I want to build a gaming pc for £1000

[honosuseri]

The 670 is a cutdown 680 but surprisingly they cut off very little. We like the overclocked cards as they narrow the gap between the 670 and 680.

The cheaper cards will use the reference design cooler. As the price goes up the coolers change, also keep an eye on the warranties. I saw the KFA cards being spec'd but they have a 2 year warranty versus GBs 3 year warranty and the difference in price is only marginal.

 

[Absorbentsolid]

But the Windforce card is overclocked does that not have a shorter life span?

 

[jeckulz]

You're not going to need HT unless you're doing a LOT of rendering.
Even if youre doing light rendering work (the odd 15-20min YT video @1080p), having Nvidia's CUDA cores will help out with that given the right software.
Get and i5 instead mate. More than enough for gaming.
The extra £100 or so will help towards a better GPU or SSD.
If go better GPU personally, thats the meat and potatos of any gaming rig, and overclocked K series chips (sandybridge onwards) aren't going to cause any real bottle neck, even for a 680.

Just my 2cents.

 

[RJC]

But the Windforce card is overclocked does that not have a shorter life span?

Not really

 

[jeckulz]

But the Windforce card is overclocked does that not have a shorter life span?

Not by any significant margin if the cooler is up to the job.
What kills OC'd chips is high heat for too long.

 

[LukieBoy007]

Not by any significant margin if the cooler is up to the job.
What kills OC'd chips is high heat for too long.

Or putting the voltage too high.

 

[MofoKilla]

you dont need an i7 for a gaming rig tbh.

 

[philmo]

If it helps any I just got my new PC, with BF3 high on the priorities list.

Included I have Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [GV-N670OC-2GD] paired with Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz and Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77.

I have a 60hz monitor which means I cannot see FPS over 60 - so cap it there.

But on nearly all maps I can run at 60 with Ultra. Sometimes have to play with AA settings. But delighted with purchase and game looks amazing.

Am not tech genious, but let me know if I can help - as had similar requirments.

 

[Absorbentsolid]

Well my Monitor is Real 120 HZ Samsung and you guys made great points with the I5 I7 price difference. I'll purchase a i5 and put my money towards a 680 maybe? But What 680 does everyone recommend.

 

[spixelspixel]

I don't like the new ivybridge cpu due to the high temps.

You still need a case and hdd, I can't choose them for you though

Another thing to consider is if you would plan on adding another graphics card. If so you should get a psu around the 650-750w mark.

 

[passey89]

basically you want

an i7
8 / 16 gb RAM
128GB SSD
I7 mobo (obviously)
GTX670
1 / 2 TB HDD
Case

Plenty of those above everything else wont really make much difference and same with brands

 

[jeckulz]

Well my Monitor is Real 120 HZ Samsung and you guys made great points with the I5 I7 price difference. I'll purchase a i5 and put my money towards a 680 maybe? But What 680 does everyone recommend.

The cheapest one is fine.
If you dont plan on watercooling, then get the cheapest one with a custom cooler. (Gainward Phantoms, Asus Direct CU etc etc)

If you think watercooling may be an option in a year or so, then get a reference design card (so water blocks will fit) and hold off from any graphics overclocks for a while.

 

[Absorbentsolid]

Where is the cpu cooler in your basket?

 

[tamzzy]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £96.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUKV2) £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.79
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,050.68 (includes shipping : £12.50).



matx case, arc mini is a great case if i may say so lol
non-sli board, psu specced for a non sli system
kept to budget (+50 quid) ;p

 

[Absorbentsolid]

Do i need thermal paste?

 

[tamzzy]

Do i need thermal paste?

no

 

[Absorbentsolid]

So guys i've been thinking about this as my pc what dya think?
Thermaltake Frio Advanced Cooler
Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor
Asus Rampage IV GENE Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Patriot Viper Xtreme 16gb
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case
All comes to £1084
What dya think?

 

[tamzzy]

and no hard drives? that'll work out well...lol

 

[Absorbentsolid]

Woops forgot to add the HDD and SSD also blu ray drive

 

[Absorbentsolid]

So guys my PC is complete and built how do i add images?