Gaming pc £700-£800

davidparry1000

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Hi guys been looking at the forum recently and would really like some help.
I have never built a pc before but would really like to get started and build a gaming pc.

So here is what i have already
i use my tv 1080p for gaming on
I have already got a mouse and keyboard but nothing else?

so other than that i need everything else budget £800max

i currently play on my laptop but i cant play the games i would like i.e. battlefield 3, skyrim and probably guild wars 2.

I have read reviews and would like a 7950 of some sort and maybe an i5

any help is much appreciated:D
 
I'm also making making a gaming pc for the first time so my advise doesn't come with much experience.

For £800 you should be looking at intel i5's in the k range(the k range allows you to over clock whereas the standard i5s have limited or no over clocking ability). You should look at getting and SSD as your main harddrive. Don't skimp on a PSU especially since you will have a more power hungry build.

Other than that do a lot of research like I did to find out what components you should get. There are a lot of articles and youtube videos on building gaming PCs for certain budgets, use the components they suggest as a bench mark and adjust according what you want on your build.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £257.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Adata Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (ASP900S3-256GM-C) £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £48.98
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99
Total : £826.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Since it is a gaming PC, 200 gb worth of games should be enough

That ram is quite high, so can cause problems with big air coolers.
 
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yeah ive been looking for a while now but i cant seem to get the price below £800 maybe im being a bit to ambicious. the videos ive seen on youtube are usually from yanks so its difficult as it seems parts in america are cheaper.
 
Yea I had the problem with parts but it seems that on this site were a lot of good components for good prices. In the list Lazdar gave you try looking for them from different suppliers. You should be able to get that PC for under(just) £800.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, Dirt Showdown & CODMW2 PC Games £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £48.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £46.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £813.10 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
davidparry1000 said:
That shopping basket was good but i still need an os and a disk drive so that pushes it way over budget?
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Go for lower SSD storage and that should cover 1 tb HDD... Sorry I confused disc drive and HDD -.-


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £257.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £48.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £46.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99
Total : £825.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Use windows 8 preview, its free.
 
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Would get a much better PSU than the builder series. Also RAM wise the difference between 1600 and 2133 is negatable however the size does matter.
 
Do you have an OS to boot up if not i can suggest you get Linux/Ubuntu or even Windows 8 beta for free. You can install these os's via usb so you don't even need to waste money on a disk drive.
 
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£10 over with shipping but you can't have everything.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, Dirt Showdown & CODMW2 PC Games £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020038-UK) £78.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £810.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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Again you want low profile RAM.
That 7950 is going to get loud seeing as its single fan.
If your getting an expensive PSU then you want it to be modular.
The retail CPU comes with heatsink, 3 years warranty and a box. The oem only has a 1 year warranty.
 
Bacon? said:
Again you want low profile RAM.
That 7950 is going to get loud seeing as its single fan.
If your getting an expensive PSU then you want it to be modular.
The retail CPU comes with heatsink, 3 years warranty and a box. The oem only has a 1 year warranty.
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If you have couple case fans which you will connect to PSU, most of the cables would be used up anyway... unless its a top end PSU.
 
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