Spec me please!

Josh_ · 15 Apr 2013 at 04:33

I'd like a gaming machine (bf3, cod, maybe crysis/skyrim). My budget is around £700 including os, no monitor or keyboard and mouse included. BUT i'd like it in a bitfenix prodigy, much appreciated

. I'd also like the msi HD 7950 twin frozr. If not, atleast a 7870. Thanks!

Incrauze · 15 Apr 2013 at 04:46

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40.00
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £745.87 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Josh_ · 15 Apr 2013 at 04:54

Incrauze said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £40.00
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £745.87 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Nice! Although i'd like a better gpu, probably push me up to £800 but i'm not to fussy, also I won't be needing an after-market cooler! Many thanks!

honosuseri · 15 Apr 2013 at 05:17

Josh_ said:
Nice! Although i'd like a better gpu, probably push me up to £800 but i'm not to fussy, also I won't be needing an after-market cooler! Many thanks!

Give the windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) Edition a go for free on a 3 month trial. Gives you more cash for components now and you can make an informed decision over what OS to buy later

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Window Side Panel - White £9.98
Total : £800.38 (includes shipping : £10.50).

GPU exhausts hot air out of the case, there have been a number of people having grief with the MSI 7950, might be best to avoid it. Side window is of course optional. PSU is very good and gold rated.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £810.37 (includes shipping : £10.50).

With OS. This 7870XT is closely related to the 7950, OC it and you net 7950 performance.

Hope this helps, look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end

Akagi · 15 Apr 2013 at 06:30

Looking great Hono

The only thing I would change is the GPU. This little beast is a Tahiti LE just the same as the 7870XT, but it is £20 less and (in my opinion) looks nicer

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
Total : £189.95 (includes shipping : FREE).

Josh_ · 15 Apr 2013 at 13:02

honosuseri said:
Give the windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) Edition a go for free on a 3 month trial. Gives you more cash for components now and you can make an informed decision over what OS to buy later

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Window Side Panel - White £9.98
Total : £800.38 (includes shipping : £10.50).

GPU exhausts hot air out of the case, there have been a number of people having grief with the MSI 7950, might be best to avoid it. Side window is of course optional. PSU is very good and gold rated.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £48.95
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £810.37 (includes shipping : £10.50).

With OS. This 7870XT is closely related to the 7950, OC it and you net 7950 performance.

Hope this helps, look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end

Thankyou! Will be sure to post how it goes

Josh_ · 15 Apr 2013 at 13:08

Do you have any AMD alternatives?

snips86x · 15 Apr 2013 at 13:10

Josh_ said:
Do you have any AMD alternatives?

Wouldn't bother with AMD Mate, Intel 3570k will be perfect.

Josh_ · 15 Apr 2013 at 13:12

But if I went amd I could put the money saved into something else?

snips86x · 15 Apr 2013 at 13:16

Josh_ said:
But if I went amd I could put the money saved into something else?

The spec's you've been given are perfect. If you went AMD, you would be sacrificing performance as they are not as efficient as the Intel chips. They run hotter and single core performance is worse.

Hono has given you some great advise, that's all you need right there. If you went AMD, you would wish you'd gone Intel and there would be nothing else I would change to Hono's apart from the motherboard if you are looking to overclock.

Akagi · 15 Apr 2013 at 13:39

Dont overlook my post!

£20 savings to be had for a card that performs identically

Josh_ · 15 Apr 2013 at 14:35

Okay! Thanks.

honosuseri · 15 Apr 2013 at 15:32

acme15 said:
Dont overlook my post! £20 savings to be had for a card that performs identically

The Sapphire 7870XT does have a better cooler and the free games are stated to come with the GPU. I'd take the Sapphire, each to their own though.

Akagi · 15 Apr 2013 at 22:50

honosuseri said:
The Sapphire 7870XT does have a better cooler and the free games are stated to come with the GPU. I'd take the Sapphire, each to their own though.

Fair enough

Didn't notice the mention of free games honestly

lee32uk · 16 Apr 2013 at 00:17

I have the 7870XT sapphire card in my system and it is a nice card, although i bought mine when it was on offer at £191. I think it is a bit overpriced now though as you can get a 7950 for £24 more.

scotsdragon · 17 Apr 2013 at 21:34

Ive just come from AMD to the i5 3570k and i get more FPS and bang for my buck still using the same gpu from my amd compso id say stick with the intel builds