GAMING PC HELP!

[Jackatkins1412]

Could anyone help?

I don’t know too much about configuring my own PC so could someone recommend to me if there is any pre built PC’s on here that are good?

The main games I would be playing would be games like GTA and overwatch etc.

I have a budget of around £500-£700

 

[steaky360]

Gaming PCs are quite expensive, do you need a monitor / etc. for that budget or just the PC itself?

There is a 'review' PC available for £699 which is at the top of your budget range though unfortunately.

Review: https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/systems/pc_specialist_apollo_t1_system_review/1

System: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/314/

Specs below:

Case
PCS SR-620C MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Quad Core CPU (3.5GHz-4GHz/10MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 Ti - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB ADATA SU800 M.2 2280 (560 MB/R, 520 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2x 50cm White LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Price: £698.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations//m7vBYGvyYP/

 

[Jackatkins1412]

£700 would just be for the PC itself

 

[Oussebon]

The above is probably one of your best options.

Be aware though that the limited budget results in compromises. While the above will give very good performance indeed in most modern titles, when you decide to upgrade the GPU, you will likely need to upgrade the CPU, also requiring a mobo and probably RAM upgrade too to avoid bottlenecks

Obviously that will eventually be true of any gaming PC - but the above chooses a lower end mobo, CPU, and RAM to let you have a better GPU and an SSD.

That's not a criticism necessarily, just something to be aware of when making an informed purchase

The 1660 ti is a very powerful GPU and will handle demanding modern games very capably.

 

[jjpo]

This website is quite useful to 'test' different builds and see if they stand up to whatever benchmark you're interested in, which for you is presumably 60fps 1080p gaming:

UserBenchmark: PC Build Comparisons

www.userbenchmark.com

For each component you'll have to make your own call between 'value' and 'bench' (with bench meaning its performance compared to other similar parts in the market).

 

[Oussebon]

Make no decision based on userbenchmark. It's a terrible, terrible source of information.

It's fun to play around with and benchmark your PC once you have your PC, but do not base any hardware choices around anything it says. Same goes for game debate, CPU boss, GPU boss, any any other website which claims to give any sort of automated comparisons