Building a New Gaming PC

[nJoyo]

Right, where do i start from, i've been wondering lately to make a gaming PC, but i'm not sure what i should buy. So, today i ask everyone which build would be good. My am willing to spend £600-£700 British Pounds. So i think it's alright for that money. I want a full set for the price i am going to pay. Monitor isn't really something i'd worry about. but if it comes fully then i'll be good.


Thank you Everyone!

 

[youllbelost]

I am not compiling the whole pc for you but i have just now assembled my own..

As you want it under 700 pounds
i recommend AMD Phenom X4 965(instead of an i7)
ATI Radeon HD 5850 or two ATI 5770 Crossfired
Take an MSI 9xxx series for the MObo
and oh!!
Mouse which is very important if you play FPS games Online..Take a Death Adder V2 if possible
And G.Skill Gaming Series Ram (Important it should be the one with 1333 Mhz) this ram is awesome!!
Cabinet Antec 300 or Cooler Master of your choice suiting your budget

 

[Wishmaster]

I agree with youllbelost

For a budget build, a AMD build will certainly be the best route. As such, the AM3 socket will be the prefered build. And ATI video cards.
DDR3 1333 also is what Id shoot for as anything slower really isnt worth it IMO, as DDR2 will be just as good due to lower latencies.

Gigabyte makes good motherboards at reasonable prices, and Gskill is excellent RAM at a good Price point.

Also remember, the HD is the biggest bottle neck in any system.
If you can fit it in your budget I would recommend running a OCZ Vertex or Intel X25-V SSD for the OS & programs ONLY.

Grab another spinning drive to hold all your games, Pictures, Music, Video, Documents.

This will truly help your system a great deal.

Multiple GPUS arent really needed so much IMO. However, if you want them, you can always start w/one and upgrade to a Cross-Fire System later down the line.
IMHO, youd be better off with a SSD as the OS/App Drive , spinning drive for all else, and a single GPU to start with as opposed to multiple GPUS.

 

[nJoyo]

it'd be good if you were to give a better system, such as the full parts...but, i'll consider this as well

 

[nJoyo]

youllbelost, can you provide the full information if possible, cause im getting kinda confused, sorry about it. but if it's possible, i'd like to know full details

 

[thefabe]

Since your not in the US. The first thing I like to ask is where are you planning on purchasing your parts from?Online if so would you link us to to some sites? Why? Because not all the parts available to U.S. buyers are for you. Knowing what is will help in finding the best parts for your money. converted it comes to what about 1,039.26 US dollars? Should be able to build something nice. Also want to through in what is often over looked a quality power supply.To me it's the core of your build, without one nothing will get the power need to function to it's fullest.IMO Thanks Fabe P.S. I was told this is a pretty good site http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/

 

[youllbelost]

youllbelost, can you provide the full information if possible, cause im getting kinda confused, sorry about it. but if it's possible, i'd like to know full details

tell me what u need m8 ...
specify something..

 

[Riho]

Motherboard: Asus M4A77TD PRO/U3S6
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Processor: AMD Desktop Phenom II X4 955

Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or

Harddrive: Intel x-25 80 GB SSD (System driver)

Ram: ddr 3 6 GB atleast

this should be good for gaming

 

[Zepher]

I am a member over at [H]ard|Forum - Powered by vBulletin and this is what everyone answers first when asking for build advice.

If you're gonna ask us to build/list a PC for you or seek advice about a build, please answer all of the following questions:

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
3) Where do you live?
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
6) Will you be overclocking?
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?

By answering these questions you help us help you build a PC that's of better quality, better performing, cheaper or all of the above.

 

[youllbelost]

Motherboard: Asus M4A77TD PRO/U3S6
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Processor: AMD Desktop Phenom II X4 955

Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or

Harddrive: Intel x-25 80 GB SSD (System driver)

Ram: ddr 3 6 GB atleast

this should be good for gaming

phenom ii x4 965 is better
hard drive seagate barracuda is a good one

 

[sergiogarcia9]

I would reccoment this:

BB-9654G2 Novatech Barebone Bundle - AMD Phenom 965 - 4GB DDR2 800Mhz - AMD 770 Motherboard - 4 Bay ATX Tower Case & 750w PSU : novatech.co.uk

HD103SJ Samsung Spin Point F3 SATAII 1TB 32MB Cache Hard Drive <8.9ms 7200rpm - OEM 1TB Capacity, SATA-II Interface, 7200RPM Spin Speed, 8.9ms Average Seek Time, 32MB Cache, 3 Year Warranty : novatech.co.uk

5770 1GB Novatech ATI Radeon 5770 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail 850MHz Core, 1024MB 4800MHz GDDR5 Memory, 800 Stream Processors, PCI-E 2.0, CrossfireX Ready, Avivo HD, 7.1 Audio, 2 Year Warranty with Novatech. : nova

SH-S223C/BEBE Samsung S223C 22x DVD+/-RW 8x Dual Layer DVD-RAM SATA Black - OEM 22x DVD-R, 22x DVD+R, 8x DVD-R DL, 8x DVD+R DL, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 12x DVD-RAM, 2MB Buffer. : novatech.co.uk


All together: £584 (Note this is without Operating systems, Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse)


[note you will also need some SATA Cables and/maybe some Molex to SATA power converters]

Down here i found A monitor, Windows 7 Home Premium and Keyboard and mouse.


E2250V LG E2250V 22" LED Monitor - Unique Picture Frame Design LED Back Lit Panel 16:9 LED, 1920 x 1080 Resolution , 5MS Response Time, 5000000:1 Contrast Ratio, DVI, HDMI and VGA Inputs, 3yr On-site Warranty : novatech.co.uk

GFC-00599 GFC-00977 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit DVD - OEM : novatech.co.uk

920-002241 Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110 Custom-colour backlighting, Twelve programmable G-keys, Intelligent cable management, Game/desktop mode, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 hub port, Wired, USB, Black : novatech.co.uk

ROC-11-200 Roccat Kova Gaming Mouse 3200 DPI, Right/Left Handed, 7 Buttons, Laser, Wired, USB Interface, Programable Buttons : novatech.co.uk

Total: £345



Total for Computer, Monitor, Keyboard, mouse, and Windows 7: £929


Seems pretty cheap to me. Of course you could select the cheaper options on the different areas

 

[n00bst3r]

Hey!

Well, I defiantly think you should go with the AMD Phenom II 965 BE CPU. Check out the GTX 460's, they come in 3 different memory types and provide excellent bang for your buck . Average around $250AUD if you can translate the currency.

 

[Internet Badass]

Make sure you know what your doing before you buy parts. Check your socket, motherboard power connector pins, ram pins, ram standard, and all that type of stuff.
And of you get an amd processor remember that the amount of ram cards in hou computer has to be even, so you wont be able to use 3x2 6gb ram.