£400 low end gaming pc

Pc-Gamer12 · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:00

I think my resolution is 1280x760

Ethermaster · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:00

LukieBoy007 said:
What res is your monitor? Also, you will need an optical drive so you can install Windows, although after that it will be useless

Na use use a laptop or a friends computer and the Windows USB tool to make the stick bootable

then use the USB to install the OS.

LukieBoy007 · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:02

Pc-Gamer12 said:
I think my resolution is 1280x760

In that case, a A8/A10 build will take anything you throw at it. The A10 plays BF3 on medium/high settings at 720p, I remember seeing a video on it on the YouBoobs.

Ethermaster said:
Na use use a laptop or a friends computer and the Windows USB tool to make the stick bootable then use the USB to install the OS.

I've never done it that way before, so I don't know how much of a faff it really is.

Pc-Gamer12 · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:04

I'm starting to wonder if I should sell my xbox 360 to add another £300 to the budget but dunno.

Mitzy · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:35

LukieBoy007 said:
Ah ok. I'd rather spend the extra £15 tbh. I've used mine 3 times since May for the OS, BF3 and AC3.

Save your cash.

Here's the tool from Microsoft themselves http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

Run application, plug your USB in, point application to your Windows ISO.

LukieBoy007 · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:45

Pc-Gamer12 said:
I'm starting to wonder if I should sell my xbox 360 to add another £300 to the budget but dunno.

To give you a rough idea, here's what you could get with £700:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £72.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £701.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).

The i5 and 7850 paired together are a lot better than the A8/A10 builds.

altrewin · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:49

Could even get away with an i3 3220 + 7850 if you can't stretch to an i5

Mrjobby · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:49

For the resolution you have listed a trinity build would work fine, though a 1155 set up will be more versatile and flexible in future should you want to upgrade or use a higher resolution.

snips86x · 4 Jan 2013 at 21:59

altrewin said:
Could even get away with an i3 3220 + 7850 if you can't stretch to an i5

I've spec'd one

honosuseri · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:02

snips86x said:
I've spec'd one

With 1GB of VRAM on the GPU

snips86x · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:05

honosuseri said:
With 1GB of VRAM on the GPU

There is always a downside :rolleyes:

TheEliteReaper · 5 Jan 2013 at 03:27

APU sounds like the better deal and was suggested to me with a lower budget..

oh and just to add, you can buy win7 64bit for less than 80 if you shop around online otherwise might aswell just pay the 50 on here and get win8.

neocon · 5 Jan 2013 at 08:16

TheEliteReaper said:
APU sounds like the better deal and was suggested to me with a lower budget..

oh and just to add, you can buy win7 64bit for less than 80 if you shop around online otherwise might aswell just pay the 50 on here and get win8.

isn't the £50 version of win8 the upgrade for which you need win7?
full edition is £80

areksnumbr1sxylady · 5 Jan 2013 at 10:09

LukieBoy007 said:
To give you a rough idea, here's what you could get with £700:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £72.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £701.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).

The i5 and 7850 paired together are a lot better than the A8/A10 builds.

Yeah, 3970x and SLI 690 would be defo be better than i5 and 7850.... Only issue is the price...

Your setup exceeds budget by nearly twice.

LukieBoy007 · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:27

Lazder said:
Yeah, 3970x and SLI 690 would be defo be better than i5 and 7850.... Only issue is the price...

Your setup exceeds budget by nearly twice.

I specced this because he said he's thinking of selling his Xbox and adding £300 onto the budget of £400.
£400+£300=£700 :rolleyes:

It's just a suggestion for him to see if he does decide to go ahead and sell his Xbox. Should have read the quote I attached on the same post.