cunningham
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Can anyone help not been in the gaming market for awhile im looking for a pc and my budget is £700 this does not include monitor or other stuff.
Ive seen a few what i think are decent pcs on ebuyer but can anyone point me in the direction?
Amd ? Intel? Radeon? Nividia? Not got a clue what would best suit me needs
Cheers folks
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fred7
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What do you want to play? Try overclockers or on ebay theres loads that will build you what you want. Ive just got a gaming laptop acer plays everything i want. 8gb ram 3.12 intel i5 (turbo boost) 1gb nvidia card. Everything ive played has played smooth and good quality i have it on med-high settings aswell
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fred7
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Oh that cost me £575 brand new from argos of all places aswell
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cunningham
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I really only play FPS or RTS like C&C and company of heroes type games.
I got a pc built years ago from pcspecialist but that was around £1200 and dont want to spend that money again. i did sell it 5 years later and got £400 for it so not all bad.
Any other ideas on tech?
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DannyB
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Look on scan.co.uk for their daily deals, or their bundles.
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fred7
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C&C if I remember correct don't need a massive spec. Which C&C do you play?
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Simon_16v
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You are best off asking on overclockers, they'll spec you something good.
I've a decent spec PC minus a graphics card as nothing I do is graphics intensive.
For £500 I got....
Gigabyte Z77-D3H motherboard which allows you to overclock the processor (currently running at 4.2Ghz) and your usual stuff like PSU, CD drive etc
[Edited on 01-04-2013 by Simon_16v]
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cunningham
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apparently theres a new one in the making ill check out scan.co.uk DannyB cheers
Ebay have some cracking deals im just not 100% sure if i find one ill post link and you guys can give me your view?
is amd quad core enough? what gig 3.9? im not into overclocking i just want to beable to get the best from it straight away? is there a need for 16 gig ram? or is 8 enough? graphics card min 1 gig? best of with 2 gig?
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DannyB
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This is the basic spec of mine currently, and I doubt it was much more than your budget (minus the graphics card maybe) and I just looked out for good deals on Scan.
Xclio Blackhawk case
Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 MOBO
Intel Core i5 2500K, 3.3Ghz Quad Core, OC'd to 4.10Ghz
16GB (4x4GB) Corsair Vengeance LP black
1TB Samsung spinpoint
Corsair H60 Hydro CPU cooler
Corsair 700w Gaming series PSU
Radeon 2GB HD 6970
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cunningham
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Thanks for that DannyB im really just out of the know right now. CPU and graphics card still the big things to look out for ?
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cunningham
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can you point out the flaws in this one?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-Quad-Core-4-0Ghz-FX4100-16GB-1TB-HD-6450-Desktop-Gaming-PC-Computer-/321079103986?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item4ac1ce51f2#ht_2849wt_1122
im guessing thats an old style CPU?
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andy_mk3
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quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
can you point out the flaws in this one?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-Quad-Core-4-0Ghz-FX4100-16GB-1TB-HD-6450-Desktop-Gaming-PC-Computer-/321079103986?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item4ac1ce51f2#ht_2849wt_1122
im guessing thats an old style CPU?
That has a £20 graphics card in it that will never play anything, they're designed for media use/flash games at the most.
Have a look on Overclockers UK, they use proper hardware, not cheap and nasty stuff. Plus their customer service is beyond fantastic!
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fred7
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You can use gamedebate aswell put your card in and will tell you if it will the games you want and ratings etc
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cunningham
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I will check that out Fred7 see andy_mk3 this is what i mean i thought becuase it had a 2 gig graphics card it would be fine. ill have a further look
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Russ
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scan has a bundle for £500 on today only, £200 on gfx card and youre away
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Wrighty
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overclockers, titan range
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Reecemac
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Mine was about £800, you could cut costs in places or sales etc.
Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V PRO
CPU: i7-3770K 3.50(4.0)GHz Quad core
Graphics: GeForce GTX 660ti
Ram: 16gb Corsair
HDD: 128ssd and a 3tb hdd
plus the usual bits, case, fans, psu etc
Runs everything I can throw at it so far, all games on ultra settings with no frame drops. I found it a good compromise between price/performance.
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fred7
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quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
I will check that out Fred7 see andy_mk3 this is what i mean i thought becuase it had a 2 gig graphics card it would be fine. ill have a further look
i checked that card on that site and wasnt to bad duno it costing £20!
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Simon_16v
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Please don't buy a PC off ebay!
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Rob E
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Pcspecialist.co.uk you can custom build to a budget. I've just bought a laptop from them and it should be arriving on Wed 
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andy_mk3
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Don't look at memory on a graphics card, it means NOTHING at 1gb and above in this price range.
Ok the 6450 is more like £30, but it's the lowest card in the entire 6-series range.
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cunningham
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AMD FX-4130 Quad Core CPU (3.80GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
for £600 what would you change on this?
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Reecemac
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AMD FX-4130 Quad Core CPU (3.80GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
I'd rather Intel, but thats a personal choice,
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 X 4GB)
For the sake of a few quid get at least 8gb.
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, - 3D Vision Ready
Look at the price difference between the 660 and the 660ti as the latter performs much better.
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