spec new rig unsure of price

martyca3839

martyca3839

martyca3839

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Hello gents,

Im currently looking to get a desktop which is some what of a monster but not breaking the bank Im really looking to see how little I can spend to get the results Im looking for. I want a gaming rig that will run games like Arma and DayZ SA, but also stuff like Skyrim etc, I use a laptop just now and its terrible I just want a good desktop thats going to run these games really well. Im hoping to be getting around 30 fps on high graphic settings. I need everything including monitor keyboard etc, but not an OS thanks very much guys look forward to seeing what magic you guys come up with!!!

Many thanks Marty
 
Try to give us an idea of budget as you'll likely get some properly expensive builds spec'd for you :D

Here's 2 to start you off: a midrange AMD machine and a funky micro-atx build


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
1 x Gigabyte K7100 Stylish Keyboard £10.99
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £8.99
Total : £753.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Parvum Systems S1.0 MicroATX Case - Black with White £129.95
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £125.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £89.99
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD03 Liquid CPU Cooler £80.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Gigabyte H87M-HD3 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £73.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K65 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Silver - Red Switch (CH-9000040-UK) £69.95
1 x Logitech G100s RTS/MOBA Optical Gaming Mouse (910-003538) £36.95
2 x BitFenix Spectre LED WHITE 120mm Fan £6.49 (£12.98)
Total : £1,409.23 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
He has said spend as little as possible lol

I think ExRayTeds first spec is pretty close with the 6300 CPU and 270 GPU. That's the minimum I would consider for a midrange gaming setup. If you want to go cheap as possibubble it might be worth waiting on the Kaveri APUs for the FM2+ socket in January. Rock the IGP for a while and then add a GPU later perhaps.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £161.99
1 x AOC E2450SWDAK 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K350M Gaming Keyboard £9.98
Total : £811.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).



You can drop the SSD to save some cash but they do make a world of difference. All the best with it bud we look forward to seeing what you settle on :)
 
Im really unsure if Im honest lads, Ive heard of 500 quid rigs being just as good as 5 grand rigs. Basically though is it possible to get the performance I desire with a £500 budget or will I be looking more around the £800-£1000 mark?

Marty
 
 
I think he means that the difference between a relatively inexpensive setup and a very expensive setup shows little difference in actual use (compared to brenchmark figures). IF that is what he means I would agree to a certain extent (there is always a good performance to cost ratio to achieve) although his example was a little extreme.

I think stu's build is very good although personally I would add a ssd as it is one of the single biggest upgrades you can do to a pc.
 
electriclinux said:
I think he means that the difference between a relatively inexpensive setup and a very expensive setup shows little difference in actual use (compared to brenchmark figures). IF that is what he means I would agree to a certain extent (there is always a good performance to cost ratio to achieve) although his example was a little extreme.

I think stu's build is very good although personally I would add a ssd as it is one of the single biggest upgrades you can do to a pc.
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Yeah sorry I wasnt too clear on that yeah that build is definitely pulling the right strings, now to convince the missus...
 
Thanks stu yeah well I seen a thread about a fella trying to choose between the 2 cards but I'm going to stick with the one u have recommended and possibly get another at a later date, I think the only thing I'm changing about ur build is a case mate apart from that I'm over the moon with it thanks very much for ur help pal have a merry Christmas buddy and a cracking new year and merry Christmas to everyone else helping me buy my first build.

Many thanks Marty
 
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