Need a bit of advice for a new gaming computer

Bradalee

Bradalee

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Hey everyone,

I'm posting here because i've been looking at buying a new computer for gaming, but i'm not sure where to begin!

My budget is roughly £800-900 and i need a screen as well. I have all the other peripherals though. I'll be using it mainly for gaming, but also HD video playback and editing.

Is it possible to get games such as Skyrim, Battlefield and the soon to be released Dishonored running on high or ultra (ultra may be a bit of an over reach) on this kind of budget?

Thanks a lot for your help :)
 
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The case is up to your pick,

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion (H795Q3G2M) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x Samsung 64GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC064D/EU) £59.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £888.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Has to be Window 7 Professional 64bit which will allow up to 192gb of memory.

Whereas Windows 7 Home 64bit only allows 16gb of memory.
 
Phusion said:
The case is up to your pick,

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion (H795Q3G2M) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x Samsung 64GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC064D/EU) £59.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £888.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Thanks, looks pretty nice. But i've heard people say that the coolermaster's aren't too great, should i stump up an extra bit of cash and go for a corsair one?
 
Bradalee said:
Thanks, looks pretty nice. But i've heard people say that the coolermaster's aren't too great, should i stump up an extra bit of cash and go for a corsair one?
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The Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU cooler has a Quick-snap fan bracket which allows you to attach another fan onto the heatsink but if you can stretch your budget abit more you can get a better CPU cooler
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £179.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £55
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 £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £35.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £897.79 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Just in budget. Could not include SSD in budget when you need OS. Could upgrade to retail CPU for £5 more, or non B grade HDD for £10 more. This would give you a longer warranty. This rig should play most games on ultra at your resolution.
 
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tjlld said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £179.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £55
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 £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £35.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £897.79 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Just in budget. Could not include SSD in budget when you need OS. Could upgrade to retail CPU for £5 more, or non B grade HDD for £10 more. This would give you a longer warranty. This rig should play most games on ultra at your resolution.
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Thank you, i think i would go for a non B-Grade HDD since i download and remove a lot of stuff on a daily basis, the extra warranty is nice too.
 
100%scottish said:
for £900 you should be able to play most games on ultra, maybe not BF3 but not 100% sure tbh as i dont own it.
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I don't play BF myself but i know it's then benchmark for high performance these days which is why i asked. It's nice to know the kind of builds that people kindly listed above should be capable of playing games on ultra though, i've always had to play on lower settings or use my 360 in the past.

And i can't wait to make my computer my primary gaming platform :)
 
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