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joemc

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Had a little bit of money come to me... so time for a new computer in time for BF3 and MW3!

£1000 inc VAT to spend,

got Mouse/Keyboard/OS/Monitor... go mental! Specifically for gaming. :) Also, -£10 for a Boogie mouse mat thing... I can see a £1000 spec a few posts down... however that includes a monitor and W7!

Anything I haven't answered just ask...
 
could get below the £1k by going for the 64gb ssd if needs be, or drop the psu to a 650w version if you dont think your going to sli the 580gtx, or drop the 580 to a 6970.

Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £371.99 (£309.99)

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99 (£139.99)

Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £148.99
(£124.16)

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32)

Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48)

BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black £49.99 (£41.66)

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99 (£39.99)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £47.99
(£39.99)

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99 (£19.99)

LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99 (£14.99)

Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface £15.98 (£13.32)

Sub Total : £889.88
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £180.48
Total : £1,082.86
 
Ok here's my go -

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £221.99
(£184.99) £221.99
(£184.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Gelid GX7 High Performance Quiet PC Cooler (Socket Intel 775/1366/1155/6 and AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Sub Total : £820.73
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £168.17
Total : £1,009.00

You could shave some money off that by getting a cheaper cooler or only getting 4 Gig ram.
 
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• Gen3 board
• 850W modular PSU


 
Thanks for the quick replies already! Some really nice specs there for me to look at. stulid, any chance you could get a 120GB SSD in to that spec at all?
 
Would the GPU from the 1st spec you supplied be much of an improvement over the one in the 2nd spec?
 
Its got slightly faster core/ram speeds/custom cooler and an extra free game.

The increase in clock speeds are not much (in fact they will be almost unnoticeable I should imagine), the extra game maybe worth something to you
 
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Leeroy123 said:
Wish people would stop putting, spec me a pc for bf3, the game is crap.
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I didn't specifically mean just for BF3 and MW3. I've actually heard many bad things about it, but I loved playing BF2, before playing that I heard many many bad things about it. But hey-ho, everyone has their own preference!
 
Leeroy123 said:
Wish people would stop putting, spec me a pc for bf3, the game is crap.
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Agreed it is absolute rubbish, also graphically its nothing mindblowing either.

If anything consoles still have a lot a life left in them its not like there is a night and day difference i.e. Wii graphics.

Crysis 1 on Xbox 360 proved that fact.
 
Anyway... off slating BF3, and back to the subject in hand... a computer for under £1000 which will let me play Minesweeper in HD please.
 
Well, you have loads of options. But generally speaking, you will be looking at a 560ti 2GB / 6950 2GB. Maybe a 580 without the SSD.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £224.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £148.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £124.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £94.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £44.99
1 x Thermalright MUX-120 Black CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £988.88 (includes shipping : FREE).



This is very similar to my future build.

Case also available in grey/black. Cooler out of stock, but there are equivalent coolers available.

Post a build you like and we can tweak it.
 
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I think I'd rather have a black case. Not bothered about lights etc on it. Just something which will perform with games for the near future :)
 
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