What do you guys think?

[Plimax]

Full Specification

• Fractal Design Core 1000 Series Micro ATX Case - Black Pearl
• 500W Top Quality FSP Quiet Power Supply - FSP500-50ARN ,80% Eff', 80 PLUS Silver
• MSI B85M-E45 Intel® B85 uATX Motherboard
• New 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4770 Quad Core Processor (3.5GHz, 8MB Cache)
• 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2x4GB) Kit
• 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 GPU - 1152 Cores,2 DVI,HDMI,DP
• 120GB SSD - Solid State Drive
• 1TB SATA III 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64Mb Cache, 8ms Hard Drive
• 24x DVD Writer (read/write CD & DVD)
• 5.1 High Definition onboard sound card - 6 Channel Cinema sound
• High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
• Microsoft Windows® 8.1 - 64 bit inc. DVD & Licence
• FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft Office 2013
• BullGuard Internet Security ver. 13 - 90 Day Trial (pre-installed OS required)
• 12 Months Standard RTB Warranty - (1 Year Parts, Lifetime Labour, Return to Base)

Base Price: £599.00 inc VAT
Additional Items: £339.00 inc VAT
Total: £938.00 inc VAT (£781.67 ex VAT)

What do you guys think?

 

[nutsnut]

Wrong forum, ask mod to move to hardware?

 

[NoobCannon]

Wrong forum but whats your planned usage?

 

[Uncle Petey]

I think you should post this in the general hardware section and have them sort you out something better for your money.

 

[Plimax]

Wrong forum but whats your planned usage?

Not sure yet, only be playing MMOs, DayZ, Arma, Battlefield 4 etc

 

[Raikiri]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x MSI Z87M-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £71.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £49.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Midgard III Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £881.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Cheaper, faster for games, larger HDD, better motherboard, RAM, SSD (probably) and cooler plus you can overclock it. Building them really is easy.

 

[Plimax]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x MSI Z87M-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £71.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £49.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Midgard III Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £881.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Cheaper, faster for games, larger HDD, better motherboard, RAM, SSD (probably) and cooler plus you can overclock it. Building them really is easy.

This is for a whole PC, which means I only paying around £50 more with it all built in to the PC. Which I find easier.

Do you guys think this PC is worth purchasing?

 

[Raikiri]

£50 more for an inferior product.

 

[Plimax]

£50 more for an inferior product.

Never built a PC before though it would mean paying someone to do it for me etc. I need a pre-build with everything built in on delivery.

 

[Jumper118]

Full Specification

• Fractal Design Core 1000 Series Micro ATX Case - Black Pearl
• 500W Top Quality FSP Quiet Power Supply - FSP500-50ARN ,80% Eff', 80 PLUS Silver
• MSI B85M-E45 Intel® B85 uATX Motherboard
• New 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4770 Quad Core Processor (3.5GHz, 8MB Cache)
• 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Memory (2x4GB) Kit
• 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 GPU - 1152 Cores,2 DVI,HDMI,DP
• 120GB SSD - Solid State Drive
• 1TB SATA III 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64Mb Cache, 8ms Hard Drive
• 24x DVD Writer (read/write CD & DVD)
• 5.1 High Definition onboard sound card - 6 Channel Cinema sound
• High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
• Microsoft Windows® 8.1 - 64 bit inc. DVD & Licence
• FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft Office 2013
• BullGuard Internet Security ver. 13 - 90 Day Trial (pre-installed OS required)
• 12 Months Standard RTB Warranty - (1 Year Parts, Lifetime Labour, Return to Base)

Base Price: £599.00 inc VAT
Additional Items: £339.00 inc VAT
Total: £938.00 inc VAT (£781.67 ex VAT)

What do you guys think?

i think it has much too much bloatware. also that motherboard is pretty bad.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x MSI Z87M-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £71.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £49.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Midgard III Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £881.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Cheaper, faster for games, larger HDD, better motherboard, RAM, SSD (probably) and cooler plus you can overclock it. Building them really is easy.

i would get this but with a different board as the G43's tend to be gimped in the overclocking department. this would be worth the extra
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
Total : £226.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Uncle Petey]

You have the budget for a better gpu too if you want.

Also, if you're concerned about building it yourself, don't be. It's not much more complicated than lego tbh, and there are plenty of people here that can help if you need.

Saying that, if you're really dead set on thinking you're not capable, ask OcUK and they'll build it for a small fee.

 

[Plimax]

Can you guys recommend a good gaming PC pre-built at around £800-1,000?

 

[Raikiri]

Can you guys recommend a good gaming PC pre-built at around £800-1,000?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-004-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2602

£899 with the 280x, 2tb HDD and 120gb SSD comes to £899. The GPU is a tiny bit faster, better motherboard and overclockable CPU. Might be worth asking them to bump the PSU up to the 550w for an extra £10-15.

But you'll get better value if you're willing to build it yourself. Only takes an hour or so and we'd be happy to help.

i think it has much too much bloatware. also that motherboard is pretty bad.

i would get this but with a different board as the G43's tend to be gimped in the overclocking department

I guessed he wouldn't want to push it much if he's planning on a prebuilt anyway, they seem to manage 4.4ish ok from what I've seen though

 

[IC3]

Can you guys recommend a good gaming PC pre-built at around £800-1,000?

Try here

 

[dacads]

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Boost 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming Black Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
Total : £893.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Plimax]

Okay guys I am willing to build my own PC, but it's going to cost more than £800 for a decent base that can play MMOs, DayZ etc at more than 60 FPS?

I would need a new motherboard, new case, processor, graphics card, SSD etc

 

[tamzzy]

if you're gonna spend ~950 on a pc, this is my 2p lol

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x MSI Z87M-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan £2.99
Total : £949.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



overclockable i5k
radeon 290 (opens a can of whoopass on the 760 and 770)
240gb ssd

 

[IC3]

if you're gonna spend ~950 on a pc, this is my 2p lol

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x MSI Z87M-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan £2.99
Total : £949.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



overclockable i5k
radeon 290 (opens a can of whoopass on the 760 and 770)
240gb ssd

Change the 290 brand to this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-348-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

 

[Uncle Petey]

Dat case

 

[dacads]

tamzzy and his 2p cases