Spec Me A 'Good Enough' Gaming Machine ...

Abz Hussain

Abz Hussain

Abz Hussain

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Small Form Factor.
Better Than "Middle Of The Range" Graphics - But Not the Best.
Lets say £300.

Case And Components Only Please. I Have A Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor Etc.

Will Be Mostly Racing Sims That Will Be Played.

Thanks.
 
Will you be needing an OS? If so this is a tight budget, is there any chance of £350 or is your budget set in stone?
There has been a thread similar to this made and answered here is the link however this user does not need an OS.
 
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My build would be pretty perfect for you and there are several alternatives suggested as well if you don't want to risk of having a cheaper PSU or dont mind refurbs and want Intel instead of AMD.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GT 440 SILENT 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £69.98
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £53.99
1 x MSI H61M-P23 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £47.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £30.98
1 x OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £25.99
1 x OCUK EZCool NA-705 Case - Black (500w PSU) £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £286.40 (includes shipping : £11.25).

OR.

AMD FM1

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Llano A8-3850 2.90GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £99.98
1 x MSI A75MA-G55 AMD Hudson D3 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Llano MIcro-ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £30.98
1 x OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £25.99
1 x OCUK EZCool NA-705 Case - Black (500w PSU) £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £280.42 (includes shipping : £11.25).

OR

Fm1 with dual graphics

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Llano A8-3850 2.90GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £99.98
1 x Asus ATI Radeon HD 6670 SILENT EDITION 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £67.99
1 x MSI A75MA-G55 AMD Hudson D3 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Llano MIcro-ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £30.98
1 x OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £25.99
1 x OCUK EZCool NA-705 Case - Black (500w PSU) £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £348.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).
 
 
olivier renault said:
Sorry, £400.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £94.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £85.99
1 x Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply £46.99
1 x MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £30.98
1 x Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £26.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Xilence XPF80R Red Wing 80mm Quiet Fan £3.98
Total : £398.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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+1. This as a minimum. Anything less isn't worth it and IMO would be a waste of time.
 
Tibbz2 said:
Yeah, definitely what ive learnt :P
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In the long run you spend more time and money on upgrading stuff you should have got in the first place and before you know it, it's end of line and prices rocket...then you spend your nights on flea bay endlessly watching auctions!:( In all serioiusness, OP try to scrounge a bit more together, or perhaps look at AM3 Athlon II Tri Core paired with a GTX460. You'll at least have some sort of upgrade path in the future with Phenom II Hex Core or if you get a AM3+ board, Bulldozer.

Below is a slightly cheaper AMD option.

OcUK GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM OcUK GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 450 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 450 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
MSI 880GMS-E35 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard MSI 880GMS-E35 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £51.98
(£43.32) £51.98
(£43.32)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £45.98
(£38.32) £45.98
(£38.32)
Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £293.25
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £60.75
Total : £364.50

Won't be as quick as i3 2100 but motherboard will take Bulldozer CPU's in the future. If you can get together enough for i3 this'd definatley be the better option.
 
shadow_boxer said:
+1. This as a minimum. Anything less isn't worth it and IMO would be a waste of time.
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Thanks for the awesome response everyone. I will take your suggestions onboard. This 'rig' will be for a very light gamer who only likes racing sims and was after a small machine that he could use to play these sims. Im sure the budget can be stretched a bit too.
 
olivier renault said:
yup. Check up on the requirements, budget, and some components he'd like, if he has a preference. Would be good to know if he has any particular games in mind.
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Well hes not bothered about AMD v Intel, he just wants to play and 'as long as the graphics are good and it dont stutter' were his words. Not too bothered about sound too in terms of having a super duper sound card etc.

Games he's looking to play are Dirt 3 & F1 2011.

And the budget can be about 350 - 375.
 
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