New PC build

Cagerty

Cagerty

Cagerty

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Hi all, new to posting to the forums but have been prowling them for a while :)

After being a laptop user for the last few years, I would like to get back in to PC gaming and build my own system. I have never done this before and am unsure of what parts to buy. I will probably be building it in the next 2 -3 weeks.

I have a budget of around 1000 - 1200 to build a fairly decent gaming rig that can play all the lastest games ( e.g. Skyrim, BF3, Diablo III ). I have a mouse and keyboard but will need an OS and monitor. Could you guys maybe spec me a few options? I would also like to overclock although I don't think I will be running SLI / Crossfire any time soon.

Thanks, much appreciated.
 
Hi and welcome to the forums.

Right at the top end of your budget but with plenty of scope to cut back too if you want to save money. (For example switch to a smaller power supply and non SLI/Crossire motherboard, cheaper case etc).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2475HDS 24" Widescreen LED Business Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold (SST-RV03B-W USB 3.0) £99.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £68.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,220.05 (includes shipping : £16.85).



Remeber that quite a few of these items are on offer only until tomorrow 9am only and will change so although these may be well priced right now, they probably won't be in a couple of weeks time but should give you a good idea of what you can get.
 
Hi and welcome :)

Pretty similar to the above, but with an OS ;)


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £92.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £45.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,200.22 (includes shipping : £12.50).



As shadow_boxer says, some of this will change with the weekly deals. It gives you an idea of what to buy, but always check back before you buy to get the best out of the deals.
 
beejjacobs said:
Hi and welcome :)

Pretty similar to the above, but with an OS ;)


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £92.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £45.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,200.22 (includes shipping : £12.50).



As shadow_boxer says, some of this will change with the weekly deals. It gives you an idea of what to buy, but always check back before you buy to get the best out of the deals.
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Thanks for the advice guys, some really good options here. Definitely have a lot to think about now :). Do you think i should get an i5 2500k or the i5 3570k? I would like to overclock my PC to maybe 4 - 4.5 ghz and I've been reading that the Ivybridges run really hot when overclocking compared to the Sandys, or is this just at the higher clock speeds, e.g above 4.5 ghz?
 
Cagerty said:
Thanks for the advice guys, some really good options here. Definitely have a lot to think about now :). Do you think i should get an i5 2500k or the i5 3570k? I would like to overclock my PC to maybe 4 - 4.5 ghz and I've been reading that the Ivybridges run really hot when overclocking compared to the Sandys, or is this just at the higher clock speeds, e.g above 4.5 ghz?
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Stick with the 3570K, it isn't much more expensive. Heat is only really an issue for the large overclocks. Also remember that 4.5GHz on IB is similar in performance to ~4.7GHz on SB.
 
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