Gaming desktop plus monitor

[xxtomox]

Hello my laptop has now died and require a monitor and gaming desktop. I have roughly £700. I am not good with technology so building would not be an option. Could anyone advise

 

[Reaper 392]

building PC's is super simple. its almost impossible to go wrong because there will only ever be one slot that every component can go in, except in one or two not so important cases.

also, everyone here at OcUK is quite happy to guide you through building a PC every step of the way, and answer whatever questions you have, no matter how small they are.

do you need an operating system, or any peripherals?

 

[xxtomox]

Thank you for your advice. I require operating sytem, monitor, desktop but the tower cannot be to big as limited space under desk. Would I be able to build a good gaming machine?

 

[Jony27]

OcUK 24" True HD Widescreen LED Monitor - Black OcUK 24" True HD Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £157.99
(£131.66) £157.99
(£131.66)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
(£57.00) £68.40
(£57.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £66.98
(£55.82) £66.98
(£55.82)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £583.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £22.20
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £121.16
Total : £726.94

 

[xxtomox]

Thanks for that. Will it play games well

 

[Lelouch]

Yes, it can play games well with the native resolution of the monitor.

 

[xxtomox]

Looking to play eve online, star trek and star wars once released

 

[Jony27]

Prices may go up when you order as the PSU,GPU,CPU,RAM are on "This Week Only" offer.
Get posting, only 37 more posts and youll qualify for free delivery

 

[Reaper 392]

if your happy with a 22 inch monitor then you can get amuch nicer graphics card:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £178.99
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £66.98
1 x MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £59.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.98
Total : £708.98 (includes shipping : £14.75).

monitor is a Phillips one, but has an OcUK sticker on it

as for prebuilt systems, this is the best your gonna get:

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Krypt" AMD Phenom II X4 850 "95W Edition" 3.30GHz Quad Core DDR3 System £399.98
1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0.00
1 x No Sound Card Upgrade £0.00
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £109.99
1 x OcUK V-Line 221V2SB 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
Total : £698.56 (includes shipping : £15.50).

way worse than if you build yourself

 

[Jony27]

i see what you did there..

 

[Reaper 392]

i see what you did there..

well, there was nothing wrong with your build, so i just changed the monitor and graphics around..

i believe the games he wants to play will be best on nvidia cards

 

[xxtomox]

Thanks for that I can even tell myself from that spec it would be best would be best building the machine myself. I am happy with a 22inch monitor. It will be 1 week before I order. Once kit arrived could I post on here for help etc. What to do first lol

 

[Jony27]

if hes happy with 22" then i believe it will have to be your build

 

[Reaper 392]

Thanks for that I can even tell myself from that spec it would be best would be best building the machine myself. I am happy with a 22inch monitor. It will be 1 week before I order. Once kit arrived could I post on here for help etc. What to do first lol

in that case, bump this thread on wednesday because the this week only deals will have changed.

as for what to do first, this is what i would have done in hindsight (what i actually did meant removing the graphics card about a billion times):

1. screw in all motherboard stand-offs that will be used (easiest way to find out which will be used is pretend to fit the motherboard, then see what stand-off screws will be needed)
2. screw PSU into case
3. look at where different cables will need to go and route what cables you can accordingly (power and case cables)
4. attach hard drive(s) into case
5. attach RAM into motherboard (motherboard outside of case)
6. attach processor into socket
7. attach cooler onto motherboard
8. attach motherboard to case. make sure you havent forgotten any standoffs otherwise the motherboard will short on the case, possibly killing it
9. attach DVD drive to case
10. wire up absolutely everything thats inside the case
11. determine what rear expansion slots will need to be removed for the graphics card to fit and remove them (they may need to be physically cut from the case, or they may be screwed on. i cant tell from the pictures)
12. attach graphics card to motherboard and case
13. connect power cables to motherboard
14. attach whatever external wires you need

i cant remember which disk you will need in the machine first, windows 7 or motherboard drivers. i think its the disk that comes with the motherboard that you will need first but im happy to be proved wrong there

*edit*
highlighted importance of motherboard standoffs

 

[Jony27]

dont forget it to screw on the motherboard stand-offs, before you put it inside the case.

 

[Reaper 392]

dont forget it to screw on the motherboard stand-offs, before you put it inside the case.

oh yeah, i might just make that clearer in my instructions, because thats a very common motherboard killing mistake

 

[xxtomox]

do the stand offs come with the motherboard. Also I totally forgot I will need a wireless card for desktop

 

[Reaper 392]

do the stand offs come with the motherboard. Also I totally forgot I will need a wireless card for desktop

standoffs will come with the case.

as for wireless cards i know about as much as you do

 

[xxtomox]

Can someone spec me a machine? As deals for last week have now ended