Guide - the Budget Gaming PC

dooley1001

thanks for your reply

however i was wondering would these work together i changed a few things and if they work do you think its good:

Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3, Sockel 1155, ATX
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)
LiteOn iHAS122-18 schwarz SATA
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC, 1024MB GDDR5, PCI-Express
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 650W
Antec Dark Fleet DF30, ATX, ohne Netzteil
8GB-Kit GEIL Value PC3-10667 DDR3-1333 CL9
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R
Cooler Master V8-Cooler, Sockel AM2, 939, 754

Thers no harddrive because i havent picked on yet and as you said SDD.

Monotype

The Win 7 disc will be in German, by the way, so you'll need to download the English disc/borrow one to use with your German license key.You can get the SP1 disc here. But you should match up your download the official hash.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx

I've heard that the V8 cooler isn't great and is more about looking cool than keeping stuff cool.

That's a good graphics card if you want to go with nVidia.

Gambas

Monotype wrote: »

The Win 7 disc will be in German, by the way, so you'll need to download the English disc/borrow one to use with your German license key.

Is it worth getting windows here instead - http://www.software4students.ie/Microsoft_Windows_7_Professional_64_bit_Upgrade_Edition-details.aspx

€45? And you get the English disc?

Is it the case that even though it says 'upgrade' it is actually the full install anyway? Think that is what I understand from reading around.

Hardwareversand sell the englisch version too, but looks to be on back order

http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=29181&agid=185

Genghiz Cohen

dooley1001 wrote: »

Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
Cooler Master V8-Cooler, Sockel AM2, 939, 754

Will these work together?
The cooler supports

Socket 940, Socket 775, Socket 1156, Socket AM2, Socket AM2+, Socket 1366, Socket AM3

Are 1156 and 1155 compatible?

deconduo

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Will these work together?
The cooler supports
Are 1156 and 1155 compatible?

Yeah 1155 and 1156 have the same cooler slot. However as mono said, the V8 is flashy and overpriced. Better to go with something like the mugen3 which is cheaper and just as good.

dooley1001

So if i order the following like today there will be no hardware or compatibility issues all will work?


Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3, Sockel 1155, ATX
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti OC, 1024MB GDDR5, PCI-Express
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 650W
Antec Dark Fleet DF30, ATX, ohne Netzteil
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R
WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 3 6Gb/s
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 13 (Sockel 775/1155/1156/1366/754/939/AM2/AM2 +/AM3/AM3+/FM1)
8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance blau PC3-12800U CL9
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA


and then i buy windows 7 ontop of all that

Sofiztikated

This thread in Bargain Alerts might be of some use to anyone upgrading RAM.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056440399

G-Skill Ripjaw DDR3 8GB (2 x4GB sticks) €43.56, with free delivery.

IrishMetalhead

Just thaught to let everyone one here know that I'm now selling my own comp so it'll probably make things easier for someone who dosn't know or want to build there own, unfortunatly I couldn't drop the price as low as I wanted because of the crappy HDD shortage atm =/
I'll just leave the short-links to the 2 ads on here (one for just the tower and one for the full set-up) and just let me know if your intrested but I'd be more then happy to still spec you out something else if your unintrested and want something brand new of used instead.

Tower alone:
€650 w/ the HDD
€600 wo/ the HDD
http://www.adverts.ie/1041692

Full set-up:
€800 w/ the HDD
€750 wo/ the HDD
http://www.adverts.ie/1052234

Hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting this =S

Esox Lucias

Think this is still a budget pc. :rolleyes:

Hows this looking, upped my budget and dont need windows or a HDD.

Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA 15.21
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W 41.65
Intel Core i5-2400 Box, LGA1155 166.54
ASRock H61DE/S3, Sockel 1155, ATX 61.19
8GB-Kit GeIL Value Plus PC3-8500U CL7 34.66
Sapphire HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 121.66
Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower - black/orange, ohne Netzteil 31.67

Comes in at 500 including shipping.

So basically any improvements for small amounts of cash or places that i can skrimp?

Cheers guys.

IrishMetalhead

all looks good to me

deconduo

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

all looks good to me

Yeah its grand.

Brian

Where can I get compressed air to clean out my budget gaming PC?

nesf

Baza210 wrote: »

Where can I get compressed air to clean out my budget gaming PC?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_8?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field-keywords=compressed+air&x=0&y=0&sprefix=compress

Brian

In Dublin?

Serephucus

Car supply places, hardware stores, some chemists, even. Couldn't give you a specific place though. You could try Maplin, but Maplin being Maplin, they will over-charge you.

Hal Emmerich

Baza210 wrote: »

In Dublin?

thread here

TheZenWithin

Monotype wrote: »

The Win 7 disc will be in German, by the way, so you'll need to download the English disc/borrow one to use with your German license key.You can get the SP1 disc here. But you should match up your download the official hash.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx

I've heard that the V8 cooler isn't great and is more about looking cool than keeping stuff cool.

That's a good graphics card if you want to go with nVidia.

All versions of Win 7 (with the exception of basic/starter) support system language change through windows update afaik. So you can always install in German (can't be that hard) then just download the english pack. For the life of me I can't remember how big the language pack is however.

Monotype

I don't think that's the case.

See the very last item. Only enterprise and ultimate support language switching.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions

I know myself in ultimate that these language packs show up on the windows update.

Serephucus

TheZenWithin wrote: »

For the life of me I can't remember how big the language pack is however.

They're about 60MB each. Some of the Chinese ones are bigger (~150MB), but the European ones are all around the 50-70MB mark.

Sofiztikated

Posting this from my new build.

Thanks again Deconduo.

Now running

i5 2400
Asrock H61M-S motherboard
8GB RAM
Sapphire 6870 1GB
Wrapped up with an Asgard 3,
Displayed on a big ass monitor that was donated by my sisters new fella.
Running Linux Mint 12 and Windows XP (Not for very long. Only put it on because I was having trouble with Linux and wanted to make sure all components were working)

Smiley happy fun time.

ZorbaTehZ

Anyone fancy putting a budget build together for me? I have monitor, os & hdds so that's okay. Also my budget would be ~400€. Mainly plan to use it for swtor at least for the short term, so don't need anything too crazy.

nesf

ZorbaTehZ wrote: »

Anyone fancy putting a budget build together for me? I have monitor, os & hdds so that's okay. Also my budget would be ~400€. Mainly plan to use it for swtor at least for the short term, so don't need anything too crazy.

Monitor resolution would help, as would current power supply wattage. Are you going to reuse your old case (you can't normally if its a Dell) etc.

dre_jspeed

Hey was thinking of putting a gaming pc together on a budget as I'm sick of my xbox crashing out and hanging while I'm playing games.
Only problem is where do I start?
I was have being loving skyrim and won't mind getting into Star Wars old republic.

deconduo

dre_jspeed wrote: »

Hey was thinking of putting a gaming pc together on a budget as I'm sick of my xbox crashing out and hanging while I'm playing games.
Only problem is where do I start?
I was have being loving skyrim and won't mind getting into Star Wars old republic.

Fill out the questions in my sig and post a thread on it

dre_jspeed

If you want to ask about a new build, please include as much of the following information as possible in your thread:[/SIZE]

1. What is your budget? B]€800[/B

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/Video editing/3D Modelling/HTPC/Internet] (Old republic, battlefield )

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] No

5. Do you need a monitor? No

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [20']

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [1920x1080/1440x900/etc.] [Yes/No]

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

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/?!!?!!?]

8. How can you pay? [Yes]

9. When are you purchasing? [In the next month]

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? [South Dublin]

deconduo

Item|Price
Total build cost: €699.33 + €30 shipping
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155|€195.88
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€28.29
BitFenix Merc Beta|€31.61
Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA|€15.78
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (SB-Version)|€79.68
ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX|€83.63
Sapphire HD6870 1G GDDR5 PCI-E DL-DVI-I+SL-DVI-D / HDMI / DP|€144.51
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€40.95
Samsung SpinPoint F4 320GB, SATA II (HD322GJ)|€79.00


Leaves you with €70 for peripherals.

Serephucus

deconduo meant for you to post a new thread, not post in this one. You'll get much more detailed responses with your own thread.

Edit: Never mind - royally ninja'd.

deconduo

Serephucus wrote: »

deconduo meant for you to post a new thread, not post in this one. You'll get much more detailed responses with your own thread.

Edit: Never mind - royally ninja'd.

Yeah a separate thread is better, but no harm replying here

dre_jspeed

Cheers guys.
Would handily 3d modelling as well?

nesf

dre_jspeed wrote: »

Cheers guys.
Would handily 3d modelling as well?

Good chip, good card, decent amount of memory, it should be fine.