Gaming PC

[FallToYourDeath]

I am looking to buy a PC caoable of playing mainly MMO's and FPS games such as the upcoming LFD2 and Modern Warefare 2. I am looking to spend around 300 GBP (496.138 USD, 611.763 AUD, 355.999 EUR) on it and was wondering if anyone could post a decent PC or a custom build which would fit my price.

 

[Halfbreed13]

New egg

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Check the PC Gamer UK website, I think they have back articles there and they built good gaming PC's from scratch for ~£560. a few months back.

 

[Bentjacket]

What are your current system specs? It might be possible to cannibalize some parts if they're half-decent. Frankenputers aren't pretty, but they save money.

 

[Gyrefalcon]

I've seen Frankenputers that could run most anything and do it well. If you are good at cobbling them together, I'd really look into that option.

 

[jonnosferatu]

1300 pounds? What the hell are you talking about?

You can put together a pretty good gaming desktop for half that if you're smart enough to actually shop around.

 

[Sir Ollie]

1300 pounds? What the hell are you talking about?

You can put together a pretty good gaming desktop for half that if you're smart enough to actually shop around.

This

I suggest you look around on the web and see you can pick up. Though £300 limits you quite abit.

 

[FallToYourDeath]

Ive been thinking about this one, however im not sure if it is a good idea to buy from ebay, it is new but still :l

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GALAXY-3-PC-E5200-750GB-4GB-9600GT-1GB-DVDRW_W0QQitemZ140328320181QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_DesktopPCs?hash=item20ac383cb5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1690%7C240%3A1308%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

 

[Gerazzi]

New egg

A link would be appropriate, but otherwise,
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[jamesworkshop]

I am looking to buy a PC caoable of playing mainly MMO's and FPS games such as the upcoming LFD2 and Modern Warefare 2. I am looking to spend around 300 GBP (496.138 USD, 611.763 AUD, 355.999 EUR) on it and was wondering if anyone could post a decent PC or a custom build which would fit my price.

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Gamer_Ultra_550/

£380

 

[AlphaOmega]

300 is very very little, go work some in the summer and when you have like 700 you can make a killer rig of doom!

 

[Horticulture]

I am looking to buy a PC caoable of playing mainly MMO's and FPS games such as the upcoming LFD2 and Modern Warefare 2. I am looking to spend around 300 GBP (496.138 USD, 611.763 AUD, 355.999 EUR) on it and was wondering if anyone could post a decent PC or a custom build which would fit my price.

Do you have peripherals and a monitor already? If so, what's the resolution of the monitor?

 

[FallToYourDeath]

I am looking to buy a PC caoable of playing mainly MMO's and FPS games such as the upcoming LFD2 and Modern Warefare 2. I am looking to spend around 300 GBP (496.138 USD, 611.763 AUD, 355.999 EUR) on it and was wondering if anyone could post a decent PC or a custom build which would fit my price.

Do you have peripherals and a monitor already? If so, what's the resolution of the monitor?

Yes, i have perispherals and monitor already, the monitor is 26'' and its resolution is
1280 X 960

 

[FallToYourDeath]

£260 excluding monitor makes a crossfire system. That isnt cutting edge but its within tolerance for MMO's and upgradeable.

Asus M4A78-VM, AMD 780G, SAM2+, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR2 1066, SATA 3Gb/s, SATA RAID, uATX, VGA, HDMI

61.38

AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750+, Black Edition, AM2+, Kuma Core, Dual Core, 2.7GHz, 3MB Cache, Retail

45.76


4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX DDR2 XMS2, PC2-8500 (1066), 240Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-15, EPP

49.04


250 GB Seagate ST3250410AS Barracuda 7200.10, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 11 ms

33.88

(80=2563, 160=29.31, 320=34.40, 500=40.23, 640=45.64, 1Tb=60.23, 1.5Tb, 99.84)


Colours IT CIT1007, Black Micro ATX Case, SECC, Headphone/ Mic In/ 2x USB 2.0, 450W PSU

26.59

(TLA483 - Foxconn TLA-483 Micro ATX Midi Tower Case (Black/Silver)

32.20)


LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±R, 16xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6 ,12xRAM SATA, Black, OEM

16.43

46cm Scan Right Angled SATAII Cable (RB-404RA)

1.60

512MB Sapphire HD 3450, PCI-E 2.0, 1000MHz GDDR2, 600MHz GPU, 40 Cores, DL DVI-I/ D-Dub/ HDTV, HDCP

27.59

from Scan.co.uk

Oooo thank you, might buy this

Is this all the parts needed?

 

[Krakyn]

Now way on $400 US. About $600-650 for a halfway-decent gaming PC. Good luck with that though.

 

[Horticulture]

This stretches your budget a bit, but it'll perform quite well for the price (£400 inc. VAT).

CPU: Intel e5200 [http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Intel-Pentium-Dual-Core-E5200-Socket-775-Wolfdale-Core-2x25-GHz-2MB-Cache-Retail]
Motherboard: DFI P35 [http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/DFI-LanParty-DK-P35-T2RS-iP35-Express-S-775-PCI-E-(x16)-DDR2-667-800-SATA-II-SATA-RAID-ATX]
GPU: Radeon 4870 1gb (Powercolor) [https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-091-PC]
RAM: 4GB Corsair [http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=1018761]
HDD: Hitachi 500gb [http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500-GB-Hitachi-Deskstar-7K500-SATA-300-7200-rpm-16MB-Cache-85-ms-NCQ]
Optical: Sony DVD-R [http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Optiarc-(Sony-NEC)-AD-7200S-0B-20xDVDR-8xDVDDL-DVDplusRW-x8-RW-x6-DVD-RAM-x12-SATA-Black-OEM]
Case: fans [http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-011-OP&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=]
PSU: OCZ 600w [http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=]
You can get a free prerelease copy of Windows 7 here [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx] which is good for the next year ('til June 2010)

The graphics card is overkill for your monitor's resolution, but it's a really excellent deal at £110. You could move to a Radeon 4670 or 4770, allowing you to switch to a smaller power supply (~450W) and saving £25 or so. If you do that, the Cyberpower linked above may make more sense: it performs comparably and comes with a full copy of Windows.

 

[Horticulture]

512MB Sapphire HD 3450, PCI-E 2.0, 1000MHz GDDR2, 600MHz GPU, 40 Cores, DL DVI-I/ D-Dub/ HDTV, HDCP

27.59

from Scan.co.uk

You should really get at least a 4670 [http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/512Mb-Sapphire-HD-4670-DDR3] for gaming.