New PC needed!

Luke Burton · 21 Feb 2011 at 06:40

Hello guys.

I'm after a new PC as the title says. Mainly for gaming.
I need a pc that can handle the latest games fine. Cyris2, Blackops, World of warcraft etc. Here's the thing, I know very little about pc specs. I don't wanna spend too much. I will only spend what's needed. Will you guys be able to send me down the right road? My budget is no more than £700 ideally but will go over if need be. Windows 7 is a must.
I don't need monitor or keyboard and mouse either.

Thanks in advance.

RJC · 21 Feb 2011 at 08:32

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £567.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £115.55
Total : £693.30

RJC · 21 Feb 2011 at 08:35

Anther option:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Far Cry 2 £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £103.99
(£86.66) £103.99
(£86.66)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £68.99
(£57.49) £68.99
(£57.49)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £573.09
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £116.72
Total : £700.31

smiley1987 · 21 Feb 2011 at 12:28

XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AVP, Stalker, CODMW2 Games & 3D Mark 2011 XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AVP, Stalker, CODMW2 Games & 3D Mark 2011 £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £147.98
(£123.32) £147.98
(£123.32)
MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
(£25.99)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £29.60
(£24.67) £29.60
(£24.67)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £20.99
(£17.49) £20.99
(£17.49)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £585.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £119.62
Total : £717.70

You could leave out the coolermaster cpu cooler if you want to keep within your bugdet

Luke Burton · 21 Feb 2011 at 13:22

Cheers for the responses guys. I will have a look at the options when I get in and get ordering

In terms off building the pc. I have no experience so you think i would struggle? Or is it fairly easy with the help of YouTube lol.

Space Monkey · 21 Feb 2011 at 13:24

Luke Burton said:
Cheers for the responses guys. I will have a look at the options when I get in and get ordering

In terms off building the pc. I have no experience so you think i would struggle? Or is it fairly easy with the help of YouTube lol.

Quite easy, its really like lego, its only if you have problems that you'll need help, armed with a camera and this forum you should be all sorted

Luke Burton · 21 Feb 2011 at 13:32

Good to hear. I'm sure you will be hearing from me soon lol. Very helpful forum.

6644kp · 21 Feb 2011 at 13:41

RJC said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £567.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £115.55
Total : £693.30

personally I prefer this build, nice cpu that can support a better gpu upgrade 1 or 2 years down the line.

danewesley · 21 Feb 2011 at 13:59

This?

King Damager · 21 Feb 2011 at 14:45

nvm, was having a stupid moment xD

kd

RJC · 21 Feb 2011 at 14:47

Whats wrong with the H67 motherboard.

Luke Burton · 21 Feb 2011 at 20:05

RJC said:
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99
(£9.99)
Sub Total : £567.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £115.55
Total : £693.30

Gonna go with this spec. Thanks for your time RJC and the rest of you who took their time to help a noob out

So this spec is good enough for me to play the latest games without any problems? Crysis2 is high demanding I heard.

Space Monkey · 21 Feb 2011 at 20:08

Its missing a CPU cooler ^^^

danewesley · 21 Feb 2011 at 20:13

youd be better with a 6950 for crysis etc.

Rexton · 21 Feb 2011 at 20:36

Luke Burton said:
Gonna go with this spec. Thanks for your time RJC and the rest of you who took their time to help a noob out

So this spec is good enough for me to play the latest games without any problems? Crysis2 is high demanding I heard.

Very high demanding, if you get a 6950 theres a thread on here that can show you how to flash it to a 6970, but that's if you want to play on max (even then it won't have incredibly steady rates)

And because you said you're a bit weary about building it yourself, just follow this and you should be fine

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18046396

RJC · 21 Feb 2011 at 20:39

Stick this on the build sheet:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-028-CM&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Cheers

Luke Burton · 21 Feb 2011 at 20:54

Cheers. Should I get RJC build with the 6950?.

danewesley · 21 Feb 2011 at 21:18

u mean the build i specced? yeh

Luke Burton · 21 Feb 2011 at 21:58

Edit... ignore this lol. Ordering now

Rexton · 21 Feb 2011 at 22:36

Luke Burton said:
Edit... ignore this lol. Ordering now

Have fun.