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Hey guys,
First post here, but I’ve bought things from ocUK in the past and haven’t had any problems. I’ve bought RAM and graphics cards for older machines, but now I’m looking to buy a whole new rig. I’ve only bought from PC World in the past (I can hear the laughter!) but now that I’m a bit older and wiser, with the last PC I got being 3 years ago, I’m ready to get a new one which is properly made for what I want.
Problem is, I’ve got a £1000 budget and I want it to be a future-proof rig for the next 2-3 years at least but my PC knowledge is quite low as to what is the best bang for my buck. I see the configurators on the site but I’ve really no idea which to use.
So my question is: could you guys throw together some gaming PC builds for me, please? I’d be so grateful. I have a budget of £1000 but I’d be ecstatic to have some rig builds between £800-900 to choose from. If the extra £100 will get me something considerably better, I’ll definitely consider it. Please give a short run-down on your reasoning behind the choices you make as well, just to help me out. That would be so awesome of you guys if you could do that.
I have a monitor, mouse, keyboard, Windows 7, 1TB External HDD so all I really need is the gaming rig itself. I’ve picked the case I’d like which is this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-ZA. It looks good and seems to have very nice reviews and is reasonably priced. SSD is optional, and 1TB HDD would be more than enough I reckon. Other than that, you guys are free to do whatever you like with the rest of my budget!
Keep in mind this will be primarily for gaming, light application use and day-to-day things like internet browsing and watching videos but heavy gaming with high/max settings is what this rig is going to be used as mainly.
If you have any questions, please ask. I’m very new to this sort of thing, and all the numbers/letters in models of CPU etc just confuse me. I’ll leave it to you professionals to talk amongst yourselves if you make comparative builds and then I will decide.
If anyone can do this for me, I’d be so happy and thankful. Even if you don’t make a build, comments on any that have been made or the questions below are appreciated.
Cheers!
Chris
Extra questions: If I make a component build from a list of parts someone gives, and ocUK puts it together, do I get a free 24-month warranty like some of their pre-built machines? All parts will be bought from their site, obviously. Also, if an SSD is placed into the build, will ocUK format it ready for OS install when I receive it, or do I have to contact them about it? Will ocUK OC the CPU if I ask them (if it’s possible, of course). Is professional cable management an additional extra or does it come free when building like this?
First post here, but I’ve bought things from ocUK in the past and haven’t had any problems. I’ve bought RAM and graphics cards for older machines, but now I’m looking to buy a whole new rig. I’ve only bought from PC World in the past (I can hear the laughter!) but now that I’m a bit older and wiser, with the last PC I got being 3 years ago, I’m ready to get a new one which is properly made for what I want.
Problem is, I’ve got a £1000 budget and I want it to be a future-proof rig for the next 2-3 years at least but my PC knowledge is quite low as to what is the best bang for my buck. I see the configurators on the site but I’ve really no idea which to use.
So my question is: could you guys throw together some gaming PC builds for me, please? I’d be so grateful. I have a budget of £1000 but I’d be ecstatic to have some rig builds between £800-900 to choose from. If the extra £100 will get me something considerably better, I’ll definitely consider it. Please give a short run-down on your reasoning behind the choices you make as well, just to help me out. That would be so awesome of you guys if you could do that.
I have a monitor, mouse, keyboard, Windows 7, 1TB External HDD so all I really need is the gaming rig itself. I’ve picked the case I’d like which is this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-ZA. It looks good and seems to have very nice reviews and is reasonably priced. SSD is optional, and 1TB HDD would be more than enough I reckon. Other than that, you guys are free to do whatever you like with the rest of my budget!
Keep in mind this will be primarily for gaming, light application use and day-to-day things like internet browsing and watching videos but heavy gaming with high/max settings is what this rig is going to be used as mainly.
If you have any questions, please ask. I’m very new to this sort of thing, and all the numbers/letters in models of CPU etc just confuse me. I’ll leave it to you professionals to talk amongst yourselves if you make comparative builds and then I will decide.
If anyone can do this for me, I’d be so happy and thankful. Even if you don’t make a build, comments on any that have been made or the questions below are appreciated.
Cheers!
Chris
Extra questions: If I make a component build from a list of parts someone gives, and ocUK puts it together, do I get a free 24-month warranty like some of their pre-built machines? All parts will be bought from their site, obviously. Also, if an SSD is placed into the build, will ocUK format it ready for OS install when I receive it, or do I have to contact them about it? Will ocUK OC the CPU if I ask them (if it’s possible, of course). Is professional cable management an additional extra or does it come free when building like this?
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