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Hi Folks,
I am thinking of getting a new pc solely for gaming and watching films etc. I don't really know what to get though. I am looking to mainly play CS:S, a bit of UT2k4 and some UT3. I'm not bothered about crysis or cod4 etc (I had a gaming pc about 6 months ago I and played these and didn't really get on with them).
I mostly play game online and so am not that bothered by cutting edge single player games. However, the only pcs I have ever built have been the fastest at the time. Eg I got a new PC for HL2 and doom3, and then another for crysis etc with a gap inbetween where I was travelling/ or had an xbox360.
Since the games I want to play aren't too demanding I don't really know what to get. I don't see any point in getting a really fast pc as there isn't really anything in the pipeline that interests me (except maybe diablo 3).
Should I get a cheapish pc just to do the job or shold I go all out again and get something that's a bit more future proof?
I have a few components already, I am looking to get the following;
Processor
Motherboard
Graphics Card
Ram
22" Monitor
Power supply
Better cpu fan as I'll be overclocking
wireless network card
windows (probably vista)
I have a HDD, DVD-rw, case, keyboard and mouse.
What could you suggest for a good system to play the games mentioned above, as mentioned I will be overclocking to get the best out of the components - budget, no more than £600
Also, what could you suggest for around £900 and would the extra £300 make it that much better?
Thanks!
Matt
EDIT: It's looking pretty difficult to spec a decent enough pc for £600 since the monitor costs around £200 by itself (I'm just trying different combinations of components). I think just a spec for up to £900 will do.
Hi Folks,
I am thinking of getting a new pc solely for gaming and watching films etc. I don't really know what to get though. I am looking to mainly play CS:S, a bit of UT2k4 and some UT3. I'm not bothered about crysis or cod4 etc (I had a gaming pc about 6 months ago I and played these and didn't really get on with them).
I mostly play game online and so am not that bothered by cutting edge single player games. However, the only pcs I have ever built have been the fastest at the time. Eg I got a new PC for HL2 and doom3, and then another for crysis etc with a gap inbetween where I was travelling/ or had an xbox360.
Since the games I want to play aren't too demanding I don't really know what to get. I don't see any point in getting a really fast pc as there isn't really anything in the pipeline that interests me (except maybe diablo 3).
Should I get a cheapish pc just to do the job or shold I go all out again and get something that's a bit more future proof?
I have a few components already, I am looking to get the following;
Processor
Motherboard
Graphics Card
Ram
22" Monitor
Power supply
Better cpu fan as I'll be overclocking
wireless network card
windows (probably vista)
I have a HDD, DVD-rw, case, keyboard and mouse.
What could you suggest for a good system to play the games mentioned above, as mentioned I will be overclocking to get the best out of the components - budget, no more than £600
Also, what could you suggest for around £900 and would the extra £300 make it that much better?
Thanks!
Matt
EDIT: It's looking pretty difficult to spec a decent enough pc for £600 since the monitor costs around £200 by itself (I'm just trying different combinations of components). I think just a spec for up to £900 will do.
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