New build £500-£600- for COD and countre strike

[dave0305]

Approximate Purchase Date: Until christmas

Budget Range: £500-£600

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (CODs, countre strike and some others), General use (surfing,)

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, Head set

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: A good and cheap UK website. (maybe aria.co.uk)

Country of Origin: UK

Parts Preferences: AMD

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Not likely

Monitor Resolution: ?? games at mid settings

NOTE: I would like a cheap gaming rig that can play games at mid-settings.

 

[batuchka]

Ok starting low - 500 quid with LCD included off EBuyer UK

 

[dave0305]

Ok thanks for that, this build is for my friend so i will tell him and will also see if he needs a Monitor because i'm not sure about that, Thanks for now.

 

[batuchka]

Yep u are welcomed ^^

 

[dave0305]

Yep u are welcomed ^^

Hi i have just asked my friend about the monitor and he dosn't need one.

 

[dave0305]

Here is a build i pu together, considering my friend only plays countre strike (old game), CODs and few other games and dosn't mind playing them on med-settings:

AMD 955
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/AMD+Phenom+II/AMD+Phenom+II+X4+Quad+Core+955+Black+Edition+125W+C3+%28Socket+AM3%29+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=39930

Antec Three Hundred Gaming Midi Tower Case - Black
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/MIDI+Tower/Antec+Three+Hundred+Gaming+Midi+Tower+Case+-+Black?productId=31087

Asus M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/AMD+AM3+%28800+Chipset%29/Asus+M4A87TD%2FUSB3+AMD+870+%28Socket+AM3%29+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=40261

LG GH22NS50 22x SATA Internal DVD±R/RW Drive - Black
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/Internal/SATA/LG+GH22NS50+22x+SATA+Internal+DVD%C2%B1R%2FRW+Drive+-+Black+?productId=37292

Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 3.5" Hard Drive
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/SATA+%28Serial+ATA%29/500GB+to+1TB/Samsung+HD103SJ+SpinPoint+F3+1TB+SATA-II+3.5%22+Hard+Drive+?productId=37726

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular Silent SLI/Crossfire Ready ATX2.2 Power Supply
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Modular+650W+or+less/OCZ+ModXStream+Pro+600W+Modular+Silent+SLI%2FCrossfire+Ready+ATX2.2+Power+Supply+?productId=33612

G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C8 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR3+Dual+Channel+%E2%80%93+1333MHz+%2F+PC3-10666/G.Skill+RipJaw+4GB+%282x2GB%29+DDR3+PC3-10666C8+1333MHz+Dual+Channel+Kit+?productId=37610

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with HAWX2 PC-Game
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/Nvidia+GTX+400+Series/GTX+460+Series/Gigabyte+GeForce+GTX+460+OC+768MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+with+HAWX2+PC-Game+?productId=42344

Sub total: Total £558.90

I might put in this case: Antec 902, or a better PSU. I think GTX 460 would be ok for him to play games like medal of honor on med-settings.

 

[batuchka]

Hmm if 20 quid isn't too big a top up then
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI+6000+Series/ATI+Radeon+6850/PowerColor+HD6850+1GB+GDDR5+Graphics+Card+?productId=42383
It's currently a better buy than 1GB/256 bit GTX 460 nvm the junior 768m/192 bit version hehe

 

[dave0305]

Hmm if 20 quid isn't too big a top up then
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI+6000+Series/ATI+Radeon+6850/PowerColor+HD6850+1GB+GDDR5+Graphics+Card+?productId=42383
It's currently a better buy than 1GB/256 bit GTX 460 nvm the junior 768m/192 bit version hehe

yh I have been thinking about this card but is powercolor a good brand?

Edit: Ok i have fitted a shappire hd 6850 into the build with Total cost of: £588

 

[batuchka]

Where i'm @ both distros of PC/Sap are awesome

 

[dave0305]

By the way how do you choose the best answer on this thread?

 

[deceneu]

dont know about the new video card models but powercolor is regarded as a GOOD brand

 

[vibhas]

The 6850 is not worth 20 quid over the GTX 460.

The 460 will play MOH on high ez...
Also, GTX 460 768MB version is within 4% of the FPS of the 6850 on everything except 2560x1600 Resolution so.... is it worth 20 quid on a medium budget system?

I think not,

 

[batuchka]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3987/amds-radeon-6870-6850-renewing-competition-in-the-midrange-market/8

As for the Radeon HD 6850 however, things are much more lopsided in AMD’s favor. It’s give and take depending on the benchmark, but ultimately it’s just as fast as the GTX 460 1GB on average, even though it’s officially $20 cheaper. And at the same time it draws less power and produces less noise than the GTX 460 1GB. In fact unless the GTX 460 1GB was cheaper than the 6850, we really can’t come up with a reason to buy it.

 

[dave0305]

Well would it be better get the GTX 460 and upgrade the case to antec 902?

 

[batuchka]

The HD 6850 is the better buy right now - case as per preference ^^

 

[dave0305]

OK well if i go for the HD 6850, can you suggest me a cheap 2-way CF MOBO, ( no need for the new features like USB 3)

 

[batuchka]

https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/AMD+AM3+(700+Chipset)/Asus+M4A79XTD+Evo+AMD+790X+(Socket+AM3)+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=37386

 

[dave0305]

https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/AMD+AM3+(700+Chipset)/Asus+M4A79XTD+Evo+AMD+790X+(Socket+AM3)+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=37386

thank you my friend

 

[batuchka]

Yep happy shopping/building and u are welcomed ^^

 

[dave0305]

how do you select the best answer?

 

[Motopsychojdn]

unless you started this as anything other than 'a question looking for an answer' there should be an icon on each post marked 'select as best answer',
if thats not there you must've opened it as a discussion (Like I usually do hehe)
Moto

 

[dave0305]

well seems like i opened it as a discussion .

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Live and learn lol,
if you wanted to, just voice your appreciation on here for whoever you wanted to vote as B.A.
Moto

 

[dave0305]

The B.A. goes to batuchka