Considering getting back into PC gaming.....

Begbie

Begbie

Begbie

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So how much would I be looking at? I would need the full shabang, mouse, keyboard, everything.

I'd rather not spend a fortune.
 
I'm sure you can get everything you need for running any games out today under £600. Are you looking to build or buy pre built? You could go cheaper but it might struggle...
 
If it's everything - including monitor all peripherals and components more like £800

but if 2nd handed, definitely can do under £600!

which system do you want (i5/i7/c2d/q2q)?
 
b-star said:
If it's everything - including monitor all peripherals and components more like £800

but if 2nd handed, definitely can do under £600!

which system do you want (i5/i7/c2d/q2q)?
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Not too fussed on CPU to be honest, would rather spend the little extra on GPU.

The other thing is I wouldn't mind spending a little bit extra on the monitor.
 
AMD:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Palit GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£127.65) £149.99
(£127.65)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £123.36
(£104.99) £123.36
(£104.99)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version)(GFC-00025) £92.99
(£79.14) £92.99
(£79.14)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
(£74.99)
Asus M4A87TD Evo AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£74.03) £86.99
(£74.03)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.94
(£33.99) £39.94
(£33.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.76) £14.99
(£12.76)
Sub Total : £595.19
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £106.21
Total : £713.15

Intel:

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £149.99
(£127.65) £149.99
(£127.65)
Palit GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£127.65) £149.99
(£127.65)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (Full Version)(GFC-00025) £92.99
(£79.14) £92.99
(£79.14)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM) £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
(£74.99)
Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £87.98
(£74.88) £87.98
(£74.88)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £39.94
(£33.99) £39.94
(£33.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.76) £14.99
(£12.76)
Sub Total : £618.70
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £110.33
Total : £740.78

Left off Mouse, KB and Monitor, done main components.
 
Just tried a quick £600 spec. Quite hard..! But this includes a cracking last gen graphics card which will still handle everything now on full (bad company 2, MW2 etc...)

Quad core too...

But yeah, if you could stretch to £800 then you would open up quite a few more better options as above.

This sticky is worth looking at, specifically the £700 builds

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The above looks good but i would recommend going for a Corsair CX400w and remember that you can get the ddr3 off the MM or popular auction site.
 
^ yeah I was trying to keep it in my budget;) Apparently there's nothing wrong with the power supply, came up on the forums a while ago and ocuk said it was tested and fine... But yeah I'd rather go branded myself.
 
Begbie said:
Build myself.

£600 seems reasonable.
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If you want to do it for 600 all in I'd definitely consider going 2nd hand for most bits. Maybe go new for the case/monitor so it actually looks shiny and new though. :D

Something like this should still do pretty well in most games, prices are a rough guide to what you'll be able to get 2nd hand on the MM or elsewhere:

Q6600 70-80
CPU cooler (titan fenrir, akasa venom or something like) 20-25
P45 chipset board 40
4GB DDR2 35-40
500W+ PSU 30-40
HD 4870/4890/GTX 260 60-85
DVD-RW 10
Windows 7 65-70
SATA HDD 20-40 (depending on size ofc)


So that comes to 350 or so starting price giving you 250 to splash out on a nice monitor/case/keyboard/mouse.

keyboard and mouse wise I'd suggest the G11 and the MX518. :)
 
Exactly what Stupot said, a pre built system might save you a bit more.

Even the sub £50 dual core AMD CPUs should not be ignored, easily capable of playing modern titles.
 
Build yourself definately you then have a degree of control where your money is going.

Google phenom ii unlocking. Most games don't use 4 cores so a X2 550/555BE (with aftermarket cooler) would be acceptable for gaming and you have the chance of unlocking it to an X3 or X4. As long as you have an AM3 mobo you can upgrade the CPU much later (intel is changing sockets!) if necessary.

The nvidia 460 is a good budget card and on the input front a lot of mobo's only have one ps2 connector so u can run a keyboard or mouse not both. It's probably best to invest in a reasonably cheap USB wireless setup

Good luck with the build
 
Its like choosing the cheapest components and sticking in a good gfx card. what is your absolute max budget? £700 can make it so much easier.

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