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Jreynolds

Jreynolds

Jreynolds

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Hi , as the title says, I need some advice before I buy my very first computer , is this worth £1000? I’ll be using it for medium-high graphics in mmo’s thanks in advance

Case
GAME MAX FALCON BLACK GAMING CASE (RGB LED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-8600 (3.1GHz) 9MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H310M-A: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti - DVI, HDMI, DP
1st Hard Disk
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1200 867Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on DVD
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
Samsung LS24D330HSX/EN 24" LED monitor
Keyboard & Mouse
ASUS Cerberus Gaming Bundle - Keyboard, Mouse, Headset & Mouse Mat
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
£1000
 
That's a bit of pasta to read through.. but 350W to drive the whole system with a 1050ti... hmmm. There's nothing overly bad(much the much for a prebuilt) with the spec and i'm not going to cart it up on overclockers just to compare, but the PSU for that build would not provide any confident longevity for the system in my mind.
 
Jreynolds said:
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
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What's that for?
Monitors and PSUs always come with power cable.
Or is that some prebuilt listing?

Though that Corsair is pretty much crap.
Standard cheap PSU with Cors'ass sticker slapped onto it.

Also CPU coolers come with thermal paste.
So if that's part list of prebuilt PC it's really weird.
 
Sorry but I would never pay 1K for that, everything there is pretty much the lowest spec in its field, who and where is that from, you can go at least mid-high'ish range with a grand.
 
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I have just slapped this together in 2 mins, not really studied into it fully, but just over at £1050,

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Not added keyboard, mouse etc, but the WiFi and Audio is built in.

I'll apologise now guys, I don't really do air coolers, so don't know if its any good. :confused:
 
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Thanks for the reply’s , I don’t have a clue about building myself , or any of the parts so trying to get one built for me , now I know what quality it is , I’ll keep looking , it’s from ************ I believe it was I may look on pcworld etc see what they have in comparison to that spec , thanks again

Thanks Jamin will look now, I wouldn’t have a clue if the cooler is required or not

@Jamin280672 would I be able to take the parts to local pc shop and ask them to slap it together for me?
 
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Build it yourself, it is really easy. If you have never built a rig before then watch some videos and follow guides etc.
 
Jreynolds said:
@Jamin280672 would I be able to take the parts to local pc shop and ask them to slap it together for me?
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exactly, build it yourself, the motherboard comes with a manual that shows you how everything goes together and where it goes, its just a big instruction book really, I could knock that together for you in less than an hour.
 
@Jreynolds Honestly bud you'll be fine building it yourself and will save yourself some £££, watch YouTube videos and read the manuals you cant go wrong, We're all here to help to :D
 
My girlfriend's 13 year old nephew built his own pc recently (although I did help him choose the parts), it really isn't that difficult ;)

Definitely do it yourself, you'll end up with an infinitely better pc than the prebuilt junk you'll buy for the same price.
 
Here's a pre-build with slightly better specs

My basket at Overclockers UK:
  • 1 x OcUK Kinetic H1M - Micro ATX Intel H310 Configurable Coffee Lake Gaming PC = £810.94
    • CPU:Intel Core i5-8400 2.8GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
    • Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400
    • Graphics Card:Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    • Primary Storage Drive:TeamGroup 240GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
    • Secondary Storage Drive:Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - *System Stock*
    • Optical Drive:Unwanted
    • WIFI:Unwanted
    • Lighting:Unwanted
    • Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
    • Security Software:Unwanted
    • Case:Cougar MG110-W Micro-ATX Case - Black Window
Total: £825.04 (includes shipping: £14.10)​
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Plenty of budget left over for a 1080p/60hz screen & peripherals.
 
IvanDobskey said:
My girlfriend's 13 year old nephew built his own pc recently (although I did help him choose the parts), it really isn't that difficult ;)

Definitely do it yourself, you'll end up with an infinitely better pc than the prebuilt junk you'll buy for the same price.
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Plus, when something goes wrong or you decide to upgrade/do maintenance, you already know:

a) How PCs generally go together and
b) How your own PC is put together.
 
Thankyou for the help really appreciate it , I phoned local shop and said will build for £50 , I’ll choose between the 2 choices you’ve have linked at the shop , thanks again , all the best
Josh
 
Definitely watch a few videos on YouTube before you hand over £50 for someone to do a simple job.

You'll learn a lot doing it yourself and it's fun :)

We are all here to help if you have any problems.
 
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