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obs030770

obs030770

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Hi guys, first time poster. Looking to buy a midrange gaming PC for mainly playing games on, such as MMOs, principally WOW. Ive got about £750 to spend and would prefer a pre-built rig as opposed to a do it yourself job as i have never built a PC before. Now ive seen the following gaming rig on this site designed specifically for WOW
Case: Xigmatek Midgard Midi Tower - Black
- Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W
- CPU: Intel Core i5 760 2.93GHz overclocked to 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: MSI Cyclone GeForce GTX 460 1024MB GDDR5
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive

With operating system that comes in at £784 pounds. My question is would this be the best system for my budget or have i missed other systems in that price range that would outperform the one above. Also how long would this sort of architecture last, by that i mean when would i be looking to upgrade components because game technology would have outdated it?
Finally, would this build be ok to just plug up to a 46in Panny Plasma via HDMI for use as a monitor. Thanks in advance for you help.
 
Oh another PC I have seen is this one
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
• NVIDIA GTX460 1GB Video
• 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory
• 1TB SATA-II Hard Drive
• ASUS M4A77T USB3 770 MB
• CoolerMaster Elite 310 Case
• Asetek / NZXT Liquid CPU Cooling
• 700 Watts Power Supplies
• Blue Ray X4 Reader
• HIGH DEFINITION 7.1 AUDIO

Out of the two which is best?
 
Hello and welcome to the forums :)

I would have gone with the Intel Setup as I believe it's slightly faster at gaming and 6 core would not be utilised.

Also Intel would be launching there new cpu Sandy Bridge on the 9th Jan.
 
Thanks for the reply, Intel faster for gaming. The AMD is more future proof though correct? Oh ive heard of the sandy bridge cpu is this going to be a better performing CPU than the i5?
 
Yup, from early previews the Sandy Bridge chips will be faster clock for clock than their Nehalem counterparts.
As we are less than 2 weeks away then its definitely worth waiting.
Still thats only Motherboard and CPU. All the other components from the 1st spec will still be fine.
 
AMD is not really any more future proof, It has been mentioned that the new AMD mother boards will accept a older AMD AM3 CPU but the new AMD CPU's will not fit in older motherboards. So pretty much a need to change MB, RAM and CPU the same as moving to a SandyBridge setup.

The new i5 (sandybridge) is expected to be ~ 10-15% faster than the outgoing i5's I believe....
 
OCDStevo said:
AMD is not really any more future proof, It has been mentioned that the new AMD mother boards will accept a older AMD AM3 CPU but the new AMD CPU's will not fit in older motherboards. So pretty much a need to change MB, RAM and CPU the same as moving to a SandyBridge setup.

The new i5 (sandybridge) is expected to be ~ 10-15% faster than the outgoing i5's I believe....
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Well if thats the case then wouldnt they be more expensive than an i5? The spec at the top of this thread is really the top end of my current budget. If I was to wait would i not be paying more for an improved CPU, not to mention the extra VAT thats about to hit.
 
Well i could hang on i suppose, but with the VAT rise coming im a bit worried that the top spec on this thread will then move out of my budget range. If i was to go for the current i5 build i listed at the start of this thread, will this keep me going in relative comfort gaming wise for the next couple of years?

PS I choose Megan Fox from your components
 
The new release may push the price of the current i5 systems down. For gaming an i5 @ 4GHz should keep you going for at least a few years. Most of the time it will be your graphics card which needs updating.
£750 will still get you a nice spec PC with even with the VAT inc. Even better if you fancied building it yourself...
 
R088ieS86 said:
The new release may push the price of the current i5 systems down. For gaming an i5 @ 4GHz should keep you going for at least a few years. Most of the time it will be your graphics card which needs updating.
£750 will still get you a nice spec PC with even with the VAT inc. Even better if you fancied building it yourself...
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If only i had the confidence:) Personally i'd rather pay the bit extra and know its going to work and that my fat fingers wont have broken anything or blown anything up. So basically if i was to buy it now the spec will be good for a few years, and my Graphics card GTX460 should be good to go for a year or so from now.
Alternatively wait until the 9th and see if a system that matches this drops in price enough to negate the VAT raise and still give me a saving. Hahaha now im seriously ummming and arggghing !!
 
Processor

Description Intel Core i5 760 CPU
Cache 8MB
Clockspeed 2.8GHz
Manufacturer Intel
No. of Cores 4

Memory

Description 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz
Speed 1333Mhz

Harddrive

Description 1TB 3.5" 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive
Interface SATA

Case

Description ******** ATX Gaming Case
Colour Black & Silver
Dimensions 200(w) x 440(d) x 430(h)mm
Drive Bays 3 1/2" 6
Drive Bays 5 1/4" 4

Optical Drives

Description 22x DVD Writer
Interface SATA

Graphics

Description GeForce GTX 460 1024MB Graphics Card

Power Supply

Description ******** PowerStation Gaming 600W silent Modular PSU
Wattage / Rating 600W

Motherboard

Form Factor Micro ATX
CPU Support Intel Core i7,Core i5,Core i3 processors, Socket LGA1156
Chipset Intel H55 Chipset Motherboard
Audio 7.1 channel HDA
IO 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x VGA connector
1 x DVI connector
1 x Audio jack supports 6 jacks
6 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN port
1 x Serial port
LAN Gigabit LAN
Socket Type 1156
USB 6
SATA Ports 6
PCI 2* PCI
PCI-EX 1* PCIe2.0 x16, 1* PCIe x1,
Max FSB 1600
Memory Slots 4
Max Memory Capacity 16GB

This is from ******** at £679.98 a full £100 pounds cheaper than the

Case: Xigmatek Midgard Midi Tower - Black
- Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W
- CPU: Intel Core i5 760 2.93GHz overclocked to 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte P55-USB3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
- Graphics Card: MSI Cyclone GeForce GTX 460 1024MB GDDR5
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive

sold on overclockers. Obviously it comes without an overclocked CPU. But other than that can you see why the system is 100 pound cheaper?
 
slower RAM, worse case, worse PSU, prob no name generic brand components for rest too, with OcUK you know youre getting quality components backed up by unmatched customer service if anything did ever go wrong
 
Thanks, I'm not exactly PC savvy so those points on the RAM, PSU and Case are much appreciated. So yep im going to go with the OC boys and get their rig.
 
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