Spec me a Pc for Gaming

tjlld · 2 Oct 2011 at 10:24

I am looking to buy a new computer purely for gaming. I have roughly £850-900 to spend but I'm mostly looking for value for money. I also need an OS, keyboard, mouse, and monitor. I want the monitor to be 24". I am prepared to overclock the graphics card and processor.
Any help much appreciated
Thanks in advance

95thrifles · 2 Oct 2011 at 10:25

Sorry just to clarify, does the 900 incl monitor etc? or is the 900 for just base unit and others on top, not sure from original post

Assuming it was all in, this comes in just over

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £167.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asus VE228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £69.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £47.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £35.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.39
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V3 Gaming Mouse £21.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £18.98
Total : £910.34 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Zynck · 2 Oct 2011 at 10:49

I'd go with the spec above, but if you definately need a 24" monitor I'd recommend this.

95thrifles · 2 Oct 2011 at 11:07

I actually missed the 24" bit tbh, however for the OP, the 22" I included has the same resolution as 24" monitors

Tibbz2 · 2 Oct 2011 at 11:10

Wow great spec there...

Personally if i had the money i'd spend a bit more on a better looking case

Got nothing against it, it's just not the prettiest case out there ^^

SuperSeb · 2 Oct 2011 at 13:08

I'm thinking about buying that build, what case would you suggest Tibbz2?

Tibbz2 · 2 Oct 2011 at 13:45

SuperSeb said:
I'm thinking about buying that build, what case would you suggest Tibbz2?

Well for a bit cheaper the Antec 300 or Zalaman Z9 Plus, both @ £50ish

For around the same price some of the other Coolermaster cases (like the Storm Scout, CM-690II Lite, or the Storm Enforcer)

And there are quite a few more expensive nice cases.

If you were looking at the High Air Flow cases though, the 922 or 932 look a bit nicer imo.

bobbarley · 2 Oct 2011 at 14:30

My stab at it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £143.99
1 x Asus VH242H 24" Widescreen LCD Multimedia Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £47.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £42.98
1 x Saitek Cyborg V5 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £35.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V3 Gaming Mouse £21.98
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £894.26 (includes shipping : FREE).

Tibbz2 · 2 Oct 2011 at 14:48

Maybe change the 560 to the Ti though, seeing the regular is supposedly a re-skinned 460...

SuperSeb · 2 Oct 2011 at 18:12

thanks tibbz, what do you think of the Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black in the second build..
Also would you suggest more RAM with the first build? I dont really know much about it all so any advice would be amazing.

C64 · 2 Oct 2011 at 18:30

You need to get a 2gb vram graphics card like the 6950

Jony27 · 2 Oct 2011 at 18:48

my go

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £167.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £47.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £34.98
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £30.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £907.46 (includes shipping : £16.85).

a 24" would eat too much of the budget (extra ~£50 compared to the 22")

Tibbz2 · 2 Oct 2011 at 18:53

SuperSeb said:
thanks tibbz, what do you think of the Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black in the second build..
Also would you suggest more RAM with the first build? I dont really know much about it all so any advice would be amazing.

Both the Antec 100 and 300 cases are very nice, and have a good rep. It's just a matter of which you prefer the specs and look of ^^

Also 4GB RAM is enough for every game, there is no need to go any higher for gaming atm. However you can easily upgrade with another 4GB kit when needed

Howling · 2 Oct 2011 at 19:00

With the price of ram, may as well get 2x4gb right off the bat.

Tommyzz · 2 Oct 2011 at 19:00

Jony27 said:
my go

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £167.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £47.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £34.98
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £30.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £907.46 (includes shipping : £16.85).

a 24" would eat too much of the budget (extra ~£50 compared to the 22")

What addon for firefox is that so you can do the basket like that?

olivier renault · 2 Oct 2011 at 19:43

It's a Chrome extension.

Unless someone did a Firefox version.

Tibbz2 · 2 Oct 2011 at 20:04

Howling said:
With the price of ram, may as well get 2x4gb right off the bat.

Yes but if you really can't fit the extra £20 in budget, 4GB is just fine.

But yeah, 8GB of the stuff is very cheap atm.

SuperSeb · 2 Oct 2011 at 22:48

So if I wanted to get 8GB of RAM instead of 4, should I just buy 2 sets of Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit?(CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS

olivier renault · 2 Oct 2011 at 23:19

Just get one 2x4GB set you'll be better off.

grandmaster · 2 Oct 2011 at 23:21

Here you go fella

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-303-CS

Buy an LED monitor from somewhere else. Dont get the one you put in your shopping list!

There is also another popular computer parts site which we use which i think has better deals at the moment with i5 bundles so you might wanna check that out?

Win 7 HP was going for £50 about a day ago. (Not on here)

Maybe overclockers should check out the competition and reduce their prices!