looking to build a gaming pc

dean5752 · 1 Sep 2009 at 20:27

hi guys im looking at building a new gaming pc and would like some advice on spechs, my budget is roughly £1200 and i would want to be able to play the latest games at high res and maybe abit of media editing etc.
thanks in advance

TheBrooder · 1 Sep 2009 at 20:31

reflux · 1 Sep 2009 at 20:33

Core i7
6GB RAM
Some kind of SSD
260/4890
24'' screen

fordypaul · 1 Sep 2009 at 20:34

The vid encoding bit slants it to a i7 build!

dean5752 · 1 Sep 2009 at 20:38

could any one specify which individual parts as not sure what would be compatible with which

RJC · 1 Sep 2009 at 20:43

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail£201.99
(£175.64) £201.99
(£175.64)

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard£190.99
(£166.08) £190.99
(£166.08)

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card£135.99
(£118.25) £271.98
(£236.50)

Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK) + 3D Mark Vantage Benchmarking Software£86.99
(£75.64) £86.99
(£75.64)

Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK)£77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS)£68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366)£57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)£45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM£18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £888.60Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping : £12.50VAT is being charged at 15%VAT : £135.17 Total : £1,036.27

fizzle-187 · 1 Sep 2009 at 21:00

you might want to wait for the new i5 and DX11 cards before you make a purchase.

dean5752 · 1 Sep 2009 at 21:07

how about this

Asus GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Single PCB)£359.98
(£313.03) £359.98
(£313.03)

Lian Li PC-P80B Armorsuit Aluminium Super Tower Case - Black (No PSU)£229.99
(£199.99) £229.99
(£199.99)

OCZ Agility Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1AGT120G)£229.99
(£199.99) £229.99
(£199.99)

Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK)£182.99
(£159.12) £182.99
(£159.12)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail£178.99
(£155.64) £178.99
(£155.64)

Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard£139.99
(£121.73) £139.99
(£121.73)

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EADS)£59.98
(£52.16) £59.98
(£52.16)

LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM£18.99
(£16.51) £18.99
(£16.51) Sub Total : £1,218.17Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping : £13.75VAT is being charged at 15%VAT : £184.79 Total : £1,416.71

TheBrooder · 1 Sep 2009 at 21:14

965 phenom not worth it over 955.
I'd wait for ATI's new card and see what it's price and capabilities are before spending that much on a graphics card.
Asus is a good board, the MSI is also a very good board and £10 cheaper

dean5752 · 1 Sep 2009 at 21:21

what if i was to go the i7 route with a 920 and maybe ati 4890 which mobo would suite this

fizzle-187 · 1 Sep 2009 at 22:02

Apparentely, the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366) is pretty good from reviews but it's a bit pricey.

ripped · 1 Sep 2009 at 23:42

Do you need a monitor and/or keyboard and mouse?

BigRazer93 · 1 Sep 2009 at 23:47

Well, if you dont want a monitor, it would go somthing like this;

Add one of the new 5870, i know it would be around £1300 but im sure you can get £100 from some where

Also, you could change the ram to 1600mhz then be in your price range

paininlife · 2 Sep 2009 at 00:25

i thnk 1600mhz g-skil ram wud b fine