Gaming PC around £600

therealpieman · 3 Oct 2012 at 15:55

Hi all,

Looking for a spec for a gaming PC for my son.

I have monitor, ssd, hard disk, os, keyboard, dvd and mouse.

thanks in advance.

dunn2010 · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:05

a tad over

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.2
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £610.12 (includes shipping : £12.50).

can go for a less expensive cooler heatsink if you dont intend on giving processor a little overclock.

stulid · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:07

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 660 Golden Sample 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £623.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

• The PSU is made by Seasonic and is better than the OCZ above.
• The case has four fans and a fan controller and a temperature display with thermal probe.
• The GTX660 is better than a 7850 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/660?vs=549

therealpieman · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:09

thanks forgot to say don't need a dvd either! so yours is on target

would it be worth spending an extra £30 on this MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB

stulid · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:10

therealpieman said:
thanks forgot to say don't need a dvd either! so yours is on target

would it be worth spending an extra £30 on this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-174-MS

My build/spec is better and will be £608.90 without the DVD drive.

Your link is broken.

dunn2010 · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:13

if you can wait for preorder then yes

changed spec, copied stulid psu. keep forgetting about those bad boys

and put gpu you posted above

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.2
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
Total : £618.19 (includes shipping : £11.75).

therealpieman · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:14

thanks, fixed link it's been a long day...

dunn2010 · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:15

therealpieman said:
thanks, fixed link it's been a long day...

i just search gx-174-ms on ocuk site

brought it straight up ^^

stulid · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:16

therealpieman said:
thanks, fixed link it's been a long day...

Ok, not worth the wait, the Gainward has a custom cooler also and is clocked pretty fast too being a Golden Sample.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 660 Golden Sample 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
Total : £608.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

dunn2010 · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:18

stulid said:
Ok, not worth the wait, the Gainward has a custom cooler also and is clocked pretty fast too being a Golden Sample.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 660 Golden Sample 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
Total : £608.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

2 years warranty would put me off personally. would prefer to wait for card with 3.

thats just me though

stulid · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:19

dunn2010 said:
2 years warranty would put me off personally. would prefer to wait for card with 3.

thats just me though

Never put me off before (yes I have had a Gainward card or two, GTX260/GTX290) and they are still going strong in other peoples rigs.

dunn2010 · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:21

stulid said:
Never put me off before (yes I have had a Gainward card or two, GTX260/GTX290) and they are still going strong in other peoples rigs.

I dont doubt that, just a personal preference of mine. always get componants with 3 years awarranty. except for HDD always get OEM 1-2 year warranty with them

therealpieman · 3 Oct 2012 at 16:24

thanks for all your input, I'll have a chat with my son tonight make sure he is happy as well.

If anyone else has suggestions feel free to make them

therealpieman · 4 Oct 2012 at 15:21

ordered

based around stulid recommendations as I like to live on the edge

Hopefully it will all come tomorrow, and I will be able to spend the weekend with my son building the computer.

Big thanks to stulid and dunn2010 for taking the time to help

stulid · 4 Oct 2012 at 15:25

Remember to flash the boards BIOS with the latest, info here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22894642&postcount=5

dunn2010 · 4 Oct 2012 at 15:26

Nice one mate, hope your boy likes it! (he should

)

if you get time post some pics

therealpieman · 4 Oct 2012 at 19:53

seems like it wasn't shipped today...