spec me gaming pc for son for xmas

kevburner · 30 Nov 2015 at 20:32

hi all ,

need some help, son wants a gaming pc for xmas ive had a look on the bundle deals but am totally lost , i built a few of my own pcs about 12 years ago so am well out of date with whats what.so prebuilt as well

my budget is 1300 max

mainly for playing games and what ever else 13 year old get upto

should include operating system

24-28 monitor

gaming mouse\keyboard

1 t/b storage

thxs in advance

kevburner · 30 Nov 2015 at 21:37

prebuilt

kevburner · 30 Nov 2015 at 22:47

hows this, what do you think , have i gone a bit over the top with moniter?

Case BitFenix Pandora Core Micro-ATX Case - Silver Windowed
Motherboard Asus Z170M-Plus Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard
Processor Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
Memory TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC01
CPU Cooler Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler
M.2 Solid State Drive **For Operating System If Selected** Not wanted
Solid State Drive Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)
Mechanical Hard Drive Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
Optical Drive **Please Check Chassis Support** OcUK Value Blu-ray / DVDRW combi SATA - OEM
Graphics Card *£20 CASHBACK* Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Strix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Power Supply SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
Sound / Network Card Not wanted
USB Network Adapter Not wanted
Case Lighting Not wanted
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
Security Software Not wanted
Keyboard CM Storm Octane Gaming Peripheral Bundle (MS35 & MB7C)
Mouse Not wanted
Monitor Samsung U28E590D 4k 28" 3840x2160 TN FREESYNC Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black
Gaming Headset Not wanted
Speakers Mars Gaming MS1 2.0 Soundsystem - Black 10W RMS
Gaming Chair Not wanted

kevburner · 1 Dec 2015 at 00:16

i just need someone to spec me a monitor please, ive took the speakers off for head set which is a good idea

Case Aerocool DS200 Black Edition
Motherboard Asus Z170-K Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
Processor Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail
CPU Cooler Prolimatech 68 CPU Cooler - 120mm
Memory TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC01
M.2 Solid State Drive **For Operating System If Selected** Samsung SM951 256GB M.2 PCI-e Gen3 8Gbps x 4 AHCI Solid State Drive (MZHPV256HDGL-00000)
Solid State Drive 1 Not wanted
Solid State Drive 2 Not wanted
Mechanical Hard Drive 1 Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
Mechanical Hard Drive 2 Not wanted
Optical Drive **Please Check Chassis Support** Not wanted
Graphics Card *£20 CASHBACK* Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Strix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Graphics Card 2 (SLI/Crossfire) Not wanted
Power Supply SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
Sound Card Not wanted
Networking Not wanted
Case Lighting Not wanted
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
Security Software Not wanted
Keyboard CM Storm Octane Gaming Peripheral Bundle (MS35 & MB7C)
Mouse Not wanted
Monitor Not wanted
Gaming Headset Mars Gaming MH0 Stereo Gaming Headset
Speakers Not wanted
Gaming Chair Not wanted

kevburner · 2 Dec 2015 at 14:50

hi

I have 2 sons 11 and 13 years

My 11 year old has no intrest in computers or consoles , he races motocross bikes at a pretty serious level taking us all over the uk and into europe ,which as you can imagine is not cheap. When we are not racing or practicing hes out with his friends

My 13 year old , hates motobikes , never goes out , likes his own space ,and loves gaming on consoles and pcs , and the small circle of friends he has got are the same,, so spending £1300 on a gaming pc may seem high but when i compare it to how much we spend on racing ,its peanuts,

He plays all the latest games on pc from fifa to warcraft , battlefeild , fallout , elder scrolls, and loads of other stuff usually on steam