New Build Advice

traveyb · 26 Jul 2012 at 09:54

Hi All,
I would like to get back into PC gaming after a year long break so i'm looking for something that will be mainly be used for FSX but can play BF3/GW2 etc.

I have a copy of 7 + 1920x1200 monitor and keyboard/mouse etc all ready and plenty of big storage.

Budget is a maximum of £750.

I've been looking at the following but am open to the system builds option.

Gainward GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition" 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Code:

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM

Code:

Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Code:

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2

(after using a SSD in the past would like to use a SSD again).

What do you recommend for RAM/case/psu/cpu cooler? Would this play ok?

Thanks in advanced!

Number_25 · 26 Jul 2012 at 09:56

YOUR BASKET
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
Total : £197.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Bacon? · 26 Jul 2012 at 10:03

Slightly over:

YOUR BASKET
1 x PowerColor HD 7850 PCS+ Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £169.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
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 £49.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £785.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).

traveyb · 26 Jul 2012 at 10:21

Awesome thanks guys, Without the 500GB HDD it's under budget so will probably go with the later!

Clav · 26 Jul 2012 at 10:33

traveyb said:
Awesome thanks guys, Without the 500GB HDD it's under budget so will probably go with the later!

Try and go for a Retail CPU and not an OEM one as you will get an extra 2 years warranty.

Bacon? · 26 Jul 2012 at 10:40

However the CPU is so unlikely to fail, if its going to fail its almost 100% going to do it before the 1 year is up. I guess its down to opinion, on one side you save a £10 on the other you get a longer warranty and a box.

traveyb · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:48

Yeah will grab the retail CPU, prefer the longer warranty and having a cheap spare cooler also

traveyb · 27 Jul 2012 at 16:08

Ok i've had to lower my budget a bit, what is the cheapest GPU I can get for running FSX/BF3 on "playable" settings? I will splash out on a new card next month, but need something to tired me over.

olivier renault · 27 Jul 2012 at 16:24

6950 2GB. Can be had for £165.

If you need to save money, get a retail CPU, and get the CPU cooler later.

I'd rather do that than compromise on the GPU.

traveyb · 27 Jul 2012 at 16:47

Ok well I guess I can do that, I won't be overclocking for the moment (just using turbo boost). Think I will go for the nvidia 460 also, as I know FSX has a few issues with ATI cards

traveyb · 29 Jul 2012 at 19:44

OK some more thinking, think I am quite settled on the following. I would prefer the corsair case as I do like the look of them (and don't want a UFO in my room with all the lights). Do I need to get low profile RAM for the cooler also?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £173.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £745.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

tamzzy · 29 Jul 2012 at 19:48

the ram in your spec is fine.
you could save 10 quid going oem rather than retail. yes you get less warranty (1 yr for oem vs 3 yr for retail, but cpu failure is so rare, its a risk worth taking

traveyb · 29 Jul 2012 at 20:01

Brilliant thanks.
Ah yes I think I will do that, didn't really think about it lol.

traveyb · 31 Jul 2012 at 08:38

Just went and ordered the following, slightly over budget but tailored it to my want/needs

Thanks for all your help!

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition" Classified 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (012-P3-2068-KR) £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £85.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Akasa AK-TK-02 Cable Tidy Kit £2.99
Total : £773.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).