£290 Gaming PC

DotFifty89 · 31 Aug 2011 at 16:28

Hey guys, i am in need of buying a new gaming pc. I have seen this one, and was wondering if it's more than capable of playing the latest games and games that are about to come out.

NO COMPETITOR LINKING

Nevakonaza · 31 Aug 2011 at 16:30

No the HD5450 isnt really made for gaming,Its low end and will struggle. :/

I know its probably hard too,But you going to need to up your budget if you want a decent gaming system.

olivier renault · 31 Aug 2011 at 16:30

No chance.

Don't post links to competitors (especially ebay).

DotFifty89 · 31 Aug 2011 at 16:33

sorry for the e-bay link.

What graphics card would i be looking for?
and is the rest of the system ok?

janp · 31 Aug 2011 at 16:38

You'll also need a copy of Windows as that PC doesn't include an O/S. To be honest you would get far better value for money if you saved a little more and went with a Sandybridge system.

stulid · 31 Aug 2011 at 16:39

My advice would be to build a good basic system without a graphics card (but still has onboard for simple uses) then add a graphics card later when funds allow.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Lepa W-Series 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply £41.59
(£34.66) £41.59
(£34.66)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £27.22
(£22.68) £27.22
(£22.68)
Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA1339) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £235.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £49.48
Total : £296.86

Or buy a Xbox/PS3

Sgt Tackleberry · 31 Aug 2011 at 16:41

do you have an O/S? if not you will nedd to buy one as well to go with this

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if you was going to get a new graphic card for the system i would say a 5850 but you need to find out what PSU comes with it as it mite be a rubbish PSU!

Surveyor · 31 Aug 2011 at 17:02

DotFifty89 said:
sorry for the e-bay link.

You need to edit your post and remove the link.

chrisarm · 31 Aug 2011 at 17:11

if you go for the i3 with no gpu then you'd be better off trying to get a 2105 as they have the hd3000 instead of the hd2000 which the 2100 has

NathWraith · 31 Aug 2011 at 17:23

Removed the competitor link.

minimadmotorman · 31 Aug 2011 at 17:28

What about the Llano?

olivier renault · 31 Aug 2011 at 18:15

Better. Still not really for modern games. You need at least £120 for the graphics card alone.

Jony27 · 31 Aug 2011 at 18:42

olivier renault said:
Better. Still not really for modern games. You need at least £120 for the graphics card alone.

not true, £95 for a refurb GTX460 1GB

Tokin · 1 Sep 2011 at 00:57

Refurb? You can find a new 460 for £100 with a warranty

wakayoda · 1 Sep 2011 at 01:01

A £60 GPU can stand modern games as long as you don't take the **** with the settings.