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  1. JBKProductions's Avatar
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    Building a gaming PC
    I'm going to try and build my first gaming PC, I've had a look at a few guides so far and it seems ok. The only problem is I know nothing about the hardware and whats the best to buy for a budget of about £600-£700 to get the most out of my money. OS doesn't have to be included in the budget as I have my own already. Can anyone recommend a build for me in that price range? Thanks.
  2. Snagprophet's Avatar
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    Re: Building a gaming PC
    I'm getting this one. It has an OS and it's £700.

    http://www.chillblast.com/pconf.php?productid=18440
  3. Iqbal007's Avatar
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    Re: Building a gaming PC
    (Original post by JBKProductions)
    I'm going to try and build my first gaming PC, I've had a look at a few guides so far and it seems ok. The only problem is I know nothing about the hardware and whats the best to buy for a budget of about £600-£700 to get the most out of my money. OS doesn't have to be included in the budget as I have my own already. Can anyone recommend a build for me in that price range? Thanks.
    Processor: i5-3570k without stock coolerhttp://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel...he-34x-ratio-7 £168
    Motherboard:GIGABYTE Z77 D3H
    MOTHERBOARD +arctic cooler freezer 7 pro cooler http://www.ebuyer.com/gigabyte-motherboard £80
    Ram: Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile Vengeance Memory http://www.ebuyer.com/274035-corsair...l8gx3m2a1600c9£42
    HDD: Seagate ST31000524AS 1TB Hard Drive - HDD http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-s...cache-85ms-ncq£64
    Graphics: Either a 6950 for £160 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-x...hdmi-2x-mini-d
    or 7850 for £180http://www.dabs.com/products/sapphir...55570000&src=2
    Case + Power Supply:CM Storm Enforcer Case with Coolermaster 650W GX PSU http://www.ebuyer.com/270605-cm-stor...-1000-kwa-650w £110
    Optical drive: From£12's onwards, blu rays a around £40

    Comes to about £644-664
    Last edited by Iqbal007; 26-06-2012 at 20:44.
  4. multiplexing-gamer's Avatar
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    Re: Building a gaming PC
    Overclockers.co.uk is a good website in my opinion. Don't cheapen out on the graphics card!
  5. JBKProductions's Avatar
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    Re: Building a gaming PC
    Cheers for the suggestions everyone!
  6. Iqbal007's Avatar
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    Re: Building a gaming PC
    (Original post by JBKProductions)
    Cheers for the suggestions everyone!
    Get the i5 with the stock cooler for a bit more, as it comes with 2 years more warranty
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