Suggestions for a £800 gaming pc?

[Jjoe]

I've been looking round a bit and still having trouble coming up with a conclusion, will probably order from this website as well so if anyone knows the building costs will be appreciated. Not really sure on anything too, graphics cards and processors being the most confusing will want to play newer games on it on decent settings.

Also I was looking at the Max Payne 3 mid spec (anyone know if these bundles are worth it?) and I noticed it had an AMD Bulldozer in it which I heard poor reviews of in terms of price compared to intel processors, can anyone help clarify this for me since it really confuses me :S

(Need new monitor/sound system ect. too, this computers staying with my brother these will be separately priced, although cheap would be nicer)

--Extra question: Anyone know how much extra pcs puts on compared to just buying parts and building it yourself.

 

[keynes]

I've been looking round a bit and still having trouble coming up with a conclusion, will probably order from this website as well so if anyone knows the building costs will be appreciated. Not really sure on anything too, graphics cards and processors being the most confusing will want to play newer games on it on decent settings.

Also I was looking at the Max Payne 3 mid spec (anyone know if these bundles are worth it?) and I noticed it had an AMD Bulldozer in it which I heard poor reviews of in terms of price compared to intel processors, can anyone help clarify this for me since it really confuses me :S

If you want an intel spec for your budget you could go with the spec below, you have the option to add a 2nd HD 7850 in the future to improve gaming performance.

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3470 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7850 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item
FREE SLEEPING DOGS GAME with AMD HD 7850 GPU & ABOVE!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
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 w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £808.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/QDMFhGuCjo/

Extra question: Anyone know how much extra pcs puts on compared to just buying parts and building it yourself.

I depends on the components you are chosing, when I check the difference for my spec the difference was not very significant and you get peace of mind knowing that the PC is put together by an experience builder and you get a good after sales support if any component develops a fault.

 

[Jjoe]

Cross-fire is more than one graphics card right? Keeping in budget looks like I'll have to stick to one and upgrade later.

 

[keynes]

Cross-fire is more than one graphics card right? Keeping in budget looks like I'll have to stick to one and upgrade later.

Sorry, I meant to crossfire in the future. If you don't plan to crossfire you could probably get a slightly better GPU and get a cheaper motherboard.

 

[Jjoe]

Sorry, I meant to crossfire in the future. If you don't plan to crossfire you could probably get a slightly better GPU and get a cheaper motherboard.

If one GPU can run it fine on medium settings then it won't be for a few years till I upgrade, I can't see any cheaper motherboards on the link you've given is it just the build limiting the motherboard or me doing something wrong? Sorry about the load of questions too.

 

[keynes]

If you don't plan in using the SATA 6gb/s port you could get a cheaper motherboard (P8H61-MX).

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H77-M: M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item
FREE SLEEPING DOGS GAME with AMD HD 7850 GPU & ABOVE!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 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
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
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
4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
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 9 to 11 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £783.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/6PAcM9SmEd/

 

[vanthus]

--Extra question: Anyone know how much extra pcs puts on compared to just buying parts and building it yourself.

I intended building the PC myself originally.but after much research I couldn't find any way to buy individual parts and build the PC I wanted much cheaper than PCS,don't forget buying from PCS would also give you better warranty,as in if something does go wrong you can't fix yourself PCS will sort it out within the time of the warranty you choose and also you will have brilliant support.

 

[Jjoe]

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT is £13 on your first build Ruben but £3 on your second, is this because of the motherboard size?

 

[keynes]

INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT is £13 on your first build Ruben but £3 on your second, is this because of the motherboard size?

I am afraid I do not know the reason for the difference in price.

 

[Jjoe]

Okay, does PCS check these threads or should I email them about it (judging that no one here knows), also I've gave you some rep for answering a couple of my questions.

 

[keynes]

Okay, does PCS check these threads or should I email them about it (judging that no one here knows), also I've gave you some rep for answering a couple of my questions.

Regarding the difference in price? The best thing to do is to email them for an official response. Thanks for the rep