£1000 Budget PC

Ryfje · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:34

Hello there, I was wondering if someone could spec me the best performance/value computer for gaming for £1k. I should let you know I play Shootmania/Starcraft 2 and use Photoshop. I also watch movies and tv shows every now and then. Aside from that, I also want to be able to stream on TwitchTV very well (720p/1080p if possible). So i'd really appreciate it if you guys could help me find the best system! I don't need an OS/peripherals.

Can a mod move this thread to the General forums please?

Thanks,
Ryan.

beejjacobs · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:36

Not a problem.

Does the £1K include an OS? What about monitor/keyboard/mouse?

e.g. if you need everything, a little over budget but some good kit here:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £53.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,041.83 (includes shipping : £20.10).

The ability to stream HD content will depend more on your internet connection than the PC, this will play HD content no problem at all.

Ryfje · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:41

Just the system, no need for OS or peripherals, I'll edit the post to include that.

beejjacobs · 18 Jun 2012 at 23:46

In that case this would be my recommendation:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £305.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 730W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £89.99
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £84.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,020.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Ryfje · 19 Jun 2012 at 00:38

Is i7 overkill? By stream, I mean broadcast myself, not stream video. I mean encode and output.

beejjacobs · 19 Jun 2012 at 16:19

Ryfje said:
Is i7 overkill? By stream, I mean broadcast myself, not stream video. I mean encode and output.

Ah I see, well for gaming an i5 is plenty (especially overclocked). Your programs may benefit from the hyperthreading the i7 has, but I'm afraid I wouldn't know enough about streaming like that to say for sure.

EpicCarnage · 19 Jun 2012 at 17:03

I'd be interested to see what recommendations you get because I want a very similar setup

Ryfje · 19 Jun 2012 at 17:03

beejjacobs said:
Ah I see, well for gaming an i5 is plenty (especially overclocked). Your programs may benefit from the hyperthreading the i7 has, but I'm afraid I wouldn't know enough about streaming like that to say for sure.

Ahh ok, fair enough, so in a game like cs:go on max settings, an i5/i7 won't make a difference in fps? Also, as far as rendering video and encoding goes I always though i7 knocks i5 out of water?
Also: Can a mod move this post to the general forums??

beejjacobs · 19 Jun 2012 at 17:07

Ryfje said:
Ahh ok, fair enough, so in a game like cs:go on max settings, an i5/i7 won't make a difference in fps? Also, as far as rendering video and encoding goes I always though i7 knocks i5 out of water?
Also: Can a mod move this post to the general forums??

For the majority of gaming the difference in FPS will be small, for encoding of course the i7 should be faster. See here:

i5 2500K vs i7 2600K that will give you an idea at least.

It also depends on budget, you'd have to cut something else back to fit the i7 in.