First Gaming PC

i am an onion · 03-06-2012 12:54AM #1

1. What is your budget? €850 ( could potentially go a little higher, if need be )

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Primarily Gaming ( Skyrim, Battlefield 3, GTA 4 & 5, Diablo 3, Arma, Total War and countless older games ) But also Internet and watching movies.

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. Preferably 22 - 24' but will settle for smaller if need be.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Pretty much everything ( including a wireless card )

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Possibly, if I didn't have to do it myself

8. How can you pay? Paypal

9. When are you purchasing? Within the next couple of weeks.

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

Been wanting a Gaming PC since forever so I decided to finally get one.
Could you guys tell me how my internet would perform, considering it's going to be connected using a wireless card?
My Upload speed is .27 Mb/s and my Download speed is 2.45 Mb/s on average and my Ping is usually around 90ms.

Thank you in advance.

Sholden · 03-06-2012 10:24AM

i am an onion wrote: »

Been wanting a Gaming PC since forever so I decided to finally get one.
Could you guys tell me how my internet would perform, considering it's going to be connected using a wireless card?
My Upload speed is .27 Mb/s and my Download speed is 2.45 Mb/s on average and my Ping is usually around 90ms.

Thank you in advance.

Well if you play in servers less than 100 ping you will be fine. I prefer to stay around 60 but if you can't 90 isn't too bad.

Item|Price
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€54.24
Seagate Barracuda Spinpoint HD103SJ 1TB SATA II|€77.69
LiteOn iHAS122-18 schwarz SATA|€16.68
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.93
Sapphire HD 7850 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express|€230.50
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€31.75
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155|€190.81
ASRock Z77 Extreme4, Sockel 1155, ATX|€128.51
Thermalright True Spirit 120|€23.79
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€808.89

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Eboggles · 03-06-2012 10:36AM

Item|Price
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€18.89
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€31.75
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.93
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€62.72
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.88
Intel Core i3-2120 Box, LGA1155|€106.46
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€92.81
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch|€85.34
BenQ G2255|€100.98
Logitech Speaker System Z323|€33.35
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R|€16.01
Club 3D Radeon HD 7850 royalQueen, 1GB GDDR5|€192.70
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€838.81

All you need is a keyboard and mouse, and if between now and ordering the build you get a bit more money, get the i5 3570k or the i5 2500k instead of the i3 2120.

i am an onion · 03-06-2012 05:14PM

Eboggles wrote: »

Item|Price
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA|€18.89
BitFenix Merc Alpha|€31.75
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€35.93
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's|€62.72
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€42.88
Intel Core i3-2120 Box, LGA1155|€106.46
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€92.81
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch|€85.34
BenQ G2255|€100.98
Logitech Speaker System Z323|€33.35
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R|€16.01
Club 3D Radeon HD 7850 royalQueen, 1GB GDDR5|€192.70
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€838.81

All you need is a keyboard and mouse, and if between now and ordering the build you get a bit more money, get the i5 3570k or the i5 2500k instead of the i3 2120.

Thanks, and how much extra would one of those cost?

i am an onion · 03-06-2012 05:55PM

Sholden wrote: »

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Skylinehead · 03-06-2012 06:27PM

i am an onion wrote: »

Thanks, and how much extra would one of those cost?

3570k is 212, 2500k is about 190.

i am an onion · 03-06-2012 06:32PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

3570k is 212, 2500k is about 190.

Is the 3570k worth the extra 100? Am I really getting a far better performance with that one?

Skylinehead · 03-06-2012 06:50PM

If you have the money, definitely.

i am an onion · 03-06-2012 06:55PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

If you have the money, definitely.

Ok, I might get that so, thanks!

i am an onion · 03-06-2012 11:37PM

I was wondering if I could get a cheaper monitor.

Thanks.

Skylinehead · 03-06-2012 11:40PM

Not really, unless you want 18.5" and 1366x768 instead of 22" 1920x1080, all for the sake of 20 quid. If you really want to save the 20 quid, do it elsewhere. Maybe even drop the 3570k down to a 2500k.

i am an onion · 04-06-2012 12:47AM

Skylinehead wrote: »

Not really, unless you want 18.5" and 1366x768 instead of 22" 1920x1080, all for the sake of 20 quid. If you really want to save the 20 quid, do it elsewhere. Maybe even drop the 3570k down to a 2500k.

Nah, I guess it's not worth it.

Anyway, Thanks for all your help guys, I appreciate it.:)

i am an onion · 04-06-2012 05:44PM

Hey guys what do you think of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020 that power supply instead of the current one?

Sholden · 04-06-2012 05:49PM

i am an onion wrote: »

Hey guys what do you think of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020 that power supply instead of the current one?

Newegg don't ship to Ireland. If you are going to spend more on a PSU get a modular one but try and get one that's 80+ too. Like this one it's expensive but it's 80 plus gold and modular but the one mentioned before is fine.

i am an onion · 04-06-2012 05:53PM

Sholden wrote: »

Newegg don't ship to Ireland. If you are going to spend more on a PSU get a modular one but try and get one that's 80+ too. Like this one it's expensive but it's 80 plus gold and modular but the one mentioned before is fine.

Thanks I'll check that out.

i am an onion · 05-06-2012 08:26PM

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-memory-650w-professional-series-gold-ax650-high-performance-psu-7JGP.html?q=X650%20Gold&src=16

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-memory-tx650-v2-650w-atx-enthusiast-series-7CHB.html?q=tx%20650w&src=16

What do you think of these? I heard dabs is a UK site so they should ship to Ireland.

glynf · 05-06-2012 08:51PM

i am an onion wrote: »

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-memory-650w-professional-series-gold-ax650-high-performance-psu-7JGP.html?q=X650%20Gold&src=16

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-memory-tx650-v2-650w-atx-enthusiast-series-7CHB.html?q=tx%20650w&src=16

What do you think of these? I heard dabs is a UK site so they should ship to Ireland.

They do ship here, but go to dabs.ie instead:

http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-memory-tx650-v2-650w-atx-enthusiast-series-7CHB.html?src=15

Komplett have same for a few quid dearer, but free shipping-not sure if dabs do free shipping?

http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/power_supplies/20076120/corsair_enthusiast_tx650_v2_650_watt/details.aspx

The AX series are excellent, the TX are as good with less bells & whistles but a hella lot less dough.

i am an onion · 05-06-2012 08:55PM

glynf wrote: »

They do ship here, but go to dabs.ie instead:

http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-memory-tx650-v2-650w-atx-enthusiast-series-7CHB.html?src=15

Komplett have same for a few quid dearer, but free shipping-not sure if dabs do free shipping?

http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/power_supplies/20076120/corsair_enthusiast_tx650_v2_650_watt/details.aspx

The AX series are excellent, the TX are as good with less bells & whistles but a hella lot less dough.

So would you recommend I get the AX instead of the TX?

glynf · 05-06-2012 09:04PM

TBH I think the one Eboggles spec'ed is perfect for your build, but if it was between the AX & TX I would go for the TX for your requirements.

i am an onion · 05-06-2012 09:07PM

glynf wrote: »

TBH I think the one Eboggles spec'ed is perfect for your build, but if it was between the AX & TX I would go for the TX for your requirements.

Okay. Thank you!

i am an onion · 10-06-2012 04:00AM

Hey, me again

( sorry to bring up an old topic )

I was wondering how much it would cost to get someone to put the parts together for me? ( I know the costs vary, but a general estimate ). I know I could do it myself, and I have looked at the tutorials on YouTube, it's just that I really, really don't trust myself to do it properly. Me + Technical stuff = Bad times all round

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Thanks in advance.

Montgomerie · 10-06-2012 11:16AM

If you are buying the machine spec'd from hardwareversand, then add this to your build and they will assemble most of it for you. Only 20euro too.

i am an onion · 10-06-2012 03:39PM

Montgomerie wrote: »

If you are buying the machine spec'd from hardwareversand, then add this to your build and they will assemble most of it for you. Only 20euro too.

Well I am getting the Power Supply from dabs.ie, so would I still be able to get hardwareversand to assemble it?
( If they don't, could you recommend a power supply from hardwareversand similar to this http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-memory-tx650-v2-650w-atx-enthusiast-series-7CHB.html?src=15 )

i am an onion · 10-06-2012 07:38PM

Also, just to make sure, hardwareversand ships to Ireland, yeah?

Eboggles · 10-06-2012 07:40PM

i am an onion wrote: »

Also, just to make sure, hardwareversand ships to Ireland, yeah?

Yeah

Incompetent · 10-06-2012 08:24PM

i am an onion wrote: »

Well I am getting the Power Supply from dabs.ie, so would I still be able to get hardwareversand to assemble it?
( If they don't, could you recommend a power supply from hardwareversand similar to this http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-memory-tx650-v2-650w-atx-enthusiast-series-7CHB.html?src=15 )

http://www1.hardwareversand.de/600+-+700+Watts/46158/Corsair+Enthusiast+Series+TX650+V2.article

There's a modular version as well I think, just search for tx650

Skylinehead · 10-06-2012 08:49PM

http://www2.hardwareversand.de/600+-+700+Watts/39875/XFX+PRO650W+Core+Edition+Full+Wired+Power+Supply.article

That's cheaper, and better (it's a rebranded Seasonic, who are pretty much the best in the game for PSUs)

i am an onion · 10-06-2012 10:05PM

Thanks for the replies, and @Skyline head, I'll check that out. Thank you.

i am an onion · 14-06-2012 01:33AM

Hey guys, what kind of mouse do you think I should get? Should I get a wired or wireless one, ball or laser etc?

Craig B · 14-06-2012 01:57AM

For gaming wired and laser/optical (I'm not sure which of the two is better) and then it all comes down to personal preferance.

i am an onion · 14-06-2012 02:01AM

Craig B wrote: »

For gaming wired and laser/optical (I'm not sure which of the two is better) and then it all comes down to personal preferance.

Thanks a million I'll get right on ordering one.:)

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