• £1000 ~ £1100 gaming pc?
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so i need a new pc specifically for gaming and stuff like that and i have never built a pc before and literally know nothing about this stuff. i'd like to be able to play tf2 at highest settings and use the source filmmaker and all that stuff i need everything. os, monitor, mouse, keyboard etc. i'm in the uk so yeah thanks
CPU: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/29-4intel-core-i5-3570k-s-1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-[/url] ~£174 Mobo: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z77a-g45-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx[/url] ~£77 RAM: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v[/url] ~£43 Heatsink: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-hyper-212-evo-4-heat-pipes-direct-contact-with-120mm-quiet-fan-lga775-1155-1156-1366-am[/url] ~£27 PSU: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-corsair-cmpsu-650hxuk-modular-85eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v22-psu[/url] ~£83 DVD Drive: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sony-ad-7280s-0b-24x-dvdr-12xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-12xram-sata-black-oem[/url] ~£14 GPU: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-gtx-670-windforce-3x-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-boost-1058mhz-cores-13[/url] ~£318 HDD: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-western-digital-wd1002faex-caviar-black-sata-iii-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8ms[/url] ~£89 Case: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-carbide-series-500r-black-mid-tower-gaming-case-w-o-psu[/url] ~£85 OS: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-sp1-operating-system-single-oem[/url] ~£79 Mouse: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/logitech-g400-black-gaming-mouse-8-button-3600dpi-usb[/url] £29 Monitor: [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Ultrasharp-U2312HM-inch-Monitor/dp/B005MHMFJA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341933470&sr=8-2[/url] £170 Total is about ~£1150, pick a keyboard.
[QUOTE=QuikKill;36705499]CPU: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/29-4intel-core-i5-3570k-s-1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-[/url] ~£174 Mobo: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z77a-g45-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx[/url] ~£77 RAM: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v[/url] ~£43 Heatsink: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-hyper-212-evo-4-heat-pipes-direct-contact-with-120mm-quiet-fan-lga775-1155-1156-1366-am[/url] ~£27 PSU: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-corsair-cmpsu-650hxuk-modular-85eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v22-psu[/url] ~£83 DVD Drive: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sony-ad-7280s-0b-24x-dvdr-12xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-12xram-sata-black-oem[/url] ~£14 GPU: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-gtx-670-windforce-3x-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-boost-1058mhz-cores-13[/url] ~£318 OS: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-sp1-operating-system-single-oem[/url] ~£79 Mouse: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/logitech-g400-black-gaming-mouse-8-button-3600dpi-usb[/url] £29 Monitor: [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Ultrasharp-U2312HM-inch-Monitor/dp/B005MHMFJA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341933470&sr=8-2[/url] £170 Total is about ~£1000, pick a keyboard and case.[/QUOTE] Forgot a hard drive for him, I'd recommend just getting a 1TB Samsung Spinpoint Drive.
[QUOTE=sphinxa279;36705619]Forgot a hard drive for him, I'd recommend just getting a 1TB Samsung Spinpoint Drive.[/QUOTE] Woops, thank you.
Could always go for this without the Dell Monitor: [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/281367"]Motherboard[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/264750"]RAM[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/370199"]Video Card[/URL] - Comes with free game [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176026"]DVD Drive[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164950"]Power Supply[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/284043"]Monitor[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173804"]Hard Drive[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/349029"]Processor[/URL] [URL="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/259863"]Windows 7[/URL] All from Ebuyer, comes to £971. Pick yourself a case along with keyboard and mouse with the remaining £130. Not trying to steal thunder QuikKill just giving another option :v:
Ha I don't care, I get bored and do this. I don't like the layout of the UK sites. I'm used to newegg and their combos.
[QUOTE=QuikKill;36705755]Ha I don't care, I get bored and do this. I don't like the layout of the UK sites. I'm used to newegg and their combos.[/QUOTE] Same, I'm at work and find speccing out PCs to be reasonably enjoyable and a challenge. Yeah you don't get many combos on the UK Sites...
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