PC Spec for BF3?

Drake5 · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:39

Ok, now I've got my brothers PC sorted, I'm after one for myself.

I know this type of thing is usually fitted in General Hardware but I have more of a question in terms of how the following build would handle games like Skyrim and BF3 on max settings:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-307-OE&groupid=43&catid=2385&subcat=1270

£460 inc vat, would I get more value for money if I build my own? Would that price get me a PC that would play the latest games perfectly fine?

Thanks

Drake5 · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:55

This is why I've stayed away from PC's for so long, they're so expensive! It's annoying when £460 isn't considered to be enough, to me that's such a crazy amount of money... Half my months wages! Haha.

Drake5 · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:59

Nexus18 said:
It isn't a bad spec for gaming, although not sure what the i3 is like. BF 3 likes quad core CPU and I would imagine the same for skyrim.

You could do much better if you built it yourself though!

If I pushed the budget up to £500, what could I get? Only thing I wouldn't need is a Sata HDD.

Drake5 · 28 Jan 2013 at 23:08

Nexus18 said:
Building it yourself?

Or a already built PC?

I can build it myself, no probs.

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 19:22

I use my PC every single day so it would certainly get a lot of use!

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 19:37

Nexus18 said:
Yeah but how much gaming usage?

It is up to you after all If you like gaming and game a good 10-20 hours each week or even more! then I would spend around £500-600 on a PC

The above that I suggested would be plenty for gaming @ 1080P and has some room for future proofing i.e. crossfire/SLI etc.

Yeah I think I would defo get 10-20 hours in a week.

I'm very tempted... I haven't had a new PC for ages and I think it's long overdue now!

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 19:47

Is there anything I could cut back on to get the budget to a flat £500? Just got to allow myself some room for a few extras.

Current PC Spec is:

E6750 2.6Ghz
4GB DDR2
8800GTS 768MB

Very dated now!

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 19:56

Okay, without the cooler and with that cheaper RAM I've got it down to £497.

I really won't be intending to overclock, can't I save a bit on the mobo?

Cheers

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:09

Nexus18 said:
Definitely long over due!

Yeah, as said, other people could probably take/replace stuff, I haven't followed any of the latest PC stuff for a while now so not sure what is the best for value etc. I would stick to GB or MSI for MB though, ASUS have terrible customer service.

What case do you currently have?

Current case is a Coolermaster Elite 333U. It really does need replacing now though tbh!

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:35

Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £139.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £131.99
1 x Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £75.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £36.98
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £468.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

you mean like this ? as your not intending to OC H77 will be fine as will the stock cooler

Is this the one to go for then guys? And would it play pretty much anything I throw at it without issue? I don't mind paying the extra for a 2GB card. Which one should I go for?

Cheers

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:44

Ethermaster said:
If your not ordering tonight I would wait and see what the "this week only deals" change to in the morning, plus the T1 isn't a bad case for the money but you may want to consider spending abit on one that isn't just sheet metal, plastic and no cable managament

I won't be ordering till Thurs-Fri so that may be a good idea.

Yeah I can go for a better case aswell and is it worth paying the extra for the 2GB GPU?

Cheers

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:09

Ethermaster said:
depends what res your playing at, if 1920x1080 then yes it will be worth the extra for the 2Gb card but the performance isn't going to change so that the game is unplayable.

Yeah I'll be using 1920x1080.

Cheers

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:12

Ethermaster said:
Wait till the morning and we're spec ya then.

Sounds good! Cheers for the help guys, much appreciated.

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:28

Is a B Grade card something someone has sent back though via DSR?

Thanks

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:54

Yeah can't say I'd be interested in a b grade card tbh.

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 22:12

jonneymendoza said:
No. most people only play 1 or 2 games at a time and as long as the OP plays games every now and then its fine.

if the OP builds the pc and then doesnt play any games for a month or two then u can say lol but pc's is more then just for gaming.

that extra grunt he has could be useful for way more things then gaming

Good point!

I haven't been into PC gaming for ages though, so there really is lots of titles I want to play. LOADS of games on steam!

I just hope whatever I get specced will be capable of running smoothly on high settings. I would be happy with that.

Drake5 · 29 Jan 2013 at 22:50

As soon as it's built though I'm 100% sure I was get back into gaming and be addicted again!

Drake5 · 30 Jan 2013 at 07:28

Thanks, that looks great. Comes perfectly in budget as well with free delivery.

That should be my final build then?

cheers

Drake5 · 30 Jan 2013 at 08:23

Idleman said:
Just hope the prices don`t vary to much when you come to order.
Shame that you can`t order today.

I will be ordering tomorrow.

Drake5 · 30 Jan 2013 at 13:23

Ethermaster said:
The new "this week only deals" will be live at around noon check back then for new specs

Sweet =)