Gaming PC ~850 Euro

Stevie_D_D · 13-12-2012 02:21PM #1

Hi all, I've got two PCs from Hardwareversand in the last couple of years (not both for me lol) and found this thread to be really helpful both times

A friend asked me to configure a decent gaming PC for him, with a budget of about 800 to 900 euro. I went to HWVS and a lot of the parts in the previous 2 PCs don't exist anymore. So I tried to put together a set of components. Could anyone tell me if these are all compatible? Or if there are better options for any component? I don't need Windows, mouse or keyboard. Thanks very much for any help

Hope you can read the image ok, I didn't want a huge image taking over

Edit: I think I've already changed to an i5-3570k after doing some reading

challengemaster · 13-12-2012 02:39PM

H77 motherboards don't support overclocking. You'll need a Z77 motherboard if you intend on it. If not, there's little reason to get a K series cpu, so you can change to a i5 3470 and save some money

http://lb.hardwareversand.de/Socket+1155/66369/Intel+Core+i5-3470+Box%2C+LGA1155.article

Also if the WD Caviar 1TB is out of stock, replace it with something similar before ordering.

Stevie_D_D · 13-12-2012 02:57PM

Cheers for the advice

Any recommendations for a Z77 board? (i'll check if he plans to overclock or not). I got a 2500k a while ago and planned to overclock but still haven't found the need to yet, everything runs smoothly

Thanks

challengemaster · 13-12-2012 03:44PM

http://lb.hardwareversand.de/DDR3/57623/ASRock+Z77+Pro4%2C+Sockel+1155%2C+ATX.article

Pretty good and cheap Z77 board.

If overclocking you'd also want some extra cooling.

Stevie_D_D · 13-12-2012 04:28PM

Thanks again, might order it today if I'm lucky

Gaming PC ~850 Euro

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