Gaming pc spec £900

postmanfw · 6 Feb 2013 at 15:00

Hi looking to build a mate a gaming pc from scratch for £900...needs to include everything mouse/kb/os/monitor....can it be done?

cheers

[WU-TANG]GZA · 6 Feb 2013 at 15:10

All that you need to add to this is a keyboard. Very personal choice and there are quite a few to choose from. If you could spend a tiny bit more than £900 then I would get a mechanical keyboard for around £70 to add to this spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2GW) £39.95
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £933.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Fire_fly · 6 Feb 2013 at 15:30

[WU-TANG]GZA;23707104 said:
All that you need to add to this is a keyboard. Very personal choice and there are quite a few to choose from. If you could spend a tiny bit more than £900 then I would get a mechanical keyboard for around £70 to add to this spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £49.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £863.58 (includes shipping : £14.75).

RAM? and the 'Core' edition of the case is missing bits.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £919.37 (includes shipping : £13.75).

The RAM is on Today only offer.

lee32uk · 6 Feb 2013 at 15:57

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £14.99
Total : £902.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).

[WU-TANG]GZA · 6 Feb 2013 at 17:48

Fire_fly said:
RAM? and the 'Core' edition of the case is missing bits.

Good spot sir - edited spec accordingly. Didn't know about the Core edition - thanks for pointing it out!

postmanfw · 12 Feb 2013 at 01:59

cheers guys

Idleman · 12 Feb 2013 at 02:51

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £36.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £34.98
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £27.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £905.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

honosuseri · 12 Feb 2013 at 14:26

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £66.95
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £9.98
Total : £909.80 (includes shipping : FREE).

Doomedspeed · 12 Feb 2013 at 14:43

Hono is bang on.

The z9 is a beautiful case.

Cheeky use of free delivery too. The OP is entitled to that. Good spot.

Feesh · 12 Feb 2013 at 14:58

Honos build looks spot on. Amazed you can get all that for £900!

honosuseri · 12 Feb 2013 at 15:41

Doomedspeed said:
Hono is bang on.

The z9 is a beautiful case.

Cheeky use of free delivery too. The OP is entitled to that. Good spot.

Thanks guys, it's an option for sure. I still have the "Old" Z9 plus case, OCuk finally stock the U3 version now

With three 120mm fans (Two LED blue), a dual fan controller, digital temp display, dust filters, USB3 ports (Mobo header adapter sold sep), cable management and an extension for the mobos aux power......and of course a nice large side window panel rather than the mesh you got on the Z9 plus, there is lots to like for the price

I've done a lot of builds on the Z9 chassis and having a modular PSU really does help. There isn't a lot of room between the back of the mobo tray and the side panel, hard to knock the case for it as other "budget" cases are just as guilty of this. I have the L8 630W PSU in my Z9, the silent wings fan is just that silent. I'd advise mounting the unit "fan up" as the PSU vents aren't great (U3 has a dust filter over the Plus for the PSU vents). I quite like seeing the PSU fan through the side window too.

If the OP has some thermal paste spare they could consider THIS. The CLC comes with no fans but you can just hook it up to the exhaust fan and maybe use the other LED fan for a push pull setup. It's only a "Budget" CLC but being a low profile "heatsink" you see more of the mobo using one. I colour coded the RAM to the mobo too so it should all look very tidy through that side window

lee32uk · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:17

Is Fort William not classed as the Scottish Highlands ? The op might not be able to get free shipping

Idleman · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:22

lee32uk said:
Is Fort William not classed as the Scottish Highlands ? The op might not be able to get free shipping

Free shipping applies to destinations within mainland UK only and excludes Highlands and Islands

lee32uk · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:30

Yeah I saw that bit, I just wasn't too sure on my Scottish Geography

Idleman · 12 Feb 2013 at 16:53

lee32uk said:
Yeah I saw that bit, I just wasn't too sure on my Scottish Geography

Fort William is just south of Inverness, not far from the Cairngorms.

lee32uk · 12 Feb 2013 at 19:19

Idleman said:
Fort William is just south of Inverness, not far from the Cairngorms.

yeah I know now

Anyway more to the point, no free shipping for the op