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Se777eN

Se777eN

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Looking at building a PC for gaming not done one since 2001 price also included moniter with a gaming keyboard and mouse with gaming headphones i can go over £800 not to much though.

Am in the wait for battlefield 3 but want to sort my pc now as i have the cash

Cheers


So price me up please
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
(£74.98) £89.98
(£74.98)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
(£28.32) £33.98
(£28.32)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £33.59
(£27.99) £33.59
(£27.99)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Creative HS-450 Headset (51EF0100AA004) £18.98
(£15.82) £18.98
(£15.82)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £698.19
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £142.59
Total : £855.53

Included Win7, if you dont need then obviously it cheaper, for example,



Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £175.99
(£146.66) £175.99
(£146.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
(£74.98) £89.98
(£74.98)
Antec High Current Gamer 620W Power Supply £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98
(£28.32) £33.98
(£28.32)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £33.59
(£27.99) £33.59
(£27.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Creative HS-450 Headset (51EF0100AA004) £18.98
(£15.82) £18.98
(£15.82)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £649.53
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £132.66
Total : £795.94
 
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ive got literally no idea about gaming keyboards and gaming headsets, so ive left a bunch of room in the budget for them:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £124.99
1 x BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £33.59
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F1 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD753LJ) £26.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £701.47 (includes shipping : £12.50).


do you need an OS?

*edit*
never mind, just go with what stulid posted
 
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Yes, max settings wont be an issue.

Just noticed the case is out of stock, try the Antec100 for a good alternative.
 
Stulid's build looks very good. My personal preference, however, would be to get a 24" monitor and drop down to a Radeon HD5850 to compensate. Would also go with a slightly better board such as the MSI P67A-G45 (out stock at the moment) which can do Crossfire.

When funds allow get yourself a decent headset and aftermarket cooler and overclock your CPU. A quality headset makes a huge amount of difference to your gaming experience and that cheap Creative one just won't cut it.
 
If its just a 3.5mm jack then it will work.


Made a change or two, everything is in stock, removed the headset.


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
(£74.98) £89.98
(£74.98)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £51.98
(£43.32) £51.98
(£43.32)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £686.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £141.39
Total : £848.36
 
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stulid said:
Isnt the resolution of that 21.5" BenQ the same as a 24"?
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:confused:

Well yeah obviously he'd want a 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 screen, but gaming on a 24" screen is much better than on a 21.5" screen.

11.63% larger diagonal
24.61% larger area

When I said "compensate" implied that he could get the 5850 as it was a bit cheaper to try and include the larger monitor.:)

*having said that, now it is £124.99 it's not the greatest of deals as they've been as low as £100!

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £175.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) £29.99
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £831.78 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Includes 24" screen. Can't recommend a specific gaming keyboard as don't have any personal experience with any of the ones in the store in the lower budget range. A 24" screen is well worth the investment over a 21.5" screen.
 
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shadow_boxer said:
:confused:

Well yeah obviously he'd want a 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 screen, but gaming on a 24" screen is much better than on a 21.5" screen.

11.63% larger diagonal
24.61% larger area


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £175.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.99
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) £29.99
1 x Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £831.78 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Includes 24" screen. Can't recommend a specific gaming keyboard as don't have any personal experience with any of the ones in the store in the lower budget range. A 24" screen is well worth the investment over a 21.5" screen.
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I wouldnt want to trust that PSU with such a system.

And the monitor being larger isnt the same as having more desktop space, the pixels are just bigger.
 
stulid said:
I wouldnt want to trust that PSU with such a system.

And the monitor being larger isnt the same as having more desktop space, the pixels are just bigger.
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Yeah I know its the same number of pixels!:rolleyes:;)

But just having the larger area for me personally makes gaming more enjoyable.

Also a monitor is generally something which won't be upgraded as often as other components in the system so make sense to go for one which will probably out live the majority of the PC.

Yeah agree the PSU is not the best, like the XFX or Antecs but it will be enough his system. The Elite is manufactured by the same OEMs as their Silent Pro M PSUs.
 
Find me a review of the Elite 500W? how do you know its any good?

shadow_boxer said:
The Elite is manufactured by the same OEMs as their Silent Pro M PSUs.
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Really? sure about that?

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-Elite-Power-460-W-Power-Supply-Review/1005
This particular unit is manufactured by FSP,
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http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-Elite-Power-350-W-Power-Supply-Review/1184
This particular model is manufactured by Solytech,
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Seems like they use more OEM's than NATO is dropping bombs on Libya so the 500W version could be anyone.

And your over budget without a gaming keyboard.

I also fail to see how a GTX560ti twin frozr is any better than a 5870 - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_560_Twin_Frozr_II_OC/27.html
 
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Read a review a little while ago from a German site. Will have look for it for you.

I know I'm over budget (as was your spec;)) but the OP did say he can go over £800 a little. I certainly consider the upgrade to a 24" monitor a worthy one.

Never said the 560Ti was better than the 5870?! :rolleyes:

The 5870 is a fine card for the money and fairly evenly matched in benchmarks.

The MSI GTX560Ti runs cooler, consumes less power and is quieter. Not to mention the many reports of XFX RMA when compared to MSI. Just personal preference and giving the OP a choice but for £15 difference I'd take the MSI card. If the price goes back to £149.99 then the XFX is excellent value for money!
 
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