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Can someone give me some pointers on what to look for in a gaming PC please.

What are the best ones to buy for between £1000-£1500?

Is there a comparison site that exists for this sort of thing?

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You may be better off buying parts and then having someone build it for you. You won't have to worry about spending £1000. It's easier to because then you can just Google what the best or most recommend graphics card, processor etc. is and really get the best stuff that will last longer rather than just the most exspensive stuff.
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PC Specialist is quite a good bet for this stuff. They give you some flexibility on the parts across your budget range and won't charge much extra to do all the building stuff for you if you're not into that. They also check that everything's compatible before you buy. With £1000 you can build an amazing PC. Had a good experience with them and so have a few friends.
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If you have some idea on how to build computers then this site is ok for looking at compatibility (though I would check it as they don't always get the wattage right) - uk.pcpartpicker.com

I bought most of my parts from Aria.co.uk and Dabs.com as I didn't trust some of the ones PC Part Picker provided.

And if you need any help I will try ^^ I just built my newest pc, was quite fun.

What kind of gaming will you be doing too?
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When I built my gaming pc, i just ordered the separate parts of the internet and built it myself and it saved me around $200. But using an online website to pick the parts you want and making sure they all fit and getting them to build it is just as good :biggrin:
What do you actually plan on playing? There is very little point in dropping 1.5k if you just play casual games imo.
Original post by Delta10Delta
Can someone give me some pointers on what to look for in a gaming PC please.

What are the best ones to buy for between £1000-£1500?

Is there a comparison site that exists for this sort of thing?


http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/can-a-300-gaming-pc-compare-to-a-3-000-one-1071338

:yy:
Original post by Delta10Delta
Can someone give me some pointers on what to look for in a gaming PC please.

What are the best ones to buy for between £1000-£1500?

Is there a comparison site that exists for this sort of thing?

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you need a good gpu, cpu, and psu

the rest is largely irrelevant . you can even cheap out on the cpu cooler

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

With the exception of the g3258, everything on the top tier is good.


http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
anything above a 750 ti, is good
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I found this one I quite like the look of.

http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Probe.html

Any helpful thoughts or opinions?

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Original post by Delta10Delta
I found this one I quite like the look of.

http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Probe.html

Any helpful thoughts or opinions?

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That looks fine. Also a very silent case.
Original post by Delta10Delta
Can someone give me some pointers on what to look for in a gaming PC please.

What are the best ones to buy for between £1000-£1500?

Is there a comparison site that exists for this sort of thing?

Posted from TSR Mobile


Built it yourself?

Avoid chillblast...........if you want another company to build it, budget wise dinopc but less choice, otherwise pcspecialist or scan............maybe novatech.
Original post by democracyforum
you need a good gpu, cpu, and psu

the rest is largely irrelevant . you can even cheap out on the cpu cooler


Now hold, I say, hold your horses thar. You need a good graphics card, processor and psu, but you absolutely must have a 64-bit OS, and also need to make sure you have a somewhat future-proof motherboard. Might not want to be buying a motherboard that only goes up to 8GB with games already at that stage.

Also a hard drive in the terrabytes range, what with games now taking up 30GB - 40GB of space each.
Gaming computers should have a high-end graphics cards, processors and lots of RAM which are required to enhance the gaming experience. When considering a gaming computer you should carefully evaluate the following:

* Processor - A fast CPU, or processor, will prevent lags in large or complex games like first person shooters or MMORPGs (massively multi-player online role-playing games). Some systems have dual and quad-core processors for extreme gaming.
Intel Core i5 or i7 if you wanna spend more.
* Memory - A large memory allows the computer to quickly access frequently used information or programs. This is critical for gaming. A gaming PC should have between two and eight GB of RAM memory and a sufficient hard drive.
4gb of dual channel ram
* Video/Audio - A game is only as good as the graphics card supporting it. Many games have life-like, real-time images that require a high-end graphics card. Most computer manufacturers allow you to upgrade your graphics card. The sound should be a clear as the image.
ATI 5870 or GTX 480 are max cards ATM. (480 comes out next week)
* I/O Device - Some computers come with various peripherals including a mouse, keyboard, speakers and a monitor while others don't. This may or may not be important depending on the buyer. Additionally, some gaming systems come with uniquely designed towers with sleek cases and neon lights.
Original post by Michael Cross
Gaming computers should have a high-end graphics cards, processors and lots of RAM which are required to enhance the gaming experience. When considering a gaming computer you should carefully evaluate the following:

* Processor - A fast CPU, or processor, will prevent lags in large or complex games like first person shooters or MMORPGs (massively multi-player online role-playing games). Some systems have dual and quad-core processors for extreme gaming.
Intel Core i5 or i7 if you wanna spend more.
* Memory - A large memory allows the computer to quickly access frequently used information or programs. This is critical for gaming. A gaming PC should have between two and eight GB of RAM memory and a sufficient hard drive.
4gb of dual channel ram
* Video/Audio - A game is only as good as the graphics card supporting it. Many games have life-like, real-time images that require a high-end graphics card. Most computer manufacturers allow you to upgrade your graphics card. The sound should be a clear as the image.
ATI 5870 or GTX 480 are max cards ATM. (480 comes out next week)
* I/O Device - Some computers come with various peripherals including a mouse, keyboard, speakers and a monitor while others don't. This may or may not be important depending on the buyer. Additionally, some gaming systems come with uniquely designed towers with sleek cases and neon lights.


Well this clearly wasn't copy/pasted at all.
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Original post by Delta10Delta
I found this one I quite like the look of.

http://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Probe.html

Any helpful thoughts or opinions?

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This is actually a very good pre-built PC. It would cost you about £1100 (maybe a bit more) to build it yourself. The parts are all from reputable companies which is rare for pre-builts and it comes pre-overclocked at a decent speed. Also comes with a mouse and monitor etc.
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Original post by ozzyoscy
Well this clearly wasn't copy/pasted at all.

It's not totally out of date either. :rolleyes:
Original post by Nabbles
This is actually a very good pre-built PC. It would cost you about £1100 (maybe a bit more) to build it yourself. The parts are all from reputable companies which is rare for pre-builts and it comes pre-overclocked at a decent speed. Also comes with a mouse and monitor etc.


If I bought this pre-built PC...how long would it last before its spec is out of date?...when I say out of date I mean that it would be unable to run newly released high end games.

Will the basic specs of this PC be able to run Skyrim and Battlefield etc?...I am not too fussed about running the games on the high settings but medium to high would be ideal for me.
You don't need to spend over £1000 either.
Original post by Delta10Delta
If I bought this pre-built PC...how long would it last before its spec is out of date?...when I say out of date I mean that it would be unable to run newly released high end games.

Will the basic specs of this PC be able to run Skyrim and Battlefield etc?...I am not too fussed about running the games on the high settings but medium to high would be ideal for me.


You will be able to (almost) max out games like Skyrim and BF with those specs. It should last you for quite a while, and in any case, you would probably just need to change just to GPU to stay ahead.

My concern with the prebuilt you have posted is that it is small. I personally dislike small form factor cases. From my experience, they tend to have bad cooling.

I'm also a bit concerned about the price. It seems like a great deal, but it seems to be a bit *too* great of a deal to me.
Original post by Fango_Jett
You will be able to (almost) max out games like Skyrim and BF with those specs. It should last you for quite a while, and in any case, you would probably just need to change just to GPU to stay ahead.

My concern with the prebuilt you have posted is that it is small. I personally dislike small form factor cases. From my experience, they tend to have bad cooling.

I'm also a bit concerned about the price. It seems like a great deal, but it seems to be a bit *too* great of a deal to me.


Is there any way to improve cooling other than it being bigger casing?

After I've added one or two things like DVD RW drive and Windows office to the package the total price is £1354.

Could you or anyone else post alternatives you would say pass the *too* great of a deal criteria?

One of the reviews on a PC advisor website I found rates the PC I found as number 1 for 2014?

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