Help :)

Jarl74 · 2 Dec 2013 at 08:52

Good Morning,

I am a bit of a nub when it comes to computers. I have recently started to enjoy PC Games a lot more than my Xbox. However, the processor on my laptop is terrible in comparison to the other specs. So looking to build a good gaming rig whilst keeping my laptop for Uni work.

I have a good monitor already so will not need to purchase another one. I am on a students budget but looking to spend £400-£600 to start with.

Any Suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I really have no idea what to look for.

Games that I have recently bought and be looking to play on high settings are Rome II, Crusader Kings II, Battlefield 4 etc.

Many Thanks,

Jarl74

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 09:30

Do you need an OS and keyboard/mouse?

Is your monitor 1080p res?

Jarl74 · 2 Dec 2013 at 10:29

Doomedspeed said:
Do you need an OS and keyboard/mouse?

Is your monitor 1080p res?

Yes, its a Samsung SyncMaster TA350. I have a Keyboard/Mouse. I will need an OS system as well.

Thanks

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:05

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £155.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £110.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £75.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £55.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £641.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).

A bit over but itll be great.

All of those games are very CPU Bound, so a multi-core chip is much needed..

The 8320 is up there with the i5's/i7's in those titles.

Idleman · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:21

Can you not get an OS from your Uni?

Jarl74 · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:30

Thanks,

This is great! I could probably sort one out so will not need to worry about buying that.

Should this be able to comfortably handle those games, or would I realistically need to spend a little more?

Would purchasing this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-336-AM instead of the 8320 make much difference?

scotsdragon · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:33

It will play stuff like bf4 on medium/high easily idleman and a few others are very good speccers if they say itr will work it will work, if your at UNI see if they will or have made you a DREAMSPARK accoountyou get free Microsoft OS's and other should things on there for students

Idleman · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:35

Do you need an optical drive?

Idleman · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £155.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £110.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £75.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £55.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.95
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £579.43 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Jarl74 · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:43

Idleman said:
Do you need an optical drive?

Yes, I will need an optical drive. Thanks for the help.

Jarl74 · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:50

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £155.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £110.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £75.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £55.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.95
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £579.43 (includes shipping : £8.00).

What processor would you recommend as the next step up?

what would you suggest that I upgraded out of the GPU or Processor if I was to upgrade one more thing in that basket?

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:54

There is no step up from that CPU in that socket (as of yet).

A 280X would be my only suggestion (+£80-£100).

Idleman · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:56

Jarl74 said:
What processor would you recommend as the next step up?

what would you suggest that I upgraded out of the GPU or Processor if I was to upgrade one more thing in that basket?

If you have the funds, then the only thing I would up grade would be the 270x for a 280x.

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:58

Snap!

Jarl74 · 2 Dec 2013 at 14:20

Well thanks for the help guys, I will get on purchasing it all. Probably need some more help along the way.