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Evolving

Evolving

Evolving

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Hi I have recently been looking at new computer's as the computer I currently have is 6years+ old still able to play game's but everything has to be turned down

So I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to choosing the right computer so I was hoping you guy's could help me out

As a complete novice at building a computer iv always gone for the pre-built system's I was thinking about getting:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-175-OE

I'm thinking about 1K-1.2k is the price range I am willing to go will spend more if it is worth it

Is it better to buy every thing and build the computer my self (Taking in to consideration that I would have no idea what I am doing) or should I just stick with a system that is already built

Thank's for any help
 
there are plenty of guides and helpful people here willing to help you build a computer, so i would definitly build the computer yourself, as ou get a hell of a lot more for your money that way.

two questions:
1. what do you use the computer for (i see you do gaming, but do you do anything else with it?)
2. what exactly do you need with this computer? do you just need the case and everything inside it, or do you need monitor, mouse, operating system, etc
 
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Thats a stonking PC if you cant build yourself and want it all done for you including the overclock on the processor and all with warranty.

Add Win7 Home Edition from the drop down box and its ready to connect up to your screen and peripherals and you can start fragging zombies:D
 
Hi there,

If you want a pre-built PC and you are mainly gaming then I would suggest going with this PC. If you keep the RAM at 4GB (plenty for gaming), change the graphics card to the GTX 560 option, the operating system to Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and the solid state hard drive to the "OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB" then you will have a really nice gaming PC for £1105.

That said, I would strongly recommend building the PC yourself as it is actually relatively simple when you get your head around it (we will all be able to help you as well) and for the same money you can get a faster PC (or get the same spec PC for less money). I would suggest having a read of this well made build guide to see what building a PC involves. If you do decide to build the PC yourself we will be happy to come up with lists of suggested parts.
 
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Thank's for the fast reply's guy's

What kind of performance difference are we looking at if built it my self

Would it be a noticeable difference (I only use my computer for Playing game's)
 
Evolving said:
Thank's for the fast reply's guy's

What kind of performance difference are we looking at if built it my self

Would it be a noticeable difference (I only use my computer for Playing game's)
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No performance difference if you build it yourself, its just cheaper to get the same parts and build it yourself.

But you then have to overclock the CPU to try and match the OCUK pre-built system, which includes a full warranty and collect/return policy.

Are you confident about building yourself? no harm if your not.
 
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just made up a quick gaming spec if you are happy to build yourself. it comes in right at the top of your budget, but to get an equivilant mosasaur you'd have to pay £1405 :eek:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.98
(£166.65) £399.96
(£333.30)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.98
(£116.65) £139.98
(£116.65)
XFX 750W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £76.99
(£64.16) £76.99
(£64.16)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £981.54
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £199.06
Total : £1,194.35
 
stulid said:
No performance difference if you build it yourself, its just cheaper to get the same parts and build it yourself.

But you then have to overclock the CPU to try and match the OCUK pre-built system, which includes a full warranty and collect/return policy.

Are you confident about building yourself? no harm if your not.
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Haha not even in the slightest you will probably laugh but I had to look up how to fit some new ram in to my computer even then after a about 2 months my computer started crashing/bsod would disk read error untill I opened the case and realised one of the sticks wasn't pushed down hard enough :D

What would the cost difference be? im not to bothered about £150 difference but any more than that and id probably look it to building it my self
 
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Haha not even in the slightest you will probably laugh but I had to look up how to fit some new ram in to my computer even then after a about 2 months my computer started crashing/bsod would disk read error untill I opened the case and realised one of the sticks wasn't pushed down hard enough :D

What would the cost difference be? im not to bothered about £150 difference but any more than that and id probably look it to building it my self
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Then building it yourself is not something I would recommend, I can usually tell from peoples posting style if they seem competent or not:D you fit in the later.
 
Just knocked this up,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
"Radon Torosaur" Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.40GHz Overclocked Bundle - Gigabyte £390.98
(£325.82) £390.98
(£325.82)
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.98
(£166.65) £199.98
(£166.65)
Corsair Hydro H70 High-Performance CPU WaterCooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
OCZ StealthXStream 2 700W Power Supply £60.98
(£50.82) £60.98
(£50.82)
Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £707.42
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 20.00% VAT : £143.98
Total : £863.90


Thats all the parts to make the same system as the "Ultima Mosasaur" so building yourself saves £130, I included a overclocked bundle running at a speed of 4.4GHZ, where as the "Ultima Mosasaur" is at 4.6GHZ
 
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Then building it yourself is not something I would recommend, I can usually tell from peoples posting style if they seem competent or not:D you fit in the later.
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Oh thanks! haha yea well I have never really been in to the tech part of computer's just enjoy playing the game's

Guess I was pretty vague on my original post about what I was looking for

And yea it's pure gaming nothing to intensive hoping the computer would last me for about 5 or so year's
And I think it would be best if I didn't build it my self at the moment money isn't that much of an issue so id rather be safe and get a pre-built one thank's for the advice Stulid!

So now the question is which is the best Pre-built computer i could get for £1k
Original plan was for:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-175-OE

cmndr andi recommended:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-176-OE&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat= With some addition's from the drop down menu's

Are there any other computer's to look at?
 
I would have to agree with Stulid. Although building a system isn't really hard it can be nerve racking when you are just starting out, especially if the parts are dear.

A good starting point is to buy a barebones system (hard part is done for you) then add the HDD, DVD and gfx card yourself and install windows. These addons are as easy to fit as the RAM which you can now do. It's a great confidence booster and still allows you a degree of customisation.

For the record, no-one should laugh at you, we all started off knowing nothing. Good luck with your choice of system and happy gaming :D
 
Thank's for the help guy's do you think it would be worth buying all the part's and asking the local computer shop to fit every thing for me? Im guessing the labour cost would probably be around £50? As Stulid said on their own the part's would be £130 cheaper

Think it's worth doing?
 
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Thank's for the help guy's do you think it would be worth buying all the part's and asking the local computer shop to fit every thing for me? Im guessing the labour cost would probably be around £50? As Stulid said on their own the part's would be £130 cheaper

Think it's worth doing?
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Would the local shop insist on only fitting parts bought through them?

Then theres the warranty situation.
With the OCUK pre-built, the whole system is subject to a collect and return policy.

If you bought individual parts, if something was faulty, then you would need to find out whats faulty, and send back the individual part, would a local shop help with any fault finding with parts not supplied by them, if they do how much etc?
 
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stulid said:
Would the local shop insist on only fitting parts bought through them?
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Ah i'v no idea i would ring them up before I ordered every thing closed on Sunday's so ill have to try tomorrow

I have no idea how long it would even take to build every thing if it is as simple as putting things in to the slot's as I would naively assume it would be an easy £50 for them so as long as they arn't busy i don't see why they wouldn't do it
 
It would take me around 2hrs to put it together and maybe another ½hr to do a neat wiring job.
 
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