Recommend a build for a friend

[Mikchi]

Hello folks,

My friend is looking to buy a PC as his laptop is ****e.

He's looking for "something cheap that will play WoW/D3/SC2 on Ultra" for around about £700.

This will have to include a monitor and keyboard.

Thanks in advance

 

[Chris-.-]

Hello Jamie


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £53.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £828.76 (includes shipping : FREE).




It was near £700..

Sub Total : £690.63

Then the vat kicked in.. could get a cheaper graphics card if you cant expand the budget or maybe an i3 or something:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=6&subid=1671

 

[olivier renault]

As Chris says, you'll have to compromise either the GPU or the CPU. Not sure which one is the most important in wow.

Base line.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked FTW 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (01G-P3-1363-KR) £124.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £53.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £27.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £642.07 (includes shipping : £19.10).



So can upgrade to a quadcore, or a 560ti (which should be plenty). Or keep those if they are sufficient and improve the rest. And you sure he doesn't need an OS?

 

[olivier renault]

hey... I suppose that would work

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Hawk 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £53.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £27.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £699.72 (includes shipping : £19.10).



or

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £53.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £704.72 (includes shipping : £19.10).



if he wants full-atx, USB3 and SATA3 (SSD)?

EDIT : Changed the case. Worth a few pounds extra.

 

[Mikchi]

Hello Jamie

How the...?

And you sure he doesn't need an OS?

He has his Windows disc that he used for his laptop. Failing that, he said he'd just find one via totally legit websites


I was thinking of selling him my old 5870 for around £80, which, according to AnandTech, is on par with the 560Ti and saves him a bit of smash to spend on the other goodies.

He'll be online at some point, so I'll show him these builds then.

Thanks guys, great help!