Help with first gaming desktop

Griffin94 · Feb 8, 2014

I've been looking around for a desktop for a while and I constantly hit brick wall. I've found this one on amazon however I'm not sure how good it is as I have no real knowledge of computers

Link : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ankermann-PC-FX-ULTRA-FX-8350-4-00GHz-N770-2GD5-Professional/dp/B007I7H1A0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1391898736&sr=8-5&keywords=8350+pc

I'm looking to spend around £800 - £850 for a good gaming computer that can handle new games very well , also load times are quite important for me. At the moment I play a lot of League of Legends and Football Manager , but I'm looking to branch out into other games such as dayz and battlefield as my xbox (which I used to game on) has decided to pack itself in.

Or would something like this be better? :

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ R9 280X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY

Cheers , and thanks in advance.

As I have no clue / knowledge regarding CPU's , graphics cards etc , I don't really want to buy all the parts individually and then make the PC myself as I'm sure I'd end up breaking something

limitzvfxgoespc · Feb 8, 2014

you chose and overclockable mobo but not an over clockable cpu, plus your psu is pushing it as 450 watts you would be better off with a 600 watt psu.

look at these slight changes. most of the parts are the same.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2PIfC

it's a bit over as i put in an aftermarket cpu, just in case you want overclock it in the future.

Griffin94 · Feb 8, 2014

limitzvfxgoespc :

ok thanks ill look into that , what about the link to the desktop on amazon is that one better or worse than the one i typed the specs up for?

sora · Feb 9, 2014

Griffin94 :

You'd save money purchasing the build and building the computer itself rather than buying a pre-built.

emj · Feb 9, 2014

no and no get a gtx 770 with a fx 8320 with a asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 mobo with a hyper 212 evo overclock that sucker rest is up to you. this build is for some one earlier use this as reference.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.30 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $911.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 01:20 EST-0500)

limitzvfxgoespc · Feb 9, 2014

emj :

no and no get a gtx 770 with a fx 8320 with a asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 mobo with a hyper 212 evo overclock that sucker rest is up to you. this build is for some one earlier use this as reference.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.30 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $911.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 01:20 EST-0500)

he will be fine with a r9 280x 3gb than a gtx 770 as mantle has been released he might want the extra performance on bf4

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