My son has about £800 to spend on a gaming computer

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 21:31

He's more into truck driving and farming simulators but does also play 'shoot em up' type games.

Can somebody dvise where to start with a spec?

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 21:41

Sorry....no. We have a 22" Samsung TV with HDMI in that he will use to start with and he will look to upgrade later. He also has a basic mouse, keyboard and steering wheel.

He just needs the PC. He currently has a USB wifi dongle but he does fancy a PCI card (will he get a better connection?)

He will need windoze though

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 21:57

I'll look into that. I've never built a PC before but have changed cards. Is it relatively straightforward?

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 21:58

what's the difference between the 7850 and 7850 graphics cards?

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 22:30

Oi....this is my thread

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 22:36

Idleman said:
Do you mean between a 7850 1GB and a 7850 2GB?

sorry, I meant 7850 & 7870

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 22:59

OK. I don't really understand over clocking (other than it gets more performance and generates more heat). Will I be doing that with the recommended systems?

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 23:14

OK.

Is this something that a newbie can do....put all this together?

Stonker · 3 Nov 2012 at 23:24

Is it cheaper than buying a ready made machine?

He did order a G30 from **** but it was 3 days late arriving and then it didn't work so it's going back...

Stonker · 10 Nov 2012 at 11:37

How is Windoze 8 bearing up?

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 10:55

Crikey...so many different optons, I'm no wiser.

Are these graphics cards thet you're recommending better than the Radeon 7850 or 7870?

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 11:02

What's the difference between an 'OEM' and 'Retail' processor?

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 11:17

OK so is the cooler that comes with the Retail OK or is it better to get an after market cooler? Maybe you're gonna ask about overclocking...the answer is 'i don't know' for the games he wan't to play now, it's probably not necessary but who knows what the future holds

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 16:52

which should I choose?

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 18:07

Don't worry too much about the budget towards £900 is OK if it includes SSD

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 18:22

Can you get the developers W8 without any operating system? (although I always understood that DOS was the operating system

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 18:45

He's stilltrying to work out whether to buy a box of bits or a readymade system from ************ or somewhere

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 18:54

Idleman said:
Better off buying the parts and building it yourself, he will get more for the money. Also better warranty on individual parts. So if he has a problem just send the part rather than the whole system back, as you would have to do with a prebuilt system.

ineed but 17yo ladsjust wanna play games

Stonker · 18 Nov 2012 at 19:12

indeed...I'll help him too. I'm thinking bout building a DAW when my cash situation improves and could do with the experience