Suggestions requested for £850 gaming pc

batfkn · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:01

Hi,

Have managed to save £850 in reasonably quick time and have already purchased a Samsung B2430H monitor from Overclockers. Now I just need everything else including an OS. Main purpose, quite honestly will be for gaming, web-browsing and some word-processing. Would really like the NZXT Hush 2 Silent Midi Gaming Case with Fan Controller - White for aesthetic reasons but cold be persuaded otherwise if there are better but less pretty cases around. This will be my first build so looking for components that won't be impossibly difficult to put together.

Thanks in advance for your time and help.

stulid · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:04

Keyboard/mouse and speakers also?

CinderzFTW · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:25

i5 2500k
corsair vengence 1600mhz 4gb
Asrock Z68 Pro 3
ATI 6870
CM GX 550W "80 plus bronze"
Gelid Tranquillo Cooler
WD Cavier Blue 1TB Sata3
Samsung DVD RW
NZXT Hush 2
ASUS 22" Monitor
Creative T3130 2.1

This would do you well!

stulid · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:27

CinderzFTW said:
i5 2500k
corsair vengence 1600mhz 4gb
Asrock Z68 Pro 3
ATI 6870
CM GX 550W "80 plus bronze"
Gelid Tranquillo Cooler
WD Cavier Blue 1TB Sata3
Samsung DVD RW
NZXT Hush 2
ASUS 22" Monitor
Creative T3130 2.1

This would do you well!

batfkn said:
and have already purchased a Samsung B2430H monitor from Overclockers.

CinderzFTW · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:28

Oki!

Well what is your preference on mouse and keyboard?

CinderzFTW · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:29

Specs Wise,

Good asrock board, awesome cpu to go with the x68 chipset, good memory, very capable gpu and large fast hdd

stulid · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:29

CinderzFTW said:
Oki!

Well what is your preference on mouse and keyboard?

Mine? well thats got to be a Sidewinder X4 keyboard and any Logitech gaming mouse (G400/500 etc)

But without an answer from the OP, a spec cant be done.

stulid · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:30

CinderzFTW said:
Specs Wise,

Good asrock board, awesome cpu to go with the x68 chipset, good memory, very capable gpu and large fast hdd

I thought it looked crap to be honest

Terrible board that only has a single 16X PCI_E slot, slow graphics card, no operating system etc.

stulid · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:35

If the OP doesnt need a keyboard+mouse etc.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £233.99
(£194.99) £233.99
(£194.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
NZXT Hush 2 Silent Midi Gaming Case with Fan Controller - White £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48) £74.98
(£62.48)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £699.40
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £142.63
Total : £855.78

A GTX570 dumps on a 6870
Motherboard supports 8X/8X SLI/crossfire
Modular 750W PSU.

CinderzFTW · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:40

I would pay the extra fiver and get the Corsair Vengence, much better memory!

And nice on for sticking with the Gelid Tranquillo cooler. Very good cooler!

stulid · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:43

CinderzFTW said:
I would pay the extra fiver and get the Corsair Vengence, much better memory!

Its only that its on a "today only price" once it ends, then the next cheapest RAM kit goes in, but not one with slow CL10-10-10-10 etc timings such as the Crucial Ballistix, but the next 1600MHz CL9 kit whatever that maybe.

CinderzFTW · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:44

CL9 is better than CL10!

Erm, the Kingston stuff is good, but Corsair is better thats all!

stulid · 27 Sep 2011 at 19:46

CinderzFTW said:
CL9 is better than CL10!

Thats what I said, not a kit with CL10 timings, but whatever is the cheapest 1600Mhz CL9 kit after the deal ends on the Kingston.

batfkn · 27 Sep 2011 at 20:23

I do need a mouse,keyboard and speakers - preferably 2.1 if you have any suggestions.

batfkn · 27 Sep 2011 at 20:32

Thanks Stulid, that looks like a really nice spec - is there any benefit in increasing the ram to 8gb? Will buy the keyboard on top of the price and have a logitech mouse that i use with my laptop until more overtime can be done.

stulid · 27 Sep 2011 at 20:33

Sorry Im £20 over.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
OcUK GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £165.59
(£137.99) £165.59
(£137.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
NZXT Hush 2 Silent Midi Gaming Case with Fan Controller - White £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
(£54.15) £64.98
(£54.15)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £34.98
(£29.15) £34.98
(£29.15)
Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £710.70
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £145.09
Total : £870.54

You can SLI/Crossfire with this motherboard, its also good - http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z68xp-ud3-dz68db,review-32228.html

The PSu is modular cbaling and more than enough for a pair of GTX560ti cards.

Thanks Stulid, that looks like a really nice spec - is there any benefit in increasing the ram to 8gb?

Would be nice if you could.

batfkn · 27 Sep 2011 at 21:43

Will go for 8gb and the final spec you suggested Stulid, again thanks very much for your help.