new build

Beaver1

looking for a gaming rig for my nephew, cheers Lads

1. What is your budget? [€600ish]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [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.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [no]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [No]

8. How can you pay? [Any.]

9. When are you purchasing? [next month]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [Should be okay.]

Beaver1

can anyone put a list to-gether for this for me please Lads, appreciate it, thanks.

MRTULES

So just something to get you started. Someone who actually knows there stuff will do you up a proper build but in the meantime have a peep at this.

Item|Price
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€28.65
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€72.04
Xigmatek Asgard, ATX, ohne Netzteil, schwarz|€32.23
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.14
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€86.09
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€210.78
Club 3D Radeon HD 7850 royalQueen, 1GB GDDR5|€172.31
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€663.23

So the RAM is standard and one of the cheapest I could find.
1TB HDD
Case is bottom of the barrel but not rubbish (as far as I have heard)
PSU gets recomended here a good bit as does the 550w version
The mobo and CPU are both firm favorites around here and allows for over clocking.
the GPU I have no clue about but something like this would probably be close to what you might need.

U_Fig

for €600 i'd go for something like this below

Item|Price
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€28.65
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€32.69
WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 6Gb/s|€56.69
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850, 2GB GDDR5, lite retail|€188.03
ASRock B75 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€68.24
Intel Core i5-3450 Box, LGA1155|€169.20
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.14
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€604.63

if you plan on going crossfire in the future i'd bump up the PSU to 550 or 650w otherwise the 450w would be fine as you said you don't want to overclock..

the GPU here is better than the one one in the build above..

Beaver1

cheers Lads thanks very much appreciate it

Beaver1

Lads this is the parts my Nephew has picked out, could someone tell me if they are compatible and would this rig be ok for video editing and game playing such as call of duty, also has he everything on here or has he missed anything
thanks a lot for your help


Price
Total:
733,63 €
Article No. HV20G325DE
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9
ready for dispatch
27,68 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=44315&agid=1192
27,68 €
Article No. HV207LA5DE
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA
ready for dispatch
19,34 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=44944&agid=699
19,34 €
Article No. HVR550AVDE
Antec BasiQ VP550
ready for dispatch
54,73 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=49526&agid=1628
54,73 €
Article No. HV1133RJDE
ASRock B75 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX
ready for dispatch
69,29 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=59305&agid=1601
69,29 €
Article No. HVZPCDE
Rechner - Zusammenbau
ready for dispatch
20,00 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=746&agid=829
20,00 €
Article No. HV21BQ25DE
BenQ G2255
ready for dispatch from 2012-11-02
99,00 €

99,00 €
Article No. HV20Y355DE
Intel Core i5-3550 Box, LGA1155
ready for dispatch
183,33 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=56297&agid=1617
183,33 €
Article No. HV13W1CBDE
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb's
ready for dispatch
70,81 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=62133&agid=1342
70,81 €
Article No. HV12SPP1DE
Samsung SSD 830 128GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box
ready for dispatch
85,51 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=56866&agid=1145
85,51 €
Article No. HV203I34DE
IN WIN BR665 Midi-Tower - black, mATX, ohne Netzteil
ready for dispatch (only 1 article)
60,00 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=51850&agid=635
60,00 €
Article No. HV27LZ13DE
Logitech Speaker System Z313
ready for dispatch
29,30 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=39516&agid=770
29,30 €
Article No. HV25LWP1DE
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R
ready for dispatch
14,64 €
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=42568&agid=271
14,64

Beaver1

any help appreciated Lads, I want to order to-morrow
cheers

Monotype

I'd go for something to closer to MrTules' build as it has the most potential.

Also, unless I'm blindly missing it, your build has no graphics card, which is the most important component for gaming.

You have an ATX motherboard with a mATX case; that won't fit. You could get a smaller motherboard with little problem if you like the case.
However, your budget and requirements (monitor, wireless card...) seem to have changed. I presume that you still don't need Windows?

Beaver1

Monotype wrote: »

I'd go for something to closer to MrTules' build as it has the most potential.

Also, unless I'm blindly missing it, your build has no graphics card, which is the most important component for gaming.

You have an ATX motherboard with a mATX case; that won't fit. You could get a smaller motherboard with little problem if you like the case.
However, your budget and requirements (monitor, wireless card...) seem to have changed. I presume that you still don't need Windows?

thanks very much for your help Monotype, would this case do the job, and would the 550w power supply that Im ordering above fit it ok,
HKC Case 7802GDR, ATX, 420Watt

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=32189&agid=625


also is the graphics card not built into the motherboard and if not what graphics card would you recommend

again thanks for your help appreciate it.

Monotype

The Superflower amazon would be a better PSU than the Antec Basiq.
Yeah, that should fit. A good low price case to go for would be the Bitfenix Merc Beta.

Yes, there is a graphics card built in with the CPU. This is for basic stuff, but for a gaming system, you'd want to be allocating a good €150 worth of the budget to a dedicated card!

Beaver1

would this psu do the job instead of the one I was going to order

Super-Flower SF550P14P, 550Watt

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/500+-+600+Watts/24477/Super-Flower+SF550P14P%2C+550Watt.article

thanks very much for your help Monotype

Monotype

No, that's not a good one. Your system needs a complete revamping. You can't play squat in the line of games unless you have a graphics card so your system needs a complete redesign. I won't be around until tomorrow, so someone else might be able to help you if you're in a hurry, but I think you should start from scratch again with the needs of your system and budget etc.

A 450W PSU would be plenty for most builds, assuming you have a graphics card like a 7850.
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/400+-+500+Watts/30074/Super-Flower+Amazon+80Plus+450W.article

You'd want something like this for a gaming machine:
http://www1.hardwareversand.de/1024+MB/59766/Club+3D+Radeon+HD+7850+royalQueen%2C+1GB+GDDR5.article

A fast graphics card is your number one priority for games above CPU.

Beaver1

I can hold off for a few days as they wont have the monitor in for another few weeks,

heres a fresh list

looking for a gaming rig for my nephew, cheers Lads

1. What is your budget? [€750ish]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [gaming and video editing]

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

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [I have a spare geforce gt8600 512mb graphic card (dont know if its any good for gaming )]

5. Do you need a monitor? [yes ]

5a. If yes, what size do you need.something like this [22"]

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [no]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [No]

8. How can you pay? [Any.]

9. When are you purchasing? [asap]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [Ill get hardwareversend to build.]

thanks very much Monotype, appreciate your help

Monotype

8600gt is too old so I'd go for a new card.

Now let's see...

Item|Price
LiteOn iHAS122-18 schwarz SATA|€17.82
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€208.05
ASRock Z77 Pro4-M, Sockel 1155, mATX|€85.04
ASUS VS229H|€115.00
Rechner - Zusammenbau|€20.00
Club 3D Radeon HD 7850 royalQueen, 1GB GDDR5|€149.00
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.08
BitFenix Merc Beta|€32.23
8GB-Kit G-Skill RipJaws PC3-12800U CL9|€33.90
WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 6Gb/s|€55.64
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€777.75

Is that leaking over the budget too much?

That'd be a much better monitor. Incidentally, AMD should have some new CPUs out soon, which could make things a bit more interesting as they could offer good value for motherboard and processor. It might allow you to push towards an SSD.

Beaver1

thanks very much Monotype, the price is grand, I'm going to order it to-morrow, appreciate your help, thanks again

Monotype

There's no PCI slots on that motherboard by the way, so if you want a wireless card, you should get a PCI-E one. Or a board with PCI slots if that's important, although they're becoming obsolete.

For a consistent network, I suggest homeplugs instead if you don't want to do proper wiring:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Ethernet/dp/B004INVKP4/

Beaver1

Monotype wrote: »

There's no PCI slots on that motherboard by the way, so if you want a wireless card, you should get a PCI-E one. Or a board with PCI slots if that's important, although they're becoming obsolete.

For a consistent network, I suggest homeplugs instead if you don't want to do proper wiring:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Ethernet/dp/B004INVKP4/

cheers Monotype, he can live without the wireless card, what you gave me is perfect, thanks Im going to order it to-day

-( i )- Wicker

Monotype wrote: »

There's no PCI slots on that motherboard by the way, so if you want a wireless card, you should get a PCI-E one. Or a board with PCI slots if that's important, although they're becoming obsolete.

For a consistent network, I suggest homeplugs instead if you don't want to do proper wiring:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PA211KIT-200Mbps-Powerline-Ethernet/dp/B004INVKP4/

These ones are on a flash deal today only.

Monotype

^^ That's a good deal, you should post that in the bargain alerts! £30 for 500Mbps ones.