Gaming Spec Check

Fortyseven · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:32

Looking to build a decent gaming PC for around £600, needs Windows but no monitor, keyboard or mouse.

Came up with this so far:
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £134.99
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £119.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM £81.98
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
OCZ StealthXStream 2 700W Power Supply £69.43
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM £41.99
G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C8 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit £41.99
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £35.99
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.98

Total:£635.92

(Sorry for the bad layout, I am on my netbook)

stulid · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:34

The phenom 955be is cheaper, and can be turned into a 965be cpu because of the unlocked multiplier.

i recommend this psu too - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083

RJC · 30 Jan 2011 at 13:34

You could drop the PSU to one of the ones below:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

Fortyseven · 30 Jan 2011 at 17:32

Thanks guys

There is not much saving changing to the XFX PSU though.

stulid · 30 Jan 2011 at 17:36

The XFX is the better psu.

the Bequiet 530w is cheaper, and sufficient for that spec.

Fortyseven · 30 Jan 2011 at 19:21

stulid said:
The XFX is the better psu.

the Bequiet 530w is cheaper, and sufficient for that spec.

Thanks again.

Those suggestions bring it below £600, which is great.