Need gaming PC components

[BlackDragon]

Hi all,

I've been out of the hardware loop for a while so could do with some advice with building a new gaming pc.

I've got a Corsair 620W PSU, ATI 4990 and case which i will reuse. I will need CPU, motherboard, memory, CPU cooler, two HDs (one for OS to sit on).

Ill be using it primarily for gaming. Budget wise i can go up to £800, but the lower the better. i don't intend to overclock initially either.

Thanks in advance

 

[Marine-RX179]

Sorry....ATI 4990? I don't think there's a card of such model...

 

[stulid]

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £148.99
(£124.16) £148.99
(£124.16)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £45.59
(£37.99) £45.59
(£37.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £420.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £85.99
Total : £515.93

• 128GB SSD for the OS and apps + 500GB HDD
• 8GB RAM
• SATA DVD drive, you didnt say if you needed one or not?
• Z68 Motherboard supports SLI/Crossfire at 8X/8X and is decent - http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z68xp-ud3-dz68db,review-32228.html
• You get free delivery so its £504.53

 

[swinnie]

I'd just put a very similar spec together. When I came to refresh the page I noticed stulid had beaten me to it!

 

[phatboy]

do you mean a 4890 that you will reuse chap?

 

[BlackDragon]

Sorry i meant 4890

What's the difference (other than price!) between the i5 and i7?

What's a good air cooler for these Intel CPUs?

Thanks

 

[stulid]

Sorry i meant 4890

What's the difference (other than price!) between the i5 and i7?

Thanks

The i7 2600K has,

Hyperthreading.
100MHz more core speed.
2mb more L3 cache

For gaming these have little effect for the extra cost - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/287?vs=288

What's a good air cooler for these Intel CPUs?

The stock intel item is good for 4Ghz± a bit.

£23 gets you a Coolermaster Hyper 212+
£25 gets a Gelid Tranquillo or Corsair A50

Those will do a solid 4.5GHZ± a bit

Check the room your case has from the cpu socket to the side panel to make sure it will close.

 

[pob9]

Sorry i meant 4890

What's the difference (other than price!) between the i5 and i7?

What's a good air cooler for these Intel CPUs?

Thanks

for gaming no difference at all.

 

[dfour]

These are the rage ATM

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler £25:99

While you have the budget why not upgrade and sell the 4890 (you should get £50 for it on MM) to a
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 £133:99 this week. Your corsair 620 will be fine to drive it.

 

[BlackDragon]

Looks like the Crucial M4 SSD has gone from in-stock to pre-order after my order was placed. Was abroad so I wasn't able to respond to the webnote in time for it to be delivered on Monday when I'll be a home

What would be a suitable replacement for the M4?

 

[stulid]

OCZ Vertex3, but you need to update to the latest firmware to fix reset/BSOD issues.

 

[BlackDragon]

I've had to revise my budget to £800. The Vertex3 120GB is a little too much for me.

Would a 64GB version be too small for just the OS? I've got a separate 1TB drive for everything else.

 

[Jony27]

64GB is plenty for just an OS, you can fit 2-3 games you play the most and some apps aswell.

 

[stulid]

64GB will hold the OS and about 4-5games.

Its the size I currently have and I find it manageable.