Custom built PC recommendations - January 2012

[Ravallo]

Here we will be listing two different custom built PC recommendations, being updated from time to time.
(PS: The total costs are based on Dutch webshops prices and are excluded peripherals, OS and PC case)
At the bottom of this page you can find peripherals recommendations aswell, although you can usually pick those yourself as not everyone has the same taste.

 

Average total costs: €1,290 / $1,680 / £1,080

 

Average total costs: €607 / $790 / £507

Peripherals

 

Average total costs: €603 / $775 / £498

Monitor: Iiyama ProLite E2473HDS-B1 (€192,37)
Keyboard: Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard (€104,96)
Mouse: SteelSeries Xai Laser Mouse (€68,43)
Mouse Pad: Mionix Sargas 460 (€18,17)
Speakers: Creative Inspire T6160 (€72,91)
Headset: Creative Tactic 3D Sigma (€62,51)
(Case: Bitfenix Raider (€83,58))

 

Average total costs: €266 / $342 / £220

Monitor: Iiyama E2273HDS-B1 (€154,19)
Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (€34,95)
Speakers: Creative Inspire T3130 (€41,59)
(Case: Bitfenix Merc Alpha (€35,60))

 

Average total costs: €209 / $269 / £173

Monitor: BenQ GL2240 (€126,22)
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Wireless Desktop MK250 (€30,15)
Speakers: Creative A60 Performance Stereo Speaker (€17,40)
(Case: Bitfenix Merc Alpha (€35,60))

[Stevenom]

ewwww asrock
anything but that

[Ravallo]

ewwww asrock
anything but that

Guess you'll have to view some test results of the ASRock before you make such statement

[Occidi de Pax]

asrock
my non overcloackble asus m-pro fails but still better
OT couldent we post a medium performance money saver?
Like CPU: i5 2500
RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 2x2GB 1600MHz CAS9 1.5v Low Voltage
Motherboard: Asus P8H67-M PRO Intel H67 SK1155
Video card: Powercolor Radeon HD 6870 1gb
PSU: Corsair Gaming Series GS700 - 700W 80 Plus
etc.. on drives

[Blitz]

@Ravallo -- Wouldn't this be better off in the Hardware section? With the addition of prices in USD? (Not directly converted values, individual price checks).

Feel free to move it back if you object

[Ravallo]

@Ravallo -- Wouldn't this be better off in the Hardware section? With the addition of prices in USD? (Not directly converted values, individual price checks).

Feel free to move it back if you object

Hmm yes I think so, figured no one was going to view this section but well ...
And I might indeed add the USD/GBP prices on all individual prices aswell, however, since I couldn't create a decent table for this I was forced to screenshot a Word file: too much of a hassle to be honest

If either of you and Alen have a better setup go ahead and edit it

[Drtro]

My Wishlist:

Case - Azza Hurrican 2000R Full Tower Gaming Case ; $139.99

MOBO - GIGABYTE Intel Z68 Motherboard | ATX ; $139.99
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Unlocked Processor | Quad Core 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz Max Turbo) ; $219.99
RAM - x2 Corsair Vengeance Desktop Memory Kit | 4GB (2x 2GB) ; $109.98
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drive | 500GB ; $119.99
Glypth External Hard Drive | 1TB ; $225.00
GFX Card - Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 Video Card | 1GB GDDR5 ; $169.99
Power Supply - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M Modular Power Supply | 850W ; $134.99
CD Burner - Samsung Internal DVD Writer | 2MB SATA ; $29.99

Fans - x4 Cooler Master R4 Series Case Fan | 120mm Red LED ; $31.96
Cooling - Phanteks Dual Heat Pipe CPU Cooler | Red ; $99.99

OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional | 64BIT ; $139.99

Other - Sabrent 802.11n Wireless PCI Controller Card | 300Mbps ; $29.99