Gaming setup for £800-£900

Mr.Mccoy

Mr.Mccoy

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Hello there, I would like you to spec me a gaming pc. I have a budget between £800 and £900, I have made one but would like you to tell me if its good and how I could get more for my money.

Heres the spec:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail£179.99

MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99

Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98

Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - Black/Green £109.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99

XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99

Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99

Total : £901.88
 
have a look at :

ivybridge processors 3570K
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567
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motherboard wise have a look at the z77's, something like

Asrock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-061-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

or

Gigabyte Z77X-D3H
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

both around £105.
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graphics card wise check out the AMD 7850's.

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would also look at getting a 3rd party cooler for the processor, either something like

the corsair a50 (low end price)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

or

Alpenföhn K2 (high end price).
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-020-AL&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
 
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How these look?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £53.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £925.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £64.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £53.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £904.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



The 560ti is a good card, but there is better for a little more.

XFX 650 XXX should handle 7850 crossfire, if you feel so inclined later.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM **90 Day Warranty** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
Total : £904.38 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Sacrifice GPU for SSD if you think that would suit you better, I wouldnt personally try to SLI 2 gtx 580 on that PSU, for that you`ll need something closer to 1000W range.
 
If you're overclocking, get a 2500k, the Ivy's aren't as good for overclocking from what I've heard.

Also, the 7850 gets the vote from me. It's an amazing card, and you can get 580 performance for about £100 cheaper. (Except if you go for the 90day OEM one posted above, but it's still cheaper)

Otherwise, go for the things people have posted already. RAMwise, go for the Samsung Green, I've heard they're amazing overclockers.

Good luck with your new PC, it's exactly what I wish I had xD
 
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