thinking of changing to pc gaming

Tom.p

Tom.p

Tom.p

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I've been planning for a while to change from xbox gaming to pc;)
just need a bit of advice on what sort of spec pc I would require. i want to play games like black ops, far cry battlefield etc.

Just not sure what on spec i have been looking at the itx but don't no if atx would be better for if i need multiple graphics cards.

any help would be great

thanks tom
 
one good card is equal to 2 slow ones, so one is fine

whats your budget?

do you need everything like a kb/mouse monitor and o/s?

and can you build it, or want it doing for you pre built etc?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
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 Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011 / 1366 / 1155 / 1156 / 775 / AM2 / AM3) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £858.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).


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Budget? Need OS, mouse/keyboard, monitor?
 
Mini-ITX will be more costly and it can be difficult fitting some GPU's (length and height) as well as aftermarket coolers.

For a normal ATX build (dont forget M-ATX) whats your budget and is it the tower alone?
 
Here is something that will be able to play those games:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £64.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £656.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Can do with adjusting, for example you could do with a better psu and you will need a better graphics card to play in ultra, other wise the one I have given you will be able to play most games in mid-high settings comfortably.
 
If going prebuilt this would be a better/cheaper option
YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan 8700i Pulse" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Ivybridge Gaming PC £520.00
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
- 1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0.00
- 1 x Opt Out of FREE AV Software £0.01
- 1 x No Sound Card Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 License 32/64-Bit - NO CD **INTERNAL USE ONLY** £79.99
Total : £788.60 (includes shipping : £15.50).

 
hi its just tower its self got. got windows 7 os, got ssd drive and hard drive.
is the intel processor best to have?
got about 600 to spend.
i have been looking at the prodigy case which i like.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £663.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).


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Overbudget, but I think it's probably the best you can get for the price.
 
what cooler would be best to run in the prodigy case. think i am swaying to the prodigy case.
i have got a blue ray drive to stick in.
 
Using a Prodidgy case will eventually prove to be more expensive, as the mITX boards cost more than standard ATX ones. There is roughly £30 in it, although if you like the look of it then why not? :)
 
Tom.p said:
what cooler would be best to run in the prodigy case. think i am swaying to the prodigy case.
i have got a blue ray drive to stick in.
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I think a lot of people use the corsair h series watercoolers in the prodigy. The radiators mount well in the roof
 
Should do nicely. Case isn't in stock until end of the month but that's it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Antec One Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £637.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).




CPU should overclock nicely and the GPU should do the same judging from 8 Pack's thread
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £645.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).


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Tough to fit ITX gaming on £600 budget, could go with this and stick with stock cooler for now?
 
are these processors AMD A10-5800K any good for gaming. that's what i was looking at first so that i would have more for a gpu
 
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