Spec me a gaming build

darael

darael

darael

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Spec me a gaming PC for about £800 total. Looking at the following as a guide:
  • Asus motherboard
  • i5 3570K
  • 16GB DDR3
  • GTX 680
  • 250GB SSD
  • 1TB HD
  • Blu-ray reader / DVD writer combo drive.
  • Case
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £175.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Mach Xtreme Technology 128GB Starter Premium 2.5" SATA II SSD £85.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £822.90 (includes shipping : FREE).



The above spec you posted will cost a lot more than £800. Rough guide to what you can get, but wait for Haswell, it will be out soon and replace the Ivybridge series.

EDIT: The PC as your guide would cost this much:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £395.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £175.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £136.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Asus BC-12B1ST BluRay-Rom / DVD-RW Drive OEM £63.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
Total : £1,118.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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Worst "Spec me a £1000 PC for £800 thread ever".. :)

Reapers spec is good, though id wait til haswell which is just around the corner.. Though it probably will cost more. So if you're not worried about haswell grab ivy now, as prices won't drop much if atall.
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £175.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Mach Xtreme Technology 128GB Starter Premium 2.5" SATA II SSD £85.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £822.90 (includes shipping : FREE).



The above spec you posted will cost a lot more than £800. Rough guide to what you can get, but wait for Haswell, it will be out soon and replace the Ivybridge series.

EDIT: The PC as your guide would cost this much:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £395.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £175.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £136.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Asus BC-12B1ST BluRay-Rom / DVD-RW Drive OEM £63.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
Total : £1,118.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

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Why a sata II ssd? :confused:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £175.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £818.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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