Gaming/Programming spec £750sh

roverstbh · 20 Apr 2012 at 19:43

Hi guys, been a few years since I last built a pc, but I had a lot of help from here then! and after the same now..

I've got keyboard/monitor/mouse...

Would be nice to get a spec with windows included, and one without, mainly used for gaming and some programming as title suggests!

Thanks for any help!

roverstbh · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:49

thanks so far guys!! forgot to mention ive got sata drives so a small-medium ssd would be great.. budgetwise i could make 800£ i reckon.. and id prefer going for an i5 i think!

roverstbh · 20 Apr 2012 at 22:04

thanks! one without an os looks really good.. n good point about windows 8! how is watercooling to set up? last pc i built was 4 yrs ago with standard air cooling. Also i assume thatd all fit in the case fine?

roverstbh · 21 Apr 2012 at 11:46

Thanks beejjacobs, would the stock air cooling be enough? I probably wouldn't really want to overclock it any (or much) to begin with, but it would be nice to be able to do so at a later date

roverstbh · 21 Apr 2012 at 11:58

Which way would you go if pressed? the 7850 or the 560Ti, and why does that card need a CPU cooler (I assume in this case that'd replace the stock cooler)? Been a few years since even had to buy hardware I feel like I know nothing lol

Really appreciate all the help guys

roverstbh · 21 Apr 2012 at 19:21

So... im about to order, just a check i've not missed anything, and its all compatable;

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition"
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £116.99
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £101.99
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £52.98
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98

roverstbh · 21 Apr 2012 at 19:28

Haha fair enough, i plan on using the 10% voucher too to bump the price down, which gives me till midweek next week, so I guess theres no harm waiting a few days

Thanks again!

roverstbh · 23 Apr 2012 at 19:36

Hey guys, I'm looking to buy tommorow, since by the look of it the IvyBridges are good but it will be a while till the prices settle? (Also i've got the 10% off voucher expiring soon!)

I'm looking at this;

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £209.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition" WindForce 3x OC 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £116.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £101.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £786.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Which is basically what you've all helped me with, but I figured for another 35£ it was worth going for the i7 2600K? especially if used for programming, not just games. The case i've swapped out to what was suggested, mainly because it looks nicer!

Look good then?

Thanks!

roverstbh · 23 Apr 2012 at 20:56

Cheers olivier

, wouldnt of even crossed my mind that the case would be too small for that card;

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £209.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition" WindForce 3x OC 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £116.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £101.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £52.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £786.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).