Requesting a spec for a gaming pc!

[exodus_assassin]

Hey guys, first post but I require your help! My old pc has recently decided to die on me so I have decided to finally take the plunge into building my own.

I will have a budget of around £700-£800 and was hoping I could possibly get a decent build that will let me play the latest games, I will also be using a dual monitor set up for uni work, the only other requirements I have is that the case looks 'cool' and there will be room for further upgrading the rig in the future.

I will require OS and a cheap keyboard in the build too. Thanks in advance for your time!

 

[tamzzy]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £54.98
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 500GB SATA 6GB/s 16MB Cache - OEM (0F13178) £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £732.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



you can get windows 7 pro from uni (if you are in engineering/computer science, you can get it for free)
if not, www.theultimatesteal.co.uk 70 quid for win 7 pro for students

if you can get windows for free from uni, then add in a ssd for 80 quid. nicely on budget ;p

 

[exodus_assassin]

If I could be a pain, could I ask which SSD you would recommend?

 

[Doomedspeed]

Depending on the size of the drive you can afford, one of these two.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £50.99
Total : £150.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[exodus_assassin]

will there be a large performance difference between the two SSD suggested?

 

[amd7000]

Not really. You wont notice at all. The samsung is on offer at (?)too. Think its 79.99. Very good drive.

 

[tamzzy]

Not really. You wont notice at all. The samsung is on offer at (?)too. Think its 79.99. Very good drive.

samsung is not on offer. the intel 330 is.
but if you buy the samsung after the 15th, there is a cashback available. a hassle, but (probably) worth it