Need help knowing what I need

123bakerwill · 22 Nov 2013 at 07:41

Hi guys

I want to get a custom built pc, I have looked around myself but just wanted some better advice on what components I should get as I have not done this before. I would like to build it myself. I can spend about 800-1000. And for it to play rome 2 on full settings. Thanks for any help

stulid · 22 Nov 2013 at 07:53

What bits do you need?

Tower, operating system, monitor etc?

CEUOTC · 22 Nov 2013 at 08:31

Came up with this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Asus VS228DE 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020015-UK) £73.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 5700RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ABA200) HDD £64.99
1 x SanDisk Pulse 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDP-128G-G25) £62.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £9.98
Total : £990.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I am sure Stulid will have something faster up his sleeve.

ExRayTed · 22 Nov 2013 at 08:32

Tower with operating system only

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Geforce GTX 770 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £236.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
Total : £1,003.67 (includes shipping : £9.00).

Including O/S and monitor

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Geforce GTX 770 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £236.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x AOC E2450SWDAK 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990 FX (AMD AM3/AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £94.99
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £1,014.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).

honosuseri · 22 Nov 2013 at 08:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £998.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The OS is missing but I would suggest you try the Windows 8 evaluation, you can use that for 3 months free. Should you hate windows 8 you can buy 7 in the new year no harm done.

The OEM CPU has a shorter warranty and no stock heatsink but the mobo I've used gives you a decent one free. As the case has a lovely side window panel I've done my best to keep the internals colour coded, alas the heatsink has a red fan but that can be changed later cheap enough, you can even run dual fans on it should you choose to.

Best of luck with the build, we look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end. Once we know exactly what you need you'll see suggestions come thick and fast

Doomedspeed · 22 Nov 2013 at 08:39

If its tower only:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W Power Supply (CP-9020055-UK) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £990.60 (includes shipping : £9.00).

Set up for another 280x.

No OS.

stulid · 22 Nov 2013 at 08:46

CEUOTC said:
I am sure Stulid will have something faster up his sleeve.

123bakerwill · 23 Nov 2013 at 23:52

Thanks for all the help guys really appreciate it. So in the baskets that have been posted are those everything needed?

stulid · 23 Nov 2013 at 23:54

Well you never actually said what you need for your budget,

OS
Keybaord+mouse
Speakers
etc

123bakerwill · 24 Nov 2013 at 17:34

Everything that goes inside the actual computer is what I meant. I will get a mouse and key board and the bits like that seperately

stulid · 24 Nov 2013 at 17:38

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £71.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £903.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).

You could fit an i7 4770K in the budget but looking around ROME2 doesnt seem to benefit from what im reading.

123bakerwill · 24 Nov 2013 at 19:48

So that would be everything needed to go in the tower unit ? Would you suggest getting any additional cooling systems? And filters as such to deal with dust? I say this because I have been told this can be an issue ?