Could Someone Build Me A Gaming Computer For Under £1000?

Q. Hello there, i am breeding my dogs and i'll have roughly £1000 pounds left over once i've done what i want with the other money.

I've always wanted a good gaming computer, i have just never had the money, i'm now looking into building my own gaming computer. I have seen a few cards, read up on how to build them, etc...

But can't make my mind up on what is best for gaming, so could someone send me UK links to sites to build a good gaming computer? I'd be extremely greatful, i'm keen on the i5 and a XFX Radeon 5850.

So if anyones kind enough to send me UK links to cheap sites, for good quality gaming components i would also need a monitor and keyboard, seeing as i am running on a laptop currently, a good monitor is good but any keyboard will do, but if theres change then a good keyboard would be awesome!

Thankyou So Much In Advance!

A. I'm in the USA, but Ebuyer and Aria seem to be good UK-based sites for components.

http://www.ebuyer.com
http//www.aria.co.uk

Be sure to get a 2nd-generation Core i5 (Sandy Bridge). If you aren't overclocking, don't waste money on an expensive motherboard or "K" processor- get an H67 board with a Core i5 2500 (or even the 2400, which is just a tad slower)- still better than previous generation Core i7 CPUs for gaming.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/20

Here's look at graphics cards- you might want to move up to a GTX 560Ti or Radeon HD 6950, those are newer models which generally outperform the 5850.

http://www.techspot.com/review/359-nvidia-geforce-gtx-560ti/page10.html

*** Update ***
The Passmark rankings from videocardbenchmark.net are o.k. for a rough estimate of how cards perform, but aren't an accurate way to compare cards which are close together in performance. That's because their rankings only show how various cards perform on synthetic benchmark tests, not in actual games (which is what really matters). Some card models which score great on benchmarks perform worse in games than models which scored lower!

Check card reviews from sites like Xbitlabs, Anandtech, Techspot, Tom's Hardware, Hot Hardware, Guru3D etc. Reviews show how cards perform in actual real-world games at various resolutions, in addition to valuable information like power consumption, heat output, noise etc.

In-game results from Crysis or BC2 are better than passmark scores, any day of the week.

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best gaming computer under 1000?

Q. Am looking for a good gaming computer under 1000 dollars but willing to go up to 1400. I looked at Zeus Thunder 1500 and Erebus GT-E1 so far. I am mostly a wow player looking for a better computer for GW2 and other high graphic games

Thank you

A. Definitely what the others are saying. Prebuilt computers cost far more than it is for the parts, and putting them together isn't all that hard and is actually quite fun. If you want this, here is a gaming build for close to $1,000. Add the items to your cart, and if you aren't experienced, have a friend or a local store simply put it together for you. If they charge you, I guarantee you will have still save a large amount of money in the end.

If you have never heard of this site do NOT be afraid. I'd be more afraid at the fact that you haven't heard of it :P

-BE SURE TO GET A COPY OF WINDOWS 7 64bit IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE ONE!!-

$125 Motherboard- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
$290 CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
$46 RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
$110 PSU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049
$110 HDD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
$65 Case (Choose a different one if you think it's ugly)- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517013
$270 GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682
$53 CD/Blu Ray Drive- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135247

This computer comes down to a whopping $1,059.

In comparison of this to the Zues Thunder 1500... Well, this one is loads better. The 1500 features only an HD 7750, while this has a GTX 570, which often gives you more than twice the framerate. The 1500 does have 16gb of ram, but 8gb is definitely enough since anything above that honestly is just wasting money- but hey, it's your computer- change up what you want. I'm just making a suggestion.

Zues Thunder 1500 in Battlefield 3 - 35fps
This custom build - 71fps
Same test and over $300 cheaper;)

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