Yet another £600 budget

p.Hil · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:06

Hi there,

Basically I'm looking to build or preferably buy a prebuilt gaming machine for about £550 to a max £650. Things I'd like it to be able to run are:

Fallout 3
Bioshock
Burnout Paradise
Mass Effect 1
Heavy Photoshop/InDesign usage.

Currently I'm looking at the Titan Krypt or an upgraded Nero. I'd like to be able to have my graphics ramped up high but I'm not gonna be playing at a super super high res, so I will be able to compromise in that department.

Any suggestions and advice would be great, and I'd love to get this thing ordered later today if possible. Many, many thanks!

stulid · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:08

need an operating system? peripherals?

p.Hil · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:24

No peripherals (got mouse keyboard etc left over from my last pc, which went kaput.)
As for OS, I meant to ask - is Windows 7 the way forward? I'm an old disciple of XP at the moment.

stulid · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:25

windows 7 is like sliced bread- brilliant, it also means you can use directX11

NathWraith · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:27

p.Hil said:
is Windows 7 the way forward? I'm an old disciple of XP at the moment.

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!

Windows 7 is definatly worth bothering especially if you are running Xp at the moment.

The Titan Krypt with 64 bit Home premium and a 5770 comes to just over £650 and would be ideal for your requirements.

stulid · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:27

can you squeeze a little more out? say another £40? struggling with the basket

p.Hil · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:29

Cool, then yes - Win 7 will be required

stulid · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:32

ah ha, managed something that looks good.

the motherboard does crossfire at 8X/8X so just add another graohics card in the future for extra performance.

or if you dont need a second graphics card because your resolution isnt that high, switch the motherboard to either,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-408-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782 this has a newer 8** series chipset with SATA and USB3.0

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481 this is just standard SATA and USB2.0 and the older 7** chipset like in the spec above

p.Hil · 22 Jun 2010 at 10:47

stulid said:
can you squeeze a little more out? say another £40? struggling with the basket

Mmmmmaybe. Money is extremely tight at the moment and I'm willing to compromise a little on performance. Budget has a small amount of flex though...

p.Hil · 22 Jun 2010 at 16:06

Ok, so I'm about to order. Should I get the pre-built Krypt (plus Win7 and 5770) for simplicity or the components Stulid suggested?

Daaaveee · 22 Jun 2010 at 17:18

p.Hil said:
Ok, so I'm about to order. Should I get the pre-built Krypt (plus Win7 and 5770) for simplicity or the components Stulid suggested?

The Krypt with a 5770 would be a solid choice, go for that if you don't want any potential hassle from building it