white LED version, anyway).

You'll get free shipping when you reach 100 posts ;)
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I initially looked on Ocuk just to buy a new headset and I dont even have that in my shopping trolley :D
 
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