specs on cheap gaming rig

matt.skipper

matt.skipper

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Just wanting people to go over my build im planning to replace my old laptop. I have a screen hard drive and optical drive already. i cannot spend over £500. Many thanks.

XFX HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-205-XF

Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-366-IN

Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-391-GI

Corsair Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-092-CS

BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-048-BX

Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-307-CS

Edimax EW-7612PINV2 300Mbps Wireless-N Network Adapter - PCI Express
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-118-EX

Total : £480.98
 
 
Yeah really depends how long you plan to keep the CPU really, or what games you'll be playing. I have an i3 2100 and 6870 1GB and it's fine for most games on high or ultra settings depending on the title, but it's also bottle necked by the CPU in some titles aswell (not enough to be unplayable, but maybe slightly annoying).
 
If it's certainly going to be replaced within a short time period then go with the setup Bacon specced as you get a better graphics card which will last you longer, and the Pentium dual core should be enough to get decent frame rates (not too far from an i3) until you can afford to get an i5 CPU.
 
Will the pentium be able to last if i cannot upgrade the CPU for the year or so tho or would the I3 be better to fill for the 6 or so months if i cannot upgrade anything soon.
 
The Pentium will be fine till around 6 months. There isn't a massive gaming difference between the i3 and the Pentium though to be honest. i3 is clocked slightly higher and has HT but over than that.
 
There shouldn't be a huge difference in a majority of titles, but I did see a test of using an i3 2100 with HT on and off, and it did make some more CPU demanding games right on the limit of what may be classed as unplayable, and that is with the extra clock speed over the Pentium also. For example I certainly wouldn't wanna play BF3 multiplayer without the added HT of the i3, it's annoying enough when it dips down to 35FPS in heavy fighting I imagine it would drop to the high 20's to 30FPS with the Pentium.
 
True, problem with the i3 is it sits at no-mans land really. Not powerful enough to last future gaming since its only dual core and too expensive to be considered an easy right off.
 
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