Hi Guys, Total noob to building/gaming PCs here. Apologies if this post is overly reflective of that fact. When I first decided I wanted a custom gaming rig I set myself a budget of £800 (this could be stretched to £900 should it result in a big jump in performance). Then I began browsing the sites of various custom PC builders e.g. PC specialist, cyberpower , Cryo PC, overclockers etc. The overwhelming choice and differences in rigs just added to my confusion. I decided to email Cryo PC telling them my budget was £800 and this is what they came back with. Case - Coolermaster Elite 335U Memory - Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz C9 Cooling - Corsair H60 Hydro Series CPU Cooler Power Supply - Corsair 650W single rail, max current 52A Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 Processor - Intel Core i5 2500K SandyBridge 3.3GHz, Cryo Boost to 4.8GHz+ Graphics - Nvidia GTX 560 PNY 1GB XLR8 Edition (single card) Optical - Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE SATA 22x DVD Writer Storage - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 (NoRAID array of 1 drives) OS - Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit Service - Cryo Premium Cable Management, Cryo Premium Three Year Warranty, Premium 3 Year Upgrade Assurance Grand Total: £837.20 What do you guys think? Is this good for the money. Should I build a rig myself? All I care about in the end is that I am getting the best I can for my money. Thanks for your time Jack
I can't offer any advise on your component selection but read this. http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=233533
What I would do. Same CPU. Better case. Better RAM. Better graphics card. SSD added. Better motherboard. Cut the Scansure, unless you want it. Free delivery from Bit-tech once you get 25 posts. You can probably save some money by looking at the Today Only page on Scan. I didn't use them because it changes everyday and I don't know when you are purchasing.
I'd agree with Jaybles - if you can build it yourself then you'll get the benefit of a SSD which will make the system feel even faster and also more up to date components (like the 7850 over the 560 or the 3570K over the 2500K) Also, if you're worried about breaking things when installing them keep the scansure insurance. Also, Jaybles you've actually put in a better CPU as well
Sorry to hijack this thread, but could you say reduce the components in this build to make it reach the £600-700 mark? Thanks
Click me. Again I will say: Cut the Scansure, unless you want it. Free delivery from Bit-tech once you get 25 posts. You can probably save some money by looking at the Today Only page on Scan. I didn't use them because it changes everyday and I don't know when you are purchasing.
Thats a great build, but personally I'd cut £15 from the motherboard and get the MSI G43, and cut £35 from the case and get the Fractal Core 1000..... .... which would allow you to get the Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Core Limited Edition
Is this GPU a big upgrade? I will be using this PC for gaming and to stream games. I can buy the PC today btw.
The only thing to add to all these builds is that you're missing an OS in all the cases (apart from the original post) If you're a student (or the parent of a student or a teacher) then http://www.software4students.co.uk/t/brands/windows-7 would be a good bet otherwise the budget / build would need altering...
Thanks, but I have a student account that lets me get copies of Microsoft products for free, inc windows 7.
Haha, like Krazzi I also have a student MSDN account. Krazzi, yes the GPU is a good upgrade. Then again, if you are spending that much on the GPU you could go with the AMD card I outlined in the first post, which will give you better power consumption.
Ok how about this Il be buying this case from Amazon. This is for gaming and streaming my games on twitch/own3d. Think it will do the job? And will all the parts work ok together and fit in the case? lol Cheers!
Sorry heres the basket view without having to log in - http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/2acc3e9dcd5d42c1a3b513236e806fe3
Careful with the height of that RAM with that CPU cooler, I really would recommend the low profile version of the RAM or you are likely to have problems fitting it.
