how much do you need to spend?

[chris_uk333]

For a good gaming rig that will play any game well?

 

[stulid]

£723.98

 

[PraxxtorCruel]

About 1k.

 

[Dazza_Random]

Depends on the resolution being played but around £750

 

[arknor]

around 700 for case + everything inside (add 100-200 if you go intel)

 

[tbh]

As others have said, around 700 notes (assuming that is not including monitor and depending on how you classify "any game well").

 

[JAGRocks09]

Not that much

450ish without screen keyboard and mouse

and then maybe 600 for with.

I can sugest a spec if you want me to back that up

 

[Daaaveee]

Depends what your standards are really, what resolution you are pushing and how high you expect to be able turn up your graphics.

To get one that will play any game maxed out or very nearly maxed out (Metro 2033 springs to mind), I think about £1200 + peripherals.

 

[Daaaveee]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
(£272.33) £319.99
(£272.33)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66GHz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £184.99
(£157.44) £184.99
(£157.44)
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £152.99
(£130.20) £152.99
(£130.20)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £129.99
(£110.63) £129.99
(£110.63)
OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) £122.99
(£104.67) £122.99
(£104.67)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £88.99
(£75.74) £88.99
(£75.74)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £66.99
(£57.01) £66.99
(£57.01)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £55.99
(£47.65) £55.99
(£47.65)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £967.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £171.91
Total : £1,154.24

 

[Cookeh]

Dave, theres tonnes of stuff on there that could save money.
For example, the PSU you listed is much more costly than one needs to spend, mainly because its modular.
You dont need a H50 to run games on high settings either, so you could save £30 and get an air cooler that will do the job to a similar standard.
There are also other cheaper cases that will easily house that hardware, and the motherboard you listed is very expensive and one need not spend that much on a motherboardto run an i7.
That leads to another point, an AMD set up will only have a negligible difference in game performance.

 

[JAGRocks09]

Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £145.99
(£124.25) £145.99
(£124.25)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £135.99
(£115.74) £135.99
(£115.74)
Club 3D ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB Overclocked GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £127.99
(£108.93) £127.99
(£108.93)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £109.99
(£93.61) £109.99
(£93.61)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD5001AALS) £48.99
(£41.69) £48.99
(£41.69)
OcUK 450W Dual-Rail High Efficiency Power Supply £34.99
(£29.78) £34.99
(£29.78)
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)


Sorry I quite far out but I dont have VAT so this computer would run any game well not ultra high but well at medium-high levels @1080p

 

[Daaaveee]

Dave, theres tonnes of stuff on there that could save money.
For example, the PSU you listed is much more costly than one needs to spend, mainly because its modular.
You dont need a H50 to run games on high settings either, so you could save £30 and get an air cooler that will do the job to a similar standard.
There are also other cheaper cases that will easily house that hardware, and the motherboard you listed is very expensive and one need not spend that much on a motherboardto run an i7.
That leads to another point, an AMD set up will only have a negligible difference in game performance.

Of course there is, I'm just pointing out what I would want for running games to my standards.

Corsair make quality PSUs, that one leaves headroom for 5870 Crossfire in the future and modular is worth the extra IMO.

H50 will comfortably run the i7 at 4ghz or more, you can pick cheaper air coolers but they will probably run hotter.

The case is a personal choice no doubt, but I would want one with good airflow which the 902 has.

There is only one 1366 socket motherboard cheaper, and I think the Gigabyte is worth the extra as its a great board.

AMD is of course a valid choice, but again that build is where I would put my money.

 

[andicole0]

For a good gaming rig that will play any game well?

The answer has and always will be £1000.00. Plus whatever you then find you need to make the games you like play the way you want.

Andi.

 

[Relentless81]

It really depends on what you think "plays well" means, if you want to play games in 1920 maxed out then at least a grand. But you can still get a console smashing PC cheaper than that if your sensible, I prefer building a sensible specced PC as a challenge rather than just buying top of the range everything especially when it comes to the motherboard

 

[infernox]

£700-£1000 depends AMD or Intel

 

[Redmint]

It really depends on what you think "plays well" means, if you want to play games in 1920 maxed out then at least a grand. But you can still get a console smashing PC cheaper than that if your sensible, I prefer building a sensible specced PC as a challenge rather than just buying top of the range everything especially when it comes to the motherboard

Agree with this.