How much are decent PC's these days?

[Scutch]

Is this decent enough spec?

• Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
• AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 850 "95W Edition" 3.30GHz
• Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H DDR3 Motherboard
• Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB 1600MHz CAS9 Memory Kit
• GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
• 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache
• RAID 0 Setup
• 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
• OnBoard Sound Card
• OCZ ZS Series 750W PSU
• TP Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter
• Fully Cable Managed
• Windows 7 Ultimate
• Samsung B2230H 21.5" LCD Monitor

Comes in at around £700 including VAT.

Opinions?

 

[Addicted]

Go for an i3 over a Phenom to be honest - this will change mobo and probably your memory!
Also i wouldn't trust Seagate with a bargepole (though some do), i'd recommend a Samsung Spinpoint F3/F4.
I'd also recommend Corsair for PSU's, much stronger than OCZ in that department, perhaps a Builder/Ehtusiast or Pro series!

 

[Gareth]

It's definitely a decent enough spec for a good gaming PC that doesn't cost the earth. I'd prefer an Intel CPU as said, but tbh that's just personal choice.

 

[Scutch]

As soon as Intel goes in, the price changes quite considerably. On a budget as it is.

 

[Gareth]

Well like I said, what you've posted seems fine to me, a good choice of components, certainly nothing to be sniffed at.

 

[Scutch]

Well like I said, what you've posted seems fine to me, a good choice of components, certainly nothing to be sniffed at.

Yeah, I'm not going for a conquer-all type rig, just one that will play games with decent settings and be pretty quick with editing, FM2012 and stuff.

 

[realnumber 1]

I've had a few PC's from http://www.ginger6.com/ for other people. They've always given good service and the prices seem good.

http://www.ginger6.com/fusion-6870i-gaming-p-45330.html

 

[sbridgey]

Go for an i3 over a Phenom to be honest - this will change mobo and probably your memory!
Also i wouldn't trust Seagate with a bargepole (though some do), i'd recommend a Samsung Spinpoint F3/F4.
I'd also recommend Corsair for PSU's, much stronger than OCZ in that department, perhaps a Builder/Ehtusiast or Pro series!

listen to this but maybe go i5

 

[Scutch]

listen to this but maybe go i5

While sticking at £700?

 

[realnumber 1]

While sticking at £700?

£588 on my above link.

 

[sbridgey]

Should be do-able

 

[Gareth]

£588 on my above link.

Shame it won't be much use without a monitor and an operating system?

And it's only 4GB memory and 1TB HDD.

 

[Addicted]

I built my gf & her twin a £500 budget pc with i3's and 5770's INCLUDING monitors/keyboards/mice/keyboards etc etc.
It can be done.

Try posting your spec on the overclockers forum in as a "spec me" thread on the general forums, they'll provide useful suggestions with current hardware/prices and may help with your decisions

 

[realnumber 1]

Shame it won't be much use without a monitor and an operating system?

And it's only 4GB memory and 1TB HDD.

Most people already have a monitor and an OS isn't hard to come by. It also doesn't cost too much to upgrade the memory and 1TB is enough for most and easily upgraded...

 

[Scutch]

I don't have a monitor but can get a decent one for around £100 and yes I agree Windows 7 is certainly "gettable".

The graphics card I listed is better than the ATI cards, too, apparently. Will keep looking.

 

[z8jay]

You can build a decent PC for around £600 tbh, really depends what you already have though.

 

[Scutch]

I've been using the Novatech site and have mustered the following all as individual items :

• 2nd Generation Intel® Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz Socket LGA1155
• MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) Motherboard
• Corsair TX 650W V2 ATX2.31 80 PLUS® Bronze Power Supply
• Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler
• Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
• Samsung Spin Point F3 SATAII 1TB 32MB Cache Hard Drive <8.9ms 7200rpm
• Zalman Z9 Plus Black Tower Case - With Fan Controller
• Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5

Comes to £670 including VAT.

Obviously I'll have to add a monitor on top of that, but it seems a decent enough spec. I just wonder if Novatech could assemble that for a small price or is it easy enough to DIY?

Opinions on that spec?

 

[Gareth]

Easy enough to do by yourself, feel free to post or PM questions if you do decide to.

Good spec IMHO and a good choice of components, don't forget an optical drive though.

 

[Scutch]

Easy enough to do by yourself, feel free to post or PM questions if you do decide to.

Good spec IMHO and a good choice of components, don't forget an optical drive though.

Yeah completely missed that. Don't need a Bluray player as the PS3 does all that. Just a DVD/RW I guess. Cheap enough. Then a mouse and keyboard. Kinda off putting when you see some are £80 - £100. For a keyboard. Crazy.

That motherboard allows an automatic overclock, too. No idea what I'd be doing and I thought it was dependant on what RAM you've got and all that, so maybe worth leaving that alone.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...l1155p67chipsetmotherboards/p67a-gd53-b3.html

 

[Wilkeh]

Mouse - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-B75-00115-Intellimouse-Explorer-3-0/dp/B000JVRFHG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318283477&sr=8-1

Keyboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Sidewinder-X4-Keyboard-Layout/dp/B0037KLSS8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1318283515&sr=1-1

Perfect combination. You'll need a mouse mat as well, I suggest the Steelseries ones. I'm currently using a Steelseries S&S but it's a hard plastic one and most people prefer the cloth ones, completely down to personal preference mate.

 

[Scutch]

^ Bit better price wise.

Also like the look and sound of this :

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/7350041080633.html

 

[Addicted]

Looks like a good spec, nice to see people listening for a change!
You won't be disappointed!

^ Bit better price wise.

Also like the look and sound of this :

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/7350041080633.html

Fractal cases are awesome value for money

 

[Wilkeh]

Oh and finally mate, don't forget a decent set of Headphones if you're using it for gaming. Quite expensive to be a PC gamer isn't it? I'd recommend the Steelseries Siberia V2's, they're about £50-£60.