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Gaming PC

Nolars · 2012-05-26 14:02:51

1. What is your budget? [€700 - 800] 2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing] Skyrim 3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes] 4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No 5. Do you need a monitor? No Planning to use TV via HDMI due to space 5a. If yes, what size do you need. N/A 5b. If…

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26-05-2012 3:02pm

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1. What is your budget? [€700 - 800]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing] Skyrim

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? No Planning to use TV via HDMI due to space

5a. If yes, what size do you need. N/A

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080] [No]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes]

8. How can you pay? [Credit Card]

9. When are you purchasing? [In 14 days]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Nope

11. Future proof [Yes]

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#2 26-05-2012 3:22pm
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Here you go:

Item|Price
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€43.13
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB, SATA II (HD502HJ)|€71.26
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€90.77
Intel Core i3-2120 Box, LGA1155|€104.69
HIS HD 6870 IceQ X GDDR5 1024MB Native HDMI 2xDVI 2xMiniDP|€148.58
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil|€55.00
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.69
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€17.50
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R|€16.01
Cooler Master CM Storm Inferno Mouse, USB|€41.41
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch|€85.44
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€728.47

Mouse is a personal preference, I have it myself and I think it's great, change it if you wish though. You'll have to get a keyboard from somewhere else though as the ones from that website are in German layout. Other than that though you're good to go. In a few months time you can add in an Ivy Bridge i5 3570k or an i7 3770k should you need extra power. If you wanted to add a bit more to the budget I'd recommend a 64gb SSD or a stronger graphics card.

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#3 26-05-2012 3:34pm
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Thanks for the quick reply. If you take away the mouse and the wireless card and try hit a 750 - 800 euro budget what extra could be added?

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#4 26-05-2012 3:48pm
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Something like this:

Item|Price
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB, SATA II (HD502HJ)|€71.26
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€90.77
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil|€55.00
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.69
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€17.50
Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express|€227.54
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€212.12
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€52.75
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€781.62

I have the 3570k in there which is a great CPU, and I have a much better graphics card in there.

Windows 7 isn't in there, as you can get it cheaper from here. Make sure to get the 64-bit version. It's €55 which brings your total to €835, but a much better build.

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#5 26-05-2012 4:10pm
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Much thanks yea that looks a lot better. What is the usual delivery time from these?

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#6 26-05-2012 4:11pm
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Nolars wrote: »

Much thanks yea that looks a lot better. What is the usual delivery time from these?

About 4-5 working days from receiving payment.

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#7 26-05-2012 10:49pm
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do you not need to already have windows to get that upgrade?

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#8 26-05-2012 10:51pm
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Nertballs wrote: »

do you not need to already have windows to get that upgrade?

Nope, clean installs work perfectly, I bought my upgrade key on that site, and Windows is working fine . I just needed to change one thing in the registry (MediaBootInstall) from 0 to 1, or 1 to 0 I can't remember which :pac:.

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#9 03-06-2012 8:22pm
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A number of things have changed sense my last post. Here is my reviewed option's.

1. What is your budget? [€900]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing]

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? Yes

5a. If yes, what size do you need. Around 21"

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future?n/a

6. Do you need any of these peripherals?

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes]

8. How can you pay? [Credit Card/Paypal]

9. When are you purchasing? [In 14 days]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Nope

Other: Most important thing is that the system is future proof.

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#10 03-06-2012 8:43pm
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Item|Price
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€18.89
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.93
Intel Core i3-2120 Box, LGA1155|€106.46
ASRock Z77 Extreme4, Sockel 1155, ATX|€128.51
Sapphire HD 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express|€222.41
Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box|€71.19
WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 6Gb/s|€63.39
BenQ G2255|€100.98
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil|€54.92
XFX PRO650W Core Edition Full Wired Power Supply|€76.78
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€898.45

Then get Win7 from software4students. It will be €953 euro, but you'll have the option to drop in an i5/i7 and overclock it, and get another 7850 for CF. Pretty future-proof.

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#11 04-06-2012 12:32pm
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Thanks for the quick replay again man Its a tight 900 budget including the windows 7and some other stuff I'm ordering. What possible sort of graphics card could i get for 100 and upgrade in the future. thanks.

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#12 04-06-2012 12:38pm
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Exactly €100? The 6850 is great but that's €112... Link

If you really can't stretch for it there's a 7750 for €94. Link

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#13 04-06-2012 12:59pm
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Item|Price
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€212.12
Sapphire HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express|€117.76
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.93
Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box|€69.18
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€62.72
XFX PRO650W Core Edition Full Wired Power Supply|€76.38
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil|€53.92
BenQ G2255|€100.98
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€92.81
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€18.40
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€859.19

+ Windows = 900ish. I dropped the card down to a 6850, added a 3570k with remaining funds, but had to drop the board down to a non-crossfire version.

EDIT: Probably no need for the 650W PSU in this case now that I've dropped it, but no harm to keep it for a big GPU in the future.

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#14 04-06-2012 1:03pm
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Thanks Sky. That looks like it would fit by needs.

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#15 04-06-2012 1:52pm
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If you can get another 30euro you can get a 6870 which is a good bit more powerful than the 6850.

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#16 04-06-2012 2:11pm
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http://www1.hardwareversand.de/Midi/49192/FRACTAL+DESIGN+Geh%C3%A4use+Core+3000+black.article This case has some good reviews and is a similar price to the other.

Also how do you do that box listing code?

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#17 04-06-2012 2:26pm
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Basket to Post script by Fluffy88

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#18 04-06-2012 2:49pm
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I've added in the 6870 and the Fractal Design core 3000 black

Any other recommendations?

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#19 04-06-2012 2:56pm
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That fractal isn't really as good as the Shinobi; it doesn't have USB 3.0 connections, not as good cooling and the cable management is more difficult. Not to mention the Shinobi is cheaper.

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#20 04-06-2012 3:00pm
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Ok thanks E :0 while i have you here my cousin wants a build aswell

1. What is your budget? [€500]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Web Browsing light gaming]

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [no]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? no

5a. If yes, what size do you need. no

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future?21" 16:9

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? no

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes]

8. How can you pay? [Credit Card/Paypal]

9. When are you purchasing? [In 14 days]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Nope

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#21 04-06-2012 3:15pm
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Item|Price
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.93
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€18.40
ASRock H61M/U3S3 (B3), Sockel 1155, mATX|€55.07
Powercolor HD6850 1024MB Dual-DVI/HD1M2I5|€112.75
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€41.80
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower GERMANY Edition - black/red/gold, ohne Netzteil|€53.30
Intel Core i3-2120 Box, LGA1155|€107.48
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€62.72
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€506.44

PayPal is an extra 3% so it's 506.44 + 3%= 521.63

If you want to bring it down a bit you can drop the case to this, or the GPU to this

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#22 04-06-2012 3:15pm
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Item|Price
Intel Core i3-2120 Box, LGA1155|€107.48
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€92.81
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€31.61
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€41.80
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€62.72
Sapphire HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express|€117.76
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€18.40
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€491.57

Can upgrade the CPU/GPU, get an SSD whenever he has the cash, that will eat web browsing and is pretty decent at gaming as it is now.

EDIT: Forgot RAM, throw in Eboggles' one.

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#23 07-06-2012 9:52pm
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Item|Price
Intel Core i3-2120 Box, LGA1155|€107.48
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€92.81
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€31.61
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€41.80
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€62.72
Sapphire HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express|€117.76
LG GH24NS Retail schwarz|€20.99
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.93
BenQ G2255|€100.98
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€631.07

Looking to place an order over the weekend. How does this look.

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#24 08-06-2012 7:58pm
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http://www1.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/57137/MSI+Z77A-G43%2C+Intel+Z77%2C+ATX%2C+DDR3.article is this ok to replace the asrock? difference?

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