Gaming PC Advice For Total Noob

[vespa]

Hi all, as above im a total noob at this, but my son has asked for a gaming pc for his birthday. im totally lost lol budget is around £500, i know this isnt ideal but want something he can add to when cash becomes more common be great if you guys could help us on our first steps.....thanks

 

[Doomedspeed]

Welcome

What do you need?

Do you need a monitor, OS, Keyboard Mouse, Speakers? or just the tower? Any OD's or HDD's spare?

 

[vespa]

just the tower and OS for now i think, no hd spare

 

[Kill_Phil]

Welcome

What do you need?

Do you need a monitor, OS, Keyboard Mouse, Speakers? or just the tower? Any OD's or HDD's spare?

Added to this, are you looking to get pre-built or build it yourself?

 

[Doomedspeed]

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with a free copy of 3DMark advanced edition £143.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £500.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



You could try and get the Window 8 delvelopers edition for free, that'll give you 3 months before you have to buy..

This a is great gaming setup.

 

[vespa]

Added to this, are you looking to get pre-built or build it yourself?

either really, if its a massive saving i dont mind building myself (ourselves) spend some time with him before he dissapears into his room lol

 

[vespa]

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with a free copy of 3DMark advanced edition £143.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) HDD £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 335U Case - Black £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £500.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



You could try and get the Window 8 delvelopers edition for free, that'll give you 3 months before you have to buy..

This a is great gaming setup.

cheers Doomedspeed, what would be first for upgrading ? when funds allow

 

[Doomedspeed]

cheers Doomedspeed, what would be first for upgrading ? when funds allow

Maybe the Case,

An SSD boot drive.

An i5 3550/3570(k)

Something like that.

To be honest though that system is a very good start and should handle most things you throw at it.

 

[vespa]

Maybe the Case,

An SSD boot drive.

An i5 3550/3570(k)

Something like that.

To be honest though that system is a very good start and should handle most things you throw at it.

thanks bruv, im on it like a car bonnet

 

[Kill_Phil]

Aye above advice is sound - and if gonna buy pre-built you will pay a premium but its also hassle free for eg he following build...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-345-OE&groupid=43&catid=2475

Upgrade to 8gb ram, 650ti gfx card, and either windows 7 or 8 64 bit and hey presto

 

[vespa]

Aye above advice is sound - and if gonna buy pre-built you will pay a premium but its also hassle free for eg he following build...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-345-OE&groupid=43&catid=2475

Upgrade to 8gb ram, 650ti gfx card, and either windows 7 or 8 64 bit and hey presto

cheers phil

 

[Akagi]

I would recommend getting a Z77 board rather than a H77 or B75, otherwise it means you wouldnt really be able to overclock when you eventually slot in a nice i5K chip.

 

[vespa]

I would recommend getting a Z77 board rather than a H77 or B75, otherwise it means you wouldnt really be able to overclock when you eventually slot in a nice i5K chip.

thanks i will look into all advice, cheers