gaming pc £500 what about this?

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RaPiiD

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Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB

Processor (CPU)
AMD A6-3500 APU (2.1GHz, 3 Cores) & AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® F1A55-M LE: FM1 A-SERIES, SATA 3.0GB/s, USB 2.0

Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)

Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)

Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)

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

Monitor
22" Widescreen TFT 1920 x1080 2MS D-Sub, DVI, 21.6" Panel (£99)

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)

Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K200 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD (£10)

Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE (£5)

is this ok im under 18 so dont have piles of gold just yet and i dont need a flashy thing with loads of lights and stuff but... will it be cool enough (heatwise) what is the new processor like for gaming and is the graphics card decent enough i wont be playing battlefield on ultra or anything but would it get overheated
i do plan on upgrading in the future so how long would it last me? post your thoughts below games id likely be playing with loads of mods as well probably
minecraft
gta iv(and gta v when it comes out :D)
skyrim
indie games like orcs must die, dungeon defenders, etc
black ops zombies
assassins creed revelations
and other random things
 
mantadog

mantadog

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For gaming it's not going to be fantastic, especially for skyrim and new releases.

The fact you beed a monitor to go with it really is going to hurt your spec. It will play games, no doubt about that and you are already aware it's not going to be playing BF3 on ultra. So providing you are happy to go on lower settings then your probably good to order.

I presume you are already maxed out budget wise, i would normaly suggest upgrading the HDD to a performance model but if your maxed out the standard one will do fine.

On the upgrade front you will be able to upgrade the GPU in the future to help with gaming but im not sure if the CPU will start to become a bit of a bottleneck or not. If it were me i would try and save up another few £ and get a better base pc to start with and upgrade that from a decent base, that way you would get much longer from it.

Hope thats the kind of advice you were looking for.
 
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RaPiiD

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max budget = below 550 but i can always save

mantadog thanks for your reply
i think im gonna have to save then the amd 6850's have interested me but will i have to upgrade my power supply (probably :/ )
i need the monitor and cant find a cheaper one anywhere else
and i do want to play some future releases
should i get an nvidia card instead?
 
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Xoil

Xoil

Well-known member
This might be abit off but looking at your price range a laptop may be able to slide in there?
 
R

RaPiiD

Member
ahh i might not need a monitor after all thanks for that what should i get instead the 6850's with a new psu and the 4 core processor?
 
Xoil

Xoil

Well-known member
Just wondering because you could get a ok gaming laptop for the price range, just checking configer now, now that monitors out of equation it will be easier to get a better spec.
 
R

RaPiiD

Member
ahh i see thanks but the problem would be resolution and screen size so its not really worth the money and i couldnt use the money that id save for upgrading it but thanks anyway :)
 
Xoil

Xoil

Well-known member
If you push to £603 you could get this, it could cope with most new games but probs not at max, Ive made it from what youve said you wanted:

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER QUAD CORE FX-4100 (3.60GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3: M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SEAGATE Barracuda SATA-III 6Gb/s HDD, 32MB 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
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
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
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE DVI-D CABLE (£5)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£21)
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 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £603.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
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