Spec me please!

[vignezh]

I would like to build my first gaming desktop around a budget of 600-700 including Monitor and everything. I will also be using Photoshop on this machine. Any suggestions?

 

[stulid]

Hi and welcome.

I just came up with this spec,


YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black **BTS £40 CASHBACK** £143.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £95.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £63.98
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Silverstone Precision PS05 USB3.0 Midi-Tower - Black (SST-PS05B) £35.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard (5105GU) £10.99
Total : £734.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).



• £40 cashback on the screen.
• Use Win8 preview.

 

[dacads]

Nice spec above but I don't like the case although that's personal preference. However I'm sure I'm not the only one who likes a case with cable routing holes, what's the point of having one without any with a modular PSU? Whole point of a modular is better cable management

I would snap up this bargain

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-XG

 

[stulid]

Nice spec above but I don't like the case although that's personal preference. However I'm sure I'm not the only one who likes a case with cable routing holes, what's the point of having one without any with a modular PSU? Whole point of a modular is better cable management

I would snap up this bargain

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-XG

Not to sure why you stuck you tongue out, but as the OCZ ZT is fully modular the OP only needs to attach the cables he uses and thus there wont be anything to hide away as it will all be in use or left in the PSU box.

If you look here even a install can be made to look neat.

Also the Silverstone case uses a internal USB3.0 connector, the other doesn't.

 

[dacads]

Well the cables that are still attached will still be visible..

 

[vignezh]

Thanks a lot for the replies... Is there anyway I can include the OS but within the budget?