New Gaming PC

tony1980

Hi All,

Looking for your help again! This time a friend of mine is ready to take the plunge to PC Gaming this month. He doesn't fancy going near the next gen consoles for a few years. This would be used mainly for gaming and watching movies/TV Shows (XBMC). He might be doing some video editing. If possible, he would like the build to be some bit future proof if he decides to upgrade any parts in the next year or two.

1. What is your budget? €1000

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing/HTPC/Internet] (Skyrim, Crysis, Far Cry, GTA V if it comes to PC, Bioshock, Arma 3, COD, Dishonored, Watch Dogs, Battlefield 4)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? Yes - Cheapest place to get Windows 7 Please

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

5. Do you need a monitor? Yes, 21" to 24" and 1920x1080. 24" would be nice but 21" will be fine if it gets him a better build!


6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers/ All of these please.

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes

8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser] Any of these.

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

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Going to give it a go himself, he might be on here for some pointers though!

Cheers for the help lads!

tony1980

Just came across the below thread, like the look of Bloodbath's build and that Monitor!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057010518

Would this be a good build still or would you change some of the items?

Looks like some of them are cheaper now, bringing it closer to his 1000 euro budget!

About 232 for the 2 graphics cards, they were 310 on the original thread.

https://www.pixmania.ie/secure/basket_confirmation_o.html

Windows is now 30 euro instead of 44 euro.

http://www.pcfritz.de/software/betriebssystem/windows-7-professional/10264/windows-7-professional-64-bit

BloodBath

Those cards are actually gone up to €222 each. Some of the other parts have gone up in price too. With the extras he needs you would be better off with a 1080p system.

Something like this. You will have to get the keyboard elsewhere as the German layout is different. You should be able to get the cpu to 4.5 - 5ghz with that cooler and board.

Item|Price
8GB-Kit G.Skill Ares PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24|€66.03
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€54.81
Zalman Z9 Plus Midi Tower - black, ohne Netzteil|€48.41
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660Ti OC, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort|€199.90
LiteOn iHAS124-04 schwarz SATA|€16.45
LogiLink USB 2.0 all-in-one Card Reader, für 3,5" Einbauchschacht|€3.32
Sharkoon Drakonia Gaming Laser Mouse|€25.13
Sharkoon Fire Glider Gaming Mat|€6.99
2 x LogiLink e-SATA Anschlusskabel mit Sicherungslasche, 1m|€3.12
AMD FX-6300 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+|€98.98
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD|€30.43
Gigabyte GA-970-UD3, AMD 970, AM3+, ATX|€77.71
Sharkoon WPM600|€51.93
ASUS PCE-N15|€14.90
Wavemaster MX-3+|€39.99
LG Flatron 24EA53VQ|€151.83
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB SATA III|€51.44
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€960.36

Windows 7 €35

tony1980

Thanks Bloodbath. Is there any good keyboards for about 30 euro you could recommend?

BloodBath

This is good for the money.

You will have to get something else from Amazon if you want free delivery though.

The cm 212 evo is only €1 more on amazon.

Alternatively you could save €15 getting the ram there but the dispatch time is estimated to be 1-4 weeks.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ADATA-XPG-Series-1866-DDR3/dp/B004I1JYM2/ref=sr_1_37?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1379425930&sr=1-37&keywords=8gb+ddr3+ram

With the money saved you could go for the ever popular microsoft sidewinder keyboard.