2 specs which one for a gamer?

bakes0310 · 29 Nov 2008 at 12:27

PC 1: £499.00 was £599.00
Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
4GB DDR2 667MHz memory
640GB SATA hard drive (7200rpm)
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7050 onboard graphics
Dual Layer DVD Rewriter 18-in-1 media card reader
19" Packard Bell Viseo TFT display

PC 2: £599.99
Intel® Core 2 Quad Q8200 processor
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
4GB DDR2 667MHz memory
768MB NVIDIA® GeForce 9600GS
640GB SATA hard drive (7200rpm)
Dual Layer DVD Rewriter 15-in-1 media card reader

My brother is getting a pc for xmas, we narrowed it down to the above 2 pcs.
He uses his pc for gaming so would like to play all the games he can for as long as possible. PC 2 has a monitor but he already owns a monitor so it doesnt really matter, all we care about is the base units specs.

daven1986 · 29 Nov 2008 at 12:44

bottom, but to be honest it won't play many games. for £600 you can EASILY build a much better system for games.

an example spec would be:
cheapest intel dual core
4gb ram
ati 4850 graphics card
320gb samsung drive

daven

slowrunner · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:08

First one's ok as a family pc, second one is to be honest, not much better, other than having the dedicated graphics card. Also they both only have 667mhz RAM, bit of cost-cutting/profit boosting going on there.

reflux · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:13

Neither, get one of these instead:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...e" AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.10GHz DDR2 System

daven1986 · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:26

but for gaming an intel dual core would be better than the amd equivalent

bakes0310 · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:32

We dont wont to build are pc we just want one already done, no fuss or hassle. Lets say the budget it £600-700 what would you recommend?

yantorsen · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:35

daven1986 said:
bottom, but to be honest it won't play many games. for £600 you can EASILY build a much better system for games.

an example spec would be:
cheapest intel dual core
4gb ram
ati 4850 graphics card
320gb samsung drive

daven

This

bakes0310 · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:37

yantorsen said:
This

We dont wont to build are pc we just want one already done, no fuss or hassle. Lets say the budget it £600-700 what would you recommend?

Ben M · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:38

edit:
actually, completely scrap that, that AMD system is an awesome price for what it is.

Sunbed · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:44

sack off onboard graphics

Jfan · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:49

the overclockers amd system is very good, This would be nicer though http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...e 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz @ 3.00GHz+ DDR2 System

FreeStream · 29 Nov 2008 at 13:57

Jfan said:
the overclockers amd system is very good, This would be nicer though http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...e 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz @ 3.00GHz+ DDR2 System

That is a VERY nice system for the price.

You would be mad not to get that

EdGey · 29 Nov 2008 at 14:14

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...40GHz @ QX6950+ 3.00GHz Quad Core DDR2 System

may be pushing it abit with the price really, but its a good spec and in a few years or when you get the money, just add another 4850 for better performance.

buy from overclockers either way tbh, they know what they are doing. those specs you posted seem very very overpriced for what they are.

reflux · 29 Nov 2008 at 14:25

Remember the OS is an optional extra for any system bought from OCUK, so stick £60 on if you want XP with it.

bakes0310 · 29 Nov 2008 at 14:46

Ok budget is gone down to £600 what base unit would you recommend?

Keyser Soze · 29 Nov 2008 at 16:36

have you already got an OS?

If not i would get this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...e" AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.10GHz DDR2 System

you can get it with 64bit Vista Basic for a few pennies over £600 while it's on offer

Paul2506 · 29 Nov 2008 at 16:46

Intel all the way for gaming

the intel chips beat amd hands down atm

Keyser Soze · 29 Nov 2008 at 16:54

I agree but the system i have suggested will be better for gaming than the intel equivalent in the price range. The Intel one under the budget comes with a 9600GT as opposed to the above's 4850.

lunarwolf · 29 Nov 2008 at 17:50

OcUK Titan Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz + Nvidia 8800 GT 512MB DDR2 System

and you can change GPU for ATI 4850, should be around £600 in total - and can play games with all the trimings on monitors 22" and below

2 cores is best for gaming no need for quad

ps - check with OCuk if OS is included - didnt see any mention of it

Keyser Soze · 29 Nov 2008 at 17:56

I stand corrected nice find