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neilo66

neilo66

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just like to say hello.1st post but a common one lol..im after a gaming pc for my son he's realy in to gaming, but have no idea where to start.i have a buget of (£1300 uk pound) this is just for a base unit i have the tv ect...any ideas on what tower. graphics card.cpu .hard drive .power supliy.evry thing i will need to make the base unit.i have some one to build the pc just not sure on what to put in there lol..many thanks
 
Welcome to the forums

If you have somebody to put the build together for you... what do they suggest?

would be interesting :)

have you considered a pre built from OCUK?

this i5 760 would be a good solid system + with the addition of a 60Gb SSD, HD 6870 and Win7 Home Premium 64 bit you'll still have change for under a grand!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-252-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=

if your Son does not like the case, speak to the sales staff and change negoiate/take a suggestion for a change out.

Just a suggestion of another route :)
 
Essexraptor said:
Welcome to the forums

If you have somebody to put the build together for you... what do they suggest?

would be interesting :)

have you considered a pre built from OCUK?

this i5 760 would be a good solid system + with the addition of a 60Gb SSD, HD 6870 and Win7 Home Premium 64 bit you'll still have change for under a grand!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-252-OK&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=

if your Son does not like the case, speak to the sales staff and change negoiate/take a suggestion for a change out.

Just a suggestion of another route :)
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Yeh saves me making a fool out of myself by speccing something terrible :D
 
the lad whos building the pc is a friend,and has built is own over the last 5-6 years or so. he did recomend some parts but cant remember of the top of my head will get the list later of him.he's the one that told me to post on here for some more good advice.. i also got told it's cheaper to buy your own parts and build it ,rather then buy one already made.like i say i dont have much of a clue when it comes to pc's .thanks
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with MAFIA 2 £179.99
(£153.18) £179.99
(£153.18)
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
(£127.65) £149.99
(£127.65)
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £139.99
(£119.14) £139.99
(£119.14)
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £93.99
(£79.99) £93.99
(£79.99)
Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £85.99
(£73.18) £85.99
(£73.18)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £82.24
(£69.99) £82.24
(£69.99)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £65.99
(£56.16) £65.99
(£56.16)
Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £35.99
(£30.63) £35.99
(£30.63)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £31.98
(£27.22) £31.98
(£27.22)
LiteOn IHAS124 - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - Serial ATA - 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) 48x (CD) / 24x (DVD±R) /12x (DVD±R DL) 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM) - Internal - Black £11.97
(£10.19) £11.97
(£10.19)
Sub Total : £806.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £143.40
Total : £962.80

For a gaming system a i5 is a better choice as the turbo boost is faster making it faster than a i7 930/950

And the above spec can do SLI/Crossfire if you add a second graphics card.

There is no need to spend 1.3K on a base unit.
 
I'm with Stulid on this one, no need to go for Core i7's etc for gaming, the Core i5 is really good when it comes to gaming. Powerful gfx card in there and an ssd for the os. He has nailed it :)
 
will this set up enable him to play the latest games on a 1080p tv? sorry for asking such needy questions but want it to be right for him thanks..
 
ok guys thanks for the advice much appreciated.think with the money left over i might put a second graphics card in there,should be ok then for a few years. what you think stulid?
 
neilo66 said:
ok guys thanks for the advice much appreciated.think with the money left over i might put a second graphics card in there,should be ok then for a few years. what you think stulid?
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keep the money in the bank, then buy a second hand GTX470 in 1-2years time if you think it starting to struggle with games.
 
just one more thing no doubt i will be buying the components from ocuk what sort of price do they charge for building them?.i know i said a friend would do it but just wanted to know what they charge thanks
 
Why don't you just buy a pre built system?

Also, using a PC with just a TV isn't much fun. I'd spend 7-800 on a base unit and a couple of hundred on a decent monitor.
 
Stupot_ said:
Why don't you just buy a pre built system?

Also, using a PC with just a TV isn't much fun. I'd spend 7-800 on a base unit and a couple of hundred on a decent monitor.
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did'nt see the point in buying a monitor when he as a hd tv.not too sure why they wont be as much fun tho..just been looking at pre built pc's , not sure on what to do now lol..heads spining
 
hi can i ask you guys what you think of this and the price too? mobo asus p6x58d-e sli,,intel i7 939,,ram 6gb ddr3,,500hd..antec 1200 tower,,x1gtx480,,bdplayer windows 7..got this quote from my local shop,they wanted £1390 includes build..dunno weather to wait for the new cpu.s +gpu's to come out.thanks
 
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