£8-900 prebuilt system from OCuk

Madals · 3 Aug 2010 at 11:28

Hi guys,
I am looking at getting a new computer from OCuk (one of their pre-builts as I am not confident enough to build it myself) and want some advise on getting the best bang for my buck. I will be looking to make some basic upgrades in a year or so (RAM,GPU,HDD).
Firstly, the system doesn't need security/monitor/keyboard mouse/OS as I have all of those already so this is purely hardware.
System will be running through a 27" 1080p monitor/tv. My maximum spend is £950ish (although under 800 would be a LOT better unless its a big upgrade going higher).

Main uses of the system are as follows:
- World of warcraft
- Starcraft 2
- study (light multi tasking - mutiple word docs, spreadsheets and internet pages up).

Here is a link directly to the OC bundles in my price range http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=1444&sortby=priceAsc

Any advice would be great.
Madals
p.s. If there is a good reason to wait until January time that is also not an issue.

1LANCS · 3 Aug 2010 at 11:35

I would get the Titan Exodus, Core i5 760 pretty solid machine and is the best "bang for buck" CPU out there at the moment. Id also upgrade the 4850 to 1Gb GTX 460 which is another solid "bang for buck" for the GPU crown, all that comes to about £750.

Personally i dont think its worth an extra £100 just for Core i7, maybe at stock speeds but both overclocked to 4Ghz id rather save the money.

Madals · 3 Aug 2010 at 12:18

Thanks for the quick reply!
One thing I forgot to mention was that I will also be needing a wireless network card for the machine (can only have wireless unfortunately). Can anyone recommend a gaming wireless network card?

Redmint · 3 Aug 2010 at 15:00

Madals said:
p.s. If there is a good reason to wait until January time that is also not an issue.

If you don't mind waiting, then wait. New CPUs coming out (from AMD and possibly Intel) and the ATI 6000 series coming quite soon too.

Madals · 4 Aug 2010 at 15:50

Any idea on the dates for the new CPU's and if it is worth waiting?

NathWraith · 4 Aug 2010 at 19:21

Madals said:
Any idea on the dates for the new CPU's and if it is worth waiting?

There is no official news as of yet. I would recommend a USB wireless hub, same performance and easier to configure than a PCI wireless card. The Exodus is a solid system. If you prefer the AMD variety, take alook at the Titan Cyborg, it also comes with a GTX 470 as standard.