New Gaming Rig (£600 Budget)

FirstComputer · Mar 24, 2013

Hi Guys,

Im looking to build a new gaming PC from scratch and I have listed below
the parts I hope to be using in this build, I was just wondering would
you guys recommend the parts that I am looking to buy or would you change anything ?
Open to all Idea's.

Case: BitFenix Shinobi Midi Tower Chassis - Black

SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5 inch SATA Solid State Drive

PSU: Corsair CX750 Builder Series CX 750W ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze PSU

Ram: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit

Graphics Card: Asus AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectCU II Graphics Card (2GB GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0)

CPU: Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU (4 x 3.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155,
6Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)

Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V Motherboard (Socket 1155, 32GB DDR3 Support, ATX, PCI-Express 3.0,
USB 3.0, Asus Wi-Fi Go Remote, SLI/CrossFireX Support, Dual Intelligent Processors 3)

Is there anywhere in this setup I could save a bit of money as I'm trying to hold a Budget of £600 and this Rig comes to £705

Thanks in advance for reply's.

-FirstComputer

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Spencer1-1282133 · Mar 24, 2013

You could definitely save some money by not going with an SSD. A 120GB SSD will fill up REALLY fast with games and the OS. Just get a 7200rpm Caviar Blue of 500GB or something. You could save some cash, and the only thing an SSD will do is speed up loading times. Still, a standard 7200rpm SATA drive will be nothing to sneeze at for gaming. An SSD will be a nice upgrade down the road.

Also, that PSU is a bit overkill for that system, although it provides plenty of overhead for another GPU, and will work just fine. If you don't plan on adding another graphics card in crossfire later, look more at an XFX 550 watt PSU or anything in the 500-600W range from ONLY the best brands. You could even look more at an i5-3470 if you don't plan to overclock, if you could get it cheaper. The 7850 will hold you back in gaming, as the i5 is the best you can really get for gaming, so you could go a bit down the line for a CPU. Basically, any Ivy Bridge i5 (33xx, 34xx, or 35xx) will work nicely. You could even go down to an i5 2500(K if you want to OC) to save more $$.

That system is about as nice as you can get for that budget. You could even look into an AMD build centered around an FX 6300, the same GPU, and an ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 motheboard, as I love that mobo for the money. It will perform VERY similarly for much cheaper in games, if you are willing to look on eBay. I've seen that CPU for about $120 US new, and that GPU for around $160 US new on that site. That motherboard will also be around $80-90 US new on eBay.

Good luck!

You could even save some money on the case. Cases are usually personal preference, assuming that it will be compatible, built with quality materials, and have enough expansion slots for you.

Cyanide Reverse · Mar 24, 2013

well you could follow my rig which is in your price range and performs excellently.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LTrf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LTrf/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LTrf/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£16.27 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£42.74 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.21 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£216.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£47.93 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £621.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-24 19:17 GMT+0000)

except that my build doesn't come with a case but that shouldn't add much.

FirstComputer · Mar 24, 2013

Spencer1-1282133 :

You could definitely save some money by not going with an SSD. A 120GB SSD will fill up REALLY fast with games and the OS. Just get a 7200rpm Caviar Blue of 500GB or something. You could save some cash, and the only thing an SSD will do is speed up loading times. Still, a standard 7200rpm SATA drive will be nothing to sneeze at for gaming. An SSD will be a nice upgrade down the road.

Also, that PSU is a bit overkill for that system, although it provides plenty of overhead for another GPU, and will work just fine. If you don't plan on adding another graphics card in crossfire later, look more at an XFX 550 watt PSU or anything in the 500-600W range from ONLY the best brands. You could even look more at an i5-3470 if you don't plan to overclock, if you could get it cheaper. The 7850 will hold you back in gaming, as the i5 is the best you can really get for gaming, so you could go a bit down the line for a CPU. Basically, any Ivy Bridge i5 (33xx, 34xx, or 35xx) will work nicely. You could even go down to an i5 2500(K if you want to OC) to save more $$.

That system is about as nice as you can get for that budget. You could even look into an AMD build centered around an FX 6300, the same GPU, and an ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 motheboard, as I love that mobo for the money. It will perform VERY similarly for much cheaper in games, if you are willing to look on eBay. I've seen that CPU for about $120 US new, and that GPU for around $160 US new on that site. That motherboard will also be around $80-90 US new on eBay.

Good luck!

You could even save some money on the case. Cases are usually personal preference, assuming that it will be compatible, built with quality materials, and have enough expansion slots for you.

Thanks for the recommendations, I taken them into account and gone for a HDD rather than an SSD, Also if you was going to get a GPU for my budget what would you pick as that's the main thing im trying to decide on.

Thanks

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