After a pre-built system

[Chives]

Hey guys.

I'm after a pre-built system that will be able to play games like Company of Heroes 2, Rome Total War 2 at very high settings at 1920x1080 res. I don't play very many PC games really apart from strategy games such as the above. I won't be using it for much apart from gaming as I have a MacBook Air for everything else. Unsure on budget really, how much will be required to get the job done, and done well? I have had Rome 2 sat on my desk since release day, it is still sealed and I've been waiting to get a PC that will do it justice.

Cheers

 

[Fulax]

Do you need a monitor/OS/peripherals?

 

[Chives]

Do you need a monitor/OS/peripherals?

I currently have a Hanns G monitor that does the job reasonably well. Would it be worth upgrading it?

I will need an OS and mouse/keyboard

 

[Fulax]

To start things off:

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Katana" Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.2GHz Overclocked AMD Radeon Gaming PC **Ruby Games Offer** £253
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £164.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 TURBO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x No Sound Card Upgrade £0
1 x Gigabyte KM7580 Wireless 2.4GHz Keyboard & Mouse Set £19.99
Total : £1,019.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



280X Rome 2 and CoH 2 benchmarks: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7400/the-radeon-r9-280x-review-feat-asus-xfx/15

 

[mickyflinn]

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Gamer X60i Intel Z87 Mid-Tower - Gaming PC Configurator £1306.21
- Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black
- Stage 2 Intel: Overclock of CPU - 4.3GHz Overclock - Haswell K Edition Processors Only
- Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
- Alpenföhn Brocken 2 CPU Cooler
- Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD)
- Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
- OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- No Sound Card Upgrade
- Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK) (temporarily out of stock)
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949)
- Networking Not Selected
- Case Mods Not Selected
- OcUK Value AT/ATX "Kettle Plug" 2 Meter Mains Cable
- TT eSports Challenger Pro Gaming Keyboard
- Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse
- System Build Fan - Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PLPS - 120mm PWM [EXNO-001]
- Monitor Not Selected
- Speakers Not Selected
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Game Controller Not Selected
- No Office Software
- No Security Software
- Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
Total : £1,324.81 (includes shipping : £15.50).

 

[Chives]

Hmmmm.. is a £1000 the minimum required to do the job well then? Was hoping to spend a bit less considering it will only be used for the odd game.

 

[Fulax]

That's what you're looking at, yes. You could save a bit by getting a 270X instead of the 280X, but you'd obviously have a bit more trouble getting those very high settings.

Building it yourself would be cheaper...

 

[mickyflinn]

Hmmmm.. is a £1000 the minimum required to do the job well then? Was hoping to spend a bit less considering it will only be used for the odd game.

Console is the solution

 

[Chives]

Console is the solution

Not for the games I want to play. Already have consoles

That's what you're looking at, yes. You could save a bit by getting a 270X instead of the 280X, but you'd obviously have a bit more trouble getting those very high settings.

Building it yourself would be cheaper...

Okay thank you. Are there any major new graphics card/processors coming out in the next few months that may be worth waiting for?