800 £ gaming ?

bogsana

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Aug 7, 2013
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Hello good people! I will keep it short and simple. 800 £ , new build, max/ultra on the new games?! Do you think it can bedone? Prove It!

P.s. I got the monitor so the budget is for the rest.
Thank you! Regards
 
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I would go for this, what is your monitor? I have made various options with quality in mind, including the operating system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory:...


I would go for this, what is your monitor? I have made various options with quality in mind, including the operating system.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.02 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£106.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£203.71 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£97.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £867.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:48 BST+0100)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.02 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£146.94 @ Dabs)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£203.71 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£97.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £868.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:54 BST+0100)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.02 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£203.71 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£97.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £781.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:51 BST+0100)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.02 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£315.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£97.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £878.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:56 BST+0100)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.02 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£315.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£97.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £857.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:57 BST+0100)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.02 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£284.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£97.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £826.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:59 BST+0100)
 
Solution
This should be perfect for you ! The MSI Geforce GTX 770 lightning is the best of its category, and you would have a hard time fitting it into a different build.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1shMt
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1shMt/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1shMt/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£38.69 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.86 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£336.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£58.08 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £786.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:44 BST+0100)
 

Uther39

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AMD (Piledriver) FX-8350 4.00GHz (4.20GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 8-Core Processor - Retail
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/AMD+%28Piledriver%29+FX-8350+4.00GHz+%284.20GHz+Turbo%29+Socket+AM3%2B+8-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=52722
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GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) ATX Motherboard
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/AMD+Socket/Socket+AM3%2B+Piledriver+FX/GIGABYTE+GA-990FXA-UD3+AMD+990FX+%28Socket+AM3%2B%29+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=54473
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Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/RAM/DDR3/Dual+Channel+1600MHz/Corsair+Vengeance+Pro+Silver+8GB+%282x4GB%29+DDR3+PC3-12800C9+1600MHz+Dual+Channel+Memory+Kit+%28CMY8GX3M2A1600C9%29+?productId=55962
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120GB Samsung 840 Series 2.5" SATA 6GB/s (SATA-III) Solid State Drive SSD
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/120GB+Samsung+840+Series+2.5%22+SATA+6GB%2Fs+%28SATA-III%29+Solid+State+Drive+SSD+?productId=53690
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1TB Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 Ultrastar SATA 3GB/s 3.5" Hard Drive - Clean Pull
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/1TB+Hitachi+HUA721010KLA330+Ultrastar+SATA+3GB%2Fs+3.5%22+Hard+Drive+-+Clean+Pull+?productId=46369
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Corsair Carbide 300R Black Midi Tower Window Gaming Case
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/Corsair+Carbide+300R+Black+Midi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=52034
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650W XFX Pro XXX Edition 80PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Modular+650W+or+less/650W+XFX+Pro+XXX+Edition+80PLUS+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+%5BP1-650X-XXB9%5D+?productId=53994
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GIGABYTE WindForce GeForce GTX 760 OC Rev 2.0 2048MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/GIGABYTE+WindForce+GeForce+GTX+760+OC+Rev+2.0+2048MB+GDDR5+Graphics+Card+?productId=56404
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Basket Total £ 665.02
Approx. Delivery £ 10.20
VAT £ 135.04
Total £810.26
 
get this built

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£116.27 @ Aria PC)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£269.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.97 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£65.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £805.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 18:55 BST+0100)
 
Another option: If he does not need an OS (OP, also consider the other options, and simply remove the OS should you not need one)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.02 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card (£299.75 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£97.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £794.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-15 19:19 BST+0100)
 

bogsana

Honorable
Aug 7, 2013
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10,510


Wow that is a detailed answer. Thank you! But do I really need 100 £ power supply? And is it working well AMD processor with GTX video cards ( I have always thought Nvidia goes with Intel and AMD with HD)? Otherwise I like gtx 760 card one :)
 


AMD CPU and nVdia card setups are quite common, they have little to no difference between that and an equivalent Intel setup. Quality is always the first thing in a build, considering that the PSU is in budget, I would go for it.
 

bogsana

Honorable
Aug 7, 2013
20
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10,510


That build looks great. I m just a bit concern anout the MOBO (think its worthy to invest some more on good MOBO) and dont you think gtx 760 is morr than enough to run smoothly thru the games ?
 


For 1080p, the 760 is more than capable of maxing out recent\brand new games.