Spec me a Gaming desktop for £1000

Krychek

Krychek

Krychek

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Hey guys i'm looking to buy a pre built desktop from Overclockers for around £1000. I do not need a monitor, however i will need an OS included in the package. (I believe i read Windows 7 can be upgraded to Windows 8 for £15 for purchases before January 31st).

So a little bit of what i want out my system:

Games: I want a rig that will be able to play the most up to date games and will last a good few years at the top end of the gaming spectrum if at all possible. Games include WoW, Battlefield 3, Skyrim, Civilisation.

Video editing: I've been interested in editing and recording game footage while i play and commentating on it, just as a fun hobby really.

Monitors: I already have 1 monitor but when the money is saved i would like to be able to run two (maybe three if possible ;) ) monitors in the future. Just so while i play games i can also edit, or watch some program next to me.

I'd like the case to look badass just as a showoff to my friends if at all possible. Not required i know, but i'd love my desktop to look as good as it plays haha.

If any of you guys can help me it is much appreciated. Thank you :)

Edit: Also the room it will be in can get a bit hot in the summer so temperature could be an issue.
 
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1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred (V3 with USB3.0) Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £59.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £985.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £54.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £918.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



just changed the case

1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK) £56.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White £54.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,010.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



same case, different ssd and psu, still under budget :)
 
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Sigh Zak should know this by now :(

The original Antec specc'd is very outdated in terms of style, airflow, cable management etc and the "core" cases come with no fans.

I would get a cheaper PSU like an XFX and a 7950. A 650W is not needed for any single GPU setup.
 
cases are like shoes, a personal item, what ever you like etc someone else won't, i picked branded ones from a make i like and have used in the past.

all have good air flow, cable management is user preference if hidden or not, all case fans can be added later if needed.

psu was the only corsiar in stock at the time of picking, and i like a better more reliable brand of psu

and the 7870 is a good spec of card for the price and over clocks well in budget.

to take out the card and fit a higher spec, a sdd or something else would need to be down graded or taken out, but feel free to re spec

i have re done build as per your recommendation and included some of this weeks offers, case will be in stock by time users order,but prices by then will may have altered
 
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1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £59.99
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 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK) £56.99
1 x Antec One Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £986.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



made a few changes as recommend by mr Bacon above and as many is on offer as well added another 8 gb to make 16gb memory installed :)
 
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How about something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £99.95
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £33.5
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,002.24 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
Yes Zak cases are personal preference but they still need fans :p And I would chose an XFX over Corsair CX range any time.

This is my spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2208HDS 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £51.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £27
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,059.96 (includes shipping : £20.10).




Case had good cable management and air flow, although looks are subjective ;)
 
Krychek said:
Hey guys i'm looking to buy a pre built desktop from Overclockers for around £1000.
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All the specs listed above a just the components that you'll have to assemble yourself.

If you're happy to do that then there's no problem but if you definitely want a pre-built system then you'd better make that clear now.

I wouldn't want you to think you were getting a PC and instead receive a dozen boxes of parts.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black £104.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-255-SE) £58
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £51.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,012.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



As Surveyor has rightly pointed out, these are all specs for building it yourself.
I have included Win 8, but you could try the Evaluation version to see if you like it, before buying.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx

Also a few video tutorials to watch, then decide, if you want to build it yourself.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...776&first=0&qpvt=newegg+build+tutorial+videos
 
Krychek said:
Hey guys i'm looking to buy a pre built desktop from Overclockers for around £1000. I do not need a monitor, however i will need an OS included in the package.
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Hmm, seems fairly clear to me.

Although slightly over budget at £1030 and with no default OS, this looks pretty good for you and will definitely last a few years.

Pre-built, pre-overclocked and tested by the chaps at OcUK. There's the current best bang for buck gaming CPU (with an upgrade path to i7 later if you want it), a strong GPU (also upgradeable later), plenty of RAM, good sized SSD, etc...

There's no secondary storage with it (but you can get that later) and I'm not sure if I'd call the default case 'badass', but its not terrible either, and there are other choices if you want. If I was buying pre-built from OcUK with a ~1k budget this is the one I'd probably choose atm.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-246-OE
 
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