help with gaming pc under £900

Do you have an OS, XP ? If so you could use Win8 preview. Then when Win8 is released, use your old OS to up grade for about £40.
 
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Stinger53 said:
for £1000
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Samsung S23A350H 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £107.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £48.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £31.99
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £21.95
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £15.98
Total : £980.70 (includes shipping : £19.10).

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I like it apart from the cooler.
 
Yeah the case isn't perfect, but ok for a cm690 clone, has usb3 and good cooling options... Would've picked a different psu, but there's a lot of stuff out of stock right now. Still, it's good enough, and I'd go with it over the coolermaster.

I tried to balance it out by picking slightly better stuff like the mobo and way better stuff like the cooler.

Changing to the coolermaster psu, I'd spend the extra tenner on the case or the HDD. Don't like the Toshiba myself.

I see the alternative choices as pennypinching :)
 
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Without OS, use Win8 as previously mentioned. £20 cashback on the monitor.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, Dirt Showdown & CODMW2 PC Games £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £129.95
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Aerocool Vx-9 Pro Advance Midi-Tower - black £44.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £21.95
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,020.66 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
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Seems like your only reasoning is that Vortez have reviewed it and you trust Vortez.

I'd like to think I've given a a bit more detail in my thinking, but hey...

Better fan, lower noise and better passive cooling if you fancy it.
Perhaps lower temps, but I can't find a direct comparison.
 
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Oh I don't doubt that's it's quiet enough (after all, I'm running 2 of those wingboost fans on my K2. Well, 3 including the 140) or that's it's a good performer :)

I just see no reason to recommend it over the Thermalright other than personal preference.
In outright terms the HR02 is superior in regards to both it's fan and heatsink.
 
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