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Yo, want to upgrade my 295... 570 or 670 (Has to be Nvidia, rocking the 3d displays Debating on getting 2 570's at the moment :/

Trying to build the cheapest computer I possibly can. It will be used for medium graphics gaming and general use. I came up with this:

CPU: Intel Pentium G840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor (£53.81 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock P67 PRO3 SE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£64.19 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£14.00 @ Maplin Electronics)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£14.00 @ Maplin Electronics)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.99 @ Dabs)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card (£51.76 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 335 Upgraded ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.87 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £332.61

Improvements?

Too much RAM, too much power (for what you have it just seems like a waste of money really).

I'd personally spend the extra £20 to get a 6770. Pick one up here for £20 more than your current card choice.

I changed to a 450W PSU and removed a stick of RAM and it came to £305.

Should I use the extra £50 (my budget is £350) to upgrade the GPU to something like the 6850?

I changed to a 450W PSU and removed a stick of RAM and it came to £305.

Should I use the extra £50 (my budget is £350) to upgrade the GPU to something like the 6850?

The 6850 is a very good idea if you can stretch to it. Look around, it sometimes goes for £90, but seems to be at least £100 now.

What PSU did you go for? I've got the Corsair CX430 running a 2500K at 4.5GHz and an Asus 6850 at 950MHz. It's a very good PSU.

Guys, I could really do with some advice.

My degree is almost over and I'm looking forward to buying a new gaming desktop (something top of the range, price range about 500-700).

I'd need it to play new games like TOR and GW2 on highest settings. Right now my current computer can barely manage WoW on minimal settings.

I've been looking at Dino PC since my mate recently bought a PC from there and he's happy with his new desktop, but I'm not sure if they're any good. (In particular I'm looking at the Gallant AMD X6 6100). I want the PC to be able to play stuff like Skyrim, Arkham City and the like. Will this be sufficient to keep me going for a good 5-6 years? Obviously by the end of it I won't be playing stuff on highest settings, but medium-low by the end of its lifespan is good enough.

However, I have noticed over the past 4-5 years or so that I've had my current computer that I'm really not good with this stuff. I'd like to learn about how my gaming PC works, as well as what graphics cards are better than others. Can anyone recommend a website or something that'll explain it?

Guys, I could really do with some advice.

My degree is almost over and I'm looking forward to buying a new gaming desktop (something top of the range, price range about 500-700).

I'd need it to play new games like TOR and GW2 on highest settings. Right now my current computer can barely manage WoW on minimal settings.

I've been looking at Dino PC since my mate recently bought a PC from there and he's happy with his new desktop, but I'm not sure if they're any good. (In particular I'm looking at the Gallant AMD X6 6100). I want the PC to be able to play stuff like Skyrim, Arkham City and the like. Will this be sufficient to keep me going for a good 5-6 years? Obviously by the end of it I won't be playing stuff on highest settings, but medium-low by the end of its lifespan is good enough.

However, I have noticed over the past 4-5 years or so that I've had my current computer that I'm really not good with this stuff. I'd like to learn about how my gaming PC works, as well as what graphics cards are better than others. Can anyone recommend a website or something that'll explain it?

£500-700 will be sort of middle of the pack. It will play most games on high, but not all of them.

AMD is dead. Intel now beat them at pretty much every price point. You can build a decent gaming rig for £700. I'd go with an i5 2500K and a 7850 GPU and overclock the hell out of both of them. That will play most things on high.

Do you also need a monitor, keyboard, mouse and operating system?

Guys, I could really do with some advice.

My degree is almost over and I'm looking forward to buying a new gaming desktop (something top of the range, price range about 500-700).

I'd need it to play new games like TOR and GW2 on highest settings. Right now my current computer can barely manage WoW on minimal settings.

I've been looking at Dino PC since my mate recently bought a PC from there and he's happy with his new desktop, but I'm not sure if they're any good. (In particular I'm looking at the Gallant AMD X6 6100). I want the PC to be able to play stuff like Skyrim, Arkham City and the like. Will this be sufficient to keep me going for a good 5-6 years? Obviously by the end of it I won't be playing stuff on highest settings, but medium-low by the end of its lifespan is good enough.

However, I have noticed over the past 4-5 years or so that I've had my current computer that I'm really not good with this stuff. I'd like to learn about how my gaming PC works, as well as what graphics cards are better than others. Can anyone recommend a website or something that'll explain it?

Trying to build the cheapest computer I possibly can. It will be used for medium graphics gaming and general use. I came up with this:

CPU: Intel Pentium G840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor (£53.81 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock P67 PRO3 SE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£64.19 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£14.00 @ Maplin Electronics)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£14.00 @ Maplin Electronics)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.99 @ Dabs)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card (£51.76 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 335 Upgraded ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.87 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £332.61

Improvements?

Guys, I could really do with some advice.

My degree is almost over and I'm looking forward to buying a new gaming desktop (something top of the range, price range about 500-700).

I'd need it to play new games like TOR and GW2 on highest settings. Right now my current computer can barely manage WoW on minimal settings.

I've been looking at Dino PC since my mate recently bought a PC from there and he's happy with his new desktop, but I'm not sure if they're any good. (In particular I'm looking at the Gallant AMD X6 6100). I want the PC to be able to play stuff like Skyrim, Arkham City and the like. Will this be sufficient to keep me going for a good 5-6 years? Obviously by the end of it I won't be playing stuff on highest settings, but medium-low by the end of its lifespan is good enough.

However, I have noticed over the past 4-5 years or so that I've had my current computer that I'm really not good with this stuff. I'd like to learn about how my gaming PC works, as well as what graphics cards are better than others. Can anyone recommend a website or something that'll explain it?

If we're talking that price point pre-monitor you can get quite an impressive machine for £700.

First of all: forget AMD processors (unless you're going for a super-budget PC which you're not) - they are terrible in comparison to Intel nowadays.

Go for the 3570k here:

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Intel+Core+i5-3570K+3.40GHz+%28Ivybridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+%2877W%29+-+Retail+?productId=49755

As afaik its the same price as the older (but still great) 2500k

That plus a 75 pound z77 motherboard is 230 so far (but I'm sure you could've worked that out )

Plus 100 for case and psu (I'd recommend the cooler master storm enforcer + 650w psu bundle personally but you could save another 30 or so if you wanted something simpler/ or with less power output.

40 pounds for a good set of 8gb ram and 70 for a hard drive and that's 440 so far.

Now the graphics card is basically dictated by what you have left in your budget. I would go amd up until you can afford a 7950/670 then definitely go nvidia.

Toms hardware is good and is where I learnt most of what I know.

Yeah that pc should be excellent for gaming in the time being, by the end of it should still be playing on medium, the 570 graphics on it very good.

The mobo on it is ok, the ram on it is probably generic, good case and power supply........the processors ok, not the best compared to the i5....the main good thing is the warranty.

Why can't you build a pc yourself? It's honestly not that hard at all
And you'll definitely be able to get a better deal, with the higher end parts.

Guys, I could really do with some advice.

My degree is almost over and I'm looking forward to buying a new gaming desktop (something top of the range, price range about 500-700).

I'd need it to play new games like TOR and GW2 on highest settings. Right now my current computer can barely manage WoW on minimal settings.

I've been looking at Dino PC since my mate recently bought a PC from there and he's happy with his new desktop, but I'm not sure if they're any good. (In particular I'm looking at the Gallant AMD X6 6100). I want the PC to be able to play stuff like Skyrim, Arkham City and the like. Will this be sufficient to keep me going for a good 5-6 years? Obviously by the end of it I won't be playing stuff on highest settings, but medium-low by the end of its lifespan is good enough.

However, I have noticed over the past 4-5 years or so that I've had my current computer that I'm really not good with this stuff. I'd like to learn about how my gaming PC works, as well as what graphics cards are better than others. Can anyone recommend a website or something that'll explain it?

Thanks for the advice, and I'll take a look at Tom's Hardware. The PC I'm currently looking at is running
a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 on about 8gb ram, so are you saying I can get a better graphics card for less than ~700-450=£150?



I think it's mainly because it would be my first time building one and I wouldn't really have anyone guiding me through it. I wouldn't know if what I was doing was right or not. But I'll have a think about it.

Right now I'm actually debating whether or not I should go for the £749 one on Dino PC; its an intel processor with a better graphics card, should last a little longer.