Gaming PC £2000 budget

charly1989

charly1989

charly1989

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Hey,

Just looking for some input on the build I'm going to purchase later in the week, any advice you can give me would be great.

Thanks!
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked w/Backplate 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2684-KR) £499.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black **GET THE VAT BACK** £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £93.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £59.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £55.99
Total : £1,734.95 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
better ram better CPU bigger SSD still well within budget

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked w/Backplate 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2684-KR) £499.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black **GET THE VAT BACK** £249.95
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £245.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) £59.99
1 x Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £57.98
Total : £1,819.94 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
I went with the i5 ivy bridge because I'd read that the i7 was pointless for gaming? Also, don't want to ask a stupid question but I don't quite understand the difference between different brands of ram? Thanks for your help!
 
I'm going to be clicking 'Buy' on a similar basket tomorrow, here's what I went with and why:

GPU: I would have gone 680 if I could have afforded it but settled on an overclocked 670 instead
Monitor: 99% I'll go with the same one as you, the BenQ one looks nice but is a bit pricier
MB: Snap :)
CPU: I went 3770k as I don't only play games but also want to try running VMs and whatever else takes my fancy in the next 4 years
Case: Antec P280 - I like plain cases plus a bit of brand loyalty as my last 3 systems have all been in Antecs
PSU: Close call between the XFX and the Corsair HX850. Customer reviews swung it for me even at around £25 more
SSD: Crucial M4 but the 256gb version
HDD: WD Caviar BBlack - 5 year warranty vs 3 years on the Samsung. Also 64mb cache
OS: Not needed, already have Win7
Cooler: Antec h2o 920 - performance not as good as top air coolers but I'm not looking a a crazy overclock. I'll be changing the fans for some Akasa PWM ones that should be quieter
Optical: Not needed, already have a new one waiting
Memory: I'm going with 16gb (For VMs) but will decide tomorrow which brand - with the Antec Cooler I don't have the 'tall ram vs CPU cooler' problem :)

I'm sure you'll enjoy whatever you go with, parts of it are personal preference, parts are recommendations and other parts are pot luck! In the end though, it's all good :)
 
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charly1989 said:
I went with the i5 ivy bridge because I'd read that the i7 was pointless for gaming? Also, don't want to ask a stupid question but I don't quite understand the difference between different brands of ram? Thanks for your help!
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Correct, Hyperthreading is wasted on a gaming PC as you can see on this Sandybridge 2500/2600K comparison (game tests at the bottom),

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287
 
Mate you dont need 2k for a PC. Without including the OS and extras a very good gaming oc in today standards cost around £1200. Get a i5 CPU overclock it to 4.5ghz+ easily with any decent after market cooler.

If i was you i would spend more on things that will stay in your system until you re do the whole system again such as SSD should be high spec, and PSU.

In terms of gpu the 670 is way more then powerful enoug to max out any game at 1080p at a solid 60FPS.
 
I realise it seems a lot to spend on a gaming pc but I recently came into some money (unfortunately) so am willing to spend up to 2000 on a pc that will last me for a while
 
stulid said:
Correct, Hyperthreading is wasted on a gaming PC as you can see on this Sandybridge 2500/2600K comparison (game tests at the bottom),

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287
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clearly the i7 is better in all the tests???

also if your planing on the system lasting you a long time you should get the best tec you can and at only a little more it will be better in years to come when games need more grunt
 
Dave0w said:
clearly the i7 is better in all the tests???

also if your planing on the system lasting you a long time you should get the best tec you can and at only a little more it will be better in years to come when games need more grunt
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Gaming benchmarks at the bottom, nothing in it. Certainly not worth the extra money just for gaming!
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked w/Backplate 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2684-KR) £499.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black **GET THE VAT BACK** £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £64.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £40.79
Total : £1,738.27 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
charly1989 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked w/Backplate 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2684-KR) £499.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black **GET THE VAT BACK** £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £64.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £40.79
Total : £1,738.27 (includes shipping : £22.20).

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Thats a beast.
 
this is what ide get.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 680 Phantom 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £529.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 PC Game £251.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black **GET THE VAT BACK** £249.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £126.00
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £114.98
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £105.98
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Orange/Black £99.98
1 x OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £84.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £74.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £54.98
Total : £2,006.83 (includes shipping : £27.55).



and you could always get an i5 instead. to lower it abit. and if your never planning on getting another screen go for an gtx 670
 
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@wozzsta - i7 is pointless for gaming, I dont need a bigger ssd, ive heard bad things about the h100 fans and would prefer to go with air to begin with. Don't really want to push the £2000 budget more than i need to either! Thanks for the input though!
 
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