is 500 too low?

robwigan

robwigan

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hey just joined on the site and forum being reccomended by a friend, played a lot of pc games as a young teen original cods and mohaa and guild wars after my pc died i just got an xbox. id like to get back in to pc gaming but am way out of touch when it comes to parts etc. i was just going to get a pre build one from over clockers , is 500 to low of a budget to play present games on good settings?

also how do pc gaming tend to be these days ? as when i played it was the only real place to play online, has the console market hit the pc numbers hard ?
 
If you need everything, Tower, Monitor, OS, keyboard ect then £500 is a bit on the low side. For a decent gaming computer then you are looking at around £750 - £1000 all in.

AS far as online gaming there is still an active community for most newish games and some old ones.
 
Since you only require a tower £500 can get you a decent pc that can play modern games in high settings if you build it yourself.
 
£500 should do you a fairly decent PC. Obviously not amazing, but you'll be able to play a few games on quite high graphic settings. I'm sure someone will spec you a system shortly!
 
 
 
 
robwigan said:
how easy is putting it together ? thats something id be abit worried about
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Read through the instructions, take your time, and don't force anything anywhere that it doesn't want to go and you will be fine. Look up the youtube Newegg guides as they are good.
 
You will be fine, Unless you are a idiot then they are very difficult to screw up, and the smug sense of satisfaction you get after it is up and running makes it worth it.
 
robwigan said:
i should point out iv got monitor keyboard and mouse etc. and an OS
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A bit late, but having those will save you a good amount of money ;) Im getting my final pieces for my mid-range computer (with low/mid gfx card) and its probs cost about £800, although im afraid to add it up properly lol. Still need UPS and speakers in a few weeks! Im ok with it though, I shopped around and used Overclockers discounts and probs saved £100's.

As for building, just take your time and read tutorials beforehand so you know what youre doing :)
 
robwigan said:
how much would it cost to get a prebuilt one like the ones iv got quoted ?
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YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan 8000i Xenomorph" Intel Core i3 2120 3.30GHz DDR3 Dual Core System £318.5
1 x Networking Not Selected £0
1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x System 12 Months Standard Warranty £0
1 x No Operating System £20
1 x Microsoft Office Starter Edition £1.51
Total : £568.00 (includes shipping : £17.50).

 
Doomedspeed said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan 8000i Xenomorph" Intel Core i3 2120 3.30GHz DDR3 Dual Core System £318.5
1 x Networking Not Selected £0
1 x No Hard Drive Upgrade £0
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x System 12 Months Standard Warranty £0
1 x No Operating System £20
1 x Microsoft Office Starter Edition £1.51
Total : £568.00 (includes shipping : £17.50).

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for and extra £70 id prefer to get this if it is as good as the others suggested, i know you guys will thnik its dumb but id be gutted if i spent all that money and fu*ked it up
 
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