£600 Gaming PC

chaparral · 23 Apr 2011 at 16:24

£580 gaming system spec in this thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18267047

stulid · 23 Apr 2011 at 17:03

whoopsie.

subbytna · 23 Apr 2011 at 17:04

I just don't see the benefit of spending money on a PC to have a dual core....even a sandy dual core...can't be overclocked much either

Markonyy20 · 23 Apr 2011 at 21:17

Oh btw, do I also need to buy a CPU cooler and Case Fans?

stulid · 23 Apr 2011 at 21:27

The retail CPU comes with a Intel heatsink.

the case comes with a front 120mm blue LED fan

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6654

So another 120mm fan for the rear or roof cant hurt.

Markonyy20 · 23 Apr 2011 at 21:32

thank you so much for all the help stulid and everyone else

can you also link me a decent 120mm fan?

thank you very much

stulid · 23 Apr 2011 at 21:34

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=57&subid=4&sortby=priceAsc&rows=0

one of the top ones for £3-5 will be fine, or if you wanted more colour and flashy glows then a LED fan for £8

Markonyy20 · 23 Apr 2011 at 21:41

thank you

people on these forums are so helpful

ill be back 8)

bhavv · 23 Apr 2011 at 21:48

stulid said:
For £600 I would not get a AMD system, Intels new i3 sandybridge is faster

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i3-2120-2100.html

Wow, talk about complete spankage of an AMD quad by an Intel Dual Core

And for the last few weeks I've been recommending AMD for a few superbudget builds with the cheap phenom quads.

But they are so horribad at games, and you can simply get an I3 instead which can later be upgraded if you want to a spanking 2500k.

TBH I's simply recommend everyone to go for a 2500k as a minimum atm.

subbytna said:

I just don't see the benefit of spending money on a PC to have a dual core....even a sandy dual core...can't be overclocked much either

Click to expand...

You can still upgrade that I3 CPU to a 2500k later on if you want though.

bhavv · 23 Apr 2011 at 22:23

What about a I5-2300 based build?

I'd recommend paying a bit more for a 5850 though.

stulid · 23 Apr 2011 at 22:35

bhavv said:
What about a I5-2300 based build?

I'd recommend paying a bit more for a 5850 though.

And a better PSU

bhavv · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:03

I think that a coolermaster branded PSU should be ok though shouldnt it?

But yes, a better one would be a good idea.

stulid · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:08

No its not really, and the spec is over budget with a worse GPU

bhavv · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:13

Its only over by £10 though, surely thats not too much?

And what would you think is better out of an I3 + 5850, or I5 + 5830?

IMO the graphics card is much easier to upgrade in the future if needed than the CPU is.

stulid · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:17

The difference in FPS between the 5830 and 5850 is a lot larger than the difference between i3 2120 and the 2300cpu.

Plus the PSU is still poor.

bhavv · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:33

stulid said:
Plus the PSU is still poor.

Its funny that, because I only picked it after seeing it on your list

I was trying to spec an OCZ stealthXstream in with a cheap case, but it was a bit too expensive to squeeze in.

Then I looked at what you had suggested and thought 'oh, that must be good then, otherwise stulid wouldnt recommend it'

stulid · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:36

Like I said, spec number 2 from me includes a better PSU

bhavv · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:39

Oh I missed that one, yes ok your second spec is better

I also included postage costs in mine though because the OP wont have free postage, you didnt.

stulid · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:40

bhavv said:
I also included postage costs in mine though because the OP wont have free postage, you didnt.

Buy the time im done with him he will have full MM access.

Markonyy20 · 25 Apr 2011 at 12:37

why wouldnt i have free postage?