Advice on a new PC

Gambit222 · 25 Jul 2013 at 16:15

Hi Folks,

just new to the forums

anyway, im looking to buy a new pc, which will be for gaming and photo editing, when i say gaming i mean Rome 2 total war, thats the only game i will be playing.

Im currently running off an old 7800gtx which is pretty poor on Shogun TW2, i can only imagine what Rome 2 would be like, my budget is 650 with operating system. No need for screen/keyboard/mouse etc.

Any advice is appreciated.

scotsdragon · 25 Jul 2013 at 19:32

Something like this alittle over budget but would kill the games you want to play and the card comes with a few good games also with the promotional offer

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £43.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £40
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
Total : £718.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

AMD'S offering this board will allow SLI or Crossfire

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core 4100 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £43.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £40
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
Total : £584.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

RJC · 25 Jul 2013 at 19:32

Hello and welcome to the forum

Are you looking at pre-built or build yourself.

Gambit222 · 25 Jul 2013 at 19:50

Thanks for the reply scot, i like the temptation of the AMD kit you posted given the price tag, but im swayed more to intel now.

RJC - Id quite like pre-built, A. Its been five or 6 years since i built a pc B. If i am saving then pre-built is the way to go.

scotsdragon · 25 Jul 2013 at 20:00

Both my kits are to build your self don't worry about building it your self its easy just read the instructions and go slowly best part about building it your self is generally you know how to fix it yourself

Remember tho if you do go with the intel pack that board would only do crossfire

Pre Built

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-366-OE&groupid=43&catid=2475

I would add the 660ti and windows 8 takes you to about 775

Gambit222 · 25 Jul 2013 at 20:12

I like the look of the pre built system you linked to. Is the 660ti quite capable of handling the like of rome 2? (i know the released system requirements arent exactly that specific at the minute.)

scotsdragon · 25 Jul 2013 at 21:02

Yes it is you could always ask for which ever card you want when you phone/customer service section, they are happy to help