Is Worldbench a good benchmark for pre-built gaming PC ?

AdieD

Member
Hi

I tend to buy gaming PCs pre-built (the main reason being I have no experience in building one and I don't want to risk braking components when installing them, which I have done in the past while upgrading - too shaky in the fingers so will need practice :wacko:).

I have had 2 PCs in the past (pre-built) both have come from recommendations from PC Advisor and their Worldbench test.

I chose my current PC from CyberPower 5 years ago, using this Worldbench score.

I had a problem with Elder Scrolls: Oblivion shortly after getting the CyberPower PC, and phoned the game's Tech Dept to solve it. The guy took me through a re-installing process which solved the problem. He was very surprised at how quickly it installed (I was on the phone to him while it was installing) considering it was only a dual-core PC when quad core had hit the market around that time I think. He said this impressed him about the quality/speed of the PC for what it was. He had chatted during the installation process about how he thought I should turn down the settings in order to play it reasonably, but I found I could turn 80% of the settings up to max. and still have an enjoyable experience.

So basically what do people think of Worldbench as a benchmark for a pre-built gaming PC ? Is it a good marker for games or only for general PC usage ?

(The PC I'm looking at atm to replace my 5 year old Cyberpower one has a Worldbench rating of 203: Quiet PC Serenity Z68 Gamer Xtreme review )

Any feedback would be appreciated.
 

tom_gr7

Life Serving
that rig you linked would do fine, however, you could get a better system for less with pcspecialist.co.uk

Also note that you do not need a overclocked cpu or any other overclocked component for a high end gaming pc, especially not for a general desktop pc.

I'd go for something like this, however, you could downgrade the cpu to a i5 2500, if you wish to save some money.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,461.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-sandy-bridge-pc/
 
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