New computer, Sub £700

Stinger53 · 28 Apr 2012 at 10:48

it should run it but only on low/medium (maybe) settings.

T345 · 28 Apr 2012 at 10:49

Really??? No AA but on low setting's?

T345 · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:39

Gonna buy K/B & Mouse on monday - friday
or optical drive + hdd
gonna hold off hdd the prices might go back down

jamesfreddie · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:45

I have a GTX460 768mb, and i play BF3 but i left it on auto.

I will try and upload my settings tommorow.

Do you still have the HP microtower?

sehcure · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:48

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-160-SA

This, instead of your monitor chosen.
Slightly more expensive, get VAT back, worth it.

T345 · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:50

Yep, still have the HP microtower, in a different case, but i have the origanal case and psu (functional)
also i might get that monitor but im still saving for things that get obsolete.
Thanks
Bakht

jamesfreddie · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:54

Warecast said:
Yep, still have the HP microtower, in a different case, but i have the origanal case and psu (functional)
also i might get that monitor but im still saving for things that get obsolete.
Thanks
Bakht

Well for now you could get this

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x **B Grade** XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £384.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).

then when you want you can grab a better case. etc.

T345 · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:57

The cases are the worst build cases in the world, they are the worst cases built in the world, it only fits m-atx mobos, and I want an i5 =) as they are better for video work???
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - Black £30.98
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £708.22 (includes shipping : £19.10).

-£7 for optical drive
also what about the microtower??? I'm going to sell them

jamesfreddie · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:58

What sort of video work are you hoping to do??

T345 · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:00

Recording games and rendering, maybe some after effects for school as a big full feature length movie is coming up
I'm going to upload the game play @youtube.com/user/t345gaming
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - Black £30.98
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
Total : £720.22 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Also should i have the x4 or the OcUK Gaming keyboard
as its £20 cheaper

jamesfreddie · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:06

I think you will want a second drive for when you are capturing gameplay.

Also look at this PSU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-093-XF or http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-146-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

And this heatsink: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

T345 · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:10

Should I get a cheap external drive??? Will be my last purchase
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x OcUK Value 320GB 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive External USB2.0 £53.99
1 x **B Grade** XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - Black £30.98
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £729.22 (includes shipping : £19.10).

-£7 for optical drive

jamesfreddie · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:11

No i wouldn't use a USB drive, and its 5400rpm.

Go with a 1TB internal 7200rpm hdd.

T345 · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:13

Ok, thanks
Whats the advantage of the x4 over the ocuk gaming keyboard??? apart from lights + macros?
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (0F13180) £79.99
1 x **B Grade** XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - Black £30.98
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £705.23 (includes shipping : £19.10).

-£7 for optiacal drive
could i just make a partition called d and reformant to be called Gameplay or capture and it being 250gb???

jamesfreddie · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:14

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - Black £30.98
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £20.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Logitech K200 Media Keyboard (920-002733) £13.99
1 x Microsoft Ready Basic Optical Mouse Black - Retail (3EG-00003) £10.99
Total : £724.72 (includes shipping : £17.85).

T345 · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:17

aaahh,
can't i record to partition as i don't use much data, i have 112gb left on my 160gb laptop hdd
but gameplay will take a lot of place,
also i have old ps/2 keyboards and want a gaming mouse and k/b
btw theres no psu
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (0F13180) £79.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - Black £30.98
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £20.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £726.22 (includes shipping : £19.10).

jamesfreddie · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:20

Are you going to use fraps to record?

Check Out this video

T345 · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:22

Yes, I'll use fraps, does having seperate partition act as another drive??
Also thanks for your help sorry for the questions

honosuseri · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:22

Warecast said:
Sure????
Aparently it's really good

on yahoo answers
Anyways to answer your question, YESH! It will run BF3 perfectly, so long as BF3 is NOTHING like Brink.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kgojuC1m5U

and it's super clocked
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSaKg6cVicI

I remember suggesting the B grade 460 to you. I have that exact GPU in my HTPC. It comes clocked at 763mhz, using MSI afterburner you will get it to 850mhz easy.....mine is running @900mhz on the stock cooler.

Anyone who says it won't run BF3 well is talking absolute rubbish. I have it running on high-ultra (my own custom settings) on a 40inch 1080P 3DTV. FPS never drop below 30. The xbox and PS3 dont get more than 30FPS

If you want to buy in "instalments". Get the PSU and case, then look at a mobo bundle (CPU,RAM,mobo). You then have enough kit to get started on the build.....add HDD, optical and finally GPU (as you can run the rig off the IGP initially).

I would suggest that you look to spend £100ish on a SLI capable mobo (Z77). You would be able to add a second 460 much later once they are going cheap or second hand even. At £80 for the B grade, two 460s in SLI would beat a 6950 which is around the same price (£160).

jamesfreddie · 29 Apr 2012 at 00:24

honosuseri said:
I would suggest that you look to spend £100ish on a SLI capable mobo (Z77). You would be able to add a second 460 much later once they are going cheap or second hand even. At £80 for the B grade, two 460s in SLI would beat a 6950 which is around the same price (£160).

But then hes is going to need a 600Watt + PSU.