Gaming Rig!

[h3ro]

so, it's time to upgrade from my 4 year old machine to a new one!

I've had a play around with the different components however I'm not too sure which would be the best and therefore I would like to see which set-ups you guys come up with

I'll be using this computer, as the title suggests, mainly for gaming. I'm looking to play the new call of duty, plus a few more new releases. I'd like it to be able to run these games smoothly with good graphics.

my current budget is around the £1000 mark, maybe up to £1100 if the additional parts are really worth the extra money.

I have a monitor, mouse, keyboard and headset for gaming and therefore wont need to purchase them here.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated, however I do ask you give reasons as to why you have selected specific components.

thanks in advance.

 

[Darko]

Case
ANTEC 900 BLACK GAMING CASE (£79)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-870 Quad Core (2.93GHz, 8MB Cache)

Motherboard
ASUS® P7H55D-M EVO: MICRO ATX, USB 3.0 & SATA 3.0GB/s

Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 2GB KIT)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX465 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

3rd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 850W PSU (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£100)

Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£62)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive
NONE

Firewire & Video Editing
NONE

TV Card
NONE

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

£1046 inc VAT and Delivery.

 

[Sleinous]

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (£82)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-930 (2.80GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI

Memory (RAM)
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, INTEL X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

3rd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 750W PSU (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£90)

Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EXTREME DIRECT TOUCH COPPER CPU COOLER (£39)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive
NONE

Firewire & Video Editing
NONE

TV Card
NONE

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Monitor
NONE

2nd Monitor
NONE

DVI Cable
NONE

GeForce 3D Vision
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
NONE

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Webcam
NONE

Headsets (VOIP)
NONE

Surge Protection
NONE

Printer
NONE

External Hard Drive
NONE

Home Installation
NONE

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Data Recovery
NONE

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days

Quantity
1



OK so, with an extra £100 I could have made this better Dont like the 460, would have preferred popping a 470 in there but price limited me, I said no OS, as im not sure you have one or not.

HDD: 6gb/s and its only a tiny bit mroe than the 3gb/s one (I have it in my system and id recommend it)
RAM: 6GB Kingston, been problems with Corsair and XMS3 memory with X58 chipsets
CPU: i7 930, but you could possibly go for a standard quad core if you dont plan on any SLI setup in the future.
Mobo: Would obviously no longer be this X58 one if you went for your bog-standard quad core, but this is a good board for an i7
GPU: Like I said, would have preferred a GTX 470 in there, but that meant preferably a better PSU for an SLI setup in the future, and thereofre up to £1300 easily.

Hope that helps


1153 inc vat

 

[h3ro]

okay, thanks for the quick replies guys!

I have to say I'm liking the look of your suggestion Sleinous, however i would like windows 7 as I'm currently running XP which is in need to updated

i was thinking of getting a 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 myself, however i do plan on adding a second graphics card in the future when the funds are available. I'm guessing this changes things a little and i probably should have mentioned that in the OP.

would these additions be costly? i do have monies available to pay for the additions, however i would like to gain the best performance possible for the least amount of money as you'd expect

 

[Sleinous]

yes although a corsair tx850w would be advised. Win7 would add a bit more too unless you're a university student and have a .ac.uk acc in which case its £55 for win7 ultimate x64/x86

 

[LDUK]

The Corsair TX 750W PSU is fine for a second GTX 460 (No need for the TX 850w). Make sure that you get the 2GB version of the GTX 460 and if you plan on a second GPU, get another 2GB GTX 460. Also, make sure you add the Windows 7 Premium OS.

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE (£82)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-930 (2.80GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI

Memory (RAM)
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, INTEL X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD6400AARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 750W PSU (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£90)

Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1366 STANDARD CPU COOLER

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

£1084 inc VAT and Delivery.

This will give you a great gaming experience, and is future ready for you to just pop in another 2GB GTX 460 when you feel the need for more power

 

[Sleinous]

^That's look great. Plenty of room in there for upgrading in the future.

 

[LDUK]

I would also advise a external hard drive to store photos, videos and music on.

 

[Sleinous]

Unless you're planning on moving it from PC to PC, just a second internal would be fine possibly?

Otherwise, small, fast, reliable external hard drives such as this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/320gb-Passp...1_2?ie=UTF8&s=computers&qid=1282656225&sr=8-2 are often simpler to carry about as you dont need a seperate power cable etc.

Although, i'd just go for a second internal anyway haha, seeing as its £50~ for external 320GB, and £55 for a 6gb/s 1TB WD internal ^^

 

[h3ro]

hmm, think i might get the 1tb internal if its only an extra £55, would give me plenty space for all my bits and bobs

thanks for the replies guys! the computer looks awesome!

 

[LDUK]

Unless you're planning on moving it from PC to PC, just a second internal would be fine possibly?

Otherwise, small, fast, reliable external hard drives such as this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/320gb-Passp...1_2?ie=UTF8&s=computers&qid=1282656225&sr=8-2 are often simpler to carry about as you dont need a seperate power cable etc.

Although, i'd just go for a second internal anyway haha, seeing as its £50~ for external 320GB, and £55 for a 6gb/s 1TB WD internal ^^

Yep yep, this is a good route to go