A gamer PC for £550 is it possible

TheGTeam

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My nephew has asked so i thought i would ask the oracles on the forum :) He tried to by a ready made PC from another sourtce but ended up getting his money back

He is after a gamer rig and has a decent monitor a gen copy of win 7 64bit and a Nvidia GTX 260 graphics card.

He has a max of £550 so looked at the pre-built options at overclockers but they all come with a graphics card should he look the AMD or the Intel way ?

Thanks
 
It is definatly possible! Check out mine (sig)- £450 all in 6 months or so ago. Can play MW2 maxed out +recording gameplay at over 80FPS! Would be more if I overclocked! I also use it effectively for full HD video editing and rendering without a hitch. I also use it for everyday use, so pretty bogged down with useless software too. And its vista 32-bit :O

So for £550, and using the lighter Win7 you could make a pretty beastly PC! Sorry I dont have time to spec, but I would go down the Phenom II route. You could also future proof by whacking in a DX11 ATI card. I have seen DX11 in action, and when they put it in games- it will be amazing!
 
is he going to overclock it?? if yes then intel is an option, if not then go AMD.

il show a suggested kick ass AMD system, someone will come along and put togehter an intel for you soon :)
This is the fastest quad core AMD do, same average performance as the core i7 920 with both at stock, iv popped in a crossfire motherboard as well just in case he would want that as an option, if not then you could save a bit getting a single PCIE slot board.
Iv added a nice 5.1 surround sound system onto it, just a thought as i love great sound when gaming :)

anyway, just a few suggestions, thats the route i would take i think if i was after a system for that sort of price.
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That processor will be future proof and is a bargain at that price. An amazing processor! the above spec is probs the best you can get for price
 
TheGTeam said:
Wow thanks . Dont think it will be overclocked
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These Phenom II chips are ridiculously easy to overclock. I'd suggest at least upping the multiplier one notch on stock voltage - you may aswell take the freebie 0.2gHz boost ;-)

But yeah, that looks like a great rig for the money, considering you're getting a very decent surround sound set with it. If he's not fussed about sound, take that out and put it towards the first upgrade to it, or a couple of games :-)
 
To the OP, seriously do a bit more research before you buy.
If you're interested in doing a touch of overclocking, the spec below will blow the AMD away :cool:

Not to mention you've also got a full sized board with usb3.

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Thanks :)

Had a few more requirements as add to have keyboard and mice so have settled on the below.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £143.98
(£122.54) £143.98
(£122.54)
Asus M4A79XTD Evo (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
(£73.18) £85.99
(£73.18)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL) £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £54.99
(£46.80) £54.99
(£46.80)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £40.98
(£34.88) £40.98
(£34.88)
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard (967929-0120) £25.99
(£22.12) £25.99
(£22.12)
Logitech X-210 2.1 Speaker System (970191-0120) £24.99
(£21.27) £24.99
(£21.27)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £20.99
(£17.86) £20.99
(£17.86)
Sony Optiarc AD-7241S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe Optical Drive (Black) - OEM £18.99
(£16.16) £18.99
(£16.16)
Sub Total : £463.73
Total : £559.57

Never had any experience of gaming keyboards or mice so settled with logitech as have used them before for standard boards.


Will be ordering today so that it arrives during half term for him.


Thanks To All again
 
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