So....I want to build a gaming computer.

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Before we start, i have NO idea about building computers or specs or anything like that at all, so don't question me about stuff like that :L, thankyou :)

So, long story short, one of my mum's friends who is like, a computer whizz and can build them really easily offered to help me build a gaming computer, and i said sure, problem is, he doesn't have much idea about the specs for a gaming computer or anything, so, i need some specs, but, i don't know what im looking for either. So, I'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place, so to speak.

So, i wonder if you guys can give me like a full idea of some specs for a gaming computer? i understand this is a lot of effort for you guys and i'd appreciate it if you can help, i need help with EVERYTHING, Graphics Card, Processor, Case, Everything, from the top to the bottom.

EDIT: Don't need mouse or keyboard xD
22" Inch LG Monitor.

I have about £1000-£1500 to spend, in the price range, I'm not sure if that's good for a gaming computer or not.

So, Help a dude out who has no idea about computer specs or anything? Thanks guys :D


Please don't tell me i should buy a premade one either, he has offered kindly and i'd feel terrible if i said i just bought a premade one. :)
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £89.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £71.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £19.98
Total : £1,544.38 (includes shipping : £22.20).



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Another element is have you any specific games today that you want to play, are you going to want to play games at full resolution and detail.

Or will you be happy with medium settings? which based on todays prices can save a lot of money (based on advice given). I guess you also need to confirm monitor size, 23" and over?.

What else do you want to do apart from playing games?

I think will my knowledge base, for now someone with more experience should should offer some specs / a basket. Have just gone through process myself, you can look at my thread to see the way I went.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18390011

Good luck.
 
tamzzy said:
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I would rather get 8GB RAM (because 8GB is more than enough for games for years) which is either Corsair, G.skill or kingston brand then use the saved money to get a i5 3570K which is not a OEM (so you get 3 years warranty, not 1)

Other than that, good build;)
 
Guys, i'll edit my post fully with like, monitor and shizzle.

Yeah, my mum's a big gamer too, and she wants to play in full resolution and detail as well as me, so....
 
Smoogels said:
I would rather get 8GB RAM (because 8GB is more than enough for games for years) which is either Corsair, G.skill or kingston brand then use the saved money to get a i5 3570K which is not a OEM (so you get 3 years warranty, not 1)

Other than that, good build;)
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Smoogels said:
I would rather get 8GB RAM (because 8GB is more than enough for games for years) which is either Corsair, G.skill or kingston brand then use the saved money to get a i5 3570K which is not a OEM (so you get 3 years warranty, not 1)
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i know the argument of oem chips vs retail chips, but tbh, if there's anything unlikely to fail, its the cpu, i think its an acceptable risk to take getting an oem chip rather than a retail chip. they are afterall exactly the same
but if it gives op the peace of mind, then by all means get the retail ;p
 
this is what you want for hardcore gaming


YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £283.99 (567.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £173.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £109.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £97.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade DVD - 32/64bit Retail (GFC-00026) £89.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Gold 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9G) £89.99
1 x Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155/1156//1366/2011) £69.38
1 x Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB 5400RPM SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD5000BPVT) £59.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £59.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B3ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99
Total : £1,636.90 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £283.99 (567.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £99.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX16GX3M2A1600C11) £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
Total : £1,508.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).



within budget +/- 10 quid
 
If your going for a special rig - which at £1500 it will be, you might want to check your monitor refresh rate. No good having a stonking graphic performance and then have a screen with low refresh rate. What is your LG monitor model ?.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £283.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £64.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £19.98
Total : £1,223.90 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Doubt you would wanna venture into a dual graphics setup as newbie to PC gaming, as drivers can be dodgy in some games before they're fixed. GTX 670 is more than enough for high end gaming on a 1080 resolution, the CPU can be overclocked with an awesome cooler (there's other ones that will do the same job), there's an SSD for lightning fast boot speed on your operating system and some space for a few games, plus a 1TB HDD for a good amount of storage space. The case is great, but may not be to your tastes, there's plenty more of different styles that may be up your street. Don't see the need to spend the whole budget to be honest when it's not really needed.

EDIT: Meant to link this motherboard and not the inferior one above (G43 isn't a real Z77 as far as I remember).


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
Total : £114.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

 
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Doing SLI in a midi tower case isn't a great idea to be honest. It also means spending more on the PSU which isn't really necessary. Definately aim for a modular PSU though ;)

Tammzy and I tend to do similar builds and give similar advice. We will all have varying opinions and suggestions, how you balance the budget is ultimately down to you. I suggest you start with a case you like, from there we can spec the internals.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £101.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £85.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £69.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £1,118.96 (includes shipping : £13.75).



That looks nice to me and is well spec'd. Cash left over to buy a IPS monitor maybe if you wanted, remember you can dual screen :D
 
Unless you're determined to spend all of that money, this'll do ;


YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £77.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUKV2) £56.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 Intel Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1155/1156) £25.79
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £727.28 (includes shipping : £10.00).




(Obviously add a case that you want, since you'll be looking at it every day, plus peripherals etc)
 
true spirit 120 makes the tranquillo and matterhorn a bit redundant imo
its better than the tranquillo for the same price
as good as the matterhorn for 5 quid cheaper
 
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