Gaming Rig 1100 euro Limit.

smithy1981

Hey,

I built my first computer just before xmas for a friend with help from this board and ive finally got some money to build my own

Hoping someone can help me put together a gaming rig. Have about 1100 to spend but i need everything (monitor, os, keyboard and mouse, speakers). I should be able to put it together fine but picking out the parts is a different story

Any advice would be much appreciated.

VenomIreland

smithy1981 wrote: »

Hey,

I built my first computer just before xmas for a friend with help from this board and ive finally got some money to build my own

Hoping someone can help me put together a gaming rig. Have about 1100 to spend but i need everything (monitor, os, keyboard and mouse, speakers). I should be able to put it together fine but picking out the parts is a different story

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Tell me the site you are ordering from and what resolution you want for the monitor and I'll see what I can do

smithy1981

VenomIreland wrote: »

Tell me the site you are ordering from and what resolution you want for the monitor and I'll see what I can do

Haven't picked a site to order from, whatever works out cheapest i guess

1900x1080 i suppose, I was looking at this: http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/2701048/art/lg/w2361v-pf-23-tft-widescre.html#tech-specs

Im not set on it or anything so if you know of something better, leave me know

VenomIreland

Here, you may want other's opinions on this though, as I am still a week or two away from building my first PC.



Also, you'll want to order the Operating System from somewhere else, get an OEM 64-bit version (or a retail version, as they have both 32 and 64-bit).

VenomIreland

Also, I can make it better if you want.

Monotype

One thing I might recommend is a newer revision on the motherboard, e.g.,
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4959163/art/gigabyte/ga-890gpa-ud3h-am3-socket.html

Newer features such as USB 3, SATA 6Gbps. Also, I'd invest more in the processor than a dual core, if the budget can extend to €1100, unless you want to take the risk of possibly unlocking it.

smithy1981

If you can make it better then work away I changed the cpu and mobo as advised by monotype and came up with this


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Hows it looking now?

VenomIreland

Looks good Similar to the build I am making soon, except I'm getting the DualCore version of that CPU and a 5830 instead of a 5770.

Remember to get the OS from somewhere else, unless you want an Italian Windows 7 xD

Lu Tze

In case you go ordering that straight away, that motherboard takes DDR3 ram, and you have DDR2 in that shopping list

smithy1981

VenomIreland wrote: »

Looks good Similar to the build I am making soon, except I'm getting the DualCore version of that CPU and a 5830 instead of a 5770.

Remember to get the OS from somewhere else, unless you want an Italian Windows 7 xD

Will do, thx again for the help.

Lu Tze wrote: »

In case you go ordering that straight away, that motherboard takes DDR3 ram, and you have DDR2 in that shopping list

I'll be ordering it soon, thanks for pointing that out. Will this one do?
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3777396/art/ocz/obsidian-low-voltage-2-x.html

VenomIreland

smithy1981 wrote: »

Will do, thx again for the help.



I'll be ordering it soon, thanks for pointing that out. Will this one do?
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3777396/art/ocz/obsidian-low-voltage-2-x.html

Yup, should do.

Lu Tze

smithy1981 wrote: »

Will do, thx again for the help.



I'll be ordering it soon, thanks for pointing that out. Will this one do?
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3777396/art/ocz/obsidian-low-voltage-2-x.html

Should do, might help if you say what you will be using it for. If you are doing a lot of video encoding etc. might be worth plumping for the hexacore, and whether you intend to overclock it.

Also if you don't order in the next day or so you might get some advice from some of the experienced system builders on here, as i certainly am not!

They will point out things like you seem to be missing a PSU :pac:

smithy1981

Lu Tze wrote: »

Should do, might help if you say what you will be using it for. If you are doing a lot of video encoding etc. might be worth plumping for the hexacore, and whether you intend to overclock it.

Also if you don't order in the next day or so you might get some advice from some of the experienced system builders on here, as i certainly am not!

They will point out things like you seem to be missing a PSU :pac:

I have the PSU from VenomIreland's build above as well as cheap speakers, keyboard and mouse. Price is 1085 euro now so dont want to go over that.

I'll mainly be using it for gaming and general pc stuff, ill wait a while to see if anyone else has anything to add before I order. Thx again

VenomIreland

smithy1981 wrote: »

I have the PSU from VenomIreland's build above as well as cheap speakers, keyboard and mouse. Price is 1085 euro now so dont want to go over that.

I'll mainly be using it for gaming and general pc stuff, ill wait a while to see if anyone else has anything to add before I order. Thx again

That's 1085 without an operating system. Don't forget, you need to buy one of those, get an OEM 64-bit Windows 7 to save a little money.

Lu Tze

smithy1981 wrote: »

I have the PSU from VenomIreland's build above

Oops, should have triple checked, just couldn't see it

i5 build might be just about in budget as well, just to throw another option out there

Monotype

I just compared some of the prices with ebuyer.com; CPU, GPU, harddrive, motherboard a cheaper. Delivery is also a good bit cheaper (weight dependent but usually <€20). Monitor is a good bit dearer because it's on a good deal with pixmania, but you might find an alternative. Also ebuyer must use google checkout. - Just a suggestion, but I don't really have the time to check up all the totals, especially with flicking between xe.com all the time!

Also for about €4 more (incl €6 delivery) that that RAM you can get this:
http://www.memoryc.com/products/description/4GB_OCZ_DDR3_PC3_12800_Gold_Series_Low_Voltage_Dual_Channel_kit-8_8_8_24_/index.html
which is nearly the same as the one you have, but a bit better on the timings (8-8-8-24 vs 9-9-9-24; lower is better).

VenomIreland

Monotype wrote: »

I just compared some of the prices with ebuyer.com; CPU, GPU, harddrive, motherboard a cheaper. Delivery is also a good bit cheaper (weight dependent but usually <€20). Monitor is a good bit dearer because it's on a good deal with pixmania, but you might find an alternative. Also ebuyer must use google checkout. - Just a suggestion, but I don't really have the time to check up all the totals, especially with flicking between xe.com all the time!

Also for about €4 more (incl €6 delivery) that that RAM you can get this:
http://www.memoryc.com/products/description/4GB_OCZ_DDR3_PC3_12800_Gold_Series_Low_Voltage_Dual_Channel_kit-8_8_8_24_/index.html
which is nearly the same as the one you have, but a bit better on the timings (8-8-8-24 vs 9-9-9-24; lower is better).

Ebuyer recently removed Google Checkout (at least, last I checked) so there is nor way to order from them anymore, as Paypal doesn't work.

Monotype

VenomIreland wrote: »

Ebuyer recently removed Google Checkout (at least, last I checked) so there is nor way to order from them anymore, as Paypal doesn't work.

:eek:


I liked them. Their delivery was really fast.

Joseph

VenomIreland wrote: »

That's 1085 without an operating system. Don't forget, you need to buy one of those, get an OEM 64-bit Windows 7 to save a little money.

I'm sure he has factored in "buying" an OS

smithy1981

Monotype wrote: »

I just compared some of the prices with ebuyer.com; CPU, GPU, harddrive, motherboard a cheaper. Delivery is also a good bit cheaper (weight dependent but usually <€20). Monitor is a good bit dearer because it's on a good deal with pixmania, but you might find an alternative. Also ebuyer must use google checkout. - Just a suggestion, but I don't really have the time to check up all the totals, especially with flicking between xe.com all the time!

Also for about €4 more (incl €6 delivery) that that RAM you can get this:
http://www.memoryc.com/products/description/4GB_OCZ_DDR3_PC3_12800_Gold_Series_Low_Voltage_Dual_Channel_kit-8_8_8_24_/index.html
which is nearly the same as the one you have, but a bit better on the timings (8-8-8-24 vs 9-9-9-24; lower is better).

Thx, ill check a few more sites for prices when I get in this evening.

Deaddude wrote: »

I'm sure he has factored in "buying" an OS

Yeah I have the OS covered

Greyian

If you're willing to drop 1 inch on that monitor, you can get the 22" version for €149.99 (I just invested in it myself). They also have a non-HDMI (but still 1920*1080) version for €119.99 at 22 inches.

smithy1981

I Held off for a week and was able to increase my budget to about 1200 excluding the monitor which ill get somewhere else.

Could somebody have a look at this and see will everything work together?/ and if its good value or not? Cheers [IMG][/img] Uploaded with ImageShack.us

VenomIreland

You want 2X2GB sticks of RAM, not 3X2GB.

smithy1981

That was quick

Changed them for this http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=22729&agid=891

hows the rest of it looking?

VenomIreland

Awesome looking

smithy1981

VenomIreland wrote: »

Awesome looking

Cool, ill be ordering this in a couple of hours unless anyone else has anything to add. Thx again Venom.

smithy1981

The psu i had wont be in stock for 2 weeks. How much power will i need for this system? I read the advice on this forum about never getting a cheap psu so any recommendations on one?

Joseph

Why 2x2 instead of 3x2?

VenomIreland

Deaddude wrote: »

Why 2x2 instead of 3x2?

AM3 isn't Triple Channel.

VenomIreland

smithy1981 wrote: »

The psu i had wont be in stock for 2 weeks. How much power will i need for this system? I read the advice on this forum about never getting a cheap psu so any recommendations on one?

You'll want more than just me saying this, but the Corsair 750W would be more than adequate.

massy086

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=18598&agid=240 MORE THAN PLENTY AND CHANGE UR CASE TO THIS http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=28606&agid=631

Alexco

Make sure you order the English version of Windows 7.

Probably going similar route soon with the AMD 1055T.


Good luck with your build.

Alex.

smithy1981

massy086 wrote: »

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=18598&agid=240 MORE THAN PLENTY AND CHANGE UR CASE TO THIS http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=28606&agid=631

Thx mate, that case looks alot better
This is what i have now, cant order it till monday cos of their payment methods

Alexco wrote: »

Make sure you order the English version of Windows 7.

Probably going similar route soon with the AMD 1055T.


Good luck with your build.

Alex.

Thanks, had the german version until i checked it

Fnz

Keyboard will be to German specification - are you ok with that?

smithy3000

I ordered this last sunday but got an email today saying the PSU is still not in stock, and asking do i want to change it. Would this be ok with my computer??
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=20682&agid=240

VenomIreland

smithy3000 wrote: »

I ordered this last sunday but got an email today saying the PSU is still not in stock, and asking do i want to change it. Would this be ok with my computer??
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=20682&agid=240

that should be ok

smithy1981

Everything got delivered today, just heading out to buy a keyboard before i start to try to put it together, thx again for all the help. wish me luck.:D

Joseph

Good luck, enjoy!