Which gaming PC for £650?

TripleT

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Hi I'm looking for a gaming pc for a friend's son. He's got £650 to spend including an is.

Now I know a bit but he knows nothing so self building isis out of the question.

So which gaming pc from ocuk would you recommend including any updates?

Cheers
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB PCI-Express G (GX-049-KF) £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x BenQ VW2245Z 21.5" Widescreen LED Flicker-Free Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £54.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £41.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £10.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £9.95
Total : £581.80 (includes shipping : ).



ask ocuk to build it and it'll be right on budget
 
tamzzy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB PCI-Express G (GX-049-KF) £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x BenQ VW2245Z 21.5" Widescreen LED Flicker-Free Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £54.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £41.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £10.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £9.95
Total : £581.80 (includes shipping : ).



ask ocuk to build it and it'll be right on budget
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Or build it yourself and replace the B grade 760 (which will probably have coil whine) with this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-164-PC&groupid=701&catid=56

and sell the 4 games that come with it bringing you easily within budget. That card stomps all over a 760 :)
 
Teabag_Terry2 said:
Or build it yourself and replace the B grade 760 (which will probably have coil whine) with this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-164-PC&groupid=701&catid=56

and sell the 4 games that come with it bringing you easily within budget. That card stomps all over a 760 :)
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That reference card is terrible for noise (I have had one I know) and he will end up getting a different cooler so might aswell get a non X 290 and get this for £30 cheaper. The R9 290 will stomp all over the GTX 760. At £100 the GTX 760 is well worth having though.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-166-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
 
tamzzy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB PCI-Express G (GX-049-KF) £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x BenQ VW2245Z 21.5" Widescreen LED Flicker-Free Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £54.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £41.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £10.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £9.95
Total : £581.80 (includes shipping : ).



ask ocuk to build it and it'll be right on budget
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a £99 b-grade gpu? H81 chipset with 1600Mhz ram? 400W bronze psu? gaming with an £11 mouse & keyboard combo?

im sorry but i think this is a Terrible! build for basically £600

the kid is probably getting this for christmas morning. if i was the kid i would be ****** ******!!
 
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you should be aiming for something in and around this. get overclockers to build it.

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dual core cpu but op could overclock it to atleast 4Ghz with some help from the guys on here. The kid will be starting with better board and best chipset, thats the main thing for future expansion.

240gb SSD to start with, plenty to get a load of games on, add storage later when needed.

Cool "gaming" keyboard and mouse that lights up.

Santa would be a hero if he left this instead.
 
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As mentioned he just needs the computer itself, he has a monitor etc.

I was thinking, for ease, along the lines of either the Liberator X6 or the Defender X6 with some upgrades?

Are these no good? What would you upgrade on the Defender? Baring in mind £77 for win8.

Cheers
 
TripleT said:
As mentioned he just needs the computer itself, he has a monitor etc.
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you didn't mention that in the original post.

anyway:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £227.98
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £74.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £53.99
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £9.95
Total : £614.87 (includes shipping : ).



i5 + r9 280
256gb ssd
money left over to ask ocuk to build it for you
 
Im sorry but i cant compromise gaming performance and longevity when specing this gaming rig. i think the buyer should not shoot himself in the foot and stretch the budget a little so he can include Windows7 and ocuk to build it. When you are spending around this type of money you should want to add to it in the future not rip stuff out. up to yourself.

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tamzzy said:
you didn't mention that in the original post.

anyway:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £227.98
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x SK Hynix 256GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS256G32MNB-2201A) £74.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £53.99
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £9.95
Total : £614.87 (includes shipping : ).



i5 + r9 280
256gb ssd
money left over to ask ocuk to build it for you
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I like this :)

Perhaps swap out for this for an extra £20 saved http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-006-VX
 
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