Spec me please

Jackboleo · 26 Oct 2011 at 10:32

Hello there!

I'm looking for a rig for gaming with a budget of £700, which includes a monitor (the 17-19 inch monitors will do me).

I'm quite interested in one of the Nvidia cards bundled with Arkham City but I don't really know which is best/balanced etc.

Thanks in advance.

King Damager · 26 Oct 2011 at 13:35

Do you need an OS? If not:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £159.98
1 x Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x BenQ G925HDA 18.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £74.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD3200AAKS) £51.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £37.99
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 OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £724.81 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Prices of HDD's are a pain at the moment. If you have any room to add to the budget, then increase the HDD size.

kd

Doomedspeed · 26 Oct 2011 at 13:57

King damager's spec is good, though i think you require a more powerful PSU.It will put you more over your budget though. I think the reccomended PSU for GTX560ti's are 500W.

Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply £46

King Damager · 26 Oct 2011 at 14:11

Doomedspeed said:
King damager's spec is good, though i think you require a more powerful PSU.It will put you more over your budget though. I think the reccomended PSU for GTX560ti's are 500W.

Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply £46

430W is fine

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/330

352W under Furmark load should mean a solid PSU (such as the Corsair 430W) will be more than capable

kd

olivier renault · 26 Oct 2011 at 14:19

I wouldn't run a 430W PSU on a 560ti for sure. the CX430 is only 330W on 12V for starters, and it only has one PCIE connector. Get a Antec TP-550.

Adam_101 · 26 Oct 2011 at 14:22

would def something a little more then 430, other then that build looks good. OC that rig and you got a nice system!!