New Gaming / Workstation Rig

Chazaxl

Chazaxl

Chazaxl

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So, after playing GW2 beta this weekend, I reckon im due an upgrade.

In terms of budget, this is difficult. What Id like is the best value for money system. I could say £1000 but Id pay more if it was worth it. That 'curve', where it gets silly to increase the performance for the cost of it, not worth it.

Please spec me a machine. My current machine will likely remain as is, I will probably only bring my Essence STX soundcard with me but need a full new machine.

In terms of monitor, I will likely go for a 27inch Hazro, so keep that out of the equation - so too any monitor / mouse needs - just a case and its bits.

Fire away, no preference for SB or Ivy - just best value for money for gaming and as a good solid workstation :-)
 
What do you have at the moment?

Do you need Keyboard/Mouse/OS? Windows 7 64-bit is pretty much what you'll need.

And any reusable hard drives/DVD drives?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £175.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £95.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH80) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Corsair Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600GUK) £64.99
1 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £53.99
1 x OcUK Dominator Gaming Tower Case - Black £32.99
Total : £872.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Ivy build, Pre-Order on the graphics card cause the Twin Frozr cards are awesome and the 7850 is worth getting over the 7870 because the 7850 is incredibly overclockable, and not worth getting the 7870 as you can likely get similar performance with an overclock on the 7850. :D

Power supply may be a little on the small side (wattage wise) if you want to Crossfire (which the motherboard can do) in the future, you'd likely want to get a 750W.

And Windows 7 is there too, but its out of stock at the moment.

Anyway, if you DON'T need a hard drive and dvd drive, I'd say change the case or get a better motherboard to get some overclocks out of that chip. The cooler you could also change, I think the all in one watercoolers are the **** but thats preference, you may want to go air instead, in which case I'll let someone else contribute as I have little idea about decent air coolers. :cool:

If you do, you can use the rest of the budget towards those.
 
Rooster212 said:
What do you have at the moment?

Do you need Keyboard/Mouse/OS? Windows 7 64-bit is pretty much what you'll need.

And any reusable hard drives/DVD drives?
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I dont need Windows, I have an enterprise license that I use for my PCs. In terms of keyboard, mouse, no need, ill get elcheapos later for the 'old' machine and keep my trusty 10 year old Dell keyboard and keep my logitech MX1000.

In terms of optical drives, I have 2 - one is giving issues, so will replace that.

I will need an SSD for OS at least, might get something else too for data but exclude that for now. I am really interested in seeing the 'best' combo for motherboard, ram, CPU .... gfx card I might go for a 2nd hand 7970 ... but unsure atm.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £219.95
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £175.99
1 x OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £124.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH80) £79.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A2000C9) £59.99
1 x OcUK Dominator Gaming Tower Case - Black £32.99
Total : £978.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Ok, Windows is gone and the SSD is there for the OS. The optical drive I haven't included (do you need two?) That combo of Ram, Mobo and CPU is pretty much the best you can get without spending a bit more. Good luck getting a 7970 in that budget haha :D but I think the 7850 is a very capable graphics card!

Edit: You have said you could go further with your budget if it was worth it - if you were willing to stretch to £1200 you could get a GTX 680 which is pretty much the most wanted graphics card on the planet at the moment :D
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £429.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £86.99
1 x Cooler Master Silencio 550 Silent Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £35.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,096.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Just another option. Case can be changed to your liking.
 
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This is my current basket - any comments / concerns?

Asus P8Z77-V DELUXE Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £94.99
(£79.16) £189.98
(£158.32)
Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH80) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £53.99
(£44.99) £107.98
(£89.98)
LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
(£15.82) £18.98
(£15.82)
OcUK Professional 2.5" to 3.5" SSD Adaptor Plate - Black £4.99
(£4.16) £9.98
(£8.32)
Sub Total : £934.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £189.93
Total : £1,139.56
 
Thanks. I might bump up to a 7970 card - not sure - but apart from keyboard (mine is PS2), the rig is complete from what I can tell.
 
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