[Request] £770 Budget to build gaming PC

[RossC19]

Hi guys, I was recommended to check this forum and the retail website out after requesting help in purchasing a new PC.

However, I'm not very computer literate. I understand basic things about CPUs, GPUs and RAM. However, everything else is an absolute nightmare for myself.

Now, I'm not looking for a PC that can play everything on ultra high settings with no problems. Looking at a medium-high setting. The PC must include a monitor, keyboard and mouse. So if anyone's willing to help me create a list, I would be very grateful.

Cheers!

 

[Teaz]

Here you go:

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE

Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION

Motherboard
ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0

Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)

Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

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

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£72)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

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

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

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)

Monitor
19" Widescreen TFT 1360 x 768 2MS, D-Sub, DVI, 18.5" Panel (£79)

Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£19)

Total: 769

top of the budget but what you get is worth the performance. the graphics card should give decent med-high settings.

 

[Mattyp]

I managed to make mine for £700, but that was without a monitor, keyboard or mouse. I had:
AMD PHENOM II X4 970 (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Hope this helps!

 

[RossC19]

Thanks for the suggestion guys, I'll look further into it!

 

[Teaz]

4Gb ram is plenty especially for gaming and managing the pc smoothly. it can be upgraded to a later date it needed. the 6870 comes in par with the 560ti and at times better and is cheaper.

i would just only recommend a better case like the t900.

 

[Mattyp]

4Gb ram is plenty especially for gaming and managing the pc smoothly. it can be upgraded to a later date it needed. the 6870 comes in par with the 560ti and at times better and is cheaper.

i would just only recommend a better case like the t900.

Yeah the only reason I went for the 4gb ram is because it was only a little bit extra money, so I thought why not? It might come in handy in the future I guess.