Gaming rig build £1500

King0r · 23 Aug 2012 at 15:48

I would like to build a gaming rig but require some help with choosing the right components.

I'm wanting the MB to be crossfirex ready so I can upgrade with another GFX later down the road.

My budget is around £1500 and wouldnt need to include a monitor and other accessories but it would be good if you could recommend a make/model of a monitor for gaming. However if there is scope to include these it would be good.

I intend to play Planetside 2 at first, I know it's not a GFX and RAM hungry game but I wish to run it along side other applications which would be on another monitor. I may use it for future releases of COD and BF series games so I would like the build to run these titles comfortably preferred on maxed out settings.

If anyone can help it would be appreciated.

Dave

Doomedspeed · 23 Aug 2012 at 15:58

The GPU is upto you. Though it is using up your upgrade potenial the 7950's are the best 'bang for buck' card at the moment.

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99 (£455.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-256G) - With FREE BattleField 3 PC (Retail) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £94.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL316GB1600C9DC) £74.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,395.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Idleman · 23 Aug 2012 at 16:05

What are the "other accessories" that you need?

King0r · 23 Aug 2012 at 18:06

Keyboard, mouse, 2 monitors and thats pretty much it i would think. Any idea on which monitors I should get? Obviously if I was to get the items which Doomedspeed has mentioned I would probably be better of getting two monitors with HDMI input to use the crossfirex wouldnt I?

Cheers

Phusion · 24 Aug 2012 at 11:44

The case is up to your pick,

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £227.99 (£455.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £155.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £113.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £94.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Blue (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,300.87 (includes shipping : FREE).