Spec an i5 gaming system

TonyNST

TonyNST

TonyNST

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Right guys a got a bonus at work today and want to build a purely gaming system, av got 24" screen, Kb/mouse/speakers and a copy of windows 7 64bit already so that's sorted so needing the best bits for ma £600... Only 2 things ad prefer would be a modular psu and an i5 CPU that a could OC when a needed to the rest al leave in ur capable hands.... Cheers
 
Okay, heres my take on it:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £131.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x **B Grade** Prolimatech Lynx CPU-Cooler (Socket Intel Socket LGA 1156/1155/AMD Socket AM2/2+/3/3+ ) £14.98
Total : £593.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Alternatively I would seriously recommend spending £30 more for this, better gpu and cpu cooler.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £149.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £629.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
TonyNST said:
Right guys a got a bonus at work today and want to build a purely gaming system, av got 24" screen, Kb/mouse/speakers and a copy of windows 7 64bit already so that's sorted so needing the best bits for ma £600... Only 2 things ad prefer would be a modular psu and an i5 CPU that a could OC when a needed to the rest al leave in ur capable hands.... Cheers
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Oops sorry, modular PSU:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-116-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463
 
Added a couple of 'B' grade items to bring the cost down. I know it's £46 over, but if you sell the 2 free games this would bring it down under your budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £155.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £646.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Cheers guys looks like good specs there :) concerning the cases are they good for building in room wise? Also always had nvidia cards in the past and was thinking of getting a gtx660 but are the 7850's any good as never had any dealings with amd?
 
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