• ~£500 PC Build (Gaming) Recommendations Please
    9 replies, posted
Need help with a PC build i'm doing a have £750 at the moment but i could funnel more into the build if it'll make major differences(No higher than £750 inc. postage) what i'd like it to do is the following: -Run Skyrim(when it's released) on decent settings (Higher than console) -Run Crysis 2, BF3 and Arma II on decent settings (Again higher than console) -Keyboard mouse and monitor aren't covered in the £750 however recommendations for those would be good too(24"monitor only). -Be capable of running basic tasks with ease( won't need an OS either). -Any other features you think would be necessary for a decent gaming experience. -HDD and disk drive Thanks for any help, however please don't bother posting if you aren't going to contribute constructively thanks (e.g. "don't bother spend another £500"), again thank you in advance. Oh i'd also like to add though i'm adept at putting hardware together (hence building the thing myself) i have no idea what sort of hardware i'll need for the build which is why i haven't included things like monitor resolution and the like, help with these things would be great.
I'm looking for the same kind of thing, though im not sure if its possible at that price, but we'll see.
I was planning to build a computer a few weeks back was told not to go with the parts I chose as they weren't compatible. I don't know if it's any help to you but this is what I chose: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/f7df86602d3b406bbbc455345599b567[/url] It comes to £554.78
Yeah, none of those are compatible with eachother, and you should probably look at getting atleast 2GB of RAM, kind of defeats the point of buying an i7 if your only going to get that much memory.
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/be2b7d8b3db14f4b960388ac67072fdc[/url] £532.43 including delivery, make sure you remove scansure PII 955, 5870, AM3+ mobo for compatibility with the upcoming AMD CPUs might want to wait for someone else to confirm the mobo is alright, I don't know much about the new AM3+ ones but that one should be fine if the HAF 912 isn't in stock by the time you order, swap it with this [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-cm-690-ii-lite-black-mid-tower-case-w-o-psu[/url]
[QUOTE=reapaninja;30411535][url]http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/be2b7d8b3db14f4b960388ac67072fdc[/url] £532.43 including delivery, make sure you remove scansure PII 955, 5870, AM3+ mobo for compatibility with the upcoming AMD CPUs might want to wait for someone else to confirm the mobo is alright, I don't know much about the new AM3+ ones but that one should be fine if the HAF 912 isn't in stock by the time you order, swap it with this [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-cm-690-ii-lite-black-mid-tower-case-w-o-psu[/url][/QUOTE] Can anyone sort me out with a build similar to this but with a sandy bridge i5? obviously the price will be increased on what this one costs, thanks btw i could go up to £750 just about.
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/c261e0c413b44423b063789c4aa1b24c[/url] £641.32 inc delivery, remove scansure blah blah blah included a Hyper 212+ for overclocking if you spend an extra £10, you can get the [url=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-xfx-p1-650s-nlb9-core-edition-80-plus-bronze-85-eff-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-135mm-fan]xfx 650w[/url] which has enough PCI-E connectors to allow crossfire as a future upgrade if you spend £20, you can get the [url=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-xfx-xxx-edition-modular-80-plus-bronze-85-eff-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-135mm-gray-fan]same PSU but modular[/url] so you can remove unnecessary cables for better cable management, airflow, etc. otherwise the high current gamer is excellent value right now [editline]12th June 2011[/editline] oh and for perpherals, MX518 or G500 for the mouse (or G400 whenever it's released) and either whatever cheap logitech/microsoft/whatever keyboard, or look into mechanical keyboards
[QUOTE=reapaninja;30416463][url]http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/c261e0c413b44423b063789c4aa1b24c[/url] £641.32 inc delivery, remove scansure blah blah blah included a Hyper 212+ for overclocking if you spend an extra £10, you can get the [url=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-xfx-p1-650s-nlb9-core-edition-80-plus-bronze-85-eff-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-135mm-fan]xfx 650w[/url] which has enough PCI-E connectors to allow crossfire as a future upgrade if you spend £20, you can get the [url=http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-xfx-xxx-edition-modular-80-plus-bronze-85-eff-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-135mm-gray-fan]same PSU but modular[/url] so you can remove unnecessary cables for better cable management, airflow, etc. otherwise the high current gamer is excellent value right now [editline]12th June 2011[/editline] oh and for perpherals, MX518 or G500 for the mouse (or G400 whenever it's released) and either whatever cheap logitech/microsoft/whatever keyboard, or look into mechanical keyboards[/QUOTE] I have a keyboard and monitor lined up due to advice from a friend, thanks for all the help i think i'll go for the modular PSU to allow easier upgrades in future.
well, for a HDD get a Samsung F2, love Samsung and this drive hasn't crashed yet in 3 months... Which is surprising seeing as i mess shit up all the time... Oh and it's a 2TB HDD, so it's big, big enough for me... but slower than other HDD's as it's 5400 RPM and most are 7200 and it's £50
[QUOTE=MrTheErnie;30435577]well, for a HDD get a Samsung F2, love Samsung and this drive hasn't crashed yet in 3 months... Which is surprising seeing as i mess shit up all the time... Oh and it's a 2TB HDD, so it's big, big enough for me... but slower than other HDD's as it's 5400 RPM and most are 7200 and it's £50[/QUOTE] because all 2TB drives are low speed/"green" drives, not something you want for a boot drive
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.