Budget gaming system..

belial8321 · 29 Apr 2011 at 04:49

Yea i know ive had a few of these threads, but im still trying to decide, i need the second system for my gf to game with me at my place, i want a system that can run say, dragon age 2 at min/med/max? different specs please if anyone can be bothered, limit budget £300 this time

belial8321 · 29 Apr 2011 at 04:55

ok had an idea, i already have case, dvd drive, psu and hard drives - my budget - £300 max

i thought for max performance, (oh i have and AM3 motherboard too) i could by another http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-267-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1944 1055T

so far £130 spent

Say i want.. 4GB ram in it, £35? so £165

now i just need a graphics card? :O

belial8321 · 29 Apr 2011 at 05:21

i wanna get back the gtx 260 i gave my gf, all she plays at home are mystery case file games

shes doesnt need the 260 for that D:

Cookeh · 29 Apr 2011 at 11:03

955BE is better for gaming than the hex versions, so you've saved some cash there.

If you already have the mobo, et all, then you could get this for £10 over budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £174.98
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £99.98
1 x OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £37.99
Total : £312.96 (includes shipping : FREE).

Or within budget, you could get this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Stalker Call of Pripyat PC Game Voucher £159.98
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £99.98
1 x OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £37.99
Total : £297.96 (includes shipping : FREE).

HD5850 vs GTX560Ti

belial8321 · 29 Apr 2011 at 13:45

Ah coool :O does the 955BE actually noticeabley out perform the 1055T?

belial8321 · 29 Apr 2011 at 13:48

and as far as graphics go, would this card comfortably run, say dragon age 2? etc etc

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-258-SP&tool=3

Cookeh · 29 Apr 2011 at 13:59

Depends on your resolution.

955 vs. 1055T

SouthEastBlue · 29 Apr 2011 at 14:51

The difference in gaming ability is probably more to do with the speed of the processor and the fact 6 cores are hardly ever used in modern games.

But I agree the 955 is a much better choice to save money while performing very well for a cheap gaming rig.

belial8321 · 29 Apr 2011 at 14:57

SouthEastBlue said:
The difference in gaming ability is probably more to do with the speed of the processor and the fact 6 cores are hardly ever used in modern games.

But I agree the 955 is a much better choice to save money while performing very well for a cheap gaming rig.

Yea lookin at that link above, id say that the x4 probably is better value for money

1055t is a great chip mind!

Cookeh · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:29

How the hell did you hit 4.5GHz on that X6?

belial8321 · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:35

haha i have answered this to loads of people, i reckon its a golden chip, but its not very stable at 4.5 and it gets a little warm to say the least

gotta wait till im on water and i have the time to stabilize it

so i dropped it down to a stable 4.2 atm