Looking for a New Gaming Desktop and need help.

G

gareth2627

Member
Hi guys and girls.

I am looking for a desktop pc to play games like Dying Light, Farcry 4, Battlefield, Call of Duty and most other games. I currently play on an xbox one. I am new to the pc gaming community and I don't know what specs I should be looking for. I have only ever owned a laptop for university work. I would like to play my games on a high setting, graphical wise (1080p) however I understand that it will come at a price. Unfortunately being a student I don't have a lot of money to spend. I have a maximum budget of £800 inc VAT. If anyone could suggest a set up, I would be very grateful.

Many Thanks,
Gareth
 
Last edited:
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4590 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Case
InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 4 to 6 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £808.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/LncuTI_8PC/
 
G

gareth2627

Member
Thanks for the suggestion Keynes. For some reason I assumed that intel core i7 are the ones for gaming and that the i5 was not good enough? Would them specs be able to run games at high settings? Thank you for your suggestion :)
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
gareth2627 said:
Thanks for the suggestion Keynes. For some reason I assumed that intel core i7 are the ones for gaming and that the i5 was not good enough? Would them specs be able to run games at high settings? Thank you for your suggestion :)
Click to expand...

what makes the difference is the gpu not cpu, for gaming performance you can check benchmarks gtx 970 online
 
G

gareth2627

Member
Okay, So that set up would be able to run most games on high settings right? Sorry for all the question. I haven't bought a custom built pc before and I don't know what I am looking for.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
gareth2627 said:
Okay, So that set up would be able to run most games on high settings right? Sorry for all the question. I haven't bought a custom built pc before and I don't know what I am looking for.
Click to expand...

It should, you can check venchmarks online for the gtx 970 to have an idea regarding performance
 
G

gareth2627

Member
If I could stretch to £850. Would you suggest adding anything else to that set up? Sorry for being a pain.

Also I think that I may have a spear windows 8 key that I could use for the desktop and are AMD processors as good as intel? as they have cheaper ones with more GHz?
 
Last edited:
G

Gannef

Active member
450W PSU is probably not enough, I'd go for atleast 550w. The Gtx960 will probably run all you games at max settings @ 1080p, so you could save some there. Also with the gtx960 the 450w psu will do fine. And if you can add an ssd, that will make the system so much smoother.
 
G

gareth2627

Member
Need help checking specs

After getting a suggestion from one of the forum members, I had a fiddle with specs recommended and using a promo code I can get this set up for £851. Could someone please let me know if these specs are good for running games like Dying Light, Farcry 4, Assassins Creed, Battlefield and when it comes out GTAV on a high setting. This is going to be my first gaming pc and I am new with specs as I have previously only bought a laptop for university. If there is anything wrong with this set up, like compatibility please let me know. Thank you :)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 3 to 5 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £866.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/kTR8C72GzJ/

Sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place, I used the forum link at checkout.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
It would better if you stick to your original thread to get better feedback and not getting same or similar advice as before.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
gareth2627 said:
Okay thanks, does that set up look okay to you or would you stick with your original suggestion?
Click to expand...

Not much change to the previous one, almost the same. I would go with a 550w or 650w psu to have more room for upgrades if you wish to replace the gpu in the future.
 
G

gareth2627

Member
Okay thanks. This might be a silly question but how can I tell if the set up I have chosen will have a HDMI port? and if not how can I get one added?
 
GeorgeHillier

GeorgeHillier

Prolific Poster
gareth2627 said:
After getting a suggestion from one of the forum members, I had a fiddle with specs recommended and using a promo code I can get this set up for £851. Could someone please let me know if these specs are good for running games like Dying Light, Farcry 4, Assassins Creed, Battlefield and when it comes out GTAV on a high setting. This is going to be my first gaming pc and I am new with specs as I have previously only bought a laptop for university. If there is anything wrong with this set up, like compatibility please let me know. Thank you :)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 3 to 5 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £866.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/kTR8C72GzJ/

Sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place, I used the forum link at checkout.
Click to expand...

I would change the case the the Corsair 200R, it has better cooling and is the same price as the one you chose. Plus it has extra space for fans.

Also, will you be considering upgrading in the future?

Gannef said:
The Gtx960 will probably run all you games at max settings @ 1080p, so you could save some there.
Click to expand...

The 960 will run most games at high/ultra settings, but not all. And it won't for very long either. The 970 will make it last longer, plus it has more VRAM, which lots of new games are getting hungry for.
 
Last edited:
G

gareth2627

Member
Upgrading in the future is something that might possibly happen. I have been looking at the CORSAIR SPEC-03 COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED. Is this case okay for the set up I have chosen in terms of cooling and future upgrading?

Or would you say that the CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 200R COMPACT GAMING CASE is a better option?
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top