My first rig project, would like some input x

Mart1ns · 11 Dec 2012 at 16:26

Hey everyone I'm thinking of building my own gaming/entertainment pc. I have never built a pc before but I have experience changing graphic cards and ram (I know its easy ).
Here are the parts I'm thinking of ordering:

22" Widescreen LED Monitor £90.00

MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £90.00

Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £40.00

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1600 MHz Dual Channel Kit £30.00

Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' £40.00

NZXT source 210 white Tower £35.00

Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99

OCZ Technology 60GB SATA 2.5" Solid State Drive SSD £40.00

Operating System windows 8 £60.00

It would cost around £590, my budget is £600 max.
What do you guys think? I am not that worried about building it, i'm more worried about getting the right parts.
I have heard good things about the i3 3220 and the gpu.
As long as it can play all the current games on max/high settings it would be ok. The processor also does a lot for the price.
Tbh the cheaper the system the better, originally I was planning on spending £500 but that was before I knew that getting a good psu and a good Tower was important. Also I did not have in mind a SSD.

Any input would be greatly appreciated x

illuz · 11 Dec 2012 at 16:30

The system is good for your budget, spot on for your budget Infact. However don't be expecting to play the latest games at max settings - you will have to tone things down (MSAA, the textures etc)

LukieBoy007 · 11 Dec 2012 at 16:32

Mart1ns said:
As long as it can play all the current games on max/high settings it would be ok.

The 7770 isn't going to cut it I'm afraid. I'm assuming the monitors resolution is 1080p.

Mart1ns · 11 Dec 2012 at 17:23

Okay thanks for the replies, I dont expect the gpu to play all games on ultra but as long as they can look decent with decent fps that would be ok. The games that I would be playing more competitively would be starcraft/LoL/CoD and CS:GO and i knwo the card can play those well. Thanks for the feedback so far, if anyone knows similar parts that do the same for less then please let me know! The less i spend the better

And yes the monitor is 1080p but that doesn't necessarily mean I would be playing all games on 1080p, only story games (Assassins creed, mass effect).
Online games i'd have low settings

snips86x · 11 Dec 2012 at 17:59

You could play around with this one, but I think you'll need to spend a little more:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £137.99
1 x Samsung S22B300HS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-60G) £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £23.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £755.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Uncle Petey · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:09

If your budget is strict, lose the ssd and put that £40 towards a 7850. You can always add an ssd later.

Mart1ns · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:19

Okay, looking at the 7850 and I may drop the SSD and get the 7850 instead, looks like it would be worth it

MikeTheNative · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:20

Comparison between the 7770 and 7850, I agree that you should drop the SSD and put it towards 7850.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/536?vs=549

shadow_boxer · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:24

Uncle Petey said:
If your budget is strict, lose the ssd and put that £40 towards a 7850. You can always add an ssd later.

This.

snips86x · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:24

Sorry, I know it's over your budget, but we all want to get you the best for your money!

Idleman · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:28

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £23.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £698.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Mart1ns · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:29

Okay changed the pc slightly, I would get the parts from different places to save as much as possible. Took the SSD out for the 7850, like someone said i can add the ssd later. The screen would be 1080p.
So this pc should now be able to play all the games

Also would this psu be ok for this card?

22" Widescreen 1080p LED Monitor £90.00

2GB XFX Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition, 4800MHz GDDR5 £140.00

Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £40.00

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1600 MHz Dual Channel Kit £30.00

Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' £40.00

NZXT source 210 white Tower £35.00

Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99

Operating System windows 8 £60.00

Total £600.96

LukieBoy007 · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:44

You can get a rewriter for a fiver cheaper, as well as dropping the HDD to 500GB to save some if you want. I guess the 7850 in that spec is 1GB, so you could afford a 2GB then. A Z77 motherboard would also be nice if you could fit one in.

Mart1ns · 11 Dec 2012 at 18:54

LukieBoy007 said:
You can get a rewriter for a fiver cheaper, as well as dropping the HDD to 500GB to save some if you want. I guess the 7850 in that spec is 1GB, so you could afford a 2GB then. A Z77 motherboard would also be nice if you could fit one in.

You mean like this one? Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
It really worth it? I mean the one I am thinking of getting will support all the 3rd gen processors so if down the line I wanted a faster one i could get a 3rd gen i7.
Also yes I would get a 2gb 7850 not the 1gb, the 2gb one is a beast from what I've seen, and I can get it for £140, its £50 more than the 7770 but if I drop the SSD I have a beast of a card.
I will not be overclocking this system at all, just putting that out there.