Old timer overclocker sons gaming pc build advice

mightynimrod

mightynimrod

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Hi fellas,

Ive been out of the p.c/overclocking scene for a long while now while i've been doing family stuff etc.

Now my son has turned 13 he wants a gaming p.c.

Me being me wants to dive in and get the best components etc but i've got to realise that this is his first p.c.

So, budget-wise i've got £500-600 and this is to include speakers, keyboard/mouse and minimum 24" monitor.

Spec-wise, well really the best for gaming.

Not fussed if it's intel or AMD, Radeon or Nvidia.

My knowledge is just fine to build it myself, my background is water-cooling and Mach II cooling so i'm pretty well versed.

All comments and suggestions welcome :)
 
Given that a monitor will cost you ~£100 as will Windows, you're looking at £300-£400 for the PC itself. That's not a lot. Can your son get a cheap educational license for Windows from his school?
 
 
mickyflinn said:
As above see if but done a build

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £221.93
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x AOC E2470SWHE 23.6" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100) £35.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Advance Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVDRW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible £14.99
Total : £591.78 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

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Thanks for taking the time to quote that system.
Assuming i get the monitor before the tower and i had £500-£600, what would you recommend??
 
Quartz said:
Given that a monitor will cost you ~£100 as will Windows, you're looking at £300-£400 for the PC itself. That's not a lot. Can your son get a cheap educational license for Windows from his school?
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Lets say £500-£600 on the tower itself to make it more realistic.
 
 
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mightynimrod said:
Nice!!

Do you rate the Intel i5 bundles over the AMD bundles??
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Yes i do, the i5 is excellent and that bundle is great value . AMD lag behind not so much in the value oriented cpu's but high end .

Intel has far better single core performance and as most games only use 1 or 2 cores they dominate.

Gaming an I5 quad core is the way to go.
 
Fantastic, this is the information i need.

So best bang for buck is the i5-4440

Same question for the graphics then please, Radeon vs Nvidia (runs away and awaits fanboys)

I appreciate the help fellas
 
Nice one fellas, you've given me a great place to be starting.

I'm sure i've got a decent modular PSU still which reduces the costs further.

Is it worth upping the onboard memory for the graphics? I'm guessing the games nowadays use a good chunk of onboard memory as well as the GPU so bigger is better
 
I'm in a similar boat and I have gone for a few choice second hand parts from the members market and some new bits. Kept the cost down a little and have ended up with a better pc for my son.
 
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