New Gaming PC. Help required.

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Amnestic

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Okay, so I'm finally getting around to upgrading my old PC after far, far too long.

Things I don't need: Monitor(s), Speaker(s), Mouse, Keyboard.
Things I do need: Everything else, from scratch. Including possibly a fancy case :p

I've got £800 on hand as my soft-limit for what I'm willing to spend on this thing. Any help (even just individual part recommendations) would be much appreciated.
 

TheLastSamurai14

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All right, I've got a list of parts from Scan.

First, the ASUS M5A97 [http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-m5a97-amd-970-s-am3plus-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-sata-pcie-20-%28x16%29-atx]. This motherboard uses AM3+, so you'll be future-proof for quite a while when it comes to upgrading your mobo. It also has a few USB 3.0 ports, because why not?

Second, the AMD Phenom II X4 965 [http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-phenom-ii-x4-965-black-edition-s-am3-34ghz-8mb-cache-125w-retail] CPU. It's still one of the highest-clocked quad-core CPUs that AMD offers, and gaming doesn't currently benefit from hex- or octa-core CPUs, so this is probably the best price/performance ratio you're going to get.

Next, 8GB of Corsair Vengeance [http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-pc3-12800-%281600%29-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-150v] RAM, clocked at 1600 MHz. This pretty much speaks for itself. The mobo supports 32GB if you ever need to upgrade, by the way.

Next, a 1TB Seagate Barracuda [http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-seagate-st31000340ns-barracuda-es2-enterprise-24x7-sata-3gb-s-7200rpm-32mb-cache-95ms] HDD. 1TB will suffice for all your gaming needs, plus most (probably all) multimedia you have on your computer.

Next, the Sapphire Radeon 6770 [http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-sapphire-hd-6770-4000mhz-sdram-gpu-775mhz-800-cores-eyefinity-d-sub-dual-link-dvi-i-hdmi]. I haven't personally experimented with the 6000 series, but from what I understand, they are roughly equal to the 5000 series. I myself have a 5770, which handles every game I throw at it, Crysis, Skyrim and Battlefield included, with no problem.

Next, a Cooler Master 800W [http://www.scan.co.uk/products/800w-psu-coolermaster-silent-pro-gold-80ga-d3-modular-90-eff-80-plus-gold-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quie] PSU. It's 80 Plus Gold certified, and has enough overhead to account for any major upgrades you wish to make.

Next, a Sony DVDRW burner [http://www.scan.co.uk/products/sony-ad-7280s-0b-24x-dvdr-12xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-12xram-sata-black-oem]. If I have to fucking explain this one, there's no hope for you, OP.

Finally, a case which is a personal favorite of mine, the Cooler Master HAF 932 [http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/rc-932-kkn5-gp.html], which I had to head to Novatech for. It's not too fancy, but it's a beast at keeping your system cool, and it does so fairly quietly, in my opinion.

Total cost comes out just below £700. Use the extra to, I dunno, buy yourself a joystick or something hahaha. Hope this helps, OP.
 

Amnestic

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TLS14 said:
EDIT: When it comes to a case, would you prefer a mid or a full tower?
No preference. Size is not an issue.

[sub]That's what she said.[/sub]
 

TheLastSamurai14

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Matthew94 said:
TLS14 said:
800 pounds, huh? Going off of current exchange rates, I could probably find you some good stuff for around 500 total. I'll look on Newegg for a while to find some good deals and get back to you on that.

EDIT: When it comes to a case, would you prefer a mid or a full tower?
The US gets PC components much cheaper than in the UK, don't use newegg to plan a build for a UK escapist.
Ouch. I had no idea about that. Thanks for the warning.
 

Scarim Coral

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While I'm no expect at PC componments, here are the parts I'm currently using when I bought myself a new PC last Christmas.
I build my pc (with help from my mate and uncle) for the sole purpose for playing GW2 and Diablo 2 but I'm pretty sure it's build to run any games on it.

Motherboard
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z68-v-lx-intel-z68-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-20-%28x16%29-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx

Midcase Tower
http://www.ebuyer.com/233740-coolermaster-elite-430-all-black-interior-mid-tower-case-with-side-window-rc-430-kwn1

PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/269259-corsair-600w-cx-series-v2-psu-6x-sata-2x-pci-e-cmpsu-600cxv2uk

Processor i5
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-2500k-unlocked-s1155-sandy-bridge-quad-33ghz-hd3000-igp-850mhz-6mb-cache-95w-retail

DVD R Drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lg-gh22ns70-22x-dvdr-16xdvddl-dvdplusrw-x8-rwx6-12xram-sata-black-oem

Memory
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-lp-cerulean-blue-pc3-12800-%281600%29-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v

That is a incomplete list since I already had a new graphic card (Radeon HD6670) before hand and I bought a 500GB harddrive from my mate (since the Tailand floods cause the harddrive price to skyrocket). I also bought Window 7 and two fans.

The total cost to this is estimately less than £500 however you can get the cost higher by getting a better case (I bought that case on a budget) and a high end graphic card.