Good Gaming computer by dell for £500??

I'm sure there are shops around where you live - but from my experience they change significant mark-ups and don't carry anywhere near the range of stock as an online retailer. If you want to put it together yourself from components, buy online - shipping for all the parts for a full PC + monitor should cost less than £15.

Click on the symbol at the top left and you will be sent to one of the best online retailer around (Honestly, I'm not paid - I just like it here).
 
Okay thanks so much for ur help and ive edited all my post but don't know how to edit the thread title! sorry i didn't know i wasn't allowed to mention them i feel like a told off little school girl now! im sorry :(:(:(
 
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Thats the best I could do under the AMD path. I have left upgrade paths open in terms of CrossFiring the 4770 and upgrading to a phenom II X4.

You can shave off £30 by changing the mobo to the cheapest AM2 (non SLi or Crossfire) and you can cut off £20 by going to dual core.

I noticed the spec above didn't account for OS which by god is £88!!!! I remember when it used to be around £60!

Don't forget you may also require speakers/mouse/KB etc!

Definately over budget but since you require OS & monitor it really does dig into what you can get for your money.
 
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xyphox said:
Dell can go **** themselves. They make the worst PC's and laptops out there.
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Far from it, I'd say they're one of the best PC and notebook manufacturers myself. Compared to the likes of Acer et al, they're far better value for money and build quality is much better too.
 
One thing as well, putting a pc together, hmmmm.
We do like to make it sound like "Woooo. I built my own pc. I am superhuman." :D
I liken it to fitting together flatpack furniture, in fact even easier.
Once you know which bits to get; I think that is the hard bit. :)
 
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Far from it, I'd say they're one of the best PC and notebook manufacturers myself. Compared to the likes of Acer et al, they're far better value for money and build quality is much better too.
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+1 Whenever anyone wants a general use PC, I always direct them to Dell. I've personally had three Dell laptops and they're pretty good.

However, if the OP wants a gaming PC, they are not a good option.

Have a look at what OCUK have available. I don't know if you need a monitor, but they have a great variety of very well specced machines under £600.

Check this out:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-180-OK&groupid=43&catid=1445&subcat=
 
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cmndr_andi said:
Lol @ £670
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I think the AMD path is far better for someone just getting into building their own rigs. I intentionally selected components which have a very straight forward upgrade path and I'm sure this will be very much appreciated by someone who is new to the scene come upgrade time.

The AM2, AM2+ and AM3 are all backwards compatible and have been around for a while. AMD are certainly trying their best to ensure that upgrades are simple and quick.

The now EoL 775 may be cheaper, but its getting phased out. Theres also a chance it may be hard to get hold of when lynnfield comes out whereas AMD will continue making AM3 processors and its also likely (from previous history) that any new offerings from them will be backwards compatible allowing upgrades further in the future to use the same mainboard.

I also picked a crossfire board which although is more expensive allows for a VERY straightfoward gfx upgrade path: just stick an identical card in and fire it up.

Therefore my argument is that my system may cost more, but its a lot more upgrade friendly and makes things simpler for the future.

the 4770 shd prolly be swapped out for a 4850 and you could prolly shave off a couple quid here and there for things such as the optical drive and case (all personal preference) but I would say the heart of it does reflect a good balance between decent value for money as well as convenience and simplicity.
 
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Am3 is indeed nice, but for under £550 including monitor it is difficult to justify.

As for OS, I said:

That is just under budget but does not include an operating system. I recommend downloading and using Windows 7 RC (64 bit version). Then when the £50 pre-orders for full windows 7 are offered (later this month) - buy it then. Means the full system will cost less than £550 total.
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That course of action is realistic and keeps it within budget.

Obviously, if the OP can afford to stretch her budget to £600+ then AM3 is a good option (for the reasons you stated), but to be honest the graphics card (either 4770 or 4850) is more likely to limit gaming performance than the CPU. Core 2 Duo is more than fast enough and that p35 motherboard I picked supports crossfire.
 
This is much closer to budget. There are areas you can cut down on such as the PSU

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I would also imagine the OP would not want to try OC'ing. The Athlon X2 7850+ beats the E5200 (just) at stock.

Edit: CRAP I put a 4830 in there. That SHOULD be a Powercolor 4850 @ £71.99 saving a few quid.

Don't forget preordering Win7 for ~£50. That will take you pretty close to cmndr_andi's original spec price.
 
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The AMD X2 7850+ is indeed better in games.

Here is a combined spec which should give the best performance for price. Credit to killari, the meat of this spec is his idea.

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As before, download the 64 bit Windows 7 Release Candidate from the microsoft website and pre-order Windows 7 as soon as it is available to do so (late this month). This will be slightly over budget, but gives a brilliantly performing computer with significant upgrade options.
 
the 7xxx cpus perfor worse per clock than than the new x2 250

so the gpu and cpu are slightly better in this build, also include a mouse and keyboard and speakers as you probably won't have these if you c=urrently use a laptop

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just looked at the dell site, you probably arrn't going to get one that will play games well from dell
 
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the 7xxx cpus perfor worse per clock than than the new x2 250

so the gpu and cpu are slightly better in this build, also include a mouse and keyboard and speakers as you probably won't have these if you c=urrently use a laptop
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The X2 250 is certainly faster, but with a 4850 you will not see any better performance from the system as it will be GPU limited in games.

Those speakers are great, got some for my Grandad and they actually sounded wonderful. I was totally blown away considering the price.

But the problem is that its £533 with no OS, £583 with Win 7 pre order. Plus there is no DVD drive in that spec and the motherboard does not do crossfire.
 
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Hi all Thank you so much for ur help but now im a little confused on which ones i should get can soome just put it together for me on which 1 i should get with my budget being £550. many thanks!

minus the keyboard, mouse and speakers as i alreay have those!

sasha
 
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Hi Guys okay im ready to throw money at it now but like i said before im very confused on which products to get there is no point me just guessing so i was wondering what u would buy on a budget i just need the stuff to build the pc at first i can go from there with regards to mouse keyboard and operating systems and screen so if u can just help me with the components that would be very much appreciated!

Thanks.
 
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