Gaming PC for (well) under £1,000

[Pppg]

Hi there,

Firstly I am sorry for my total lack of knowledge here, I've only ever used gaming laptops so I'm a little out of my depth. I'm looking for a Desktop that I can use to play World of Warcraft and Sims 3, primarily. I'm on a pretty tight budget, but I'd obviously like to play those games as smoothly as possible. I've come up with this, based on the Overclockers Intel Z77 Ivybridge 10100i Configurator - Gaming System, and I'd be really grateful if anyone could advise whether this would do the trick, or if anything is too little/too much (I wish).

Many thanks!


Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - NO OC AVAILABLE
NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cooler
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz C9 Dual Channel Kit
Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
OnBoard Sound Card
PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III Series 600W 80 Plus Bronze Modular Power Supply - White
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Fully Cable Managed
Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan
BenQ GW2250HM 22
Op Out of FREE Software

(Total: £790.35)

 

[Bacon?]

Personally would not choose the ADATA RAM as I have had a lot of issues with it. Other than that cant see anything obvious. Worth noting the Antec case is really outdated.

Also would you mind building it yourself or does it have to be assembled before delivery?

 

[Pppg]

Thanks for your help!

I would be happy to build it myself, I'd looked into it but I wasn't finding any savings compared to similar pre-built specs- but then I expect I just need to take some more time to look into the right components.

On your other comments, if I stuck with this computer I could go for the Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case and Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz C9 Dual Channel instead, do you think that sounds better?

Thanks again

 

[Idleman]

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Samsung S23A350H 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £81.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £895.14 (includes shipping : £20.10).