Save my sanity!!! Needing a new PC.

TheAbbot

TheAbbot

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Hello all

I have a nine year old PC that is still running Windows 7, so we all know what that means come January!


I will be looking to get a PC pre built as even the thought of taking the side panel off brings me out in a cold sweat :) ! Don't even mention BIOS or using the command prompt!

There seems to be so much new tech out there that I've never heard of, researching them is frying my brain!!

I game on an Xbox One S connected to a Samsung Q6FN and would like to get a gaming PC.
Games I play include the Witcher, Dark Souls, Tomb Raider, Borderlands and Tekken.


When looking at OCUk's prebuilt systems what does system stock mean? What does build promo mean?

For example, the hard drive on this one:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...rd-gen-pro-gaming-configurator-fs-01u-tl.html


Can someone please explain why PCs like the one above have SSDs and hard drives? Why not have everything on one drive? What goes where?

Why can't I have a completely white PC??!! ;)


I will stick with my current basic monitor, keyboard and mouse for now, possibly upgrading these in the future.

Thanks
 
Hey there, welcome to the forums!

Honestly there is nothing to worry about when building a PC yourself, there are so many tutorials and things it's really not as hard as you might think and I honestly cannot remember the last time I used a command prompt!

First off and I'm probably missing something obvious but I think system stock either refers to a none overclocked system and build promo probably a special offer on the cost for a pre built system.

The main reason computers have multiple different drives in my opinion comes down to the amount of stuff you want to store and overall cost. An SSD is traditionally more expensive per gigabyte than a mechanical hard drive but an SSD is an order of magnitude faster. A 2 terrabyte SSD could cost you as much as £400 where as the same capacity hard drive at most maybe £100 or less than £50 for some.

Most people tend to have a fast small SSD as a boot drive and for windows and their most used programs or games if a mechanical drive is present its usually there to store everything else like pictures, videos etc etc

And you can have an all white PC but it's going to cost you!


Personally I'd start by asking you what resolution do you want to game at? You say you want to game on your current monitor for now which I'm guessing is a 1080p monitor with a 60hz refresh rate. But what do you want to game at? Are you happy with 1080p, do you want to game at 1440p or do you want 4k?

The next most important questions are how much can you afford and how much do you want to spend?

Followed by is this just a gaming machine or will it have any other use cases?

You answer those questions and folks more talented than I will tell you the best parts to get, from there its just a case of phoning up ocuk and having them build it for you if you really can't face doing it yourself
 
Hello, thanks for the reply!

Yes my monitor is currently 1080p 60hz. I am thinking perhaps to get a new PC first and then later on upgrade to 1440p.
The PC will be mainly for gaming and the usual browsing and emailing.

My current set up includes a 3rd gen core i3 530, asus P7H55-M motherboard, a gts 450 and a stick of 4gb DDR3 10666.
I have a standard Microsoft keyboard and mouse.


The other option I'm thinking is to upgrade the monitor first. Would a 1440p monitor work on my old PC?

My budget is around £1500 for the rig then saving for the monitor and keyboard and mouse.

As for building it myself, I am aware that there are loads of helpful videos out there, but if I were to go down that route I would feel much better if there was someone present to guide me, rather than watching it on a video. The video can't stop me if I'm doing something wrong!

If OCUK were to offer workshops for people like me to build their own PCs they could make some decent business. I realise that this may be time consuming for them, but it would certainly boost my customer satisfaction and encourage me to be a repeat customer. Others in my situation could feel lthe same way too.
 
Hey TheAbbot, i would definitely upgrade the PC first before the monitor as your system is quite old at this point.

If you are looking to game at 1440p i would start by looking at a 2060 Super or Radeon 5700 system as that would allow you to get above 60 fps on average.

This configurator might be a good place to start https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...rd-gen-pro-gaming-configurator-fs-01u-tl.html

If you need any advice with anything or have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
 
Josh.B said:
Hey TheAbbot, i would definitely upgrade the PC first before the monitor as your system is quite old at this point.

If you are looking to game at 1440p i would start by looking at a 2060 Super or Radeon 5700 system as that would allow you to get above 60 fps on average.

This configurator might be a good place to start https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...rd-gen-pro-gaming-configurator-fs-01u-tl.html

If you need any advice with anything or have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
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Huh. Didn't know they had options like this on oc
 
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