Spec for daughter (to play sims 3)

Metalface Mark · 4 Feb 2010 at 13:18

Looking for a bit of advice to buy a pc for my daughter to play the sims 3, id ideally like to get a full system including monitor, keyboard and mouse which all dont have to be fancy, for about £400.

Thats literally the only game she would play.

ssharp59 · 4 Feb 2010 at 13:22

My mrs recently ( 4/6 months ago) got a laptop for around that figure that plays it well.

Sorry im not sure on spec, was from pc world.

Insanties_birth · 4 Feb 2010 at 13:25

Metalface Mark said:
Looking for a bit of advice to buy a pc for my daughter to play the sims 3, id ideally like to get a full system including monitor, keyboard and mouse which all dont have to be fancy, for about £400.

Thats literally the only game she would play.

To get a monitor, keyboard, mouse, operating system? and the rig for £400 may be hard. I'd probably go with a laptop if you can find a decent one but I'll try and help more later as I'm just going out.

cainer · 4 Feb 2010 at 13:29

the periferals would eat up too much of the budget where as getting a laptop would leave you with a higher spec machine overall

joey2cool · 4 Feb 2010 at 13:43

plus with a laptop its mobile too, naturally

glenimp617 · 4 Feb 2010 at 13:44

The monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and windows will be at least £200 leaving only £200 for the actual PC itself

Not sure if you can even build one for £200

maybe a Pentium dual core, motherboard and ram for £100 and then maybe case, psu, hdd and optical for another £100

Then you need another £50 for a graphics card

Don't think you can do it..............what about second hand?

SfnX · 4 Feb 2010 at 13:47

+1 too the laptops.

if you went for the pc with £400 youd loose more than £100 for monitor/peripherals etc.

Metalface Mark · 4 Feb 2010 at 13:48

She's already got a laptop and its broken, she dosent look after things too well, thats why i want her to get a desktop.

I should have said, i already have the operating system, can probably drop the monitor off and use her 26" LCD for that too if need be.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 4 Feb 2010 at 14:40

Metalface Mark · 4 Feb 2010 at 16:24

Looks good, cheers for that

joey2cool · 4 Feb 2010 at 16:37

that build has no case, and no wireless adapter either (if required). would also need speaker, keyboard and mouse; not that i can suggest anything better! but just saying lol

joey2cool · 4 Feb 2010 at 16:43

you could maybe swap out the ram for 2gb of 800mhz @ £47.

Corsair XMS2 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 6400C4 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X2048-6400C4G) [TWIN2X2048-6400C4 G]
£46.99 inc VAT

Then with the £24:
Asus TA-K51 Case - Black (No PSU) £20.42
(£17.38) £20.42
(£17.38)
Creative Inspire 245 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1565AA002) £11.99
(£10.20) £11.99
(£10.20)
Microsoft Black PS/2 Keyboard (Q95-00086) £6.12
(£5.21) £6.12
(£5.21)
Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (953688-1600) £5.99
(£5.10) £5.99
(£5.10)
Sub Total : £37.89

you could also get £10 from dropping the GFX to a 4650 card too

Culinia · 4 Feb 2010 at 16:48

Laptop...pfff

RAWRferal · 4 Feb 2010 at 17:08

I would go for something along the lines of...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-249-AM

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail - £71.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-356-AS

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard - £69.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-184-SP

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail - £55.89

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-234-CS

Corsair Value Select 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (VS2GB1333D3 G) - £40.85

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-CS

Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) - £36.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-084-SA

Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD251HJ) - £28.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-189-CM

Coolermaster Elite 360 Mini Tower Case - Black - £24.51

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-126-CL

Creative Inspire 245 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1565AA002) - £11.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-044-OT

Sony Optiarc DDU-1681S SATA DVD-ROM - Black (OEM) - £11.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-088-LG

Logitech Deluxe USB Keyboard (Black) - OEM (967738-0120) - £7.14

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-046-LG

Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (953688-1600) - £5.99

Total Price (inc. Delivery) £378.67

FoxEye · 4 Feb 2010 at 19:19

Culinia said:
Laptop...pfff

I have a couple of teenage nephews who *love* laptops.

There is nothing a teenager likes more than sprawling out on the sofa, with the TV on (naturally), the lappy on their lap, using msn to talk to all their mates.

Much more teen friendly than a rigid desktop computer imho

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 4 Feb 2010 at 19:21

FoxEye said:
I have a couple of teenage nephews who *love* laptops.

There is nothing a teenager likes more than sprawling out on the sofa, with the TV on (naturally), the lappy on their lap, using msn to talk to all their mates.

Much more teen friendly than a rigid desktop computer imho

Many adults also do the same.

Insanties_birth · 4 Feb 2010 at 19:57

Culinia said:
Laptop...pfff

My girlfriend just got a cool laptop with a 4570 in and it's good enough to play plenty of games. I was playing dawn of war 2 on it and having fun (other than the sh*tty touch pad). When we thought there was £400 including the monitor then laptops would have weighed in as the best option easily. Now not so much.

Insanties_birth · 4 Feb 2010 at 20:00

RAWRferal said:
I would go for something along the lines of...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-249-AM

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail - £71.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-356-AS

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard - £69.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-184-SP

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail - £55.89

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-234-CS

Corsair Value Select 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (VS2GB1333D3 G) - £40.85

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-CS

Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) - £36.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-084-SA

Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD251HJ) - £28.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-189-CM

Coolermaster Elite 360 Mini Tower Case - Black - £24.51

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-126-CL

Creative Inspire 245 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1565AA002) - £11.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-044-OT

Sony Optiarc DDU-1681S SATA DVD-ROM - Black (OEM) - £11.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-088-LG

Logitech Deluxe USB Keyboard (Black) - OEM (967738-0120) - £7.14

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-046-LG

Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (953688-1600) - £5.99

Total Price (inc. Delivery) £378.67

This ^^^

But with a 5670
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

It should ensure she has the game at a slightly nicer frame rate and DX11 if Sims 3 has it.

Fatboyuk2 · 6 Feb 2010 at 15:11

Geil Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (GV34GB1333C7DC) Geil Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (GV34GB1333C7DC) £88.99
(£75.74) £88.99
(£75.74)
Asus M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard Asus M4A78LT-M LE AMD 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £57.99
(£49.35) £57.99
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Asus ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £49.98
(£42.54) £49.98
(£42.54)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) Corsair CX 400W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-400CXUK) £36.99
(£31.48) £36.99
(£31.48)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (WD1600AAJS) £30.98
(£26.37) £30.98
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CIT 1003 Gaming Case with Side Window - Black CIT 1003 Gaming Case with Side Window - Black £28.19
(£23.99) £28.19
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Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 (M7A-00027) Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 (M7A-00027) £23.49
(£19.99) £23.49
(£19.99)
Sony Optiarc DDU-1681S SATA DVD-ROM - Black (OEM) Sony Optiarc DDU-1681S SATA DVD-ROM - Black (OEM) £11.99
(£10.20) £11.99
(£10.20)