New Build, old stuff, help

borobob · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:22

Hi.
My son is wanting a pc to play games on, music, stream TV and do general stuff 14 year old lads do

and homework.
Anyway I built a pc ages ago and was wondering what I could get for about £500-£550.
I had a look at some Bare bone stuff and some of the small form pc's but I am looking for some good advice on the right way to go.
What type of gaming performance would I expect?

I built this.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17686473&highlight=username_borobob

And also have a msi gt660 gaming laptop. Does SSD make a big difference?
Thanks in advance.

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:27

So you want a more modern PC using some of the bits from that old spec?

borobob · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:54

Maybe, I would be surprised if any of it was still viable apart from the case.

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:55

You can keep the case/HDDs and PSU I reckon,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £227.98
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ( (GX-185-MS) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £489.04 (includes shipping : £8.00).

borobob · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:56

In fact the casing would ideally be neater.

borobob · 14 Nov 2014 at 19:58

Cheers matey, how much faster and better graphically would that be to the main laptop?

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:02

I have no idea what is inside your laptop, but compared to the old rig you linked too, it's multiple times faster.

borobob · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:14

MSI GX660R 15.6" WLED TFT Intel I5-460M, 6GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, ATI HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 Graphics, Win7 Home Premium 64-Bit - Black/Red

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:17

It will be faster than the laptop.

The CPU is more powerful (true quad core and faster clock speed).

borobob · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:26

Is there any ready built options? How much performance would I be losing by not building it myself?
Last question I promise

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:30

Theres this one - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-020-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475

The GFX card is slower,

7870 vs 260X - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1034?vs=1044

You are not getting an SSD either.

And no OS too.

borobob · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:32

OK cheers mate. Much appreciated.

stulid · 14 Nov 2014 at 20:34

Last one,

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Defender X4" AMD FX-4 4300 @ 4.0GHz Turbo AMD Radeon Quad Core Gaming PC £229.04
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £35.99
- 1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
- 1 x OcUK Standard System Warranty - 3 Year (24 Month C&R + 12 Month Labour) £0.00
- 1 x ESET Smart Security - Trial Key £0.00
- 1 x No Sound Card Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x No Second Hard Drive Option (ZERO Cost) £0.00
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
- 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £129.95
- 1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
- 1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Red £29.99
Total : £572.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Included an OS and upped the gfx card to a 270X.

It does include a gaming headset too.