Spec: Gaming PC for £500

[gee3000]

Hi guys

Can you offer me your suggestions for a £500 gaming PC please. No fancy features necessary, mainly graphics performance really. A few requirements:

• Considering this case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-BX
• 1TB min. hard drive
• DVD RW required

Thanks.

 

[Riddell]

Do you need an OS?

 

[gee3000]

Do you need an OS?

Nope.

 

[John101]

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £134.39
(£111.99) £134.39
(£111.99)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £127.99
(£106.66) £127.99
(£106.66)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) £28.79
(£23.99) £28.79
(£23.99)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £413.43
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £85.19
Total : £511.12

this is my suggestion

 

[Murray]

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £127.99
(£106.66) £127.99
(£106.66)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)

Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)

BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)

Sub Total : £434.09
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £89.17
Total : £535.01





If it has to be closer to budget :

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £127.99
(£106.66) £127.99
(£106.66)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)

AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 455 3.30GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £67.99
(£56.66) £67.99
(£56.66)

Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)

BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)

BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £415.76
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £85.50
Total : £513.01


Remember you get free shipping

 

[gee3000]

Thanks John101 and Murray. Just wanted to mention Murray I don't need an OS so that should free up £70 if you'd make alterations to your suggestion?

Thanks again!

 

[Murray]

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)

OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £50.99
(£42.49) £50.99
(£42.49)

Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)

BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)

Sub Total : £415.76
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £85.65
Total : £513.91

 

[olivier renault]

they are still doing the GTX 460 OC for £110, so I'd pick that one up.

£550 for 2500K. And your case of choice (which is OK).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £560.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[John101]

I agree with the above, spend an extra £50 for the 2500k

 

[davy89]

they are still doing the GTX 460 OC for £110, so I'd pick that one up.

£550 for 2500K. And your case of choice (which is OK).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £44.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £560.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

That!

 

[Riddell]

oliver's spec is solid. Splash out and get something special. You deserve it!