Gaming build spec?

The_Bandit

The_Bandit

The_Bandit

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Hi guys, new to the forum and PC building in general.

I was wondering if you guys could spec me a build? It'll be used predominantly for gaming and I've got a budget of around £500-£550 to play with. I've got a case and a PSU, so I don't need them, and I've got a television which I can use as a monitor. Everything else is required though.

Thanks! :)
 
Do you need a copy of Windows 7? What about peripherals, keyboard/speakers/mouse?

Do you have a hard drive or DVD-RW you can reuse at all?

What case and power supply do you have?

..oh...and welcome to the forums!:p
 
Cheers for the welcome, and quick response!

Yep, need all of that good stuff, except the speakers and mouse.

And I've got a Coolermaster Elite 334U case and a Coolermaster GX 650W PSU to accompany it.
 
 
shadow_boxer said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.98
Total : £552.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).



or consider going with an i3 and you could probably squeeze in a 2GB Radeon HD6950 or GTX560Ti.
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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind along with the things you listed. :)

Idleman said:
Also what games are you most likely to play?
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I'd like to be able to play BF3, Skyrim, etc. to a decent-ish standard. Obviously I'm aware I might not be able to get something which will run it on max settings.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Asus P8H61-M Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.80
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Blaze M1178 Tomahawk 1600DPI Laser Wireless Gaming Mouse - Black/Blue £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.98
Total : £534.22 (includes shipping : £11.25).



I included the H61 to enable a mouse and to keep it near to your budget.
 
Best to ask just before you're about to buy. Prices change weekly etc and what's spec'd above may not necessarily be the best bang for buck. Also hopefully we'll have more info on intels next generation of processors, ivy bridge by then too.
 
shadow_boxer said:
Best to ask just before you're about to buy. Prices change weekly etc and what's spec'd above may not necessarily be the best bang for buck. Also hopefully we'll have more info on intels next generation of processors, ivy bridge by then too.
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Yeah, I thought the same myself regarding the changing prices. Was just looking for ideas and suggestions, which you guys have provided. :)
 
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