Budget gaming pc

[iBonez]

Hey, first time posting but I would like someone to have a check of this pc and tell me if it is worth getting thanks.

Processor
AMD FX 8100 Bulldozer
4.0 GHz Turbo Speed
Eight Core Cpu


Hard Drive / Memory
Large capactity 500GB SATA II Hard Disk Drive.
4GB DDR3 memory provided in a single stick for easy upgrading in future..
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System Expansion
1 x PCI Express x 16 slot
2 x PCI Express x1 slot
3 x 32 Bit PCI slots
6 x SATA II 3.0Gb/s Connectors
10/100 Ethernet Connection
4 x USB 2.0 Connectors


Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 7025
Graphics
PCI-E Interface for future upgrades

 

[keynes]

Hi,
Are you getting it from PCS? What is your budget?

 

[iBonez]

Hi, I found it on an ebay shop Fittiville computers, and around £350. I don't want to play the high end games as well like the biggest one I have is probably TF2

 

[Rakk]

Hi, I found it on an ebay shop Fittiville computers, and around £350. I don't want to play the high end games as well like the biggest one I have is probably TF2

That machine is very unbalanced for gaming purposes, 8-core processor - just not needed for most games and a GeForce 7025 which is an integrated motherboard which I suspect won't be very good for gaming in general (though note I have no experience of using one).

Someone may be able to make you a better PCS spec, though I'm not sure for 350.

 

[Karnor00]

That GPU is terrible - completely inadequate for gaming. It has a 3dmark benchmark score of 24 (http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+7025+%2F+nForce+630a). To put that in perspective, a top end GTX 670 would have a benchmark score of around 5000. I know benchmarks arent everything, but they are a reasonable guide.

On the other hand the rest of the system looks okay. If you put a reasonably cheap GPU in there (say up to £50 cost) it should do fairly well.

Make sure the computer comes with Windows or that you already have a copy (or that you are knowledgeable enough to use an alternative operating system).

 

[iBonez]

Thank you for the answers just what I needed, I have given rep for people who answered. Any other tips what I should look for on a budget price if you were to buy a pc

 

[keynes]

Thank you for the answers just what I needed, I have given rep for people who answered. Any other tips what I should look for on a budget price if you were to buy a pc

The FX-4100 or FX-4170 + dedicated graphics card, what sort of games do you play? If you are not playing very demanding games you could consider an apu cpu with an integrated gpu.

 

[iBonez]

The sort I have on steam now are games like TF2, bioshock 1+2, minecraft, left for dead 2 and gta that sort of games. I already have a ps3 but I have a lot of friends that play a lot of pc games so I want a something that can run games even if its at low level just to join in

 

[keynes]

The sort I have on steam now are games like TF2, bioshock 1+2, minecraft, left for dead 2 and gta that sort of games. I already have a ps3 but I have a lot of friends that play a lot of pc games so I want a something that can run games even if its at low level just to join in

Do you also need an OS? What is the maximum you are prepare to pay?

 

[iBonez]

I don't need os, and not much like round £350

 

[Karnor00]

In terms of what PCS could do for that price and given that you dont need an operating system, monitor, mouse or keyboard for your budget you'd be looking at something like:

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-4100 Quad Core CPU (3.60GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (1 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6670 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) 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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
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: £356.00 including VAT and delivery.

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If you didn't need the DVD drive then you could save about £10 by taking it off, but this could make it quite difficult to install some software (i.e. you would be restricted to online only stuff).

In comparison to your original post, it has a slower CPU (although the one you posted would have been overkill for games really) but has at least a reasonable GPU for gaming - you aren't going to be able to play at max settings, but it should run fine at low/medium settings for most games.