£550 Gaming PC (£440 From Amazon , £110 from other sites)

Leecher

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Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: Up to £550 - I have £440 in Amazon voucher which must be used give or take £10-20

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming,movies/downloaded tv shows,

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon - I have £440 in Amazon voucher which must be used give or take £10-20

Country: United Kingdom - I'm located in London

Parts Preferences: i5 processor, graphics must be able to handle atleast medium settings for most games but high is preferred...

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution:Current 1440 x 900 but will be buying a 1080p TV monintor.

Thanks for all of your help!
 

gothen1234

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This: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-SandybridgeCore-Quad-Core-Processor-Warranty/dp/B004FA8NPK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1340825454&sr=8-6

With the memory deal for £127

This: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11179-09-20G-6870-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B004R7MTPQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1340825543&sr=1-5

for £120

This: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-SKT-1155-H61M-DS2-B3-Motherboard-Rev/dp/B0065PMCVE/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1340825614&sr=1-6

for £41

This: http://www.amazon.co.uk/CiT-Vantage-Gaming-Audio-Reader/dp/B0071KZNUY/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1340825676&sr=1-7

for £32

This: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-750TXV2UK-Enthusiast-Series-Performance/dp/B004O0P9VC/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1340825710&sr=1-9

for £84

This: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Momentus-7200-4-ST9250410AS-internal/dp/B002BWPWY4/ref=sr_1_11?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1340827292&sr=1-11

for £50

This: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-SH-S223C-SATA-Writer-Burner/dp/B002YXVX7U/ref=sr_1_14?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1340827377&sr=1-14

for £11

Total Cost: £465

Spec:
INTEL Core i3 Quad Core @ 3.2Ghz
Gigabyte 1155 socket MOBO
8GB DDR3 (2x4)
ATI 6870 1GB GDDR5
250GB 7,200RPM HDD
24x DVD-RW
Gaming Case with card reader and additional fans (extra length for GPU)
Corsair 750watt ATX PSU

You can use the stock cooler that comes with the i3 or pay £15 - £25 extra for a larger better cooler to overclock.
 

metal orient

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Sapphire 11179-09-20G HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 Graphics Card - SAPPHIRE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004R7MTPQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Xigmatek Asgard ATX Midi Without Power Supply Black - Xigmatek
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002T3D71U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Seagate 500GB 3.5 inch 7200rpm 16MB Cache SATA 3 6MB/S Hard Drive - Seagate
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005CT56R6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

XFX P1-550S-XXB9 PRO550W Core Edition Power Supply - XFX
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004RJ8EKI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Intel Core i5 2320 3.0 GHz Processor with Socket 1155, L3 6Mb, Sandy Bridge, 32nm - Intel
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005JBPR9O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Gigabyte SKT-1155 H61MA-D3V Motherboard - Gigabyte
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0076CQ16W/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Sony AD-5280S-0B DVD±RW 24x SATA Drive with Dust Protected Enclosure and Emergency Eject - Sony
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005DX4DAM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Crucial Ballistix BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU 8GB (4GB x2) DDR3 Memory Kit - Crucial
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YG94Y2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Total Price: £484.90

For your £20 more you get a true quad core (not a hyperthreaded dual core i3), an extra 250GB of HDD space and a better set of RAM sticks. As with the other build couldn't fit in an overclockable CPU and have enough budget for a decent GPU but as you're gaming i don't think you;ll have any problems with it.
 

gothen1234

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Well blow me... It is a dual core, sorry. It said quad core in the title I just figured that amazon has no reason to lie.

I just designed you an epic desktop, IVY-BRIDGE i5, better RAM, double the Hard drive capacity and a better GPU for a near end budget of £543

All of the links and everything were there, as soon as I posted the thing the internet cut out, I can't be arsed doing it all again so just accept what you've got.

sorry :(
 

Leecher

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Thanks metal orient, looks like more for what I was looking for :D