spec me a £1000 gamming rig

[peps1]

Could I get some specs for a diy gaming rig around £1000 (can go a little over)

Would really like like to see a Mini-ITX option too (toying with a bitfenix prodigy built)?

 

[zakblood]

only case need, no other bits or monitor or o/s etc?

1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Seasonic 460w FANLESS '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £93.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £66.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £55.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £941.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



something like that? never built a sff before so be gentle with me

just hope Fully Modular Design fanless psu fits tbh, ram should as board will take it, will double check video card etc, no OC heatsink fan chosen as gone for as silent as possible over raw power

80PLUS® Platinum Certified Super High Efficiency psu, - Fanless- 0dBA so only noise will be cpu fan and video fan, would have liked silent in both of them as well,wanted liquid cooling and also liquid for vga, but cost was over budget, so can't get totally silent, not that liquid is anyway

or ready built and pre overclocked,

1 x "Titan Prodigy Polar" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.20GHz DDR3 Mini ITX LAN Gaming PC **Limited Edition** £752.00
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 License 32/64-Bit - NO CD **INTERNAL USE ONLY** £79.99
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0.00
- 1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with a free copy of 3DMark advanced edition £173.99
- 1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
Total : £1,024.00 (includes shipping : £15.00).



Why You Should Buy This System?
- Quad Core processing & 8GB of DDR3 memory
- MiniITX size for ultra portability and discreetness
- 8 Hours stressed tested and quality controlled
- Precision built and cabled by Overclockers UK expert technicians
- All systems with an Windows 7 selected ship out with a pre-installed 180 day trial of Panda Antivirus 2012. Not compatible with Windows 8.

System Specification
- Case: Bitfenix Prodigy Mini ITX Case - White
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600W PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz Ivybridge Processor overclocked to a staggering 4.20GHz
- Motherboard: ASRoc Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 mini ITX Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H60 CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Samsung 840 120GB SSD & 1TB HDD
- Graphics Card: Choice of DX11 Compatible Graphics Cards
- Sound: High Definition 7.1 Onboard Sound Card
- Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Reader / DVD±RW Drive - OEM

Service Package
- Full 24 Month collect and return warranty

 

[Doomedspeed]

Nearly there Zakk:

This would be my plan:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £93.98
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £66.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £52.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £32.39
1 x Phanteks PH-F120S 120mm Fan - White £11.99
1 x No Fan Required £0
1 x Thermalright Chill Factor 3 Tube (4g) Thermal Paste £4.79
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £939.16 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[snips86x]

Nearly there Zakk:

This would be my plan:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £93.98
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £66.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £52.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £32.39
1 x Phanteks PH-F120S 120mm Fan - White £11.99
1 x No Fan Required £0
1 x Thermalright Chill Factor 3 Tube (4g) Thermal Paste £4.79
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £939.16 (includes shipping : £11.75).

That would also be my choice Nice Build Doom!

 

[zakblood]

mine as well +1, did say ive never done a sff before, so thanks for being gentle

keep forgetting those black dragon chips aswell, and no comments on the fanless psu, still too new to use?

 

[Doomedspeed]

mine as well +1, did say ive never done a sff before, so thanks for being gentle

keep forgetting those black dragon chips aswell, and no comments on the fanless psu, still too new to use?

Thise dragons are nice and go with the colour scheme I had in mind. Black/white/grey..

The fanless psu is awesome. Just too expensive to use, in my eyes.

 

[zakblood]

never like using brand new stuff either as no reviews or user feedback etc, but must admit a like the idea even though it's nothing new, been out for ages in other places and forms etc

cost is high for power output so agree with you on that as well, but Platinum mind you so will save money the more you use it, and pay for itself over time if you have it on a lot

 

[snips86x]

Thise dragons are nice and go with the colour scheme I had in mind. Black/white/grey..

The fanless psu is awesome. Just too expensive to use, in my eyes.

For a 520w, yes I agree! Can't see that taking x/fire on 7850.

Cant go wrong with Seasonic though.

 

[Doomedspeed]

never like using brand new stuff either as no reviews or user feedback etc, but must admit a like the idea even though it's nothing new, been out for ages in other places and forms etc

cost is high for power output so agree with you on that as well, but Platinum mind you so will save money the more you use it, and pay for itself over time if you have it on a lot

To be fair seasonic are the granddaddy of the psu world, so picking one of them is always a god choice. I would love to have one of their supplies, just couldn't bring my self to empy my (and my missus) pocket for one. They are well worth the price though...

 

[peps1]

Thanks, that's a really nice looking build......under budget, so think it worth going 7970 and NZXT KRAKEN X60 or Corsair Hydro H100i to push it to just over a grand, or is that overkill?

 

[zakblood]

7950 is as good tbh but the 7970 has got another gb of memory, and im told the H80 is as good as the H100i so it's choice and budget

and i'd go with Doomedspeed over mine as well, as like i said i've never done a sff before so wasn't 100% sure either

 

[snips86x]

I have to agree, Doom's got a wicked little spec there!

 

[Doomedspeed]

Thanks, that's a really nice looking build......under budget, so think it worth going 7970 and NZXT KRAKEN X60 or Corsair Hydro H100i to push it to just over a grand, or is that overkill?

May be a bit idfficult to fit a big cooler in there, especially the h100i. Though you can if you mod it.

Even though the Rad would be bigger, as the case is so small, you won't be getting any more airflow to see the benifits of it. Would be a bit of a waste of money.

The 7970 has more overclocking headroom than the 7950 but i don't think it's worth the extra £60. You'd have to be playing over 2/3 screens to really notice the difference.

7950 is as good tbh but the 7970 has got another gb of memory, and im told the H80 is as good as the H100i so it's choice and budget

and i'd go with Doomedspeed over mine as well, as like i said i've never done a sff before so wasn't 100% sure either

The 7970 doesn't have an extra GB of Memory.. Both are 3GB. uinless im mis-understanding what you're saying.

I have to agree, Doom's got a wicked little spec there!

Little indeed

 

[Soulhero]

I really like your build Doom i wander if you could answer me a question i have left over from my old system a i7-2600k could i use that in this system build instead of buying the i5one you listed i also have 8gb 2x 4gb sticks of corsair xms 3 1600mhz of ram so would also need another 8gb to make the 16 thankyou for your help it is very much appreciated

 

[Idleman]

I really like your build Doom i wander if you could answer me a question i have left over from my old system a i7-2600k could i use that in this system build instead of buying the i5one you listed i also have 8gb 2x 4gb sticks of corsair xms 3 1600mhz of ram so would also need another 8gb to make the 16 thankyou for your help it is very much appreciated

You can use your i7 no problem. 8GB ram is more than enough for gaming, unless you need 16GB for video editing or rendering, for example.

 

[Akagi]

Loving doomedspeeds proposed spec. Personally I would ditch the internal DVD drive and get an external USB one for a few quid more, a cheap DVD drive would ruin the look of a compact case like a prodigy, plus it leaves the 5.25" bay free for other stuff further down the line, like a res or a fan controller, or an LED controller, or a hot-swap bay etcetera.

 

[lee32uk]

I really like your build Doom i wander if you could answer me a question i have left over from my old system a i7-2600k could i use that in this system build instead of buying the i5one you listed i also have 8gb 2x 4gb sticks of corsair xms 3 1600mhz of ram so would also need another 8gb to make the 16 thankyou for your help it is very much appreciated

Yes you could use your i7-2600k with this motherboard.
The Mini-Itx motherboards only have 2 Ram Slots though, so if you wanted 16GB you would have to use 2 x 8GB sticks.

 

[Soulhero]

thankyou all very much