Building a gaming pc

[Guest]

http://uk-gaming-pcs.co.uk/6441-evo-...gaming-pc.html this one is very quiet and runs chilled all day long

mobear

[Andy2035]

If your after building your own check these out for parts, I've used them with no problems...

Overclockers UK - Computer components, hardware & gaming PC

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/

Everyone has their own personal favourites and hates, it'll be a case of trawling through and trying to pick out which would best suit your needs...

Sorry I could be of more help...

[Guest]

Allyne,

I'm not sure I believe that value for money argument, I spent years building custom/gaming PC's and I could never build one cheaper than the specialist manufacturers.

It's true some of the big boys charge a premium for mediocre pc's, but the smaller box builders offer fantastic value for money.

Have a look here:-

Gaming PCs and Gaming Computers from Novatech

Novatech have always had a decent reputation and the pricing is compettitive.

Scan have a fantastic reputation, and you can specify just about anything,

3XS - Gaming PCs & Systems

Hope that helps.

Gary.

[Guest]

If you have an old machine, perhaps you could use parts from that to save costs. Cast, hard disk etc.

Generally speaking i have stuck with Asus for motherboards and they have proven a good buy. You could get a decent quad core intel cpu/mobo for about £300. 8GB of ram for about £80 (depending on mobo you choose) and then its all about the GPU. Not had many issues with Nvidia myself so depends who you go through that re-brands it. I think my last one was XFX and that worked a treat. GPU could be a few hundred but you dont need the latest and greatest. I managed to run 2 instances of wow nicely with 100fps with a rig i got a couple of years ago. If you have money left over you could look to upgrade to things like SATA3 or SSD etc but you might not see as much bang for your buck. Having said that, SSD 3 is supposed to be awesome.

If you arent familiar with putting your pc together then just make sure that the technologies match. So, the pin on the cpu match the pins on the motherboard. Make sure the GPU connection is available on the motherboard and the memory speed matches the motherboard.

Prices are rough as they do tent to change a lot depending on what you want and when you want it. hope it helps is it a minefield sometimes.

[Guest]

When I last built a gaming rig from scratch (about 4 years ago), I based it on the then PC Gamer rig, with a couple of changes. Their current set-up still looks a reasonable place to start.

The PC Gamer Rig: New CPUs, motherboards and more | PC Gamer

[tanktrack]

hi you can go to the likes of overclockers.co.uk and they have ready built PC,s or a model where you build you own on line and iv just done that and it came out about £675 without a monitor , the i5 from Intel is the processor with the bang at the moment amd,s bulldozer it a poorer second iv been using this site for years and they are easy to deal with , apols if i am not meant to advertise other sites in advance

[tanktrack]

i would build pc,s and the differance in price nowadays is getting closer , if you go for an intel i5. ssd mid range card for ati , 4gb ram, case, and decent power unit you wont go far wrong . as i sayed amd bulldoser has been a bit of a let down but if you are looking for an ecomomy model then amd fusion may be the way to go as it has dx11 grafics built in . ssdrives are faster than sata drives which are the normal unit but a bit more expensive .check on lone for the website mentioned and give them a call if you want.

[Guest]

speak to the people at Computer Hardware - Scan.co.uk they do some nice gaming rigs