Gaming PC <£750

[dbdan]

So I want a gaming PC and have for some time... my price range is anything up to £750. I would like a list of parts so I can build it myself, preferably intel and good specs. I will be playing games like Minecraft, DayZ, Gmod, Counter Strike and Natural Selection 2.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MOUSE, KEYBOARD AND SCREEN


Thanks for the help!

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £65.99
1 x BitFenix Shadow Tower Case - Midnight Black £54.98
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4013EP01 Nero 3 V2 Premier CPU Cooler £25.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £714.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[ShivP]

^ Maybe with one of these mobos instead
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
Total : £251.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[tamzzy]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £753.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



similar to stulid's build above but ssd added

 

[ExtremeIC3cream]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03 Mid Tower Gaming Case (CC-9011052-WW) £45.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £764.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Ruaille]

mATX option:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Cooler Master N200 NSE-200-KKN1 Midi-Tower - Black £36.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £723.38 (includes shipping : £11.25).



I really like the N200 case and you can get a windowed version for £3 more if you want it (though it's currently out of stock). The N200 may not be your cup of tea but you have £20-30 to play with. I chose the Teamgroup Red over black because it's C9 instead of C11. Someone correct me if the black RAM is better. I also changed out the Powercolor 280x for the Asus one. Higher clock speed, extremely reputable brand, same free item/games and it's on offer this week.

Windowed version of N200: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-314-CM

EDIT: Changed PSU to fit colour scheme a little better. If you get the windowed version of the N200 you won't want a white PSU messing up the red & black theme.

 

[Danny75]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FWK2/8) £64.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - White £39.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £749.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).




No aftermarket cooler, to get in a quality 280X while staying under budget. Can purchase one later when/if CPU overclocking is desired. Or get rid of the optical drive and push budget a little to get a decent one.

 

[tbh]

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MOUSE, KEYBOARD AND SCREEN

Presumably it does need to include a copy of Windows though, yes?

 

[dbdan]

Presumably it does need to include a copy of Windows though, yes?

It doesnt matter if u want to include that