Best pre-built gaming PC £900 (no mouse/keyboard/monitor needed)

Rathlin1 · 28 Dec 2012 at 09:45

I would like to buy a pre-built computer since having me build a computer myself will probably end up blowing my house up and wasting my money and I'd rather not have that happen, but I'm not sure what exact bundle is best for my £900 budget. Any good suggestions?

Some information: I don't need, as said in the title above, a keyboard, mouse or monitor, all I need is the actual computer (and OS, I guess windows 7?) capable of playing modern games on relatively high settings steadily since my current PC is, in short, a wreck when it comes to games.

Any help is appreciated!

Rathlin1 · 28 Dec 2012 at 18:53

Would you guys recommend also adding an SSD (Samsung 120GB) to make it £915? (includes shipping)

Rathlin1 · 30 Dec 2012 at 09:38

Regarding the graphics card: Would you say the Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB is better than the GeForce GTX 660 2048MB option?

Rathlin1 · 30 Dec 2012 at 17:57

Also two more things:
1) What's the difference between Windows 7 and Windows 8? Would it be worth the upgrade or not?
2) Regarding the sound card option, is that worth it? Does it make a difference?

Rathlin1 · 31 Dec 2012 at 12:53

About Windows 7/Windows 8 I thought so too. Supposedly took a few steps backwards instead of forwards. Just making sure.

Also I play all types of games, be it more demanding modern games or less demanding indie games. So since I play pretty much every genre, demanding or not, I assume it would be a good choice to get the sound card upgrade?

Rathlin1 · 31 Dec 2012 at 15:55

Guess I'm going with the applied options:
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM
Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 License 32/64-Bit
Everything totalling to £932.58.

Thanks for the help!

EDIT: One thing regarding the THIS WEEK ONLY deal, when is that supposed to end by the way?

Rathlin1 · 2 Jan 2013 at 16:49

There's one thing I'm wondering about: The SSD options.

Comparing the Intel 330 180gb and Samsung 840 120gb, wouldn't it make more sense to go with the Intel 330 180gb due to the larger capacity and supposedly negligible speed differences for only a small price increase?

Rathlin1 · 2 Jan 2013 at 22:11

If you were to compare Samsung and Intel regarding their quality of SSDs, which would you pick?

Rathlin1 · 4 Jan 2013 at 18:33

So I placed an order a while ago and just checked my order and it says I'm getting a keyboard, mouse and headset for free? Is that some promotional or something?