Buying a gaming computer

[Deleted]

Hello,

I have posted here recently however I have make some improvements to the information I have provided. I am considering purchasing a gaming computer. I would like to play games such as World of Warcraft, Battlefield 4, Modded Minecraft basically all of the latest games. I would like to play these games on ultra setting with at least sixty plus frames per second.

• I have a budget of £700.
• I will not be live streaming nor am I planning on doing any video editing.
• I do not want to build my own computer as I do not have the time or the experience.
• I do not need an operating system or any peripherals.

Specification;

• CPU: INTEL® Core™ i5-4690K Quad Core 3.50 GHz 6MB Cache LGA1150 + HD Graphics ***Overclockable XXX*** [+113]
• HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive [+5] (Single Hard Drive)
• MEMORY: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3/1866mhz Dual Channel Memory (Kingston HyperX Fury Blue w/Heat Spreader)
• MOTHERBOARD: ASUS H81M-D Plus INTEL H81 Chipset, Micro ATX Mainboard w/ 2 RAM slots, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-III, 1x Gen2 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x 1
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
• VIDEO: AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+175] (Single Card)

Thank you for your feedback.

Nathan.

[chazus]

Moving this to the build/upgrade subforum

[Deleted]

With a i5 4690k you need a Z97 mobo. There is also some other important stuff as to what hdd you get with it and very importantly the power supply. Most shops out there say they provide a "650W" powersupply without mentioning what it is. 650W means nothing if the quality of the psu is poor. It might be worse than a quality 550W psu, what matter is the amps on 12v rail.

To give you an idea of a cheap build i5 4690k, Z97 mobo and R9 280X. Those are on the cheap side, meaning less features than expensive alternatives but they got that decent quality i was mentioning above (psu).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£193.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.36 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £653.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 17:11 BST+0100

[Deleted]

With a i5 4690k you need a Z97 mobo. There is also some other important stuff as to what hdd you get with it and very importantly the power supply. Most shops out there say they provide a "650W" powersupply without mentioning what it is. 650W means nothing if the quality of the psu is poor. It might be worse than a quality 550W psu, what matter is the amps on 12v rail.

To give you an idea of a cheap build i5 4690k, Z97 mobo and R9 280X. Those are on the cheap side, meaning less features than expensive alternatives but they got that decent quality i was mentioning above (psu).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£193.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.36 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £653.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 17:11 BST+0100

Hello,

I am buying the computer from Cyberpower PC and it checks the specification before purchase including PSU which needed to be changed to 600W however, the motherboard you speak of is not mentioned.

[Arbiter]

You have the time to play games but not build a computer?

If you order from a company like CyberpowerPC you're likely going to get sub-par parts for your budget.

You should probably give a link to the build you're looking at regardless.

[Deleted]

Hello,

I am buying the computer from Cyberpower PC and it checks the specification before purchase including PSU which needed to be changed to 600W however, the motherboard you speak of is not mentioned.

I dunno what the pc store is, you haven't provided a link of the build to check, but anyone in the bussiness that matches an i5 4690k with a H81 socket needs a....

[Deleted]

I dunno what the pc store is, you haven't provided a link of the build to check, but anyone in the bussiness that matches an i5 4690k with a H81 socket needs a....

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/saved/825478

[wrathblade]

It's a quality issue with the Psu.
If you get a cheap ass power supply it might / could cause problems.

Better to save up and spend 300.- more for a good setup.
Also putting a PC together isn't hard! hell i even managed to do it
appart from the CPU it's like connecting a monitor and keyboard to a PC. it only fits 1 way mostly.

[Sicarius87]

This is why I build my own. Sub par parts that are overpriced. It's like buying a Mac but for gamers. Build doesnt even have a secondary hard drive. Or an SSD for a primary making the 1TB the secondary.

If you have time to play games, you can build your own. It's not difficult and there are plenty of guides on youtube that show you how.

[Arbiter]

This is why I build my own. Sub par parts that are overpriced. It's like buying a Mac but for gamers. Build doesnt even have a secondary hard drive. Or an SSD for a primary making the 1TB the secondary.

If you have time to play games, you can build your own. It's not difficult and there are plenty of guides on youtube that show you how.

Pretty much. We don't really like recommending prebuilts here for the simple fact that you're normally going to get lower quality parts and you spend way too much. It's rare for these companies to have models that we recommend. We recommend a bad quality PC because you were too scared to learn something new and then parts die or even worse catches on fire. You're then left without a PC for several weeks while waiting on Cyberpower hoping that they offer you well enough customer support to fix the problem.

[Deleted]

http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/saved/825478

Yes as i said, you can't overclock with that mobo thus no point getting an i5 4690k. Obviously it also doesn't support more than 1600Mhz ram, thus the ram you chose won't work at 1866MHz will be downclocked. All psu's available there besides the AX1200W (not for a system like yours) are not good. What hdd is that, it doesn't say..

[CandyFresh]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£193.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.36 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £653.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-18 17:11 BST+0100

£700 is a tight budget for a decent gaming PC. If you build it yourself, you can do it for £700, like the good build above. If you want a pre-build system...you'll get a poor system for £700 or you need to spend about £200 more. No way to get away from those facts unfortunately.

Only other option you got is to get a local PC store to order in parts for you & build it for you.