I've had some pc's spec'd up for me but I'm not sure if I'll be able to build it myself. I have never built one and my budget is £500 including OS. Should I just buy a prebuilt off OcUK and will I get a better pc if I make it myself? I want to play games like cod4, bf3, mw2 and witcher 2.
Prebuilt or custom build?
- Thread starter BrayWood
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As far as it goes, if it fits then that's where it goes. And as long as someone has specced compatible parts you'll be fine.
A £500 Prebuilt PC is as good as a £300 Custom built.
So a £500 Custom built would get you as good as a £650-£800 Prebuilt.
And if a part breaks you don't have to send off the whole PC, just the single part
Excellent, so at least I'll have a good pc
I'm hoping to play new games.. Do you think they'll run on high settings?I have a 1GB 7850 and its running everything I throw at it on Ultra... Its a really impressive card!
Its in my mITX machine that sits by my TV
EDIT: something maybe like this:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x ASRock H77M Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £62.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1333C9DC) £23.99
1 x Zalman T1 Mini Tower Case - Black ** OcUK Exclusive ** £21.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £570.12 (includes shipping : £10.50).
Probably a great build but I can only really afford £500
bit skint to be honest so I'll have to comprimise. Thanks though.This should get you going mate! i3, 7850 2GB, 8GB RAM, 2TB HDD, etc. Fantastic for the money.
I recommend using the free 90 day trial of Windows 8 to save extra £££ for the OS.
Don't worry about the B-Grade mobo, they are spot on. Just had 2 delivered myself for budget rigs; they came with the I/O plates, user manual. They can't sell faulty goods!
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £149.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046) £36.98
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 (MB-364-GI) £35.00
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £470.54 (includes shipping : FREE).
Cheers for that
is i3 decent then and what would this build be capable of running?I'm using a 720p 32inch TV. Will I be able to max out crysis 2 on this then? :OYou could quite happily play games such as Crysis 2, BF3, MW2, etc are high to max settings depending on what res you plan to play at. The 7850 is a very capable card.
7850 Reviews:
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_hd7850_oc_windforce_review,1.html
http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/2...igabyte-hd-7850-oc-windforce-reviewed?start=4
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...rds/gigabyte-hd-7850-overclock-1080254/review