I need some help finding a pc

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:38

Hey guys
I need a new pc, and it needs to run FS 2013 and also be used for word processing, and internet browsing. I have a budget of £500 but this must include OS (windows 7) and keyboard and mouse, and if possible a monitor (not that important as i have a tv i can use).

Here are the minimum requirements for FS 2013

CPU:

Info

CPU Speed:

AMD/INTEL 2.0 GHZ

RAM:

1024 MB

OS:

WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7

Video Card:

256 MB OF VIDEO MEMORY ATI RADEON X1600/NVIDIA GEFORCE 7600/INTEL HD 2000 OR HIGHER

Sound Card:

Yes

Free Disk Space:

1 GB

Thank you in advance
Martin

snips86x · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:45

I would remove the link before an admin finds it. You'll get a telling off. Not allowed to link to competitors.

What's your budget?

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:52

About £500
Ideally that would be with an OS (Windows 7) and a keyboard and mouse. I dont need a monitor as I can use my TV for that. Would like to run FS 2013 on high settings and use word, internet browsing and maybe some use of blender, though that is not that important

snips86x · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:58

mertin1995 said:
About £500
Ideally that would be with an OS (Windows 7) and a keyboard and mouse. I dont need a monitor as I can use my TV for that. Would like to run FS 2013 on high settings and use word, internet browsing and maybe some use of blender, though that is not that important

Yeah, I see that now :rolleyes:

Two different windows open, replied to the wrong one.

How does this look...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S22B300BS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.98
1 x AMD A10-5700 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD5700OKHJBOX) £91.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £71.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45
1 x ASRock FM2A55M-DGS AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £44.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £37.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £9.98
Total : £513.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The CPU has integrated graphics which will suit you perfectly, matched with quick RAM will give you great graphics results.

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:00

Would that be massively difficult to assemble, of not? I am a complete novice at this....

snips86x · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:02

mertin1995 said:
Would that be massively difficult to assemble, of not? I am a complete novice at this....

It would be really easy if you can spare the time and look up guides on how to build it. The price you would pay for a pre-build would reduce the performance of the PC. You'll get better value/performance if you build yourself.

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:04

Yeah, kinda figured that, and the integrated graphics would run fs 2013 on a medium to high setting, with mods? I guess if it wasnt quite enough, I would be able to add a seperate graphics card later on.

I can also take the monitor off that price, as I have a tv i can connect to, providing this has a HDMI port?

snips86x · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:06

The integrated graphics on the CPU (APU) can run the likes of BF3, Crysis, FarCry on med/high, I think you'll be fine with FS2013.

It doesn't look overly hungry on the graphics from what I can see.

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:09

Ok, and it has a hdmi port, if it does I can take like £100 quid off as I have a Hdmi tv that I can use as a monitor.

Idleman · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:24

Better Cpu and mobo so you can OC the onboard IGP.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x **B Grade** BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £71.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75M-DGS AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £52.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM £45
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £39.95
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £37.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £9.98
Total : £503.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

snips86x · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:27

Idleman said:
Better Cpu and mobo so you can OC the onboard IGP.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £57.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £52.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99
Total : £875.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).

He had a £500 budget? Did you post the wrong thread?

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:27

I only have a £500 budget for everything, the first combo looks good, would I need thermal paste or anything other than a screwdriver and cable ties to assemble it?

Idleman · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:30

snips86x said:
He had a £500 budget? Did you post the wrong thread?

Forgot to click the bookmark in Chrome.

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:31

Does that have a DVD/CD drive included or not?

snips86x · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:32

mertin1995 said:
I only have a £500 budget for everything, the first combo looks good, would I need thermal paste or anything other than a screwdriver and cable ties to assemble it?

The stock cooler on the A10 will have thermal paste pre-applied as a pad.

Screwdriver & Cable Ties are about it!

mertin1995 said:
Does that have a DVD/CD drive included or not?

Nice spot, sorry I missed it out.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-003-OK&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:33

But does it have a DVD drive? Thats quite important.

Idleman · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:34

mertin1995 said:
Does that have a DVD/CD drive included or not?

No. You can get one 2nd hand for a fiver if you need one. OS can be installed via Pendrive.

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:35

Or a dirt cheap new one, Im guessing the case has a hole for one?

Idleman · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:43

mertin1995 said:
Or a dirt cheap new one, Im guessing the case has a hole for one?

This is the cheapest on OCUK.

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £24.96 (includes shipping : £4.98).

mertin1995 · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:49

Yeah, found that one, so, I might be able to get a student edition of windows, as I'm a student, and i already have a monitor, so i can take off £170 straight away from the first combo. should be able to do it for about £370?