Ryan
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So ive always had consoles for gaming and i just use my laptop for browsing etc.
But i fancy a PC for things like FM and Rfactor, maybe flight sim etc. I have been looking for a few weeks but i have absolutley no idea what i am looking at as ive never been into that kind of thing.
PC World sell 'gaming' computers from £400 but would this be any good or any differant to your average desktop?
I dont want to build one myself because i wouldnt know where to start, so any advice on where to look and how much to spend on an average set up?
[Edited on 24-10-2010 by RYAN89]
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Doug
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=1444
If you don't want to build yourself then these would all be a pretty good base point
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Ryan
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http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/gaming/gx1000/step1.html
I have been looking at that, upgrading the CPU, memory and motherboard
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Ryan
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Anybody else?
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DannyB
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Speak to the people at scan, they will build one to your spec and send it out to you. I've bought all my bits from there and cant fault them at all.
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Ryan
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Thats the thing im struggling with though, the actual spec. I havent got a clue what i actually need, it will be soley for gaming as i have my laptop for evrything else. I couldnt tell you what the differant parts actually do nevermind what i will need for it to perform well.lol
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Simon
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Register on overclockers then tell them budget.and spec and they will do you a spec. Shop around for prices
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DannyB
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quote:
Originally posted by RYAN89
Thats the thing im struggling with though, the actual spec. I havent got a clue what i actually need, it will be soley for gaming as i have my laptop for evrything else. I couldnt tell you what the differant parts actually do nevermind what i will need for it to perform well.lol
Thats what I meant  speak to the guys and tell them what you're needing it for an they will spec you one up for your budget and build it up for you 
www.scan.co.uk
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Ryan
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http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom-pc-quote.php?id=149939
This is one that i customised using my (very) brief knowledge.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by RYAN89
http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom-pc-quote.php?id=149939
This is one that i customised using my (very) brief knowledge.
Go with Intel over AMD - AMD have some impressive clock speeds but Intel's (at the moment) offer better overall performance.
I'd also opt for a SSD as your main partition (for OS and games) and have a secondary drive for non-vital programmes (office etc) which will give you quick boot times and game loading times.
Personally I think that sort of cash could be better spent, certainly the graphics card could be a lot lot better.
What's your budget? Do you need keyboard/mouse/monitor/speakers?
I would get onto the overclockers.co.uk or hexus.net forums and check out spec threads people post and post one your self and see what people are recommending.
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Speak to the people at scan, they will build one to your spec and send it out to you. I've bought all my bits from there and cant fault them at all.
so much of THIS ^^
Scan 3xs systems are what your after if you're a novice PC builder
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jamied
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Register on overclockers then tell them budget.and spec and they will do you a spec. Shop around for prices
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VrsTurbo
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by RYAN89
http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom-pc-quote.php?id=149939
This is one that i customised using my (very) brief knowledge.
Go with Intel over AMD - AMD have some impressive clock speeds but Intel's (at the moment) offer better overall performance.
I'd also opt for a SSD as your main partition (for OS and games) and have a secondary drive for non-vital programmes (office etc) which will give you quick boot times and game loading times.
Personally I think that sort of cash could be better spent, certainly the graphics card could be a lot lot better.
What's your budget? Do you need keyboard/mouse/monitor/speakers?
I would get onto the overclockers.co.uk or hexus.net forums and check out spec threads people post and post one your self and see what people are recommending.
SSD is a bit overkill. Sata drives are still impressive and the cost per pound for SSD isnt worth it yet.
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by RYAN89
http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom-pc-quote.php?id=149939
This is one that i customised using my (very) brief knowledge.
Go with Intel over AMD - AMD have some impressive clock speeds but Intel's (at the moment) offer better overall performance.
I'd also opt for a SSD as your main partition (for OS and games) and have a secondary drive for non-vital programmes (office etc) which will give you quick boot times and game loading times.
Personally I think that sort of cash could be better spent, certainly the graphics card could be a lot lot better.
What's your budget? Do you need keyboard/mouse/monitor/speakers?
I would get onto the overclockers.co.uk or hexus.net forums and check out spec threads people post and post one your self and see what people are recommending.
SSD is a bit overkill. Sata drives are still impressive and the cost per pound for SSD isnt worth it yet.
Couldn't agree more.
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Ryan
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Yea i do need a monitor, mouse, keyboard and speakers, im starting from scratch.
I dont really want to spend more than £850, i just want something that will run the games that i want to play without any problems, have a good size memory and needs to be able to connect via wireless.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by RYAN89
http://www.computerplanet.co.uk/custom-pc-quote.php?id=149939
This is one that i customised using my (very) brief knowledge.
Go with Intel over AMD - AMD have some impressive clock speeds but Intel's (at the moment) offer better overall performance.
I'd also opt for a SSD as your main partition (for OS and games) and have a secondary drive for non-vital programmes (office etc) which will give you quick boot times and game loading times.
Personally I think that sort of cash could be better spent, certainly the graphics card could be a lot lot better.
What's your budget? Do you need keyboard/mouse/monitor/speakers?
I would get onto the overclockers.co.uk or hexus.net forums and check out spec threads people post and post one your self and see what people are recommending.
SSD is a bit overkill. Sata drives are still impressive and the cost per pound for SSD isnt worth it yet.
As soon as you take performance into consideration, SSDs are fairly well priced. Granted they are probably more suited to workplace applications where SSDs can save you a lot of time/money rather than gaming - although there are plenty of gamers on overclockers/hexus forums that would argue that.
As for pre-built systems like Scan/Overclockers, they include items that aren't really needed - ie: £12 SD card readers (if you need one ebay for a £1 jobby, works just as well), £25 for imaging of the drive (can do that yourself for free). Might be worth phoning them though and seeing if you can remove those items as the saved cash will get your a CPU/Graphics card upgrade over on Scan.
You could also drop the OS, but it depends how legit you want it all.
I'd also keep an eye out on Hotukdeals.com as you can get a decent deal on a monitor and it'll be cheaper than including one with the pre-built system.
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ajscorsa
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This any good?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/QUAD-CORE-2-8GHz-8GB-FAST-GAMING-DESKTOP-PC-SYSTEM-/200482264172?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item2eadac946c#ht_4298wt_905
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Ryan
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There is just so many things out there that for someone like me (who hasnt got a clue what they are looking at) it is impossible to decide what i need.
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