Gaming PC build. €1000 max

nos4a2

Looking for some help putting together a new gaming rig.
Just looking for the best bang for my buck, Have €1000 max to spend.
Things i dont need are mouse, keyboard, monitor and OS.

IrishMetalhead

LOL love these threads, at €1000 I'd Suggest this:

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K - €177.46
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=41224&agid=1617

CPU Cooler: Corsair A70 - €33.03
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=38536&agid=669

Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Rev. - €152.13
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=43883&agid=1601

RAM: 4GB Musking Silverline Stiletto - €33.12
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=33951&agid=1192

Graphics Card: 2GB MSI Radeon HD6950 - €212.93
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=41905&agid=1165

HDD: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue - €50.24
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=39658&agid=1342

Disc Drive: Samsung SH-223C DVD+RW - €16.62
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=29466&agid=699

Case: Up to €175 to choose your own:
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articlesearch.jsp?agid=375&search.reset=1&search.sKey=
(Just let us know wihch one you want to choose and we'll let you know if it's any good)

PSU: Super-Flower SF800P14XE Golden Green 800W - €119.68
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=33065&agid=1630
(Leaves you plenty of power so if you ever want to add another 6950 as a future upgrade )

Shipping - €30

nos4a2

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

LOL love these threads, at €1000 I'd Suggest this:

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K - €177.46
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=41224&agid=1617

CPU Cooler: Corsair A70 - €33.03
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=38536&agid=669

Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65 B3 Rev. - €152.13
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=43883&agid=1601

RAM: 4GB Musking Silverline Stiletto - €33.12
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=33951&agid=1192

Graphics Card: 2GB MSI Radeon HD6950 - €212.93
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=41905&agid=1165

HDD: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue - €50.24
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=39658&agid=1342

Disc Drive: Samsung SH-223C DVD+RW - €16.62
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=29466&agid=699

Case: Up to €175 to choose your own:
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articlesearch.jsp?agid=375&search.reset=1&search.sKey=
(Just let us know wihch one you want to choose and we'll let you know if it's any good)

PSU: Super-Flower SF800P14XE Golden Green 800W - €119.68
http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=33065&agid=1630
(Leaves you plenty of power so if you ever want to add another 6950 as a future upgrade )

Shipping - €30

That's a nice build.. Exactly along the lines i was thinking, There's nothing there i'd change tbh.
I forgot about an optical drive :rolleyes: I have a few spares but there all IDE.

I was looking at this case - €74.27
http://www4.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=37797&agid=631

Would that suit my mobo and supply sufficient cooling or are there better options?

Thanks so far

IrishMetalhead

well you got up to €175 to spend on a case so of course theres going to be better options for cooling considering that case is only €75 which is more than half the budget less for the case but if thats the one you like the looks of then just go with.
I will put link you to better cases for colling tomorrow to see if you prefer the styling on any of them instead.

Edit: Also wouldn't use an IDE device in a new machine best off getting the new disc drive as it's only €16.62

nos4a2

IrishMetalhead wrote: »

well you got up to €175 to spend on a case so of course theres going to be better options for cooling considering that case is only €75 which is more than half the budget less for the case but if thats the one you like the looks of then just go with.
I will put link you to better cases for colling tomorrow to see if you prefer the styling on any of them instead.

Edit: Also wouldn't use an IDE device in a new machine best off getting the new disc drive as it's only €16.62

Say i did choose that case, is there anything in your spec list worth upgrading with the rest of my budget or would i be better off spending the money on upgrading the case for better cooling/functionality?

IrishMetalhead

thats up to yourself tbh, if you can't find a €100+ case that you like the look of then your better off staying with your orignal choice but I would highly suggest looking through the high end cases first before you consider.
As for the rest of it there isn't alot we could improve on tbh maybe a 6970 instead of a 6950 if you get that case instead of picking out a more expensive one but you'll only be looking at a 10% increase in performance tho.

Serephucus

If you have €70 to spend, you could try and squeeze something like this in there. It's not the fastest SSD out there, but I have the 32GB version, and I noticed quite a jump in general OS snappiness with one. It's also on sale.